Population, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population, female was 49.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population, female in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Cape Verde stood at 49.1%.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Cape Verde peaked at 52.9% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2021.
That places Cape Verde 187th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.8% | — |
| 1961 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 52.4% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 52.2% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 51.9% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 51.6% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 51.4% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 51.1% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 50.9% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 50.7% | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 50.5% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 51.4% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 51.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 52.1% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 52.4% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 52.7% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 52.8% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 52.5% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 52.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 52.3% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 52.1% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 51.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 51.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 51.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 50.7% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 50.3% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 49.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.8% | 50.7% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.4% | 50.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 52.3% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 51.1% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 49.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 49.2% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 49.1% | 49.1% | 6 |
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More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Cape Verde?
- Population, female in Cape Verde was 49.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 1981.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2021.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 187th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.