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Cape Verde

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population527,326 people2025172 of 217 · 2025+2.91%
Life expectancy at birth76.22 years202498 of 217 · 2024+3.3%
Total fertility rate1.51 births per woman2024150 of 217 · 2024−25.6%
Population growth+0.47%2025140 of 217 · 2025+0.45 pp
Infant mortality10.6 per 1,000 live births202486 of 196 · 2024−44.5%
Urban population77.63%202567 of 217 · 2025+10.73 pp
Population ages 65 and above7.15%2025123 of 217 · 2025+2 pp
Population density129.61 people per km²202383 of 215 · 2023+1.97%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP12,165.3 current international dollars (PPP)2025122 of 185 · 2025+79.6%
Annual GDP growth+6.3%202529 of 186 · 2025+5.36 pp
Consumer price inflation+2.34%202567 of 165 · 2025+2.21 pp
Employment
Total unemployment11.94%2025158 of 182 · 2025+0.02 pp
Youth unemployment28.42%2025161 of 182 · 2025−0.15 pp
Labor force participation57.03%2025128 of 182 · 2025−2.14 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet74.74%2024110 of 182 · 2024+34.48 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions8.31 per 100 people2024100 of 151 · 2024+123.06%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption21.8%202299 of 212 · 2021−2.5 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita1.29 t CO₂e per person202472 of 203 · 2024−14.74%
Access to electricity98.4%2024140 of 215 · 2024+13.1 pp
Forest area11.57%2023155 of 213 · 2023+0.74 pp
Society
Current health expenditure5.85%2023106 of 192 · 2023+1.02 pp
Maternal mortality40 per 100,000 live births202391 of 194 · 2023−20%

Historical trend

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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