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Cabo Verde: cities by population

By James Burfield, SEO consultant, Bath · Page updated · UN World Population Prospects

Cabo Verde has a population of 529,630 (UN estimate, 2026), with Praia as its capital. The 50 largest of its 153 recorded towns and cities, ranked.

+17%
since 2000 (453,317)
+7%
projected by 2050 (566,134)
131
people per km²
19501975200020252050 185k 566k
UN estimates to 2026; the dashed line is the medium-variant projection to 2050, a forecast rather than a measurement. Source: World Population Prospects 2024.
Full UN series, 1950 to 2050
YearPopulation
1950184,972
1975305,847
2000453,317
2005485,115
2010509,784
2015512,394
2020514,679
2025527,326
2026529,630
2030 projected538,614
2050 projected566,134

Medium variant. Figures from 2026 onward are projections, not measurements.

Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.

Largest cities in Cabo Verde

#PlaceRegionPopulation
1PraiaPraia137,868
2MindeloSão Vicente69,013
3EspargosSal24,500
4AssomadaSanta Catarina21,297
5TarrafalTarrafal13,483
6Porto NovoPorto Novo11,138
7Sal ReiBoa Vista10,936
8São FilipeSão Filipe10,097
9Pedra BadejoSanta Cruz10,038
10Santa CruzSanta Cruz9,488
11Santa MariaSal8,400
12Calheta de São MiguelSão Miguel6,329
13Chão BomTarrafal4,856
14Vila do MaioMaio4,472
15Tarrafal de São NicolauTarrafal de São Nicolau4,371
16IgrejaMosteiros4,084
17Cidade VelhaRibeira Grande de Santiago3,319
18Ponta do SolRibeira Grande3,300
19São PauloSal3,198
20Ribeira GrandeRibeira Grande3,000
21São DomingosSão Domingos2,960
22Ribeira BravaRibeira Brava2,851
23Achada FazendaSanta Cruz2,498
24PalmeiraSal2,320
25Nova SintraBrava2,225
26São Martinho PequenoPraia2,178
27Ribeira da BarcaSanta Catarina2,048
28PicosSão Salvador do Mundo2,040
29Achada RibaSanta Catarina2,013
30Santa Maria CentroSal1,957
31Achada LemSanta Catarina1,841
32CanceloSanta Cruz1,811
33Bom SossegoBoa Vista1,671
34Hortelã de BaixoSal1,634
35SalinasSanta Cruz1,604
36Centro HistóricoSão Filipe1,493
37PombasPaul1,429
38Santa FilomenaSão Filipe1,423
39RabilBoa Vista1,401
40Achada MonteSão Miguel1,400
41Nhagar1,381
42Picos AcimaSão Salvador do Mundo1,361
43Zona TendaSanta Cruz1,357
44Chã de PedrasRibeira Grande1,266
45Gil BispoSanta Catarina1,252
46Achada TendaTarrafal1,242
47VenezaSão Miguel1,228
48Chã da SilvaSanta Cruz1,211
49RincãoSanta Catarina1,210
50CutelinhoSão Miguel1,208

Twenty years earlier: Cabo Verde in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 476,725.

Common questions

What is the population of Cabo Verde?
Cabo Verde has a population of 529,630, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 566,134 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Cabo Verde?
Praia.

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Praia
The largest place we record in Cabo Verde: 137,868 people
Cabo Verde in 2005
The World Gazetteer's archive edition: 476,725 then
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