Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Cabo Verde

Population aged 65 and over in Cabo Verde in 2025 — 37,725 people. Ranked 173 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 329.1%.

2025 37,725 people +4.8% vs 2024
World rank 173of 217
Period maximum 37,725 people2025
Period minimum 8,791 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Cabo Verde, 1960–2025010,00020,00030,00040,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8,791 people1962: 9,485 people1964: 10,720 people1966: 12,206 people1968: 13,989 people1970: 15,738 people1972: 16,675 people1974: 17,424 people1976: 17,733 people1978: 17,646 people1980: 17,349 people1982: 17,291 people1984: 17,211 people1986: 17,181 people1988: 17,252 people1990: 17,538 people1992: 18,248 people1994: 19,137 people1996: 20,098 people1998: 21,065 people2000: 21,980 people2002: 23,108 people2004: 24,228 people2006: 24,998 people2008: 25,258 people2010: 25,020 people2012: 25,114 people2014: 25,821 people2016: 27,168 people2018: 28,946 people2020: 30,791 people2022: 32,893 people2024: 35,997 people2025: 37,725 people
Change over the period: +28,934 (+329.13%) Average annual rate: 2.27 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde 37,725 people
World 855M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 42.72M people
Western Africa computed 14.29M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Cabo Verde, by year Cabo Verde All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 37,725 +1,728 +4.8%
2024 35,997 +1,630 +4.74%
2023 34,367 +1,474 +4.48%
2022 32,893 +1,191 +3.76%
2021 31,702 +911 +2.96%
2020 30,791 +899 +3.01%
2019 29,892 +946 +3.27%
2018 28,946 +915 +3.26%
2017 28,031 +863 +3.18%
2016 27,168 +746 +2.82%
2015 26,422 +601 +2.33%
2014 25,821 +434 +1.71%
2013 25,387 +273 +1.09%
2012 25,114 +126 +0.5%
2011 24,988 −32 −0.13%
2010 25,020 −145 −0.58%
2009 25,165 −93 −0.37%
2008 25,258 +60 +0.24%
2007 25,198 +200 +0.8%
2006 24,998 +324 +1.31%
2005 24,674 +446 +1.84%
2004 24,228 +538 +2.27%
2003 23,690 +582 +2.52%
2002 23,108 +588 +2.61%
2001 22,520 +540 +2.46%
2000 21,980 +466 +2.17%
1999 21,514 +449 +2.13%
1998 21,065 +475 +2.31%
1997 20,590 +492 +2.45%
1996 20,098 +487 +2.48%
1995 19,611 +474 +2.48%
1994 19,137 +460 +2.46%
1993 18,677 +429 +2.35%
1992 18,248 +384 +2.15%
1991 17,864 +326 +1.86%
1990 17,538 +198 +1.14%
1989 17,340 +88 +0.51%
1988 17,252 +52 +0.3%
1987 17,200 +19 +0.11%
1986 17,181 −3 −0.02%
1985 17,184 −27 −0.16%
1984 17,211 −38 −0.22%
1983 17,249 −42 −0.24%
1982 17,291 −37 −0.21%
1981 17,328 −21 −0.12%
1980 17,349 −120 −0.69%
1979 17,469 −177 −1%
1978 17,646 −86 −0.48%
1977 17,732 −1 −0.01%
1976 17,733 +83 +0.47%
1975 17,650 +226 +1.3%
1974 17,424 +350 +2.05%
1973 17,074 +399 +2.39%
1972 16,675 +443 +2.73%
1971 16,232 +494 +3.14%
1970 15,738 +766 +5.12%
1969 14,972 +983 +7.03%
1968 13,989 +929 +7.11%
1967 13,060 +854 +7%
1966 12,206 +778 +6.81%
1965 11,428 +708 +6.6%
1964 10,720 +645 +6.4%
1963 10,075 +590 +6.22%
1962 9,485 +412 +4.54%
1961 9,073 +282 +3.21%
1960 8,791

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.