Editing Demographics of Cape Verde (section)

==Population==
[[File:Cape-Verde-demography.png|thumb|300px|right|Demographics of Cape Verde, Data of [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]], year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands.]]
{{Historical populations
|title=Census population
|percentages=pagr
|1940|181,740
|1950|149,984
|1960|199,902
|1970|270,999
|1980|295,703
|1990|341,491
|2000|431,989
|2010|491,875
|2021|491,233
|source = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://ine.cv/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/evolucao-da-populacao-residente-em-cabo-verde-1900-2010.pdf|title=Evolução da população residente em Cabo Verde por Ilha Concelho|website=ine.cv}}</ref>
}}
According to {{UN_Population|source}} the total population was {{UN_Population|Cabo Verde}} in {{UN_Population|Year}}, compared to only 178,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 31.8%, 62.3% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 5.9% was 65 years or older.<ref name="WPP 2010">{{cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm|title=Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision|website=Esa.un.org|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|+Progression of the population
!Year
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|Ages 0–14 (%)
! width="80pt"|Ages 15–64 (%)
! width="80pt"|Ages 65+ (%)
|-
| 1950
| 178,000||32.6||59.8||7.6
|-
| 1955
| 195,000||35.8||57.9||6.2
|-
| 1960
| 211,000||42.1||53.2||4.8
|-
| 1965
| 240,000||48.5||47.3||4.2
|-
| 1970
| 274,000||48.2||47.8||4
|-
| 1975
| 311,000||45.8||49.6||4.6
|-
| 1980
| 300,000||46.0||48.7||5.3
|-
| 1985
| 328,000||44.5||50.5||5
|-
| 1990
| 348,000||45.4||49.8||4.8
|-
| 1995
| 395,000||44.5||50.5||5
|-
| 2000
| 437,000||41.7||52.9||5.3
|-
| 2005
| 473,000||37.0||57.2||5.8
|-
| 2010
| 496,000||31.8||62.3||5.9
|}

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! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
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| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 243 403
| align="right" | 248 280
| align="right" | 491 683
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 25 131
| align="right" | 25 069
| align="right" | 50 200
| align="right" | 10.21
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 25 168
| align="right" | 25 040
| align="right" | 50 208
| align="right" | 10.21
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 27 864
| align="right" | 27 361
| align="right" | 55 225
| align="right" | 11.23
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 29 655
| align="right" | 29 405
| align="right" | 59 060
| align="right" | 12.01
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 27 327
| align="right" | 25 578
| align="right" | 52 905
| align="right" | 10.76
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 23 336
| align="right" | 21 005
| align="right" | 44 341
| align="right" | 9.02
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 18 165
| align="right" | 16 339
| align="right" | 34 504
| align="right" | 7.02
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 14 106
| align="right" | 13 130
| align="right" | 27 236
| align="right" | 5.54
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 12 988
| align="right" | 13 303
| align="right" | 26 291
| align="right" | 5.35
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 11 347
| align="right" | 12 165
| align="right" | 23 512
| align="right" | 4.78
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 8 162
| align="right" | 9 999
| align="right" | 18 161
| align="right" | 3.69
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 4 947
| align="right" | 7 196
| align="right" | 12 143
| align="right" | 2.47
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 2 613
| align="right" | 3 580
| align="right" | 6 193
| align="right" | 1.26
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 2 499
| align="right" | 3 716
| align="right" | 6 215
| align="right" | 1.26
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 3 437
| align="right" | 5 229
| align="right" | 8 666
| align="right" | 1.76
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 2 980
| align="right" | 4 453
| align="right" | 7 433
| align="right" | 1.51
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 2 092
| align="right" | 3 185
| align="right" | 5 277
| align="right" | 1.07
|-
| align="right" | 85–89
| align="right" | 827
| align="right" | 1 358
| align="right" | 2 185
| align="right" | 0.44
|-
| align="right" | 90–94
| align="right" | 377
| align="right" | 696
| align="right" | 1 073
| align="right" | 0.22
|-
| align="right" | 95+
| align="right" | 172
| align="right" | 325 
| align="right" | 497
| align="right" | 0.10
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 78 163
| align="right" | 77 470
| align="right" | 155 633
| align="right" | 31.65
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 152 646
| align="right" | 151 700
| align="right" | 304 346
| align="right" | 61.90
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 12 384
| align="right" | 18 962
| align="right" | 31 346
| align="right" | 6.38
|-
| align="right" | Unknown
| align="right" | 210
| align="right" | 148
| align="right" | 358
| align="right" | 0.07
|-
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 281 533
| align="right" | 275 324
| align="right" | 556 857
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 26 739
| align="right" | 25 524
| align="right" | 52 264
| align="right" | 9.39
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 26 162
| align="right" | 24 973
| align="right" | 51 135
| align="right" | 9.18
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 25 262
| align="right" | 25 389
| align="right" | 50 651
| align="right" | 9.10
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 23 734
| align="right" | 23 483
| align="right" | 47 218
| align="right" | 8.48
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 23 955
| align="right" | 22 461
| align="right" | 46 416
| align="right" | 8.34
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 28 159
| align="right" | 26 015
| align="right" | 54 173
| align="right" | 9.73
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 28 603
| align="right" | 24 995
| align="right" | 53 597
| align="right" | 9.62
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 24 111
| align="right" | 20 484
| align="right" | 44 595
| align="right" | 8.01
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 18 738 
| align="right" | 15 923
| align="right" | 34 660
| align="right" | 6.22
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 14 043
| align="right" | 12 780
| align="right" | 26 822
| align="right" | 4.82
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 12 282
| align="right" | 12 693
| align="right" | 24 974
| align="right" | 4.48
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 10 437
| align="right" | 11 557
| align="right" | 21 994
| align="right" | 3.95
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 7 125
| align="right" | 9 226
| align="right" | 16 351
| align="right" | 2.94
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 4 080
| align="right" | 6 402
| align="right" | 10 482
| align="right" | 1.88
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 2 050
| align="right" | 2 955
| align="right" | 5 006
| align="right" | 0.90
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 1 722
| align="right" | 2 772
| align="right" | 4 494
| align="right" | 0.81
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 2 037
| align="right" | 3 496
| align="right" | 5 533
| align="right" | 0.99
|-
| align="right" | 85–89
| align="right" | 1 443
| align="right" | 2 389
| align="right" | 3 833
| align="right" | 0.69
|-
| align="right" | 90–94
| align="right" | 682
| align="right" | 1 249
| align="right" | 1 931
| align="right" | 0.35
|-
| align="right" | 95+
| align="right" | 170
| align="right" | 560
| align="right" | 730
| align="right" | 0.13
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! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 78 163
| align="right" | 75 886
| align="right" | 154 049
| align="right" | 27.66
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 191 186
| align="right" | 179 615
| align="right" | 370 801
| align="right" | 66.59
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 12 184
| align="right" | 19 823
| align="right" | 32 007
| align="right" | 5.75
|-
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{| class="wikitable"
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! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 246 363
| align="right" | 244 870
| align="right" | 491 233
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 23 111
| align="right" | 22 429
| align="right" | 45 540
| align="right" | 9.27
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 23 533 
| align="right" | 23 086
| align="right" | 46 619
| align="right" | 9.49
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 23 809
| align="right" | 22 771
| align="right" | 46 580
| align="right" | 9.48
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 21 903
| align="right" | 20 401 
| align="right" | 42 304
| align="right" | 8.61
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 20 391
| align="right" | 18 159
| align="right" | 38 550
| align="right" | 7.85
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 22 481
| align="right" | 21 665
| align="right" | 44 146
| align="right" | 8.99
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 22 552
| align="right" | 21 681
| align="right" | 44 233
| align="right" | 9.00
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 19 217
| align="right" | 18 105
| align="right" | 37 322
| align="right" | 7.60
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 15 820
| align="right" | 14 259
| align="right" | 30 079
| align="right" | 6.12
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 12 269
| align="right" | 11 347
| align="right" | 23 616
| align="right" | 4.81
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 11 257
| align="right" | 11 224
| align="right" | 22 481
| align="right" | 4.58
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 10 001
| align="right" | 10 682
| align="right" | 20 683
| align="right" | 4.21
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 7 536
| align="right" | 8 765
| align="right" | 16 301
| align="right" | 3.32
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 4 496
| align="right" | 6 510
| align="right" | 11 006
| align="right" | 2.24
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 2 347
| align="right" | 3 279
| align="right" | 5 626
| align="right" | 1.15
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 1 685
| align="right" | 2 842
| align="right" | 4 527
| align="right" | 0.92
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 1 839
| align="right" | 3 404
| align="right" | 5 243
| align="right" | 1.07
|-
| align="right" | 85–89
| align="right" | 1 257
| align="right" | 2 473
| align="right" | 3 730
| align="right" | 0.76
|-
| align="right" | 90–94
| align="right" | 648
| align="right" | 1 316
| align="right" | 1 964
| align="right" | 0.40
|-
| align="right" | 95+
| align="right" | 211
| align="right" | 472
| align="right" | 683
| align="right" | 1.39
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! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 70 453
| align="right" | 68 286
| align="right" | 138 739
| align="right" | 28.24
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 163 427
| align="right" | 156 288
| align="right" | 319 715
| align="right" | 65.08
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 12 483
| align="right" | 20 296
| align="right" | 32 779
| align="right" | 6.67
|-
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