Key demographics
- Population
- 556.0K
- Density
- 137.9/km²
- HDI
- 0.668 (Medium)
- Gini index (2015)
- 42.4
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.2 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.51
- Urban population (2025)
- 77.6%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 88.5%
- Labor force (2025)
- 62.2%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 46.7%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 77.6%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 12.2 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 5.1 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.51
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 10.6 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 46.4%
- Tourism (2020)
- 180.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | Português |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 81.7% |
| No religion | 15.6% |
| Islam | 1.3% |
| Others | 1.2% |
- Demonym (male)
- Cape Verdian
- Demonym (female)
- Cape Verdian
- National anthem
- Cântico da Liberdade
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 76.2 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 63.8 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.9% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 10.6/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 71/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 2.2/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 0.73/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 1.80/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $290
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 25.7%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 88.5%
- Education spending (2023)
- 4.4% of GDP
- Internet users (2024)
- 74.7%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 111.8/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 8.3/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 857/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 8.3
Geography and practical
- Area
- 4,033 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Western Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-01:00
- Calling codes
- +238
- Postal code
- ####
- TLD
- .cv
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Cape Verde is composed of five horizontal bands of blue, white, red, white and blue in the ratio of 6:1:1:1:3. A ring of ten five-pointed yellow stars is centered at three-eighth of the height from the bottom edge and three-eighth of the width from the hoist end of the field.
- National anthem
- Cântico da Liberdade
- National holiday
- Independence Day