Population, age 15, total in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population, age 15, total was 13,132 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 15, total in Cape Verde, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 13,132 for population, age 15, total in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 15, total in Cape Verde peaked at 13,132 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7,875, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population, age 15, total in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,875 | — |
| 1991 | 8,165 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 8,568 | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 9,051 | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 9,557 | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 10,041 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 10,495 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 10,920 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 11,309 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 11,658 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 11,963 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 12,220 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 12,428 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 12,586 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 12,694 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 12,757 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 12,773 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 12,751 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12,709 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12,673 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12,662 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 12,682 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12,733 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 12,821 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 13,132 | +2.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 13,132 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 118,747, 11% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 13,132 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 255,451, 5% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,764 | 7,875 | 11,658 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,555 | 11,963 | 12,773 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,806 | 12,662 | 13,132 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More education data for Cape Verde
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3,534 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,132 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,991 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9,978 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 55,831 (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61,167 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1177 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 15, total in Cape Verde?
- Population, age 15, total in Cape Verde was 13,132 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 15, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 13,132 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 15, total recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,875 in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population, age 15, total?
- Cape Verde ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 15, total rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 15, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.