Median age in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Median age was 27.87 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27.87
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
147th
of 236 countries
All-time high
27.87
in 2023
All-time low
15
in 1980
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Cape Verde, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, median age in Cape Verde stood at 27.87. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Cape Verde peaked at 27.87 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15, in 1980.
That places Cape Verde 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16.85 | — |
| 1951 | 16.97 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 17.08 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 17.18 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 17.25 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 17.38 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 17.6 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 17.8 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 17.95 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 18.02 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 17.93 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 17.54 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 17.04 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 16.61 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 16.27 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 16.02 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 15.88 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 15.84 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 15.87 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 15.95 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 16.03 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 16.07 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 16.06 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 16.04 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 16.01 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 15.91 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 15.73 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 15.49 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 15.25 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 15.06 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 15 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 15.07 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 15.19 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 15.3 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 15.41 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 15.51 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 15.6 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 15.68 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 15.76 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 15.83 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 15.89 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 15.96 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 16.04 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.14 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 16.25 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 16.39 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 16.55 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.74 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 16.95 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 17.18 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 17.45 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 17.77 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 18.13 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 18.52 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 18.92 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 19.34 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 19.75 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 20.17 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 20.59 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 21.02 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 21.48 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 22.01 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 22.57 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.13 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.68 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 24.21 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 24.72 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 25.19 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 25.63 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 26.02 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 26.36 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 26.78 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.32 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 27.87 | +2.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 27.87 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 27.87 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.41 | 16.85 | 18.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.49 | 15.84 | 17.93 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.76 | 15.06 | 16.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.44 | 15 | 15.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.41 | 15.89 | 17.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.17 | 17.45 | 21.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.86 | 21.48 | 26.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.08 | 26.36 | 27.87 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 127.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 15.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 92.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 39.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Cape Verde?
- Median age in Cape Verde was 27.87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 27.87 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for median age?
- Cape Verde ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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