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Median age in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Median age was 27.87 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.87 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
147th
of 236 countries
All-time high
27.87 years
in 2023
All-time low
15 years
in 1980
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Cape Verde, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Cape Verde stood at 27.87 years. 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 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15 years, 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 years Change
1950 16.85 years —
1951 16.97 years +0.7%
1952 17.08 years +0.6%
1953 17.18 years +0.6%
1954 17.25 years +0.4%
1955 17.38 years +0.8%
1956 17.6 years +1.3%
1957 17.8 years +1.1%
1958 17.95 years +0.8%
1959 18.02 years +0.4%
1960 17.93 years -0.5%
1961 17.54 years -2.2%
1962 17.04 years -2.9%
1963 16.61 years -2.5%
1964 16.27 years -2.1%
1965 16.02 years -1.5%
1966 15.88 years -0.9%
1967 15.84 years -0.3%
1968 15.87 years +0.2%
1969 15.95 years +0.5%
1970 16.03 years +0.5%
1971 16.07 years +0.2%
1972 16.06 years -0.0%
1973 16.04 years -0.2%
1974 16.01 years -0.2%
1975 15.91 years -0.6%
1976 15.73 years -1.1%
1977 15.49 years -1.5%
1978 15.25 years -1.5%
1979 15.06 years -1.2%
1980 15 years -0.4%
1981 15.07 years +0.5%
1982 15.19 years +0.8%
1983 15.3 years +0.7%
1984 15.41 years +0.7%
1985 15.51 years +0.7%
1986 15.6 years +0.6%
1987 15.68 years +0.5%
1988 15.76 years +0.5%
1989 15.83 years +0.4%
1990 15.89 years +0.4%
1991 15.96 years +0.4%
1992 16.04 years +0.5%
1993 16.14 years +0.6%
1994 16.25 years +0.7%
1995 16.39 years +0.8%
1996 16.55 years +1.0%
1997 16.74 years +1.1%
1998 16.95 years +1.3%
1999 17.18 years +1.4%
2000 17.45 years +1.5%
2001 17.77 years +1.8%
2002 18.13 years +2.0%
2003 18.52 years +2.1%
2004 18.92 years +2.2%
2005 19.34 years +2.2%
2006 19.75 years +2.2%
2007 20.17 years +2.1%
2008 20.59 years +2.1%
2009 21.02 years +2.1%
2010 21.48 years +2.2%
2011 22.01 years +2.5%
2012 22.57 years +2.5%
2013 23.13 years +2.5%
2014 23.68 years +2.4%
2015 24.21 years +2.3%
2016 24.72 years +2.1%
2017 25.19 years +1.9%
2018 25.63 years +1.7%
2019 26.02 years +1.5%
2020 26.36 years +1.3%
2021 26.78 years +1.6%
2022 27.32 years +2.0%
2023 27.87 years +2.0%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 27.87 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 27.87 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22 years, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 17.41 years 16.85 years 18.02 years 10
1960s 16.49 years 15.84 years 17.93 years 10
1970s 15.76 years 15.06 years 16.07 years 10
1980s 15.44 years 15 years 15.83 years 10
1990s 16.41 years 15.89 years 17.18 years 10
2000s 19.17 years 17.45 years 21.02 years 10
2010s 23.86 years 21.48 years 26.02 years 10
2020s 27.08 years 26.36 years 27.87 years 4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 144 Algeria 28.19 years compare
  2. 145 Suriname 28.1 years compare
  3. 146 India 28.06 years compare
  4. 148 Fiji 27.67 years compare
  5. 149 Dominican Republic 27.65 years compare
  6. 150 Libya 27.2 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Cape Verde?
Median age in Cape Verde was 27.87 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 27.87 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 15 years 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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