Cape Verde vs Malta: Population, total

Cape Verde

527,326

in 2025

Malta

579,704

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

171st

Malta rank

169th

Population, total over time

Cape Verde
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 579,704 against 527,326 in Cape Verde, a difference of 52,378.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malta ahead.

Globally, Cape Verde ranks 171st and Malta ranks 169th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Population, total in Cape Verde
Population, total in Malta
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.