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.

Median age in Cape Verde

Name: Median age in Cape Verde
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

1950–2023

Median age in Cape Verde, 1950–2023

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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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

144 Algeria 28.19 years compare
145 Suriname 28.1 years compare
146 India 28.06 years compare
148 Fiji 27.67 years compare
149 Dominican Republic 27.65 years compare
150 Libya 27.2 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Cape Verde

Number of child deaths per woman 0.0234 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.668 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.4242 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 64.27 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 70.7 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.7911 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.7696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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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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About this data

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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.