Migration trends in Cape Verde
Africa
146.4K people from Cape Verde have built lives abroad. That's 27.9% of the country population, spread across 25 different countries
524.9K
Population
14.8K
Immigrants
146.4K
Emigrants
−131.6K
Outflow
Every 5th person born in Cape Verde now lives abroad
The #142 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Cape Verde
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
7.1K immigrants · 51.8K emigrants
2015
- The diaspora abroad passed 100K people
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 94.6K more citizens living abroad