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Cabo Verde

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  • Population..........................................................................603,901 (2023 est.)
  • Population growth rate ............................................................1.19% (2023 est.)
  • Birth rate.....................................................18.19 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Death rate...................................................5.77 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Net migration rate...........................-0.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
  • Ethnic groups.............................Creole (Mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%

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November 1, 2002

Cape Verde: Towards the End of Emigration?

Very few countries have experienced emigration on a scale approaching that of Cape Verde. Jorgen Carling of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) examines migration's effects on the country's past and present, as well as its implications for the future.

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Profile
November 1, 2002
Cape Verde: Towards the End of Emigration?
Very few countries have experienced emigration on a scale approaching that of Cape Verde. Jorgen Carling of the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) examines migration's effects on the country's past and present, as well as its implications for the future.
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The COVID-19 pandemic challenged public health and migration management infrastructures in sub-Saharan Africa, as never before. It revealed important lessons about how countries in the region can adapt mobility systems in ways that protect public health while also allowing people to safely access work, humanitarian protection, and their communities.