Cape Verde
Cabo Verde
Waiting for the first voice
تا مرد سخن نگفته باشد / عیب و هنرش نهفته باشد
Until a man has spoken, his faults and his gifts both stay hidden.
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Did you know
São Vicente in Cape Verde is the native island of Cesária Évora, the “Barefoot Diva” who always performed without shoes. (source)
Elders in numbers
- of people are 65 or older
- 7.2%
- people aged 65 or older
- 37.7K
- will be 65 or older in 2050
- 16.5%
- is how long people live after 60, on average
- 21.5 years
Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023
Languages
1 language, 0 of them endangered
- Cape Verdean Creole
Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.
UNESCO intangible heritage
List and years: ich.unesco.org
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