Population during each prime minister's tenure

Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how population changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

#	Prime minister	In office	Total	Per year	Chart
1	Carlos Veiga	4 Apr 1991 – 29 Jul 2000 from 1991	+17.9% 1991 → 2000	+1.8%/yr
2	José Maria Neves	1 Feb 2001 – 22 Apr 2016	+13.0% 2000 → 2015	+0.8%/yr
3	Ulisses Correia e Silva	22 Apr 2016 – 19 Jun 2026	+2.9% 2015 → 2025	+0.3%/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. thousands, mid-year estimate · World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL) from the UN's World Population Prospects, mid-year; the 2021 census counted 491,233 residents · Cape Verde data · as of Aug 2026.