Cape Verdeans in Portugal

In 1995, it was estimated that there were 50,000 people of Cape Verdean descent or national origin in Portugal.[2] By 2000, this estimation rose to 83,000 people, of which 90% resided in Greater Lisbon."[3] In 2008, Portugal’s National Statistics Institute estimated that there were 68,145 Cape Verdeans who legally resided in Portugal. This made up "15.7% of all foreign nationals living legally in the country."[4]

Cape Verdeans in Portugal
Total population
By ancestry: 200,000[1]
By birth: 68,144[1]
Regions with significant populations
Lisbon, Algarve, Azores, Madeira, Porto
Languages
Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Portuguese

Notable people

References
  1. A Semana. "Cape Verdeans make up 15.7% of all foreigners in Portugal." Retrieved January 20, 2008. Archived February 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. 1995 Cape Verdean Diaspora Population Estimates Archived 2009-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Marc-Montclos, Antoine Pérouse de. " The Political Value of Remittances: Cape Verde, Comores, and Lesotho - Diasporas, Remittances and Africa South of the Sahara - A Strategic Assessment." Institute for Security Studies. Retrieved October 18, 2007.
  4. A Semana. "Cape Verdeans make up 15.7% of all foreigners in Portugal." Retrieved January 20, 2008. Archived February 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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