Cape Verdeans in Portugal
In 1995, it was estimated that there were 50,000 people of Cape Verdean descent or national origin in Portugal. By 2000, this estimation rose to 83,000 people, of which 90% resided in Greater Lisbon." 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."
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| By ancestry: 200,000 By birth: 68,144 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Lisbon, Algarve, Azores, Madeira, Porto | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Afro-Portuguese |
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