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.
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