Cape Verde vs Faroe Islands: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Cape Verde
33,467 people
in 2050
Faroe Islands
31,063 people
in 2050
Cape Verde rank
187th
Faroe Islands rank
189th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Cape Verde
- Faroe Islands
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 33,467 people against 31,063 people in Faroe Islands, a difference of 2,404 people.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 187th and Faroe Islands ranks 189th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 37 and Faroe Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Faroe Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 people | 147.86 people | 147.86 people | Faroe Islands |
| 1100s | 0 people | 150.88 people | 150.88 people | Faroe Islands |
| 1200s | 0 people | 153.96 people | 153.96 people | Faroe Islands |
| 1300s | 0 people | 157.1 people | 157.1 people | Faroe Islands |
| 1400s | 0 people | 160.29 people | 160.29 people | Faroe Islands |
| 1500s | 0 people | 163.54 people | 163.54 people | Faroe Islands |
| 1600s | 9,961 people | 166.81 people | 9,794 people | Cape Verde |
| 1700s | 19,767 people | 169.98 people | 19,597 people | Cape Verde |
| 1710s | 25,737 people | 212.44 people | 25,524 people | Cape Verde |
| 1720s | 27,846 people | 265.43 people | 27,580 people | Cape Verde |
| 1730s | 30,124 people | 331.62 people | 29,793 people | Cape Verde |
| 1740s | 32,585 people | 414.26 people | 32,171 people | Cape Verde |
| 1750s | 35,242 people | 517.43 people | 34,724 people | Cape Verde |
| 1760s | 38,108 people | 646.2 people | 37,462 people | Cape Verde |
| 1770s | 41,201 people | 806.87 people | 40,394 people | Cape Verde |
| 1780s | 44,536 people | 1,007 people | 43,529 people | Cape Verde |
| 1790s | 48,130 people | 1,257 people | 46,873 people | Cape Verde |
| 1800s | 52,002 people | 1,568 people | 50,434 people | Cape Verde |
| 1810s | 56,171 people | 1,956 people | 54,215 people | Cape Verde |
| 1820s | 60,657 people | 2,438 people | 58,218 people | Cape Verde |
| 1830s | 65,480 people | 3,038 people | 62,442 people | Cape Verde |
| 1840s | 70,661 people | 3,782 people | 66,879 people | Cape Verde |
| 1850s | 76,223 people | 4,705 people | 71,518 people | Cape Verde |
| 1860s | 82,188 people | 5,847 people | 76,341 people | Cape Verde |
| 1870s | 88,578 people | 7,258 people | 81,320 people | Cape Verde |
| 1880s | 95,414 people | 8,997 people | 86,418 people | Cape Verde |
| 1890s | 102,719 people | 11,131 people | 91,588 people | Cape Verde |
| 1900s | 110,511 people | 13,742 people | 96,769 people | Cape Verde |
| 1910s | 118,810 people | 16,920 people | 101,890 people | Cape Verde |
| 1920s | 127,631 people | 18,984 people | 108,648 people | Cape Verde |
| 1930s | 136,985 people | 21,211 people | 115,774 people | Cape Verde |
| 1940s | 146,879 people | 23,576 people | 123,303 people | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 182,130 people | 26,321 people | 155,810 people | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 213,759 people | 27,293 people | 186,466 people | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 239,812 people | 28,122 people | 211,690 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 232,887 people | 30,665 people | 202,223 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 210,268 people | 29,632 people | 180,635 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 204,530 people | 30,371 people | 174,159 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 171,600 people | 30,573 people | 141,026 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 120,064 people | 33,506 people | 86,558 people | Cape Verde |
| 2030s | 81,119 people | 34,167 people | 46,951 people | Cape Verde |
| 2040s | 47,792 people | 32,603 people | 15,190 people | Cape Verde |
| 2050s | 33,467 people | 31,063 people | 2,403 people | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Cape Verde or Faroe Islands?
- Cape Verde, at 33,467 people against 31,063 people in Faroe Islands as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Cape Verde and Faroe Islands?
- 2,404 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Faroe Islands?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Cape Verde and Faroe Islands rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Cape Verde ranks 187th and Faroe Islands ranks 189th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.