Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7763 people per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde stood at 0.7763 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.7763 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.065 people per person, in 1960.
That places Cape Verde 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.065 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0659 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0722 people per person | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0833 people per person | +15.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0981 people per person | +17.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1152 people per person | +17.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1334 people per person | +15.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1517 people per person | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1686 people per person | +11.2% |
| 1969 | 0.183 people per person | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1934 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.2047 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2085 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2116 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2144 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2171 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2202 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2239 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2286 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2346 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2449 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2609 people per person | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2813 people per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3049 people per person | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3303 people per person | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3563 people per person | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3817 people per person | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4052 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4254 people per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4413 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.454 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4656 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4764 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4865 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.496 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.505 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5137 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5222 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5307 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5393 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5478 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5557 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5633 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5707 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.578 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5853 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5929 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6007 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6091 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.618 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6274 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6373 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6475 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6581 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.669 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6804 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.692 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.704 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7163 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7288 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7416 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7503 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7591 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7677 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7763 people per person | +1.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.7763 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.7763 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1136 people per person | 0.065 people per person | 0.183 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2123 people per person | 0.1934 people per person | 0.2286 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3225 people per person | 0.2346 people per person | 0.4254 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4891 people per person | 0.4413 people per person | 0.5307 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5743 people per person | 0.5393 people per person | 0.6091 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.665 people per person | 0.618 people per person | 0.7163 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.754 people per person | 0.7288 people per person | 0.7763 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More population data for Cape Verde
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.15 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 103.46 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14,689 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.7763 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7763 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.065 people per person in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 64th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.