Which has higher rural population, Brunei or Cape Verde?

Cape Verde, at 117,962 against 116,531 in Brunei as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Cape Verde?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brunei vs Cape Verde: Rural population

Brunei

116,531

in 2025

Cape Verde

117,962

in 2025

Brunei rank

168th

Cape Verde rank

167th

Rural population over time

Brunei
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 117,962 against 116,531 in Brunei, a difference of 1,431.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 168th and Cape Verde ranks 167th of 215 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brunei	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1960s	50,187	213,759	163,572	Cape Verde
1970s	59,296	239,812	180,516	Cape Verde
1980s	83,532	232,887	149,355	Cape Verde
1990s	90,418	210,268	119,850	Cape Verde
2000s	94,908	204,530	109,621	Cape Verde
2010s	104,588	171,600	67,012	Cape Verde
2020s	114,991	128,091	13,100	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Brunei or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 117,962 against 116,531 in Brunei as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Brunei and Cape Verde?: 1,431, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Cape Verde?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Brunei and Cape Verde rank globally for rural population?: Brunei ranks 168th and Cape Verde ranks 167th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.