Cape Verde vs Saint Lucia: Rural population

Cape Verde
117,962
in 2025
Saint Lucia
127,732
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
167th
Saint Lucia rank
166th

Rural population over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Saint Lucia
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k196019922025

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 127,732 against 117,962 in Cape Verde, a difference of 9,770.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 167th and Saint Lucia ranks 166th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 6 and Saint Lucia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1960s 213,759 76,656 137,103 Cape Verde
1970s 239,812 83,660 156,152 Cape Verde
1980s 232,887 92,133 140,754 Cape Verde
1990s 210,268 104,350 105,918 Cape Verde
2000s 204,530 125,447 79,083 Cape Verde
2010s 171,600 138,862 32,737 Cape Verde
2020s 128,091 128,488 396.5 Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Cape Verde or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 127,732 against 117,962 in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?
9,770, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Saint Lucia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Saint Lucia rank globally for rural population?
Cape Verde ranks 167th and Saint Lucia ranks 166th 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

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.