Rural population, per capita in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Rural population, per capita was 0.2237 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Cabo Verde, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Cabo Verde is 0.2237 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Cabo Verde peaked at 0.935 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2237 units per person, in 2025.
That places Cabo Verde 151st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8864 units per person | 0.817 units per person | 0.935 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7877 units per person | 0.7714 units per person | 0.8066 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6775 units per person | 0.5746 units per person | 0.7654 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5109 units per person | 0.4693 units per person | 0.5587 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4257 units per person | 0.3909 units per person | 0.4607 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.335 units per person | 0.2837 units per person | 0.382 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.246 units per person | 0.2237 units per person | 0.2712 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cabo Verde
More agriculture & rural data for Cabo Verde
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.04 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Rural population 22.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.04 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Cabo Verde?
- Rural population, per capita in Cabo Verde was 0.2237 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.935 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2237 units per person in 2025.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for rural population, per capita?
- Cabo Verde ranks 151st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.