Rural population, per square kilometre in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Rural population, per square kilometre was 31.23 units per square kilometre in 2023. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 31.23 units per square kilometre for rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Cape Verde peaked at 61.43 units per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 31.23 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 96th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.52 units per square kilometre | 49.85 units per square kilometre | 56.61 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 59.51 units per square kilometre | 57.62 units per square kilometre | 61.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.79 units per square kilometre | 52.44 units per square kilometre | 61.43 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.18 units per square kilometre | 52 units per square kilometre | 52.29 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.75 units per square kilometre | 49.1 units per square kilometre | 51.82 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.58 units per square kilometre | 36.2 units per square kilometre | 48.33 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8 units per square kilometre | 31.23 units per square kilometre | 34.63 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 93 Switzerland 33.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 94 Morocco 31.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Iraq 31.28 units per square kilometre compare
- 97 Hungary 31.23 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 French Polynesia 31.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.13 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Rural population 22.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.04 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 5.04 (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Cape Verde?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Cape Verde was 31.23 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 61.43 units per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.23 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 96th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.