Population, total, per square kilometre in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population, total, per square kilometre was 129.61 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population, total, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, total, per square kilometre in Cape Verde is 129.61 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, per square kilometre in Cape Verde peaked at 129.61 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.37 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Cape Verde ranks 84th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population, total, per square kilometre in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 53.37 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 55.07 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 56.92 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 58.81 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 60.76 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 62.77 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 64.86 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 67.04 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 69.29 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 71.44 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 72.96 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 73.79 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 74.41 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 75.08 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 75.89 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 76.79 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 77.63 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 78.45 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 79.28 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 80.22 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 81.35 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 82.56 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 83.79 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 84.99 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 86.19 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 87.42 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 88.66 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 89.91 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 91.27 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 93.16 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 95.43 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 97.62 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 99.74 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 101.79 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 103.75 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 105.6 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 107.39 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 109.13 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 110.8 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 112.49 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 114.22 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 115.89 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 117.47 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 118.95 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 120.38 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 121.77 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 123.12 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 124.41 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 125.59 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 126.5 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 126.91 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 127.04 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 127.1 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 127.13 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 127.14 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 127.19 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 127.27 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 127.4 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 127.57 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 127.71 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 128.2 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 128.97 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 129.61 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.99 units per square kilometre | 53.37 units per square kilometre | 69.29 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 75.57 units per square kilometre | 71.44 units per square kilometre | 79.28 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.64 units per square kilometre | 80.22 units per square kilometre | 91.27 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 102.44 units per square kilometre | 93.16 units per square kilometre | 110.8 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 119.43 units per square kilometre | 112.49 units per square kilometre | 125.59 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.12 units per square kilometre | 126.5 units per square kilometre | 127.57 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.62 units per square kilometre | 127.71 units per square kilometre | 129.61 units per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 85 Jordan 128.83 units per square kilometre compare
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More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4666 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7763 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 77.6% (2025)
- Urban population 409,364 (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Population, total 527,326 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, per square kilometre in Cape Verde?
- Population, total, per square kilometre in Cape Verde was 129.61 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 129.61 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population, total, per square kilometre recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.37 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population, total, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 84th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, total 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.
Population, total ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population, total World Population 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
Population, total 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.