Urban population growth in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Urban population growth was 1.6% in 2025. β Volatile
Urban population growth in Cabo Verde, 1961β2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 1.6% for urban population growth in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Cabo Verde peaked at 19.5% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2025.
That places Cabo Verde 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.7% | 3.8% | 19.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.6% | 3.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 3.1% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Cabo Verde
- Share co2 vs population 0.0041 (2100)
- Urban population 77.6% (2025)
- Urban population 409,364 (2025)
- Population, total 527,326 (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.9126 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.59 (2024)
- Per capita COβ emissions vs. per capita energy use 1.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.0008 (2024)
- Cumulative co2 including land 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population growth in Cabo Verde?
- Urban population growth in Cabo Verde was 1.6% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 1964.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2025.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for urban population growth?
- Cabo Verde ranks 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.