# Population density in Cape Verde

Population density in Cape Verde was 130.2 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `cv`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/cape-verde
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/cape-verde.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=cv

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 130.2 |
| 2023 | 129.6 |
| 2022 | 129 |
| 2021 | 128.2 |
| 2020 | 127.7 |
| 2019 | 127.6 |
| 2018 | 127.4 |
| 2017 | 127.3 |
| 2016 | 127.2 |
| 2015 | 127.1 |
| 2014 | 127.1 |
| 2013 | 127.1 |
| 2012 | 127 |
| 2011 | 126.9 |
| 2010 | 126.5 |
| 2009 | 125.6 |
| 2008 | 124.4 |
| 2007 | 123.1 |
| 2006 | 121.8 |
| 2005 | 120.4 |
| 2004 | 119 |
| 2003 | 117.5 |
| 2002 | 115.9 |
| 2001 | 114.2 |
| 2000 | 112.5 |
| 1999 | 110.8 |
| 1998 | 109.1 |
| 1997 | 107.4 |
| 1996 | 105.6 |
| 1995 | 103.7 |
| 1994 | 101.8 |
| 1993 | 99.7 |
| 1992 | 97.6 |
| 1991 | 95.4 |
| 1990 | 93.2 |
| 1989 | 91.3 |
| 1988 | 89.9 |
| 1987 | 88.7 |
| 1986 | 87.4 |
| 1985 | 86.2 |
| 1984 | 85 |
| 1983 | 83.8 |
| 1982 | 82.6 |
| 1981 | 81.4 |
| 1980 | 80.2 |
| 1979 | 79.3 |
| 1978 | 78.4 |
| 1977 | 77.6 |
| 1976 | 76.8 |
| 1975 | 75.9 |
| 1974 | 75.1 |
| 1973 | 74.4 |
| 1972 | 73.8 |
| 1971 | 73 |
| 1970 | 71.4 |
| 1969 | 69.3 |
| 1968 | 67 |
| 1967 | 64.9 |
| 1966 | 62.8 |
| 1965 | 60.8 |
| 1964 | 58.8 |
| 1963 | 56.9 |
| 1962 | 55.1 |
| 1961 | 53.4 |