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Urban population share in Cape Verde

Urban population share in Cape Verde was 77.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 67th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202577.6%
Change on 2024+0.9 pts
Rank67th of 215Countries ranked
Series high77.62025
Series low6.51960

Urban population share in Cape Verde, 1960 to 2025

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020406080196019701980199020002010202020251960: 6.5 %1961: 6.6 %1962: 7.2 %1963: 8.3 %1964: 9.8 %1965: 11.5 %1966: 13.3 %1967: 15.2 %1968: 16.9 %1969: 18.3 %1970: 19.3 %1971: 20 %1972: 20.5 %1973: 20.8 %1974: 21.2 %1975: 21.4 %1976: 21.7 %1977: 22 %1978: 22.4 %1979: 22.9 %1980: 23.5 %1981: 24.5 %1982: 26.1 %1983: 28.1 %1984: 30.5 %1985: 33 %1986: 35.6 %1987: 38.2 %1988: 40.5 %1989: 42.5 %1990: 44.1 %1991: 45.4 %1992: 46.6 %1993: 47.6 %1994: 48.6 %1995: 49.6 %1996: 50.5 %1997: 51.4 %1998: 52.2 %1999: 53.1 %2000: 53.9 %2001: 54.8 %2002: 55.6 %2003: 56.3 %2004: 57.1 %2005: 57.8 %2006: 58.5 %2007: 59.3 %2008: 60.1 %2009: 60.9 %2010: 61.8 %2011: 62.7 %2012: 63.7 %2013: 64.7 %2014: 65.8 %2015: 66.9 %2016: 68 %2017: 69.2 %2018: 70.4 %2019: 71.6 %2020: 72.9 %2021: 74.2 %2022: 75 %2023: 75.9 %2024: 76.8 %2025: 77.6 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202577.6
202476.8
202375.9
202275
202174.2
202072.9
201971.6
201870.4
201769.2
201668
201566.9
201465.8
201364.7
201263.7
201162.7
201061.8
200960.9
200860.1
200759.3
200658.5
200557.8
200457.1
200356.3
200255.6
200154.8
200053.9
199953.1
199852.2
199751.4
199650.5
199549.6
199448.6
199347.6
199246.6
199145.4
199044.1
198942.5
198840.5
198738.2
198635.6
198533
198430.5
198328.1
198226.1
198124.5
198023.5
197922.9
197822.4
197722
197621.7
197521.4
197421.2
197320.8
197220.5
197120
197019.3
196918.3
196816.9
196715.2
196613.3
196511.5
19649.8
19638.3
19627.2
19616.6
19606.5

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Cape Verde?

Urban population share in Cape Verde was 77.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.9 pts from 2024. That is the 67th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Cape Verde?

77.6% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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