Urban population growth in Cabo Verde
The urban population of Cabo Verde changed by 1.58% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Cabo Verde, 2025
1.58%
Change from 2024
−0.04percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
89th of 217
Urban population growth in Cabo Verde over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cabo Verde | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.58% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 1.62% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 1.65% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 1.77% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 2.12% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 1.85% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 1.86% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 1.82% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 1.76% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 1.71% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 1.67% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 1.64% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 1.64% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 1.66% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 1.84% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 2.17% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 2.33% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 2.35% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 2.39% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 2.41% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 2.46% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 2.56% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 2.70% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 2.90% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 3.08% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.04 percentage points from 1.62% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.67%, the figure has changed by −0.09 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Cabo Verde has the 89th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Cabo Verde
All statistics for Cabo Verde
Urban population share
77.6%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
0.47%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
522,330 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
27.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.52 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.49%
2023 · UN Population Division