Urban population, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Urban population, female was 32.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Cape Verde, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Cape Verde is 32.4%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Cape Verde peaked at 32.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1980.
That places Cape Verde 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.6% | — |
| 1985 | 16.6% | +31.7% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | +37.6% |
| 1995 | 25.0% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.6% | 12.6% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 22.8% | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 27.4% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 30.8% | 32.4% | 2 |
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More gender data for Cape Verde
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 110.78 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -3.29 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,206 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,215 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Cape Verde?
- Urban population, female in Cape Verde was 32.4% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for urban population, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 79th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.