Urban population, male in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Urban population, male was 33.2% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Cape Verde, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 33.2% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Cape Verde peaked at 33.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1980.
That places Cape Verde 68th out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.9% | — |
| 1985 | 15.1% | +37.8% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 23.8% | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.0% | 10.9% | 15.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 21.4% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 26.0% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 31.0% | 33.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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, male in Cape Verde?
- Urban population, male in Cape Verde was 33.2% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for urban population, male?
- Cape Verde ranks 68th out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.