Cabo Verde - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Cabo Verde was 370,577 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 370,577 in 2020 and a minimum value of 33,653 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 33,653
1961 34,798
1962 36,195
1963 37,822
1964 39,656
1965 41,644
1966 43,824
1967 46,180
1968 48,554
1969 50,729
1970 52,542
1971 53,992
1972 55,108
1973 55,973
1974 56,832
1975 57,883
1976 59,186
1977 60,705
1978 62,450
1979 64,394
1980 66,755
1981 72,155
1982 78,078
1983 84,463
1984 91,205
1985 98,175
1986 107,284
1987 116,749
1988 126,721
1989 137,453
1990 149,105
1991 155,955
1992 163,555
1993 171,688
1994 180,051
1995 188,385
1996 196,596
1997 204,699
1998 212,741
1999 220,760
2000 228,797
2001 236,546
2002 244,272
2003 251,945
2004 259,570
2005 267,120
2006 274,601
2007 282,014
2008 289,440
2009 296,945
2010 304,557
2011 310,898
2012 317,397
2013 324,018
2014 330,712
2015 337,408
2016 344,094
2017 350,777
2018 357,427
2019 364,030
2020 370,577

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization