Cabo Verde - Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Cabo Verde was 66.65 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 66.65 in 2020, while its lowest value was 16.68 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 16.68
1961 16.95
1962 17.22
1963 17.50
1964 17.79
1965 18.07
1966 18.36
1967 18.66
1968 18.95
1969 19.26
1970 19.56
1971 19.90
1972 20.27
1973 20.65
1974 21.03
1975 21.42
1976 21.81
1977 22.21
1978 22.61
1979 23.02
1980 23.52
1981 25.00
1982 26.54
1983 28.13
1984 29.79
1985 31.50
1986 33.89
1987 36.36
1988 38.90
1989 41.50
1990 44.12
1991 45.04
1992 45.97
1993 46.90
1994 47.83
1995 48.77
1996 49.70
1997 50.64
1998 51.57
1999 52.51
2000 53.44
2001 54.29
2002 55.15
2003 56.00
2004 56.85
2005 57.69
2006 58.53
2007 59.36
2008 60.19
2009 61.02
2010 61.82
2011 62.32
2012 62.82
2013 63.32
2014 63.81
2015 64.30
2016 64.78
2017 65.26
2018 65.73
2019 66.20
2020 66.65

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. Percentages urban are the numbers of persons residing in an area defined as ''urban'' per 100 total population. They are calculated by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Particular caution should be used in interpreting the figures for percentage urban for different countries. 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: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization