Urban area over the long-term in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Urban area over the long-term was 128.33 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
128.33 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
162nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
128.33 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Cape Verde, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area over the long-term in Cape Verde is 128.33 km² per grid cell, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Cape Verde peaked at 128.33 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
That places Cape Verde 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1200 | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1300 | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1400 | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1500 | 0 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1600 | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1700 | 0.1867 km² per grid cell | +500.0% |
| 1710 | 0.2743 km² per grid cell | +46.9% |
| 1720 | 0.3255 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1730 | 0.3862 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1740 | 0.4582 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1750 | 0.5436 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1760 | 0.645 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1770 | 0.7653 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1780 | 0.9081 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1790 | 1.08 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1800 | 1.28 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1810 | 1.52 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1820 | 1.8 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1830 | 2.14 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1840 | 2.53 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1850 | 3.01 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1860 | 3.57 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1870 | 4.23 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1880 | 5.02 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1890 | 5.96 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1900 | 7.07 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1910 | 8.39 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1920 | 9.95 km² per grid cell | +18.7% |
| 1930 | 11.81 km² per grid cell | +18.6% |
| 1940 | 14 km² per grid cell | +18.5% |
| 1950 | 16.35 km² per grid cell | +16.8% |
| 1951 | 17.15 km² per grid cell | +4.9% |
| 1952 | 17.87 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1953 | 18.54 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 1954 | 19.19 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 19.84 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 20.49 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 21.13 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 21.77 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 22.36 km² per grid cell | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 22.91 km² per grid cell | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 23.4 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 23.82 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 24.17 km² per grid cell | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 24.48 km² per grid cell | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 24.75 km² per grid cell | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 25 km² per grid cell | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 25.19 km² per grid cell | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 25.28 km² per grid cell | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 25.28 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 25.28 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 25.28 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 25.28 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 21.56 km² per grid cell | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 20.33 km² per grid cell | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 19.27 km² per grid cell | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 19.27 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 19.27 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 19.27 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 19.27 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 19.27 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 19.91 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 20.82 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 21.9 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 23.1 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 24.39 km² per grid cell | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 26.39 km² per grid cell | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 28.56 km² per grid cell | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 30.96 km² per grid cell | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 33.71 km² per grid cell | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 36.88 km² per grid cell | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 38.44 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 40.23 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 42.21 km² per grid cell | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 44.31 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 46.45 km² per grid cell | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 48.73 km² per grid cell | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 51.05 km² per grid cell | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 53.41 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 55.84 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 58.33 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 60.79 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 63.31 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 65.88 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 68.48 km² per grid cell | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 71.09 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 73.69 km² per grid cell | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 76.3 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 78.93 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 81.64 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 84.46 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 87.33 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 90.27 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 93.29 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 96.38 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 99.53 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 102.74 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 106 km² per grid cell | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 109.32 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 112.68 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 116.08 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 118.55 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 121.01 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 123.46 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 125.9 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 128.33 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 128.33 km² per grid cell is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 995.59 km² per grid cell, 13% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 128.33 km² per grid cell is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 733.88 km² per grid cell, 17% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | +500.0% | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 0.1867 km² per grid cell |
| 1710 | +46.9% | 0.1867 km² per grid cell | 0.2743 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 0 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 0.0311 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.1867 km² per grid cell | 0.1867 km² per grid cell | 0.1867 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2743 km² per grid cell | 0.2743 km² per grid cell | 0.2743 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3255 km² per grid cell | 0.3255 km² per grid cell | 0.3255 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3862 km² per grid cell | 0.3862 km² per grid cell | 0.3862 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4582 km² per grid cell | 0.4582 km² per grid cell | 0.4582 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.5436 km² per grid cell | 0.5436 km² per grid cell | 0.5436 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.645 km² per grid cell | 0.645 km² per grid cell | 0.645 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.7653 km² per grid cell | 0.7653 km² per grid cell | 0.7653 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.9081 km² per grid cell | 0.9081 km² per grid cell | 0.9081 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 1.08 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 1.28 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 1.52 km² per grid cell | 1.52 km² per grid cell | 1.52 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 1.8 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 2.14 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.53 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | 2.53 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.01 km² per grid cell | 3.01 km² per grid cell | 3.01 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.57 km² per grid cell | 3.57 km² per grid cell | 3.57 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 4.23 km² per grid cell | 4.23 km² per grid cell | 4.23 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 5.02 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 5.96 km² per grid cell | 5.96 km² per grid cell | 5.96 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 7.07 km² per grid cell | 7.07 km² per grid cell | 7.07 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 8.39 km² per grid cell | 8.39 km² per grid cell | 8.39 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 9.95 km² per grid cell | 9.95 km² per grid cell | 9.95 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 11.81 km² per grid cell | 11.81 km² per grid cell | 11.81 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 14 km² per grid cell | 14 km² per grid cell | 14 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 19.47 km² per grid cell | 16.35 km² per grid cell | 22.36 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.43 km² per grid cell | 22.91 km² per grid cell | 25.28 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.41 km² per grid cell | 19.27 km² per grid cell | 25.28 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.9 km² per grid cell | 19.27 km² per grid cell | 33.71 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.75 km² per grid cell | 36.88 km² per grid cell | 55.84 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.84 km² per grid cell | 58.33 km² per grid cell | 81.64 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2 km² per grid cell | 84.46 km² per grid cell | 112.68 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 122.22 km² per grid cell | 116.08 km² per grid cell | 128.33 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban area over the long-term in Cape Verde?
- Urban area over the long-term in Cape Verde was 128.33 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 128.33 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Cape Verde ranks 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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