Cape Verde has a population density of 337 people per square mile compared to 1,264 people in India. Cape Verde has 82,707 sq ft of land per person vs 24,387 sq ft in India. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Cape Verde and India are ranked 72nd and 19th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Cape Verde has 0.006% of the world's population and 0.003% of the land area of all countries, compared to 17.8% of the population and 2% of the land area for India, hence the population density in Cape Verde is 73.3% lower than in India.
Population density comparison
Cape Verde
|
India
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 1,264 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 72/197 | 19/197 |
| Population |
529186
|
1474115403
|
| Land area | 1,556 sq mi | 1,147,955 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 82,645 sq ft | 22,057 sq ft |
| Rural population | 31.6% | 63.1% |
| Urban population | 68.4% | 36.9% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 10.7% |
Cape Verde vs India:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Cape Verde increased by 9.49%, compared to a 27.7% growth in India.
In 2004, Cape Verde ranked 65th for population density and is in 72nd place now. India was 17th in 2004 and ranks 19th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cape Verde
|
India
|
|
| 2024 | 337 | 1,264 |
| 2023 | 336 | 1,253 |
| 2022 | 334 | 1,242 |
| 2021 | 332 | 1,232 |
| 2020 | 331 | 1,222 |
| 2019 | 330 | 1,210 |
| 2018 | 330 | 1,197 |
| 2017 | 330 | 1,184 |
| 2016 | 329 | 1,171 |
| 2015 | 329 | 1,157 |
| 2014 | 329 | 1,143 |
| 2013 | 329 | 1,129 |
| 2012 | 329 | 1,114 |
| 2011 | 329 | 1,099 |
| 2010 | 328 | 1,083 |
| 2009 | 325 | 1,068 |
| 2008 | 322 | 1,052 |
| 2007 | 319 | 1,037 |
| 2006 | 315 | 1,022 |
| 2005 | 312 | 1,006 |
| 2004 | 308 | 990 |
| 2003 | 304 | 973 |
| 2002 | 300 | 956 |
| 2001 | 295.8 | 939 |
| 2000 | 291.3 | 922 |
| 1999 | 287 | 904 |
| 1998 | 282.6 | 887 |
| 1997 | 278.1 | 870 |
| 1996 | 273.5 | 853 |
| 1995 | 268.7 | 837 |
| 1994 | 263.6 | 820 |
| 1993 | 258.3 | 803 |
| 1992 | 252.8 | 787 |
| 1991 | 247.2 | 770 |
| 1990 | 241.3 | 753 |
| 1989 | 236.4 | 737 |
| 1988 | 232.9 | 721 |
| 1987 | 229.6 | 705 |
| 1986 | 226.4 | 689 |
| 1985 | 223.2 | 673 |
| 1984 | 220.1 | 658 |
| 1983 | 217 | 642 |
| 1982 | 213.8 | 627 |
| 1981 | 210.7 | 613 |
| 1980 | 207.8 | 599 |
| 1979 | 205.3 | 585 |
| 1978 | 203.2 | 571 |
| 1977 | 201.1 | 558 |
| 1976 | 198.9 | 545 |
| 1975 | 196.6 | 533 |
| 1974 | 194.5 | 520 |
| 1973 | 192.7 | 508 |
| 1972 | 191.1 | 497 |
| 1971 | 189 | 486 |
| 1970 | 185 | 476 |
| 1969 | 179.5 | 465 |
| 1968 | 173.6 | 455 |
| 1967 | 168 | 446 |
| 1966 | 162.6 | 436 |
| 1965 | 157.4 | 427 |
| 1964 | 152.3 | 417 |
| 1963 | 147.4 | 408 |
| 1962 | 142.6 | 398 |
| 1961 | 138.2 | 389 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cape Verde
|
India
|
|
| 2024 | 68.4% | 36.9% |
| 2023 | 68% | 36.4% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | 35.9% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | 35.4% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | 34.9% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | 34.5% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | 34% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | 33.6% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | 33.2% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | 32.8% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | 32.4% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | 32% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | 31.6% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | 31.3% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | 30.9% |
| 2009 | 61% | 30.6% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | 30.2% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | 29.9% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | 29.6% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | 29.2% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | 28.9% |
| 2003 | 56% | 28.6% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | 28.2% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | 27.9% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | 27.7% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | 27.5% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | 27.2% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | 27% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | 26.8% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | 26.6% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | 26.4% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | 26.2% |
| 1992 | 46% | 26% |
| 1991 | 45% | 25.8% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | 25.5% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | 25.3% |
| 1988 | 38.9% | 25.1% |
| 1987 | 36.4% | 24.8% |
| 1986 | 33.9% | 24.6% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | 24.3% |
| 1984 | 29.8% | 24.1% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | 23.9% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | 23.6% |
| 1981 | 25% | 23.4% |
| 1980 | 23.5% | 23.1% |
| 1979 | 23% | 22.7% |
| 1978 | 22.6% | 22.4% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | 22% |
| 1976 | 21.8% | 21.7% |
| 1975 | 21.4% | 21.3% |
| 1974 | 21% | 21% |
| 1973 | 20.6% | 20.7% |
| 1972 | 20.3% | 20.3% |
| 1971 | 19.9% | 20% |
| 1970 | 19.6% | 19.8% |
| 1969 | 19.3% | 19.6% |
| 1968 | 19% | 19.4% |
| 1967 | 18.7% | 19.2% |
| 1966 | 18.4% | 19% |
| 1965 | 18.1% | 18.8% |
| 1964 | 17.8% | 18.6% |
| 1963 | 17.5% | 18.4% |
| 1962 | 17.2% | 18.2% |
| 1961 | 16.9% | 18% |
| 1960 | 16.7% | 17.9% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 56.8% to 68.4% in Cape Verde and from 28.9% to 36.9% in India.
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