Cape Verde has a population density of 337 people per square mile compared to 136.7 people in South Africa. Cape Verde has 82,707 sq ft of land per person vs 205,338 sq ft in South Africa. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Cape Verde and South Africa are ranked 72nd and 136th, 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 0.79% of the population and 0.81% of the land area for South Africa, hence the population density in Cape Verde is 146.8% higher than in South Africa.
Population density comparison
Cape Verde
|
South Africa
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 337 ppl/mi² | 136.7 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 72/197 | 136/197 |
| Population |
529186
|
65314246
|
| Land area | 1,556 sq mi | 468,377 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 82,645 sq ft | 204,002 sq ft |
| Rural population | 31.6% | 30.7% |
| Urban population | 68.4% | 69.3% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 14.8% |
Cape Verde vs South Africa:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Cape Verde increased by 9.49%, compared to a 30.6% growth in South Africa.
In 2004, Cape Verde ranked 65th for population density and is in 72nd place now. South Africa was 132nd in 2004 and ranks 136th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cape Verde
|
South Africa
|
|
| 2024 | 337 | 136.7 |
| 2023 | 336 | 135 |
| 2022 | 334 | 133.2 |
| 2021 | 332 | 131.3 |
| 2020 | 331 | 129.3 |
| 2019 | 330 | 127.2 |
| 2018 | 330 | 125.1 |
| 2017 | 330 | 123.1 |
| 2016 | 329 | 122.3 |
| 2015 | 329 | 121.1 |
| 2014 | 329 | 118.7 |
| 2013 | 329 | 116.7 |
| 2012 | 329 | 114.8 |
| 2011 | 329 | 113.1 |
| 2010 | 328 | 111.8 |
| 2009 | 325 | 110.4 |
| 2008 | 322 | 109.1 |
| 2007 | 319 | 107.9 |
| 2006 | 315 | 106.7 |
| 2005 | 312 | 105.7 |
| 2004 | 308 | 104.6 |
| 2003 | 304 | 103.5 |
| 2002 | 300 | 102.5 |
| 2001 | 295.8 | 101.6 |
| 2000 | 291.3 | 100.7 |
| 1999 | 287 | 99.8 |
| 1998 | 282.6 | 98.7 |
| 1997 | 278.1 | 97.5 |
| 1996 | 273.5 | 96.3 |
| 1995 | 268.7 | 95.1 |
| 1994 | 263.6 | 94 |
| 1993 | 258.3 | 92.4 |
| 1992 | 252.8 | 90.6 |
| 1991 | 247.2 | 89 |
| 1990 | 241.3 | 87 |
| 1989 | 236.4 | 84.6 |
| 1988 | 232.9 | 82.2 |
| 1987 | 229.6 | 79.7 |
| 1986 | 226.4 | 77.2 |
| 1985 | 223.2 | 74.8 |
| 1984 | 220.1 | 72.4 |
| 1983 | 217 | 69.9 |
| 1982 | 213.8 | 67.5 |
| 1981 | 210.7 | 65.2 |
| 1980 | 207.8 | 63 |
| 1979 | 205.3 | 61.1 |
| 1978 | 203.2 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 201.1 | 57.9 |
| 1976 | 198.9 | 56.4 |
| 1975 | 196.6 | 54.9 |
| 1974 | 194.5 | 53.4 |
| 1973 | 192.7 | 51.9 |
| 1972 | 191.1 | 50.4 |
| 1971 | 189 | 49 |
| 1970 | 185 | 47.6 |
| 1969 | 179.5 | 46.1 |
| 1968 | 173.6 | 44.7 |
| 1967 | 168 | 43.4 |
| 1966 | 162.6 | 42 |
| 1965 | 157.4 | 40.8 |
| 1964 | 152.3 | 39.5 |
| 1963 | 147.4 | 38.3 |
| 1962 | 142.6 | 37.2 |
| 1961 | 138.2 | 36.1 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Cape Verde
|
South Africa
|
|
| 2024 | 68.4% | 69.3% |
| 2023 | 68% | 68.8% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | 68.3% |
| 2021 | 67.1% | 67.8% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | 67.4% |
| 2019 | 66.2% | 66.9% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | 66.4% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | 65.8% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | 64.8% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | 64.3% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | 63.8% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | 63.3% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | 62.2% |
| 2009 | 61% | 61.7% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | 61.2% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | 60.6% |
| 2006 | 58.5% | 60.1% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | 59.5% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | 59% |
| 2003 | 56% | 58.4% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | 57.9% |
| 2001 | 54.3% | 57.4% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | 56.9% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | 56.4% |
| 1998 | 51.6% | 55.9% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | 55.4% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | 55% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | 54.5% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | 54% |
| 1993 | 46.9% | 53.5% |
| 1992 | 46% | 53% |
| 1991 | 45% | 52.6% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | 52% |
| 1989 | 41.5% | 51.5% |
| 1988 | 38.9% | 51% |
| 1987 | 36.4% | 50.4% |
| 1986 | 33.9% | 49.9% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | 49.4% |
| 1984 | 29.8% | 49.1% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | 48.9% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | 48.8% |
| 1981 | 25% | 48.6% |
| 1980 | 23.5% | 48.4% |
| 1979 | 23% | 48.3% |
| 1978 | 22.6% | 48.3% |
| 1977 | 22.2% | 48.2% |
| 1976 | 21.8% | 48.2% |
| 1975 | 21.4% | 48.1% |
| 1974 | 21% | 48% |
| 1973 | 20.6% | 48% |
| 1972 | 20.3% | 47.9% |
| 1971 | 19.9% | 47.9% |
| 1970 | 19.6% | 47.8% |
| 1969 | 19.3% | 47.7% |
| 1968 | 19% | 47.6% |
| 1967 | 18.7% | 47.5% |
| 1966 | 18.4% | 47.4% |
| 1965 | 18.1% | 47.2% |
| 1964 | 17.8% | 47.1% |
| 1963 | 17.5% | 47% |
| 1962 | 17.2% | 46.9% |
| 1961 | 16.9% | 46.8% |
| 1960 | 16.7% | 46.6% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 56.8% to 68.4% in Cape Verde and from 59% to 69.3% in South Africa.
Densely populated cities
|
Cape Verde
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Praia | 159K |
| Mindelo | 70.5K |
|
South Africa
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Johannesburg | 4.43M |
| Cape Town | 3.78M |
| Soweto | 1.27M |
| Pietermaritzburg | 839K |
| Pretoria | 742K |
| Durban | 595K |
| Rustenburg | 550K |
| Randburg | 337K |
| Port Elizabeth | 312K |
| East London | 267K |
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