Population, male, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population, male, per capita was 0.5085 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5085 units per person
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
31st
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.5088 units per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.4707 units per person
in 1981
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, male, per capita in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, male, per capita in Cape Verde is 0.5085 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, male, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 0.5088 units per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4707 units per person, in 1981.
That places Cape Verde 31st out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, male, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4722 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4734 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4757 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4784 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4811 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4836 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.486 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4885 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.491 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.4933 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4948 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4944 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4927 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4905 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4884 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4857 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4825 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4794 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4763 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4733 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.471 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4707 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4716 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4724 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4733 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.474 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4748 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4755 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4761 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4768 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4779 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4794 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4808 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4822 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4835 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4847 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4858 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4868 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4878 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4888 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4898 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4912 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4927 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4942 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4957 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4972 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4987 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5002 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5016 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.503 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5041 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5046 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5049 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5053 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5057 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5061 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5066 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.507 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5075 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5081 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5086 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5088 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5087 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5087 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5086 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5085 units per person | -0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.5085 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4966 units per person, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.5085 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4975 units per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4823 units per person | 0.4722 units per person | 0.4933 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4858 units per person | 0.4733 units per person | 0.4948 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4736 units per person | 0.4707 units per person | 0.4768 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4838 units per person | 0.4779 units per person | 0.4888 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4965 units per person | 0.4898 units per person | 0.503 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.506 units per person | 0.5041 units per person | 0.5081 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5087 units per person | 0.5085 units per person | 0.5088 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, male, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Population, male, per capita in Cape Verde was 0.5085 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, male, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5088 units per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest population, male, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4707 units per person in 1981.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population, male, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 31st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, male, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population, male World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.