Number of people using the Internet in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of people using the Internet was 392,268 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 392,268 people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Cape Verde peaked at 392,268 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Cape Verde ranks 169th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1997 | 1,043 people | — |
| 1998 | 2,080 people | +99.4% |
| 1999 | 5,180 people | +149.0% |
| 2000 | 8,261 people | +59.5% |
| 2001 | 12,360 people | +49.6% |
| 2002 | 16,434 people | +33.0% |
| 2003 | 20,473 people | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 25,497 people | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 29,466 people | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 33,413 people | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 41,100 people | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 70,190 people | +70.8% |
| 2009 | 106,290 people | +51.4% |
| 2010 | 152,935 people | +43.9% |
| 2011 | 163,663 people | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 177,853 people | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 192,084 people | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 206,262 people | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 218,705 people | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 257,932 people | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 293,181 people | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 305,482 people | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 318,454 people | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 357,050 people | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 363,114 people | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 381,113 people | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 389,655 people | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 392,268 people | +0.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 392,268 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 392,268 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.88 million people, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +149.0% | 2,080 people | 5,180 people |
| 1998 | +99.4% | 1,043 people | 2,080 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,076 people | 0 people | 5,180 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 36,349 people | 8,261 people | 106,290 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 228,655 people | 152,935 people | 318,454 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 376,640 people | 357,050 people | 392,268 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More science & technology data for Cape Verde
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 111.84 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.12 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.5637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18.34 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Cape Verde?
- Number of people using the internet in Cape Verde was 392,268 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 392,268 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of people using the internet?
- Cape Verde ranks 169th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.