Share of the population using the Internet in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the population using the Internet was 74.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population using the Internet in Cape Verde, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population using the internet in Cape Verde stood at 74.7%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 85.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Cape Verde peaked at 74.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Cape Verde 121st out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population using the Internet in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1997 | 0.2% | — |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +96.3% |
| 1999 | 1.2% | +145.2% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +57.1% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +47.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +31.0% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +22.9% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +69.0% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +42.9% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 40.3% | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 74.7% | +0.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 74.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 74.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.5%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population 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 | +145.2% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 1.8% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 30.0% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 69.4% | 74.7% | 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 share of the population using the internet in Cape Verde?
- Share of the population using the internet in Cape Verde was 74.7% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Cape Verde ranks 121st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.6%. 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) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.