Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde, 2015–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde stood at 81.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde peaked at 81.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.0%, in 2015.
Cape Verde ranks 118th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 71.0% | — |
| 2016 | 72.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +1.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 81.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 81.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 69.1%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.3% | 71.0% | 74.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 77.7% | 81.4% | 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 that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Cape Verde was 81.4% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.0% in 2015.
- How does Cape Verde rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Cape Verde ranks 118th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).