What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Cape Verde?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cape Verde was 11.68 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Cape Verde?

The highest recorded value was 15.15 per 100 people in 2003.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Cape Verde?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0896 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Cape Verde rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Cape Verde ranks 94th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Cape Verde?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cape Verde

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cape Verde
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Cape Verde: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 11.68 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

11.68 per 100 people

Change on year

up 1.0%

World rank

94th

of 213 countries

All-time high

15.15 per 100 people

in 2003

All-time low

0.0896 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cape Verde, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Cape Verde is 11.68 per 100 people, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Cape Verde peaked at 15.15 per 100 people in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0896 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Cape Verde 94th out of 213 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0928 per 100 people	0.0896 per 100 people	0.0932 per 100 people	9
1970s	0.1724 per 100 people	0.0932 per 100 people	0.4895 per 100 people	5
1980s	0.976 per 100 people	0.4536 per 100 people	1.9 per 100 people	10
1990s	5.42 per 100 people	2.2 per 100 people	10.5 per 100 people	10
2000s	14.35 per 100 people	12.05 per 100 people	15.15 per 100 people	10
2010s	12.81 per 100 people	11.19 per 100 people	14.57 per 100 people	10
2020s	11.2 per 100 people	10.61 per 100 people	11.68 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

91 Kazakhstan 11.87 per 100 people compare
92 Kuwait 11.83 per 100 people compare
93 China 11.73 per 100 people compare
95 Denmark 11.68 per 100 people compare
96 Syria 11.52 per 100 people compare
97 Iraq 11.46 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Cape Verde

Fixed telephone subscriptions 61,294 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.84 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 587,026 (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 71,784 (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 815 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.0941 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 0.3 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 577.21 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 74.7% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 58.9% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Cape Verde?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Cape Verde was 11.68 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 15.15 per 100 people in 2003.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0896 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Cape Verde rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Cape Verde ranks 94th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Cape Verde?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.