Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 111.84 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde stood at 111.84 per 100 people.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde peaked at 119.72 per 100 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Cape Verde 116th 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 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2031 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.79 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.79 per 100 people | 4.35 per 100 people | 57.42 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.17 per 100 people | 72.95 per 100 people | 119.72 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.64 per 100 people | 105.84 per 100 people | 114.23 per 100 people | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Cape Verde
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 61,294 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde was 111.84 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 119.72 per 100 people in 2014.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Cape Verde ranks 116th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.