Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 587,026 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde stood at 587,026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde peaked at 613,378 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Cape Verde ranks 171st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — |
| 1978 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | — |
| 1980 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | 20 | — |
| 1998 | 1,020 | +5000.0% |
| 1999 | 8,068 | +691.0% |
| 2000 | 19,729 | +144.5% |
| 2001 | 31,507 | +59.7% |
| 2002 | 42,949 | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 53,342 | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 65,780 | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 81,721 | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 108,858 | +33.2% |
| 2007 | 152,212 | +39.8% |
| 2008 | 277,670 | +82.4% |
| 2009 | 290,621 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 371,871 | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 396,429 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 425,310 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 499,458 | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 613,378 | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 611,468 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 601,956 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 612,259 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 610,328 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 595,681 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 544,729 | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 590,171 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 588,593 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 590,354 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 587,026 | -0.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 587,026 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 million, 7% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 587,026 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.69 million, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +5000.0% | 20 | 1,020 |
| 1999 | +691.0% | 1,020 | 8,068 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 910.8 | 0 | 8,068 | 10 |
| 2000s | 112,439 | 19,729 | 290,621 | 10 |
| 2010s | 533,814 | 371,871 | 613,378 | 10 |
| 2020s | 580,175 | 544,729 | 590,354 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More infrastructure data for Cape Verde
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 61,294 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 61,294 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 587,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Cape Verde was 587,026 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 613,378 in 2014.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Cape Verde rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Cape Verde ranks 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Mobile cellular subscriptions. 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.