Digital 2021: Cabo Verde
You’ll find our complete #Digital2021 report for Cabo Verde in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that’s not working for you).
This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for Cabo Verde, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in Cabo Verde in 2021.
Cabo Verde’s population
Cabo Verde had a population of 558.9 thousand in January 2021.
Cabo Verde’s population increased by 5,975 (+1.1%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
49.8% of Cabo Verde’s population is female, while 50.2% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
66.9% of Cabo Verde’s population lives in urban centres, while 33.1% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in Cabo Verde
There were 346.0 thousand internet users in Cabo Verde in January 2021.
The number of internet users in Cabo Verde increased by 30 thousand (+9.4%) between 2020 and 2021.
Internet penetration in Cabo Verde stood at 61.9% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for Cabo Verde
There were 300.0 thousand social media users in Cabo Verde in January 2021.
The number of social media users in Cabo Verde increased by 30 thousand (+11%) between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in Cabo Verde was equivalent to 53.7% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in Cabo Verde
There were 572.0 thousand mobile connections in Cabo Verde in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Cabo Verde increased by 12 thousand (+2.2%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in Cabo Verde in January 2021 was equivalent to 102.3% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
Additional resources
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Click here to see all of our published reports for Cabo Verde.
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