Number of people with and without electricity access in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Number of people with and without electricity access was 516,479 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access in Cape Verde is 516,479 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Cape Verde peaked at 516,479 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 265,644 people, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 171st of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 265,644 people | — |
| 2001 | 277,557 people | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 273,689 people | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 301,545 people | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 313,508 people | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 325,027 people | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 337,621 people | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 349,814 people | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 362,480 people | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 375,050 people | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 413,435 people | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 420,921 people | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 425,947 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 431,806 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 437,014 people | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 442,708 people | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 448,485 people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 454,423 people | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 463,100 people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 469,891 people | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 482,254 people | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 493,400 people | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 504,668 people | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 515,018 people | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 516,479 people | +0.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 516,479 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.42 million people, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 516,479 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.45 million people, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 318,194 people | 265,644 people | 375,050 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 440,773 people | 413,435 people | 469,891 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 502,364 people | 482,254 people | 516,479 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More energy & mining data for Cape Verde
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Cape Verde?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Cape Verde was 516,479 people in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 516,479 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,644 people in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Cape Verde ranks 171st out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.