About 70% of Cape Verdean households had Internet access in 2024, marking an increase of 10 percentage points compared to 2023, as reported by the latest data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE) of the archipelago.
“The data from the 2024 Continuous Multi-objective Survey (IMC) estimated that 68.7% of households had Internet access at home, with 71.8% in urban areas and 58.9% in rural areas,” stated the Information and Communication Technology Statistics bulletin.
In 2023, the survey indicated that 59% of households had home Internet access (61% in urban areas, 51% in rural areas).
Internet usage (measured from age 10 and above) also rose (from 70% to 74%), reflecting an inequality between urban and rural areas: 77% and 64%, respectively.
“Internet usage is more pronounced among young people aged 15-34,” the bulletin added.
Access to and use of computers also increased but remained under one-third of the population (aged over 10 years).
Mobile phone ownership rose from 74% to 76%, with a 10 percentage point difference in incidence between urban areas (79%) and rural areas (69%).
The data also showed declines in access to radios, televisions, and landline phones.
The IMC, from which the INE compiled these technology statistics, is an annual household survey (since 2011) that collects various demographic, social, and economic information.
The 2024 survey covered a sample of 9,918 households, “randomly and independently selected within each municipality, ensuring national-level representativeness, by type of residence and for the 22 municipalities,” across the country’s 10 islands, explained the INE.
