People using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: People using improved sanitation facilities was 472,026 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 472,026 people for people using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde peaked at 472,026 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 182,000 people, in 2000.
Cape Verde ranks 170th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 248,866 people | 182,000 people | 316,629 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 385,254 people | 331,138 people | 438,490 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 464,346 people | 450,343 people | 472,026 people | 5 |
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More population data for Cape Verde
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14,689 people (2100)
- Population density 103.46 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.51 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.51 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.51 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde was 472,026 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 472,026 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 182,000 people in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Cape Verde ranks 170th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.