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.
People using improved sanitation facilities in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 182,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 196,580 people | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 211,339 people | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 226,158 people | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 241,040 people | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 256,007 people | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 271,103 people | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 286,301 people | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 301,504 people | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 316,629 people | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 331,138 people | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 343,985 people | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 356,053 people | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 367,921 people | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 379,624 people | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 391,254 people | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 402,906 people | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 414,654 people | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 426,516 people | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 438,490 people | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 450,343 people | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 463,422 people | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 466,605 people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 469,336 people | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 472,026 people | +0.6% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 472,026 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.75 million people, 7% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 472,026 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 million people, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More population data for Cape Verde
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.15 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4961 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Population density 103.46 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14,689 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
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.