Fertility & birth rates in Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde

Fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda vs Cape Verde chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Antigua and Barbuda was 1.58 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.52 in Cape Verde in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Antigua and Barbuda vs Cape Verde population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Antigua	Cape Verde
1960	4.6	6.89
1961	4.56	6.92
1962	4.55	6.95
1963	4.54	6.98
1964	4.48	6.99
1965	4.42	6.99
1966	4.32	6.99
1967	4.18	6.98
1968	4.01	6.97
1969	3.83	6.95
1970	3.63	6.94
1971	3.46	6.91
1972	3.29	6.89
1973	3.13	6.86
1974	2.93	6.82
1975	2.77	6.77
1976	2.78	6.71
1977	2.78	6.65
1978	2.57	6.56
1979	2.63	6.47
1980	2.31	6.38
1981	2.17	6.27
1982	2.09	6.17
1983	2.12	6.07
1984	2.04	5.97
1985	2.15	5.92
1986	2.03	5.81
1987	2.07	5.68
1988	2.13	5.55
1989	2.2	5.45
1990	2.25	5.36
1991	2.04	5.26
1992	2.13	5.12
1993	2.04	4.95
1994	2.07	4.72
1995	2.16	4.49
1996	2.27	4.26
1997	2.19	4.05
1998	2.02	3.9
1999	1.96	3.73
2000	2.2	3.55
2001	2.02	3.37
2002	1.94	3.19
2003	1.89	3.03
2004	1.85	2.9
2005	1.83	2.73
2006	1.83	2.56
2007	1.86	2.41
2008	2.04	2.3
2009	2.01	2.25
2010	1.79	2.33
2011	1.75	2.33
2012	1.66	2.15
2013	1.54	2.07
2014	1.53	2.03
2015	1.57	1.97
2016	1.46	1.97
2017	1.49	1.93
2018	1.37	1.8
2019	1.47	1.7
2020	1.57	1.59
2021	1.58	1.55
2022	1.58	1.53
2023	1.58	1.52
2024	1.58	1.51
2025	1.58	1.5
2026	1.57	1.49
2027	1.57	1.48
2028	1.57	1.47
2029	1.57	1.47
2030	1.56	1.47
2031	1.56	1.47
2032	1.56	1.47
2033	1.56	1.47
2034	1.56	1.47
2035	1.56	1.47
2036	1.56	1.47
2037	1.57	1.47
2038	1.57	1.47
2039	1.57	1.48
2040	1.57	1.48
2041	1.57	1.48
2042	1.57	1.48
2043	1.57	1.49
2044	1.57	1.49
2045	1.57	1.49
2046	1.57	1.49
2047	1.57	1.49
2048	1.57	1.5
2049	1.57	1.5
2050	1.58	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Antigua	Cape Verde
1960	40.1%	43.6%
1961	40%	44.3%
1962	39.9%	45.1%
1963	39.9%	45.6%
1964	40.4%	46%
1965	41.3%	46.2%
1966	42.1%	46.2%
1967	42.8%	46.1%
1968	43.4%	45.9%
1969	43.9%	45.5%
1970	43.7%	45.2%
1971	42.7%	45%
1972	41.6%	45%
1973	40.4%	45%
1974	39.1%	44.9%
1975	37.8%	45.3%
1976	36.4%	45.9%
1977	35.2%	46.5%
1978	34%	46.9%
1979	33%	47.3%
1980	32%	47.4%
1981	31%	47.3%
1982	30%	47%
1983	29.2%	46.8%
1984	28.6%	46.6%
1985	28.6%	46.4%
1986	28.7%	46.2%
1987	28.9%	46.1%
1988	29.1%	45.9%
1989	29.4%	45.8%
1990	29.8%	45.7%
1991	29.7%	45.6%
1992	29.3%	45.5%
1993	29%	45.2%
1994	28.8%	44.9%
1995	28.6%	44.6%
1996	28.6%	44.2%
1997	28.4%	43.7%
1998	28.3%	43.2%
1999	28%	42.5%
2000	27.8%	41.8%
2001	27.5%	40.9%
2002	27.2%	39.9%
2003	26.8%	38.9%
2004	26.4%	37.9%
2005	25.9%	36.9%
2006	25.4%	36%
2007	25%	35%
2008	24.6%	34.1%
2009	24.2%	33.1%
2010	23.8%	32.2%
2011	23.2%	31.3%
2012	22.6%	30.4%
2013	22.1%	29.8%
2014	21.7%	29.2%
2015	21.2%	28.8%
2016	20.6%	28.5%
2017	20.2%	28.4%
2018	19.8%	28.4%
2019	19.4%	28.4%
2020	19.1%	28.4%
2021	18.8%	28%
2022	18.6%	27.2%
2023	18.2%	26.4%
2024	17.8%	25.5%
2025	17.5%	24.7%
2026	17.2%	23.8%
2027	17%	23%
2028	16.9%	22.2%
2029	16.8%	21.4%
2030	16.7%	20.6%
2031	16.6%	19.8%
2032	16.5%	19%
2033	16.4%	18.2%
2034	16.4%	17.5%
2035	16.3%	16.9%
2036	16.1%	16.6%
2037	15.9%	16.5%
2038	15.7%	16.4%
2039	15.5%	16.4%
2040	15.4%	16.3%
2041	15.2%	16.2%
2042	15%	16.2%
2043	14.8%	16.1%
2044	14.7%	16.1%
2045	14.5%	16%
2046	14.4%	16%
2047	14.2%	15.9%
2048	14.1%	15.8%
2049	14%	15.7%
2050	13.8%	15.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Antigua and Barbuda and 25.5% in Cape Verde in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Antigua and Barbuda and Cape Verde compared.

Natural population change in Antigua and Barbuda vs Cape Verde by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.55% in Antigua and Barbuda and +0.98% in Cape Verde. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Antigua	Cape Verde
1960	1,434	6,098
1961	1,476	6,247
1962	1,509	6,468
1963	1,543	6,589
1964	1,559	6,725
1965	1,528	6,877
1966	1,489	7,039
1967	1,431	7,214
1968	1,369	7,408
1969	1,308	7,625
1970	1,248	7,878
1971	1,219	8,359
1972	1,179	8,716
1973	1,135	9,003
1974	1,074	9,295
1975	1,028	9,601
1976	1,075	9,833
1977	1,124	10,036
1978	1,064	10,152
1979	1,150	10,223
1980	1,002	10,276
1981	940	10,470
1982	913	10,597
1983	941	10,736
1984	899	10,835
1985	955	11,105
1986	855	11,295
1987	845	11,426
1988	848	11,523
1989	845	11,608
1990	833	11,738
1991	673	11,899
1992	728	11,915
1993	706	11,805
1994	757	11,410
1995	844	10,764
1996	947	10,613
1997	932	10,323
1998	845	10,187
1999	828	9,989
2000	1,009	9,752
2001	900	9,510
2002	843	9,278
2003	793	9,037
2004	757	8,825
2005	738	8,428
2006	742	7,980
2007	770	7,559
2008	911	7,313
2009	900	7,216
2010	758	7,746
2011	743	7,874
2012	678	7,157
2013	586	6,780
2014	564	6,622
2015	583	6,314
2016	496	6,238
2017	504	5,993
2018	411	5,282
2019	461	4,773
2020	512	3,734
2021	492	3,575
2022	486	3,864
2023	462	3,798

Maternal mortality chart: Antigua and Barbuda vs Cape Verde

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Antigua and Barbuda, compared to 40 deaths in Cape Verde.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Antigua	Cape Verde
1985	38	420
1986	38	394
1987	40	366
1988	38	346
1989	41	322
1990	41	298
1991	42	277
1992	40	255
1993	40	233
1994	38	214
1995	38	196
1996	37	167
1997	37	147
1998	34	134
1999	34	122
2000	37	110
2001	36	101
2002	36	92
2003	33	86
2004	34	80
2005	33	75
2006	32	76
2007	32	73
2008	31	68
2009	32	62
2010	31	61
2011	31	55
2012	30	51
2013	32	50
2014	32	48
2015	30	46
2016	28	44
2017	31	43
2018	31	43
2019	32	41
2020	35	56
2021	32	56
2022	36	42
2023	35	40

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.93% in Antigua and Barbuda and 1.16% in Cape Verde. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Antigua	Cape Verde
1960	8.25%	17.2%
1961	7.74%	16.9%
1962	7.18%	16.6%
1963	6.59%	16.2%
1964	6%	15.9%
1965	5.41%	15.4%
1966	4.86%	15%
1967	4.36%	14.5%
1968	3.92%	14%
1969	3.54%	13.4%
1970	3.23%	12.8%
1971	2.96%	12.1%
1972	2.74%	11.5%
1973	2.56%	10.8%
1974	2.4%	10.2%
1975	2.25%	9.6%
1976	2.11%	9.09%
1977	1.97%	8.65%
1978	1.84%	8.27%
1979	1.71%	8%
1980	1.6%	7.82%
1981	1.5%	7.72%
1982	1.42%	7.65%
1983	1.36%	7.59%
1984	1.31%	7.46%
1985	1.29%	7.25%
1986	1.28%	6.95%
1987	1.28%	6.59%
1988	1.3%	6.21%
1989	1.32%	5.88%
1990	1.35%	5.64%
1991	1.39%	5.5%
1992	1.43%	5.46%
1993	1.47%	5.46%
1994	1.51%	5.45%
1995	1.54%	5.37%
1996	1.55%	5.17%
1997	1.55%	4.84%
1998	1.54%	4.44%
1999	1.52%	4%
2000	1.49%	3.6%
2001	1.46%	3.28%
2002	1.43%	3.05%
2003	1.4%	2.9%
2004	1.36%	2.82%
2005	1.33%	2.8%
2006	1.3%	2.8%
2007	1.27%	2.8%
2008	1.24%	2.79%
2009	1.22%	2.75%
2010	1.19%	2.67%
2011	1.17%	2.56%
2012	1.15%	2.42%
2013	1.13%	2.26%
2014	1.12%	2.09%
2015	1.1%	1.91%
2016	1.08%	1.76%
2017	1.06%	1.62%
2018	1.05%	1.51%
2019	1.03%	1.41%
2020	1.01%	1.33%
2021	0.98%	1.27%
2022	0.96%	1.21%
2023	0.93%	1.16%