Fertility & birth rates in Australia and Cape Verde

Fertility rate in Australia vs Cape Verde chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Australia was 1.5 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 Australia 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
	Australia	Cape Verde
1960	3.45	6.89
1961	3.54	6.92
1962	3.44	6.95
1963	3.33	6.98
1964	3.15	6.99
1965	2.98	6.99
1966	2.88	6.99
1967	2.85	6.98
1968	2.89	6.97
1969	2.89	6.95
1970	2.86	6.94
1971	2.96	6.91
1972	2.74	6.89
1973	2.49	6.86
1974	2.4	6.82
1975	2.15	6.77
1976	2.06	6.71
1977	2.01	6.65
1978	1.95	6.56
1979	1.91	6.47
1980	1.89	6.38
1981	1.94	6.27
1982	1.93	6.17
1983	1.92	6.07
1984	1.84	5.97
1985	1.92	5.92
1986	1.87	5.81
1987	1.85	5.68
1988	1.83	5.55
1989	1.84	5.45
1990	1.9	5.36
1991	1.85	5.26
1992	1.89	5.12
1993	1.86	4.95
1994	1.84	4.72
1995	1.82	4.49
1996	1.8	4.26
1997	1.78	4.05
1998	1.76	3.9
1999	1.76	3.73
2000	1.76	3.55
2001	1.74	3.37
2002	1.76	3.19
2003	1.75	3.03
2004	1.77	2.9
2005	1.81	2.73
2006	1.91	2.56
2007	1.96	2.41
2008	1.98	2.3
2009	1.97	2.25
2010	1.93	2.33
2011	1.93	2.33
2012	1.92	2.15
2013	1.86	2.07
2014	1.83	2.03
2015	1.81	1.97
2016	1.75	1.97
2017	1.74	1.93
2018	1.74	1.8
2019	1.66	1.7
2020	1.58	1.59
2021	1.7	1.55
2022	1.63	1.53
2023	1.5	1.52
2024	1.5	1.51
2025	1.5	1.5
2026	1.5	1.49
2027	1.5	1.48
2028	1.51	1.47
2029	1.5	1.47
2030	1.51	1.47
2031	1.5	1.47
2032	1.5	1.47
2033	1.5	1.47
2034	1.5	1.47
2035	1.5	1.47
2036	1.5	1.47
2037	1.5	1.47
2038	1.5	1.47
2039	1.5	1.48
2040	1.5	1.48
2041	1.5	1.48
2042	1.5	1.48
2043	1.5	1.49
2044	1.5	1.49
2045	1.5	1.49
2046	1.5	1.49
2047	1.5	1.49
2048	1.5	1.5
2049	1.5	1.5
2050	1.5	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Australia	Cape Verde
1960	30.2%	43.6%
1961	30.2%	44.3%
1962	30.1%	45.1%
1963	29.9%	45.6%
1964	29.8%	46%
1965	29.6%	46.2%
1966	29.5%	46.2%
1967	29.3%	46.1%
1968	29.1%	45.9%
1969	28.9%	45.5%
1970	28.8%	45.2%
1971	28.7%	45%
1972	28.5%	45%
1973	28.2%	45%
1974	27.9%	44.9%
1975	27.5%	45.3%
1976	27%	45.9%
1977	26.5%	46.5%
1978	26.1%	46.9%
1979	25.6%	47.3%
1980	25.3%	47.4%
1981	25%	47.3%
1982	24.7%	47%
1983	24.4%	46.8%
1984	24%	46.6%
1985	23.6%	46.4%
1986	23.1%	46.2%
1987	22.7%	46.1%
1988	22.4%	45.9%
1989	22.2%	45.8%
1990	22%	45.7%
1991	21.9%	45.6%
1992	21.8%	45.5%
1993	21.7%	45.2%
1994	21.7%	44.9%
1995	21.5%	44.6%
1996	21.4%	44.2%
1997	21.2%	43.7%
1998	21.1%	43.2%
1999	20.9%	42.5%
2000	20.8%	41.8%
2001	20.6%	40.9%
2002	20.4%	39.9%
2003	20.2%	38.9%
2004	20%	37.9%
2005	19.8%	36.9%
2006	19.6%	36%
2007	19.4%	35%
2008	19.3%	34.1%
2009	19.2%	33.1%
2010	19.1%	32.2%
2011	19%	31.3%
2012	18.9%	30.4%
2013	18.9%	29.8%
2014	18.9%	29.2%
2015	18.9%	28.8%
2016	18.9%	28.5%
2017	18.8%	28.4%
2018	18.8%	28.4%
2019	18.7%	28.4%
2020	18.6%	28.4%
2021	18.4%	28%
2022	18.2%	27.2%
2023	18%	26.4%
2024	17.8%	25.5%
2025	17.7%	24.7%
2026	17.5%	23.8%
2027	17.4%	23%
2028	17.2%	22.2%
2029	17%	21.4%
2030	16.9%	20.6%
2031	16.7%	19.8%
2032	16.6%	19%
2033	16.5%	18.2%
2034	16.4%	17.5%
2035	16.3%	16.9%
2036	16.2%	16.6%
2037	16.1%	16.5%
2038	16%	16.4%
2039	15.9%	16.4%
2040	15.9%	16.3%
2041	15.8%	16.2%
2042	15.8%	16.2%
2043	15.7%	16.1%
2044	15.7%	16.1%
2045	15.7%	16%
2046	15.7%	16%
2047	15.7%	15.9%
2048	15.7%	15.8%
2049	15.7%	15.7%
2050	15.7%	15.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.8% of the population in Australia and 25.5% in Cape Verde in 2024, compared to 22% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Australia and Cape Verde compared.

Natural population change in Australia vs Cape Verde by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.56% in Australia 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
	Australia	Cape Verde
1960	141,816	6,098
1961	150,955	6,247
1962	143,943	6,468
1963	140,161	6,589
1964	128,420	6,725
1965	122,990	6,877
1966	126,996	7,039
1967	126,249	7,214
1968	132,099	7,408
1969	143,477	7,625
1970	145,081	7,878
1971	165,593	8,359
1972	155,488	8,716
1973	136,476	9,003
1974	128,996	9,295
1975	123,648	9,601
1976	115,070	9,833
1977	117,793	10,036
1978	116,299	10,152
1979	116,112	10,223
1980	117,536	10,276
1981	125,356	10,470
1982	126,030	10,597
1983	130,844	10,736
1984	123,077	10,835
1985	143,674	11,105
1986	123,342	11,295
1987	128,484	11,426
1988	127,298	11,523
1989	127,789	11,608
1990	143,347	11,738
1991	138,273	11,899
1992	139,829	11,915
1993	137,551	11,805
1994	131,761	11,410
1995	131,436	10,764
1996	125,751	10,613
1997	121,592	10,323
1998	120,949	10,187
1999	118,517	9,989
2000	119,882	9,752
2001	117,575	9,510
2002	116,971	9,278
2003	118,325	9,037
2004	115,610	8,825
2005	129,132	8,428
2006	132,931	7,980
2007	154,124	7,559
2008	155,119	7,313
2009	160,518	7,216
2010	158,628	7,746
2011	156,380	7,874
2012	161,408	7,157
2013	159,584	6,780
2014	154,940	6,622
2015	150,041	6,314
2016	152,403	6,238
2017	150,015	5,993
2018	157,269	5,282
2019	136,808	4,773
2020	133,376	3,734
2021	138,701	3,575
2022	111,862	3,864
2023	103,945	3,798

Maternal mortality chart: Australia vs Cape Verde

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Australia, compared to 40 deaths in Cape Verde.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Australia	Cape Verde
1985	9	420
1986	8	394
1987	9	366
1988	9	346
1989	9	322
1990	9	298
1991	9	277
1992	9	255
1993	9	233
1994	9	214
1995	9	196
1996	8	167
1997	8	147
1998	7	134
1999	7	122
2000	7	110
2001	6	101
2002	6	92
2003	5	86
2004	5	80
2005	5	75
2006	5	76
2007	5	73
2008	5	68
2009	5	62
2010	5	61
2011	6	55
2012	6	51
2013	6	50
2014	6	48
2015	6	46
2016	6	44
2017	6	43
2018	5	43
2019	5	41
2020	5	56
2021	4	56
2022	4	42
2023	2	40

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.37% in Australia 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
	Australia	Cape Verde
1960	2.49%	17.2%
1961	2.43%	16.9%
1962	2.37%	16.6%
1963	2.32%	16.2%
1964	2.27%	15.9%
1965	2.24%	15.4%
1966	2.21%	15%
1967	2.2%	14.5%
1968	2.19%	14%
1969	2.18%	13.4%
1970	2.15%	12.8%
1971	2.1%	12.1%
1972	2.03%	11.5%
1973	1.94%	10.8%
1974	1.84%	10.2%
1975	1.73%	9.6%
1976	1.62%	9.09%
1977	1.52%	8.65%
1978	1.44%	8.27%
1979	1.36%	8%
1980	1.3%	7.82%
1981	1.26%	7.72%
1982	1.22%	7.65%
1983	1.19%	7.59%
1984	1.16%	7.46%
1985	1.13%	7.25%
1986	1.1%	6.95%
1987	1.06%	6.59%
1988	1.02%	6.21%
1989	0.97%	5.88%
1990	0.92%	5.64%
1991	0.87%	5.5%
1992	0.82%	5.46%
1993	0.77%	5.46%
1994	0.73%	5.45%
1995	0.7%	5.37%
1996	0.68%	5.17%
1997	0.66%	4.84%
1998	0.64%	4.44%
1999	0.63%	4%
2000	0.62%	3.6%
2001	0.61%	3.28%
2002	0.6%	3.05%
2003	0.59%	2.9%
2004	0.58%	2.82%
2005	0.57%	2.8%
2006	0.56%	2.8%
2007	0.54%	2.8%
2008	0.52%	2.79%
2009	0.5%	2.75%
2010	0.48%	2.67%
2011	0.45%	2.56%
2012	0.43%	2.42%
2013	0.41%	2.26%
2014	0.4%	2.09%
2015	0.39%	1.91%
2016	0.38%	1.76%
2017	0.38%	1.62%
2018	0.38%	1.51%
2019	0.38%	1.41%
2020	0.38%	1.33%
2021	0.37%	1.27%
2022	0.37%	1.21%
2023	0.37%	1.16%