Fertility & birth rates in Bahamas and Cape Verde

Fertility rate in Bahamas vs Cape Verde chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Bahamas was 1.37 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 the Bahamas 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
	Bahamas	Cape Verde
1960	5.09	6.89
1961	5.16	6.92
1962	5.13	6.95
1963	5.06	6.98
1964	4.97	6.99
1965	4.88	6.99
1966	4.79	6.99
1967	4.69	6.98
1968	4.56	6.97
1969	4.38	6.95
1970	4.21	6.94
1971	4.06	6.91
1972	3.89	6.89
1973	3.73	6.86
1974	3.57	6.82
1975	3.42	6.77
1976	3.3	6.71
1977	3.17	6.65
1978	3.05	6.56
1979	2.94	6.47
1980	2.84	6.38
1981	2.77	6.27
1982	2.71	6.17
1983	2.65	6.07
1984	2.59	5.97
1985	2.55	5.92
1986	2.53	5.81
1987	2.52	5.68
1988	2.52	5.55
1989	2.52	5.45
1990	2.52	5.36
1991	2.51	5.26
1992	2.71	5.12
1993	2.61	4.95
1994	2.47	4.72
1995	2.42	4.49
1996	2.35	4.26
1997	2.29	4.05
1998	2.23	3.9
1999	2.13	3.73
2000	2.06	3.55
2001	2.02	3.37
2002	1.98	3.19
2003	1.97	3.03
2004	1.98	2.9
2005	2.01	2.73
2006	2.02	2.56
2007	2.04	2.41
2008	2	2.3
2009	2.01	2.25
2010	1.84	2.33
2011	1.79	2.33
2012	1.76	2.15
2013	1.74	2.07
2014	1.69	2.03
2015	1.57	1.97
2016	1.5	1.97
2017	1.42	1.93
2018	1.4	1.8
2019	1.4	1.7
2020	1.39	1.59
2021	1.38	1.55
2022	1.38	1.53
2023	1.37	1.52
2024	1.37	1.51
2025	1.36	1.5
2026	1.36	1.49
2027	1.35	1.48
2028	1.35	1.47
2029	1.35	1.47
2030	1.35	1.47
2031	1.36	1.47
2032	1.36	1.47
2033	1.36	1.47
2034	1.37	1.47
2035	1.37	1.47
2036	1.37	1.47
2037	1.38	1.47
2038	1.38	1.47
2039	1.38	1.48
2040	1.39	1.48
2041	1.39	1.48
2042	1.39	1.48
2043	1.39	1.49
2044	1.4	1.49
2045	1.4	1.49
2046	1.4	1.49
2047	1.4	1.49
2048	1.41	1.5
2049	1.41	1.5
2050	1.41	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Bahamas	Cape Verde
1960	41.1%	43.6%
1961	41%	44.3%
1962	40.9%	45.1%
1963	40.8%	45.6%
1964	40.7%	46%
1965	40.7%	46.2%
1966	40.6%	46.2%
1967	40.6%	46.1%
1968	40.4%	45.9%
1969	40.3%	45.5%
1970	40.1%	45.2%
1971	40%	45%
1972	39.9%	45%
1973	39.7%	45%
1974	39.4%	44.9%
1975	39%	45.3%
1976	38.4%	45.9%
1977	37.8%	46.5%
1978	37%	46.9%
1979	36.1%	47.3%
1980	35.3%	47.4%
1981	34.4%	47.3%
1982	33.6%	47%
1983	32.8%	46.8%
1984	32%	46.6%
1985	31.2%	46.4%
1986	30.6%	46.2%
1987	30%	46.1%
1988	29.5%	45.9%
1989	29.2%	45.8%
1990	28.9%	45.7%
1991	28.7%	45.6%
1992	28.6%	45.5%
1993	28.6%	45.2%
1994	28.6%	44.9%
1995	28.5%	44.6%
1996	28.5%	44.2%
1997	28.4%	43.7%
1998	28.2%	43.2%
1999	28.1%	42.5%
2000	27.8%	41.8%
2001	27.5%	40.9%
2002	27.2%	39.9%
2003	26.8%	38.9%
2004	26.3%	37.9%
2005	25.9%	36.9%
2006	25.4%	36%
2007	24.9%	35%
2008	24.3%	34.1%
2009	23.8%	33.1%
2010	23.3%	32.2%
2011	22.8%	31.3%
2012	22.4%	30.4%
2013	22%	29.8%
2014	21.6%	29.2%
2015	21.3%	28.8%
2016	20.9%	28.5%
2017	20.6%	28.4%
2018	20.2%	28.4%
2019	19.8%	28.4%
2020	19.5%	28.4%
2021	19.1%	28%
2022	18.8%	27.2%
2023	18.3%	26.4%
2024	17.9%	25.5%
2025	17.5%	24.7%
2026	17.2%	23.8%
2027	16.9%	23%
2028	16.7%	22.2%
2029	16.4%	21.4%
2030	16.2%	20.6%
2031	16%	19.8%
2032	15.9%	19%
2033	15.8%	18.2%
2034	15.7%	17.5%
2035	15.6%	16.9%
2036	15.5%	16.6%
2037	15.4%	16.5%
2038	15.3%	16.4%
2039	15.3%	16.4%
2040	15.2%	16.3%
2041	15.1%	16.2%
2042	15%	16.2%
2043	14.9%	16.1%
2044	14.9%	16.1%
2045	14.8%	16%
2046	14.7%	16%
2047	14.7%	15.9%
2048	14.6%	15.8%
2049	14.5%	15.7%
2050	14.4%	15.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in the Bahamas and 25.5% in Cape Verde in 2024, compared to 28.9% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Bahamas and Cape Verde compared.

Natural population change in Bahamas vs Cape Verde by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.29% in the Bahamas 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
	Bahamas	Cape Verde
1960	3,351	6,098
1961	3,577	6,247
1962	3,748	6,468
1963	3,901	6,589
1964	4,037	6,725
1965	4,193	6,877
1966	4,339	7,039
1967	4,502	7,214
1968	4,622	7,408
1969	4,688	7,625
1970	4,726	7,878
1971	4,690	8,359
1972	4,583	8,716
1973	4,467	9,003
1974	4,352	9,295
1975	4,249	9,601
1976	4,167	9,833
1977	4,069	10,036
1978	3,987	10,152
1979	3,899	10,223
1980	3,845	10,276
1981	3,851	10,470
1982	3,863	10,597
1983	3,888	10,736
1984	3,892	10,835
1985	3,918	11,105
1986	3,998	11,295
1987	4,090	11,426
1988	4,198	11,523
1989	4,323	11,608
1990	4,432	11,738
1991	4,498	11,899
1992	5,064	11,915
1993	4,877	11,805
1994	4,558	11,410
1995	4,434	10,764
1996	4,265	10,613
1997	4,107	10,323
1998	3,949	10,187
1999	3,688	9,989
2000	3,487	9,752
2001	3,377	9,510
2002	3,249	9,278
2003	3,181	9,037
2004	3,165	8,825
2005	3,220	8,428
2006	3,205	7,980
2007	3,243	7,559
2008	3,134	7,313
2009	3,163	7,216
2010	2,662	7,746
2011	2,558	7,874
2012	2,485	7,157
2013	2,432	6,780
2014	2,259	6,622
2015	1,840	6,314
2016	1,569	6,238
2017	1,289	5,993
2018	1,173	5,282
2019	740	4,773
2020	631	3,734
2021	-93	3,575
2022	947	3,864
2023	854	3,798

Maternal mortality chart: Bahamas vs Cape Verde

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 76 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Bahamas, compared to 40 deaths in Cape Verde.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Bahamas	Cape Verde
1985	70	420
1986	68	394
1987	66	366
1988	66	346
1989	65	322
1990	65	298
1991	67	277
1992	67	255
1993	66	233
1994	64	214
1995	63	196
1996	62	167
1997	59	147
1998	57	134
1999	54	122
2000	51	110
2001	48	101
2002	46	92
2003	57	86
2004	69	80
2005	70	75
2006	74	76
2007	78	73
2008	80	68
2009	84	62
2010	79	61
2011	74	55
2012	71	51
2013	74	50
2014	78	48
2015	83	46
2016	77	44
2017	79	43
2018	82	43
2019	82	41
2020	84	56
2021	174	56
2022	80	42
2023	76	40

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.27% in the Bahamas 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
	Bahamas	Cape Verde
1960	-	17.2%
1961	-	16.9%
1962	-	16.6%
1963	-	16.2%
1964	-	15.9%
1965	-	15.4%
1966	-	15%
1967	-	14.5%
1968	2.94%	14%
1969	2.99%	13.4%
1970	3.03%	12.8%
1971	3.07%	12.1%
1972	3.1%	11.5%
1973	3.13%	10.8%
1974	3.14%	10.2%
1975	3.13%	9.6%
1976	3.1%	9.09%
1977	3.07%	8.65%
1978	3.03%	8.27%
1979	2.99%	8%
1980	2.95%	7.82%
1981	2.91%	7.72%
1982	2.88%	7.65%
1983	2.84%	7.59%
1984	2.81%	7.46%
1985	2.78%	7.25%
1986	2.73%	6.95%
1987	2.65%	6.59%
1988	2.55%	6.21%
1989	2.45%	5.88%
1990	2.34%	5.64%
1991	2.23%	5.5%
1992	2.12%	5.46%
1993	2.03%	5.46%
1994	1.93%	5.45%
1995	1.84%	5.37%
1996	1.76%	5.17%
1997	1.69%	4.84%
1998	1.65%	4.44%
1999	1.62%	4%
2000	1.62%	3.6%
2001	1.63%	3.28%
2002	1.65%	3.05%
2003	1.67%	2.9%
2004	1.69%	2.82%
2005	1.69%	2.8%
2006	1.68%	2.8%
2007	1.65%	2.8%
2008	1.62%	2.79%
2009	1.58%	2.75%
2010	1.54%	2.67%
2011	1.5%	2.56%
2012	1.47%	2.42%
2013	1.44%	2.26%
2014	1.42%	2.09%
2015	1.39%	1.91%
2016	1.38%	1.76%
2017	1.36%	1.62%
2018	1.35%	1.51%
2019	2.35%	1.41%
2020	1.33%	1.33%
2021	1.31%	1.27%
2022	1.29%	1.21%
2023	1.27%	1.16%