Cape Verde birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Cape Verde chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Cape Verde was 1.52 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2013. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.95 — a -69.3% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cape Verde	World
1960	6.89	4.69
1961	6.92	4.56
1962	6.95	5.02
1963	6.98	5.31
1964	6.99	5.13
1965	6.99	5.08
1966	6.99	4.97
1967	6.98	4.87
1968	6.97	4.98
1969	6.95	4.88
1970	6.94	4.84
1971	6.91	4.69
1972	6.89	4.55
1973	6.86	4.42
1974	6.82	4.26
1975	6.77	4.07
1976	6.71	3.97
1977	6.65	3.84
1978	6.56	3.77
1979	6.47	3.76
1980	6.38	3.73
1981	6.27	3.71
1982	6.17	3.72
1983	6.07	3.59
1984	5.97	3.57
1985	5.92	3.53
1986	5.81	3.51
1987	5.68	3.48
1988	5.55	3.39
1989	5.45	3.35
1990	5.36	3.31
1991	5.26	3.13
1992	5.12	3.04
1993	4.95	2.97
1994	4.72	2.92
1995	4.49	2.87
1996	4.26	2.82
1997	4.05	2.78
1998	3.9	2.75
1999	3.73	2.72
2000	3.55	2.73
2001	3.37	2.69
2002	3.19	2.66
2003	3.03	2.64
2004	2.9	2.63
2005	2.73	2.61
2006	2.56	2.61
2007	2.41	2.6
2008	2.3	2.6
2009	2.25	2.59
2010	2.33	2.57
2011	2.33	2.55
2012	2.15	2.56
2013	2.07	2.53
2014	2.03	2.52
2015	1.97	2.49
2016	1.97	2.49
2017	1.93	2.46
2018	1.8	2.39
2019	1.7	2.35
2020	1.59	2.28
2021	1.55	2.25
2022	1.53	2.22
2023	1.52	2.2
2024	1.51	2.19
2025	1.5	2.18
2026	1.49	2.18
2027	1.48	2.17
2028	1.47	2.16
2029	1.47	2.15
2030	1.47	2.14
2031	1.47	2.13
2032	1.47	2.12
2033	1.47	2.12
2034	1.47	2.11
2035	1.47	2.1
2036	1.47	2.09
2037	1.47	2.09
2038	1.47	2.08
2039	1.48	2.08
2040	1.48	2.08
2041	1.48	2.07
2042	1.48	2.07
2043	1.49	2.07
2044	1.49	2.07
2045	1.49	2.06
2046	1.49	2.06
2047	1.49	2.06
2048	1.5	2.05
2049	1.5	2.05
2050	1.5	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 13.5% were to women under 20 years old, 41.4% to women ages 20-29, and 45.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 16.7%, 53.8%, and 29.6% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Cape Verde by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Cape Verde	World
1960	43.6%	37.4%
1961	44.3%	37.5%
1962	45.1%	37.6%
1963	45.6%	37.8%
1964	46%	38%
1965	46.2%	38%
1966	46.2%	38%
1967	46.1%	38%
1968	45.9%	37.9%
1969	45.5%	37.8%
1970	45.2%	37.7%
1971	45%	37.6%
1972	45%	37.5%
1973	45%	37.3%
1974	44.9%	37.2%
1975	45.3%	37.1%
1976	45.9%	36.9%
1977	46.5%	36.7%
1978	46.9%	36.3%
1979	47.3%	35.9%
1980	47.4%	35.5%
1981	47.3%	35.2%
1982	47%	34.9%
1983	46.8%	34.6%
1984	46.6%	34.3%
1985	46.4%	34%
1986	46.2%	33.8%
1987	46.1%	33.6%
1988	45.9%	33.4%
1989	45.8%	33.2%
1990	45.7%	33%
1991	45.6%	32.9%
1992	45.5%	32.7%
1993	45.2%	32.5%
1994	44.9%	32.3%
1995	44.6%	32.1%
1996	44.2%	31.8%
1997	43.7%	31.5%
1998	43.2%	31.1%
1999	42.5%	30.8%
2000	41.8%	30.4%
2001	40.9%	30%
2002	39.9%	29.6%
2003	38.9%	29.2%
2004	37.9%	28.8%
2005	36.9%	28.5%
2006	36%	28.1%
2007	35%	27.9%
2008	34.1%	27.6%
2009	33.1%	27.5%
2010	32.2%	27.3%
2011	31.3%	27.1%
2012	30.4%	27%
2013	29.8%	26.9%
2014	29.2%	26.8%
2015	28.8%	26.6%
2016	28.5%	26.5%
2017	28.4%	26.4%
2018	28.4%	26.2%
2019	28.4%	26%
2020	28.4%	25.8%
2021	28%	25.6%
2022	27.2%	25.3%
2023	26.4%	25%
2024	25.5%	24.7%
2025	24.7%	24.4%
2026	23.8%	24.1%
2027	23%	23.8%
2028	22.2%	23.4%
2029	21.4%	23.1%
2030	20.6%	22.8%
2031	19.8%	22.6%
2032	19%	22.3%
2033	18.2%	22.1%
2034	17.5%	21.9%
2035	16.9%	21.7%
2036	16.6%	21.6%
2037	16.5%	21.5%
2038	16.4%	21.4%
2039	16.4%	21.3%
2040	16.3%	21.2%
2041	16.2%	21.1%
2042	16.2%	21%
2043	16.1%	21%
2044	16.1%	20.9%
2045	16%	20.8%
2046	16%	20.7%
2047	15.9%	20.7%
2048	15.8%	20.6%
2049	15.7%	20.5%
2050	15.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Cape Verde was 43.6% in 1960, 45.2% in 1993, and 25.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Cape Verde.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Cape Verde, excluding migration, has been +0.98% annually. On average, 5,019 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Cape Verde
1960	6,098
1961	6,247
1962	6,468
1963	6,589
1964	6,725
1965	6,877
1966	7,039
1967	7,214
1968	7,408
1969	7,625
1970	7,878
1971	8,359
1972	8,716
1973	9,003
1974	9,295
1975	9,601
1976	9,833
1977	10,036
1978	10,152
1979	10,223
1980	10,276
1981	10,470
1982	10,597
1983	10,736
1984	10,835
1985	11,105
1986	11,295
1987	11,426
1988	11,523
1989	11,608
1990	11,738
1991	11,899
1992	11,915
1993	11,805
1994	11,410
1995	10,764
1996	10,613
1997	10,323
1998	10,187
1999	9,989
2000	9,752
2001	9,510
2002	9,278
2003	9,037
2004	8,825
2005	8,428
2006	7,980
2007	7,559
2008	7,313
2009	7,216
2010	7,746
2011	7,874
2012	7,157
2013	6,780
2014	6,622
2015	6,314
2016	6,238
2017	5,993
2018	5,282
2019	4,773
2020	3,734
2021	3,575
2022	3,864
2023	3,798

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Cape Verde was 40 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.04% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -63.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	World
1985	420	460
1986	394	438
1987	366	429
1988	346	414
1989	322	401
1990	298	391
1991	277	395
1992	255	395
1993	233	389
1994	214	382
1995	196	371
1996	167	366
1997	147	358
1998	134	360
1999	122	340
2000	110	328
2001	101	321
2002	92	311
2003	86	301
2004	80	291
2005	75	283
2006	76	276
2007	73	269
2008	68	264
2009	62	258
2010	61	253
2011	55	247
2012	51	239
2013	50	235
2014	48	231
2015	46	228
2016	44	220
2017	43	215
2018	43	211
2019	41	207
2020	56	211
2021	56	242
2022	42	203
2023	40	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Cape Verde was 11.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.16% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 36 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Cape Verde	World
1960	17.2%	18.5%
1961	16.9%	18.1%
1962	16.6%	17.8%
1963	16.2%	17.5%
1964	15.9%	17.7%
1965	15.4%	17.5%
1966	15%	17.3%
1967	14.5%	17%
1968	14%	16.5%
1969	13.4%	15.5%
1970	12.8%	15.2%
1971	12.1%	15.1%
1972	11.5%	14.4%
1973	10.8%	14.1%
1974	10.2%	13.7%
1975	9.6%	13.4%
1976	9.09%	13%
1977	8.65%	12.5%
1978	8.27%	12.1%
1979	8%	11.7%
1980	7.82%	11.4%
1981	7.72%	11%
1982	7.65%	10.8%
1983	7.59%	10.6%
1984	7.46%	10.4%
1985	7.25%	10.1%
1986	6.95%	9.81%
1987	6.59%	9.47%
1988	6.21%	9.31%
1989	5.88%	9.02%
1990	5.64%	8.81%
1991	5.5%	8.66%
1992	5.46%	8.46%
1993	5.46%	8.19%
1994	5.45%	7.98%
1995	5.37%	7.76%
1996	5.17%	7.52%
1997	4.84%	7.28%
1998	4.44%	7.05%
1999	4%	6.76%
2000	3.6%	6.48%
2001	3.28%	6.21%
2002	3.05%	5.94%
2003	2.9%	5.65%
2004	2.82%	5.43%
2005	2.8%	5.16%
2006	2.8%	4.92%
2007	2.8%	4.7%
2008	2.79%	4.5%
2009	2.75%	4.31%
2010	2.67%	4.11%
2011	2.56%	3.97%
2012	2.42%	3.77%
2013	2.26%	3.61%
2014	2.09%	3.48%
2015	1.91%	3.35%
2016	1.76%	3.23%
2017	1.62%	3.11%
2018	1.51%	2.97%
2019	1.41%	2.86%
2020	1.33%	2.75%
2021	1.27%	2.66%
2022	1.21%	2.59%
2023	1.16%	2.49%