Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Chile

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Chile chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cape Verde was 1.52 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.17 in Chile in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Chile population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cape Verde	Chile
1960	6.89	4.7
1961	6.92	4.66
1962	6.95	4.6
1963	6.98	4.54
1964	6.99	4.46
1965	6.99	4.36
1966	6.99	4.26
1967	6.98	4.14
1968	6.97	4.03
1969	6.95	3.9
1970	6.94	3.78
1971	6.91	3.65
1972	6.89	3.53
1973	6.86	3.41
1974	6.82	3.29
1975	6.77	3.18
1976	6.71	3.08
1977	6.65	2.98
1978	6.56	2.89
1979	6.47	2.81
1980	6.38	2.74
1981	6.27	2.69
1982	6.17	2.65
1983	6.07	2.62
1984	5.97	2.6
1985	5.92	2.59
1986	5.81	2.59
1987	5.68	2.59
1988	5.55	2.59
1989	5.45	2.59
1990	5.36	2.58
1991	5.26	2.56
1992	5.12	2.48
1993	4.95	2.43
1994	4.72	2.38
1995	4.49	2.35
1996	4.26	2.28
1997	4.05	2.2
1998	3.9	2.15
1999	3.73	2.07
2000	3.55	2.05
2001	3.37	2.01
2002	3.19	1.93
2003	3.03	1.89
2004	2.9	1.84
2005	2.73	1.83
2006	2.56	1.8
2007	2.41	1.83
2008	2.3	1.85
2009	2.25	1.86
2010	2.33	1.84
2011	2.33	1.82
2012	2.15	1.8
2013	2.07	1.79
2014	2.03	1.77
2015	1.97	1.74
2016	1.97	1.69
2017	1.93	1.56
2018	1.8	1.54
2019	1.7	1.43
2020	1.59	1.31
2021	1.55	1.18
2022	1.53	1.25
2023	1.52	1.17
2024	1.51	1.14
2025	1.5	1.13
2026	1.49	1.12
2027	1.48	1.12
2028	1.47	1.12
2029	1.47	1.12
2030	1.47	1.13
2031	1.47	1.13
2032	1.47	1.14
2033	1.47	1.15
2034	1.47	1.15
2035	1.47	1.16
2036	1.47	1.17
2037	1.47	1.17
2038	1.47	1.18
2039	1.48	1.19
2040	1.48	1.19
2041	1.48	1.2
2042	1.48	1.2
2043	1.49	1.21
2044	1.49	1.21
2045	1.49	1.22
2046	1.49	1.22
2047	1.49	1.22
2048	1.5	1.23
2049	1.5	1.24
2050	1.5	1.24

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Chile
1960	43.6%	39.7%
1961	44.3%	39.7%
1962	45.1%	39.7%
1963	45.6%	39.6%
1964	46%	39.4%
1965	46.2%	39.2%
1966	46.2%	39%
1967	46.1%	38.8%
1968	45.9%	38.5%
1969	45.5%	38.3%
1970	45.2%	38%
1971	45%	37.6%
1972	45%	37.2%
1973	45%	36.8%
1974	44.9%	36.3%
1975	45.3%	35.8%
1976	45.9%	35.3%
1977	46.5%	34.8%
1978	46.9%	34.3%
1979	47.3%	33.8%
1980	47.4%	33.3%
1981	47.3%	32.9%
1982	47%	32.4%
1983	46.8%	32%
1984	46.6%	31.5%
1985	46.4%	31.2%
1986	46.2%	30.8%
1987	46.1%	30.5%
1988	45.9%	30.2%
1989	45.8%	30%
1990	45.7%	29.8%
1991	45.6%	29.6%
1992	45.5%	29.3%
1993	45.2%	29.1%
1994	44.9%	28.9%
1995	44.6%	28.6%
1996	44.2%	28.3%
1997	43.7%	28%
1998	43.2%	27.7%
1999	42.5%	27.3%
2000	41.8%	26.8%
2001	40.9%	26.3%
2002	39.9%	25.8%
2003	38.9%	25.3%
2004	37.9%	24.7%
2005	36.9%	24.1%
2006	36%	23.5%
2007	35%	22.9%
2008	34.1%	22.4%
2009	33.1%	22%
2010	32.2%	21.5%
2011	31.3%	21.1%
2012	30.4%	20.8%
2013	29.8%	20.5%
2014	29.2%	20.2%
2015	28.8%	19.9%
2016	28.5%	19.7%
2017	28.4%	19.3%
2018	28.4%	19%
2019	28.4%	18.7%
2020	28.4%	18.4%
2021	28%	18.1%
2022	27.2%	17.8%
2023	26.4%	17.4%
2024	25.5%	17%
2025	24.7%	16.5%
2026	23.8%	16.1%
2027	23%	15.7%
2028	22.2%	15.3%
2029	21.4%	14.9%
2030	20.6%	14.4%
2031	19.8%	14%
2032	19%	13.7%
2033	18.2%	13.4%
2034	17.5%	13.1%
2035	16.9%	12.8%
2036	16.6%	12.7%
2037	16.5%	12.5%
2038	16.4%	12.4%
2039	16.4%	12.3%
2040	16.3%	12.2%
2041	16.2%	12.1%
2042	16.2%	12%
2043	16.1%	12%
2044	16.1%	11.9%
2045	16%	11.8%
2046	16%	11.7%
2047	15.9%	11.7%
2048	15.8%	11.6%
2049	15.7%	11.5%
2050	15.6%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 17% in Chile in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Chile compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Chile by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +0.45% in Chile. 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
	Cape Verde	Chile
1960	6,098	198,461
1961	6,247	198,788
1962	6,468	200,905
1963	6,589	202,370
1964	6,725	202,741
1965	6,877	203,341
1966	7,039	204,661
1967	7,214	204,377
1968	7,408	203,577
1969	7,625	202,764
1970	7,878	200,402
1971	8,359	198,523
1972	8,716	198,162
1973	9,003	197,666
1974	9,295	196,322
1975	9,601	196,890
1976	9,833	196,986
1977	10,036	197,163
1978	10,152	196,483
1979	10,223	197,198
1980	10,276	198,281
1981	10,470	198,211
1982	10,597	199,522
1983	10,736	202,352
1984	10,835	205,407
1985	11,105	208,910
1986	11,295	213,571
1987	11,426	218,034
1988	11,523	221,602
1989	11,608	224,854
1990	11,738	226,941
1991	11,899	227,180
1992	11,915	219,224
1993	11,805	215,003
1994	11,410	209,834
1995	10,764	208,017
1996	10,613	199,897
1997	10,323	190,433
1998	10,187	185,815
1999	9,989	177,995
2000	9,752	175,362
2001	9,510	171,659
2002	9,278	162,322
2003	9,037	154,287
2004	8,825	150,138
2005	8,428	147,009
2006	7,980	142,277
2007	7,559	145,043
2008	7,313	147,105
2009	7,216	147,576
2010	7,746	145,527
2011	7,874	141,053
2012	7,157	134,617
2013	6,780	133,785
2014	6,622	131,373
2015	6,314	127,074
2016	6,238	120,545
2017	5,993	106,268
2018	5,282	103,950
2019	4,773	86,006
2020	3,734	52,378
2021	3,575	27,530
2022	3,864	41,041
2023	3,798	48,518

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Chile

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 40 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cape Verde, compared to 10 deaths in Chile.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Chile
1985	420	73
1986	394	70
1987	366	67
1988	346	64
1989	322	62
1990	298	56
1991	277	54
1992	255	52
1993	233	49
1994	214	47
1995	196	44
1996	167	41
1997	147	39
1998	134	36
1999	122	35
2000	110	33
2001	101	32
2002	92	30
2003	86	29
2004	80	28
2005	75	27
2006	76	27
2007	73	26
2008	68	24
2009	62	24
2010	61	22
2011	55	20
2012	51	18
2013	50	17
2014	48	16
2015	46	14
2016	44	13
2017	43	12
2018	43	11
2019	41	11
2020	56	12
2021	56	14
2022	42	12
2023	40	10

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 0.72% in Chile. 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
	Cape Verde	Chile
1960	17.2%	15.3%
1961	16.9%	14.9%
1962	16.6%	14.3%
1963	16.2%	13.6%
1964	15.9%	12.7%
1965	15.4%	11.6%
1966	15%	10.4%
1967	14.5%	9.36%
1968	14%	8.69%
1969	13.4%	8.26%
1970	12.8%	8.01%
1971	12.1%	7.86%
1972	11.5%	7.73%
1973	10.8%	7.54%
1974	10.2%	7.14%
1975	9.6%	6.46%
1976	9.09%	5.63%
1977	8.65%	4.85%
1978	8.27%	4.2%
1979	8%	3.69%
1980	7.82%	3.29%
1981	7.72%	2.98%
1982	7.65%	2.71%
1983	7.59%	2.47%
1984	7.46%	2.3%
1985	7.25%	2.23%
1986	6.95%	2.22%
1987	6.59%	2.2%
1988	6.21%	2.14%
1989	5.88%	2.03%
1990	5.64%	1.91%
1991	5.5%	1.76%
1992	5.46%	1.63%
1993	5.46%	1.5%
1994	5.45%	1.39%
1995	5.37%	1.31%
1996	5.17%	1.26%
1997	4.84%	1.22%
1998	4.44%	1.19%
1999	4%	1.15%
2000	3.6%	1.09%
2001	3.28%	1.03%
2002	3.05%	0.98%
2003	2.9%	0.95%
2004	2.82%	0.93%
2005	2.8%	0.91%
2006	2.8%	0.9%
2007	2.8%	0.89%
2008	2.79%	0.89%
2009	2.75%	0.88%
2010	2.67%	0.87%
2011	2.56%	0.86%
2012	2.42%	0.84%
2013	2.26%	0.82%
2014	2.09%	0.81%
2015	1.91%	0.79%
2016	1.76%	0.77%
2017	1.62%	0.75%
2018	1.51%	0.72%
2019	1.41%	0.7%
2020	1.33%	0.68%
2021	1.27%	0.67%
2022	1.21%	0.68%
2023	1.16%	0.72%