Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Cyprus

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Cyprus 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 1.39 in Cyprus in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Cyprus 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	Cyprus
1960	6.89	3.39
1961	6.92	3.62
1962	6.95	3.51
1963	6.98	3.49
1964	6.99	3.41
1965	6.99	3.47
1966	6.99	3.4
1967	6.98	3.32
1968	6.97	3.27
1969	6.95	3.19
1970	6.94	3.07
1971	6.91	3.04
1972	6.89	2.99
1973	6.86	2.4
1974	6.82	2.28
1975	6.77	2.11
1976	6.71	2.33
1977	6.65	2.09
1978	6.56	2.08
1979	6.47	2.14
1980	6.38	2.3
1981	6.27	2.15
1982	6.17	2.49
1983	6.07	2.49
1984	5.97	2.51
1985	5.92	2.43
1986	5.81	2.45
1987	5.68	2.39
1988	5.55	2.47
1989	5.45	2.37
1990	5.36	2.4
1991	5.26	2.34
1992	5.12	2.46
1993	4.95	2.25
1994	4.72	2.16
1995	4.49	2.03
1996	4.26	1.95
1997	4.05	1.86
1998	3.9	1.76
1999	3.73	1.67
2000	3.55	1.64
2001	3.37	1.57
2002	3.19	1.5
2003	3.03	1.51
2004	2.9	1.51
2005	2.73	1.48
2006	2.56	1.51
2007	2.41	1.45
2008	2.3	1.48
2009	2.25	1.48
2010	2.33	1.43
2011	2.33	1.36
2012	2.15	1.38
2013	2.07	1.3
2014	2.03	1.31
2015	1.97	1.32
2016	1.97	1.36
2017	1.93	1.32
2018	1.8	1.32
2019	1.7	1.33
2020	1.59	1.36
2021	1.55	1.39
2022	1.53	1.39
2023	1.52	1.39
2024	1.51	1.38
2025	1.5	1.37
2026	1.49	1.37
2027	1.48	1.36
2028	1.47	1.36
2029	1.47	1.36
2030	1.47	1.37
2031	1.47	1.37
2032	1.47	1.37
2033	1.47	1.37
2034	1.47	1.37
2035	1.47	1.38
2036	1.47	1.38
2037	1.47	1.38
2038	1.47	1.38
2039	1.48	1.39
2040	1.48	1.39
2041	1.48	1.39
2042	1.48	1.39
2043	1.49	1.4
2044	1.49	1.4
2045	1.49	1.4
2046	1.49	1.41
2047	1.49	1.41
2048	1.5	1.42
2049	1.5	1.42
2050	1.5	1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Cyprus
1960	43.6%	36.5%
1961	44.3%	36.4%
1962	45.1%	35.8%
1963	45.6%	35.1%
1964	46%	34.5%
1965	46.2%	34%
1966	46.2%	33.5%
1967	46.1%	33%
1968	45.9%	32.6%
1969	45.5%	32.1%
1970	45.2%	31.7%
1971	45%	31.2%
1972	45%	30.8%
1973	45%	30.3%
1974	44.9%	30%
1975	45.3%	29.6%
1976	45.9%	28.8%
1977	46.5%	27.9%
1978	46.9%	27%
1979	47.3%	26.2%
1980	47.4%	25.5%
1981	47.3%	25%
1982	47%	24.8%
1983	46.8%	24.9%
1984	46.6%	25.1%
1985	46.4%	25.2%
1986	46.2%	25.2%
1987	46.1%	25.2%
1988	45.9%	25.1%
1989	45.8%	25%
1990	45.7%	24.8%
1991	45.6%	24.7%
1992	45.5%	24.6%
1993	45.2%	24.6%
1994	44.9%	24.7%
1995	44.6%	24.6%
1996	44.2%	24.3%
1997	43.7%	23.9%
1998	43.2%	23.4%
1999	42.5%	22.9%
2000	41.8%	22.3%
2001	40.9%	21.7%
2002	39.9%	21.3%
2003	38.9%	21%
2004	37.9%	20.5%
2005	36.9%	19.9%
2006	36%	19.3%
2007	35%	18.7%
2008	34.1%	18%
2009	33.1%	17.5%
2010	32.2%	17%
2011	31.3%	16.6%
2012	30.4%	16.4%
2013	29.8%	16.2%
2014	29.2%	16.1%
2015	28.8%	16%
2016	28.5%	15.9%
2017	28.4%	15.9%
2018	28.4%	15.9%
2019	28.4%	15.9%
2020	28.4%	15.9%
2021	28%	16%
2022	27.2%	16%
2023	26.4%	16.1%
2024	25.5%	16.1%
2025	24.7%	16.1%
2026	23.8%	16%
2027	23%	16%
2028	22.2%	15.9%
2029	21.4%	15.8%
2030	20.6%	15.6%
2031	19.8%	15.4%
2032	19%	15.2%
2033	18.2%	15%
2034	17.5%	14.8%
2035	16.9%	14.6%
2036	16.6%	14.3%
2037	16.5%	14%
2038	16.4%	13.8%
2039	16.4%	13.5%
2040	16.3%	13.3%
2041	16.2%	13.1%
2042	16.2%	12.9%
2043	16.1%	12.7%
2044	16.1%	12.6%
2045	16%	12.5%
2046	16%	12.4%
2047	15.9%	12.4%
2048	15.8%	12.4%
2049	15.7%	12.3%
2050	15.6%	12.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 16.1% in Cyprus in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 24.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Cyprus compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Cyprus 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 Cyprus. 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	Cyprus
1960	6,098	8,385
1961	6,247	9,584
1962	6,468	9,455
1963	6,589	8,568
1964	6,725	8,322
1965	6,877	9,643
1966	7,039	9,478
1967	7,214	9,313
1968	7,408	9,153
1969	7,625	8,857
1970	7,878	8,412
1971	8,359	8,398
1972	8,716	8,244
1973	9,003	5,405
1974	9,295	321
1975	9,601	5,023
1976	9,833	6,546
1977	10,036	5,607
1978	10,152	5,949
1979	10,223	6,620
1980	10,276	7,954
1981	10,470	7,135
1982	10,597	9,282
1983	10,736	9,318
1984	10,835	9,516
1985	11,105	9,242
1986	11,295	9,412
1987	11,426	9,114
1988	11,523	9,595
1989	11,608	9,156
1990	11,738	9,417
1991	11,899	9,102
1992	11,915	9,844
1993	11,805	8,463
1994	11,410	7,973
1995	10,764	7,226
1996	10,613	6,911
1997	10,323	6,444
1998	10,187	5,879
1999	9,989	5,524
2000	9,752	5,570
2001	9,510	5,308
2002	9,278	5,225
2003	9,037	5,484
2004	8,825	5,705
2005	8,428	5,646
2006	7,980	6,166
2007	7,559	5,983
2008	7,313	6,429
2009	7,216	6,820
2010	7,746	6,723
2011	7,874	6,271
2012	7,157	6,726
2013	6,780	6,116
2014	6,622	6,193
2015	6,314	6,340
2016	6,238	6,643
2017	5,993	6,082
2018	5,282	5,905
2019	4,773	5,679
2020	3,734	5,826
2021	3,575	5,305
2022	3,864	4,466
2023	3,798	5,025

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Cyprus

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 14 deaths in Cyprus.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Cyprus
1985	420	19
1986	394	18
1987	366	17
1988	346	17
1989	322	16
1990	298	15
1991	277	15
1992	255	15
1993	233	15
1994	214	15
1995	196	14
1996	167	14
1997	147	13
1998	134	13
1999	122	12
2000	110	12
2001	101	11
2002	92	11
2003	86	10
2004	80	10
2005	75	10
2006	76	10
2007	73	10
2008	68	10
2009	62	10
2010	61	10
2011	55	10
2012	51	10
2013	50	10
2014	48	11
2015	46	11
2016	44	12
2017	43	12
2018	43	13
2019	41	13
2020	56	87
2021	56	98
2022	42	53
2023	40	14

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 0.35% in Cyprus. 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	Cyprus
1960	17.2%	-
1961	16.9%	-
1962	16.6%	-
1963	16.2%	-
1964	15.9%	-
1965	15.4%	-
1966	15%	-
1967	14.5%	-
1968	14%	-
1969	13.4%	-
1970	12.8%	-
1971	12.1%	3.81%
1972	11.5%	3.72%
1973	10.8%	3.63%
1974	10.2%	3.53%
1975	9.6%	3.37%
1976	9.09%	3.16%
1977	8.65%	2.91%
1978	8.27%	2.65%
1979	8%	2.39%
1980	7.82%	2.16%
1981	7.72%	1.96%
1982	7.65%	1.78%
1983	7.59%	1.61%
1984	7.46%	1.45%
1985	7.25%	1.33%
1986	6.95%	1.23%
1987	6.59%	1.16%
1988	6.21%	1.13%
1989	5.88%	1.12%
1990	5.64%	1.11%
1991	5.5%	1.09%
1992	5.46%	1.06%
1993	5.46%	1.02%
1994	5.45%	0.97%
1995	5.37%	0.91%
1996	5.17%	0.86%
1997	4.84%	0.81%
1998	4.44%	0.76%
1999	4%	0.71%
2000	3.6%	0.66%
2001	3.28%	0.62%
2002	3.05%	0.58%
2003	2.9%	0.54%
2004	2.82%	0.5%
2005	2.8%	0.46%
2006	2.8%	0.42%
2007	2.8%	0.39%
2008	2.79%	0.37%
2009	2.75%	0.35%
2010	2.67%	0.33%
2011	2.56%	0.32%
2012	2.42%	0.3%
2013	2.26%	0.3%
2014	2.09%	0.29%
2015	1.91%	0.29%
2016	1.76%	0.29%
2017	1.62%	0.3%
2018	1.51%	0.3%
2019	1.41%	0.31%
2020	1.33%	0.32%
2021	1.27%	0.34%
2022	1.21%	0.35%
2023	1.16%	0.35%