Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Kenya

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Kenya 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 3.21 in Kenya in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Kenya 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	Kenya
1960	6.89	7.65
1961	6.92	7.72
1962	6.95	7.77
1963	6.98	7.82
1964	6.99	7.87
1965	6.99	7.92
1966	6.99	7.96
1967	6.98	7.95
1968	6.97	7.95
1969	6.95	7.95
1970	6.94	7.94
1971	6.91	7.92
1972	6.89	7.89
1973	6.86	7.86
1974	6.82	7.82
1975	6.77	7.8
1976	6.71	7.77
1977	6.65	7.73
1978	6.56	7.67
1979	6.47	7.6
1980	6.38	7.53
1981	6.27	7.45
1982	6.17	7.35
1983	6.07	7.22
1984	5.97	7.08
1985	5.92	6.96
1986	5.81	6.84
1987	5.68	6.69
1988	5.55	6.52
1989	5.45	6.33
1990	5.36	6.14
1991	5.26	5.94
1992	5.12	5.74
1993	4.95	5.57
1994	4.72	5.44
1995	4.49	5.37
1996	4.26	5.31
1997	4.05	5.27
1998	3.9	5.24
1999	3.73	5.18
2000	3.55	5.14
2001	3.37	5.09
2002	3.19	5.03
2003	3.03	4.94
2004	2.9	4.86
2005	2.73	4.8
2006	2.56	4.75
2007	2.41	4.72
2008	2.3	4.66
2009	2.25	4.57
2010	2.33	4.45
2011	2.33	4.28
2012	2.15	4.12
2013	2.07	3.96
2014	2.03	3.84
2015	1.97	3.77
2016	1.97	3.69
2017	1.93	3.61
2018	1.8	3.54
2019	1.7	3.43
2020	1.59	3.36
2021	1.55	3.31
2022	1.53	3.26
2023	1.52	3.21
2024	1.51	3.17
2025	1.5	3.12
2026	1.49	3.07
2027	1.48	3.03
2028	1.47	2.99
2029	1.47	2.95
2030	1.47	2.92
2031	1.47	2.89
2032	1.47	2.85
2033	1.47	2.82
2034	1.47	2.78
2035	1.47	2.75
2036	1.47	2.72
2037	1.47	2.69
2038	1.47	2.66
2039	1.48	2.63
2040	1.48	2.61
2041	1.48	2.58
2042	1.48	2.55
2043	1.49	2.53
2044	1.49	2.5
2045	1.49	2.47
2046	1.49	2.44
2047	1.49	2.42
2048	1.5	2.4
2049	1.5	2.38
2050	1.5	2.36

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Kenya
1960	43.6%	48.7%
1961	44.3%	49.1%
1962	45.1%	49.4%
1963	45.6%	49.7%
1964	46%	49.8%
1965	46.2%	50.2%
1966	46.2%	50.6%
1967	46.1%	50.9%
1968	45.9%	51.2%
1969	45.5%	51.4%
1970	45.2%	51.6%
1971	45%	51.7%
1972	45%	51.9%
1973	45%	52%
1974	44.9%	52%
1975	45.3%	52%
1976	45.9%	52.1%
1977	46.5%	52%
1978	46.9%	51.9%
1979	47.3%	51.7%
1980	47.4%	51.5%
1981	47.3%	51.3%
1982	47%	51.1%
1983	46.8%	50.8%
1984	46.6%	50.6%
1985	46.4%	50.3%
1986	46.2%	50.1%
1987	46.1%	49.9%
1988	45.9%	49.7%
1989	45.8%	49.5%
1990	45.7%	49.2%
1991	45.6%	48.9%
1992	45.5%	48.7%
1993	45.2%	48.4%
1994	44.9%	48%
1995	44.6%	47.7%
1996	44.2%	47.4%
1997	43.7%	47.1%
1998	43.2%	46.8%
1999	42.5%	46.5%
2000	41.8%	46.1%
2001	40.9%	45.7%
2002	39.9%	45.3%
2003	38.9%	45%
2004	37.9%	44.6%
2005	36.9%	44.4%
2006	36%	44.2%
2007	35%	44%
2008	34.1%	43.9%
2009	33.1%	43.8%
2010	32.2%	43.6%
2011	31.3%	43.4%
2012	30.4%	43.2%
2013	29.8%	42.8%
2014	29.2%	42.4%
2015	28.8%	42%
2016	28.5%	41.5%
2017	28.4%	41%
2018	28.4%	40.5%
2019	28.4%	39.9%
2020	28.4%	39.3%
2021	28%	38.7%
2022	27.2%	38.1%
2023	26.4%	37.4%
2024	25.5%	36.8%
2025	24.7%	36.3%
2026	23.8%	35.7%
2027	23%	35.3%
2028	22.2%	34.9%
2029	21.4%	34.5%
2030	20.6%	34.2%
2031	19.8%	33.9%
2032	19%	33.6%
2033	18.2%	33.4%
2034	17.5%	33.2%
2035	16.9%	32.9%
2036	16.6%	32.7%
2037	16.5%	32.5%
2038	16.4%	32.2%
2039	16.4%	32%
2040	16.3%	31.7%
2041	16.2%	31.4%
2042	16.2%	31%
2043	16.1%	30.7%
2044	16.1%	30.4%
2045	16%	30%
2046	16%	29.7%
2047	15.9%	29.3%
2048	15.8%	28.9%
2049	15.7%	28.5%
2050	15.6%	28.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 36.8% in Kenya in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 49.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Kenya compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Kenya by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +2.16% in Kenya. 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	Kenya
1960	6,098	280,032
1961	6,247	298,463
1962	6,468	315,797
1963	6,589	332,763
1964	6,725	349,322
1965	6,877	366,444
1966	7,039	382,891
1967	7,214	396,920
1968	7,408	411,948
1969	7,625	427,819
1970	7,878	443,065
1971	8,359	459,897
1972	8,716	472,557
1973	9,003	485,556
1974	9,295	500,008
1975	9,601	517,579
1976	9,833	536,740
1977	10,036	554,124
1978	10,152	574,695
1979	10,223	595,390
1980	10,276	616,390
1981	10,470	642,379
1982	10,597	663,109
1983	10,736	684,587
1984	10,835	709,639
1985	11,105	732,739
1986	11,295	755,606
1987	11,426	775,124
1988	11,523	785,652
1989	11,608	795,622
1990	11,738	789,087
1991	11,899	790,030
1992	11,915	785,018
1993	11,805	788,579
1994	11,410	792,702
1995	10,764	812,391
1996	10,613	827,326
1997	10,323	847,493
1998	10,187	875,511
1999	9,989	898,484
2000	9,752	928,357
2001	9,510	963,721
2002	9,278	992,044
2003	9,037	1,018,182
2004	8,825	1,048,590
2005	8,428	1,080,446
2006	7,980	1,113,357
2007	7,559	1,147,063
2008	7,313	1,174,818
2009	7,216	1,193,598
2010	7,746	1,199,786
2011	7,874	1,185,863
2012	7,157	1,161,548
2013	6,780	1,136,006
2014	6,622	1,123,333
2015	6,314	1,119,200
2016	6,238	1,108,801
2017	5,993	1,105,769
2018	5,282	1,097,075
2019	4,773	1,071,777
2020	3,734	1,036,253
2021	3,575	1,037,082
2022	3,864	1,092,102
2023	3,798	1,100,970

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Kenya

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 149 deaths in Kenya.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Kenya
1985	420	1,375
1986	394	1,059
1987	366	960
1988	346	756
1989	322	663
1990	298	586
1991	277	493
1992	255	419
1993	233	363
1994	214	342
1995	196	308
1996	167	275
1997	147	253
1998	134	250
1999	122	217
2000	110	206
2001	101	188
2002	92	182
2003	86	177
2004	80	177
2005	75	178
2006	76	188
2007	73	198
2008	68	197
2009	62	208
2010	61	210
2011	55	209
2012	51	214
2013	50	206
2014	48	203
2015	46	203
2016	44	196
2017	43	186
2018	43	183
2019	41	176
2020	56	184
2021	56	183
2022	42	155
2023	40	149

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 3.99% in Kenya. 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	Kenya
1960	17.2%	19.6%
1961	16.9%	18.8%
1962	16.6%	18.1%
1963	16.2%	17.5%
1964	15.9%	17%
1965	15.4%	16.6%
1966	15%	16.3%
1967	14.5%	16%
1968	14%	15.7%
1969	13.4%	15.4%
1970	12.8%	15%
1971	12.1%	14.7%
1972	11.5%	14.3%
1973	10.8%	14%
1974	10.2%	13.5%
1975	9.6%	13.1%
1976	9.09%	12.7%
1977	8.65%	12.2%
1978	8.27%	11.8%
1979	8%	11.4%
1980	7.82%	11%
1981	7.72%	10.6%
1982	7.65%	10.3%
1983	7.59%	9.98%
1984	7.46%	9.74%
1985	7.25%	9.57%
1986	6.95%	9.49%
1987	6.59%	9.51%
1988	6.21%	9.63%
1989	5.88%	9.85%
1990	5.64%	10.1%
1991	5.5%	10.5%
1992	5.46%	10.7%
1993	5.46%	10.9%
1994	5.45%	11%
1995	5.37%	11%
1996	5.17%	10.9%
1997	4.84%	10.7%
1998	4.44%	10.4%
1999	4%	10.1%
2000	3.6%	9.63%
2001	3.28%	9.16%
2002	3.05%	8.66%
2003	2.9%	8.16%
2004	2.82%	7.66%
2005	2.8%	7.15%
2006	2.8%	6.71%
2007	2.8%	6.32%
2008	2.79%	5.82%
2009	2.75%	5.54%
2010	2.67%	5.35%
2011	2.56%	5.22%
2012	2.42%	5.12%
2013	2.26%	5%
2014	2.09%	4.88%
2015	1.91%	4.74%
2016	1.76%	4.6%
2017	1.62%	4.53%
2018	1.51%	4.43%
2019	1.41%	4.33%
2020	1.33%	4.28%
2021	1.27%	4.19%
2022	1.21%	4.11%
2023	1.16%	3.99%