Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Kuwait

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Kuwait 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 1.52 in Kuwait in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Kuwait 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	Kuwait
1960	6.89	7.22
1961	6.92	7.25
1962	6.95	7.25
1963	6.98	7.28
1964	6.99	7.29
1965	6.99	7.31
1966	6.99	7.34
1967	6.98	7.33
1968	6.97	7.28
1969	6.95	7.18
1970	6.94	7.03
1971	6.91	6.84
1972	6.89	6.64
1973	6.86	6.43
1974	6.82	6.23
1975	6.77	6.06
1976	6.71	5.9
1977	6.65	5.71
1978	6.56	5.52
1979	6.47	5.33
1980	6.38	5.18
1981	6.27	5.02
1982	6.17	4.85
1983	6.07	4.66
1984	5.97	4.45
1985	5.92	4.22
1986	5.81	4
1987	5.68	3.83
1988	5.55	3.7
1989	5.45	3.59
1990	5.36	3.49
1991	5.26	3.4
1992	5.12	3.35
1993	4.95	3.31
1994	4.72	3.27
1995	4.49	3.25
1996	4.26	3.22
1997	4.05	3.14
1998	3.9	3.04
1999	3.73	2.95
2000	3.55	2.89
2001	3.37	2.84
2002	3.19	2.8
2003	3.03	2.77
2004	2.9	2.76
2005	2.73	2.73
2006	2.56	2.59
2007	2.41	2.41
2008	2.3	2.27
2009	2.25	2.15
2010	2.33	2.04
2011	2.33	1.96
2012	2.15	1.99
2013	2.07	1.97
2014	2.03	2.06
2015	1.97	2.03
2016	1.97	2.06
2017	1.93	2.16
2018	1.8	2.12
2019	1.7	2.08
2020	1.59	2.03
2021	1.55	2.15
2022	1.53	1.55
2023	1.52	1.52
2024	1.51	1.51
2025	1.5	1.5
2026	1.49	1.49
2027	1.48	1.48
2028	1.47	1.48
2029	1.47	1.48
2030	1.47	1.48
2031	1.47	1.48
2032	1.47	1.48
2033	1.47	1.48
2034	1.47	1.48
2035	1.47	1.48
2036	1.47	1.48
2037	1.47	1.48
2038	1.47	1.48
2039	1.48	1.48
2040	1.48	1.48
2041	1.48	1.49
2042	1.48	1.49
2043	1.49	1.49
2044	1.49	1.5
2045	1.49	1.5
2046	1.49	1.5
2047	1.49	1.5
2048	1.5	1.5
2049	1.5	1.5
2050	1.5	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Kuwait
1960	43.6%	37.4%
1961	44.3%	37.8%
1962	45.1%	38.3%
1963	45.6%	39%
1964	46%	39.5%
1965	46.2%	40%
1966	46.2%	40.7%
1967	46.1%	41.5%
1968	45.9%	42.3%
1969	45.5%	43%
1970	45.2%	43.6%
1971	45%	43.9%
1972	45%	43.8%
1973	45%	43.6%
1974	44.9%	43.3%
1975	45.3%	43%
1976	45.9%	42.3%
1977	46.5%	41.4%
1978	46.9%	40.6%
1979	47.3%	39.9%
1980	47.4%	39.3%
1981	47.3%	38.8%
1982	47%	38.1%
1983	46.8%	37.5%
1984	46.6%	37.1%
1985	46.4%	36.8%
1986	46.2%	36.6%
1987	46.1%	36.7%
1988	45.9%	36.6%
1989	45.8%	36.5%
1990	45.7%	36%
1991	45.6%	35.1%
1992	45.5%	34.6%
1993	45.2%	33.8%
1994	44.9%	33.4%
1995	44.6%	33.4%
1996	44.2%	33%
1997	43.7%	32.3%
1998	43.2%	31.4%
1999	42.5%	30.4%
2000	41.8%	29.4%
2001	40.9%	28.3%
2002	39.9%	27.4%
2003	38.9%	26.4%
2004	37.9%	25.6%
2005	36.9%	24.9%
2006	36%	24.5%
2007	35%	24.1%
2008	34.1%	23.7%
2009	33.1%	23.3%
2010	32.2%	23%
2011	31.3%	22.5%
2012	30.4%	22.1%
2013	29.8%	22%
2014	29.2%	21.9%
2015	28.8%	21.8%
2016	28.5%	21.6%
2017	28.4%	21.4%
2018	28.4%	21.1%
2019	28.4%	20.8%
2020	28.4%	20.6%
2021	28%	20.1%
2022	27.2%	19.2%
2023	26.4%	18.6%
2024	25.5%	18.2%
2025	24.7%	18%
2026	23.8%	17.8%
2027	23%	17.6%
2028	22.2%	17.4%
2029	21.4%	17.3%
2030	20.6%	17.2%
2031	19.8%	17.1%
2032	19%	17.1%
2033	18.2%	17.1%
2034	17.5%	17.1%
2035	16.9%	17.2%
2036	16.6%	17.3%
2037	16.5%	17.3%
2038	16.4%	17.4%
2039	16.4%	17.4%
2040	16.3%	17.5%
2041	16.2%	17.5%
2042	16.2%	17.6%
2043	16.1%	17.6%
2044	16.1%	17.7%
2045	16%	17.7%
2046	16%	17.7%
2047	15.9%	17.7%
2048	15.8%	17.7%
2049	15.7%	17.7%
2050	15.6%	17.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 18.2% in Kuwait in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 36% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Kuwait compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Kuwait by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +1.12% in Kuwait. 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	Kuwait
1960	6,098	11,054
1961	6,247	12,327
1962	6,468	13,730
1963	6,589	15,357
1964	6,725	17,064
1965	6,877	18,952
1966	7,039	20,914
1967	7,214	23,520
1968	7,408	26,161
1969	7,625	28,774
1970	7,878	30,789
1971	8,359	32,339
1972	8,716	34,045
1973	9,003	35,741
1974	9,295	37,425
1975	9,601	39,295
1976	9,833	41,439
1977	10,036	42,922
1978	10,152	44,277
1979	10,223	45,569
1980	10,276	47,096
1981	10,470	48,098
1982	10,597	49,981
1983	10,736	51,460
1984	10,835	52,539
1985	11,105	51,772
1986	11,295	51,824
1987	11,426	50,690
1988	11,523	50,037
1989	11,608	49,390
1990	11,738	46,720
1991	11,899	21,867
1992	11,915	32,016
1993	11,805	33,239
1994	11,410	36,533
1995	10,764	39,198
1996	10,613	39,920
1997	10,323	39,581
1998	10,187	39,324
1999	9,989	39,342
2000	9,752	39,811
2001	9,510	40,662
2002	9,278	41,651
2003	9,037	42,934
2004	8,825	44,341
2005	8,428	45,243
2006	7,980	45,911
2007	7,559	46,539
2008	7,313	47,505
2009	7,216	48,879
2010	7,746	49,838
2011	7,874	50,733
2012	7,157	53,181
2013	6,780	52,666
2014	6,622	54,673
2015	6,314	52,127
2016	6,238	51,397
2017	5,993	51,498
2018	5,282	47,222
2019	4,773	46,268
2020	3,734	41,083
2021	3,575	42,057
2022	3,864	41,752
2023	3,798	42,568

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Kuwait

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 8 deaths in Kuwait.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Kuwait
1985	420	11
1986	394	11
1987	366	10
1988	346	10
1989	322	10
1990	298	16
1991	277	8
1992	255	10
1993	233	10
1994	214	10
1995	196	10
1996	167	11
1997	147	11
1998	134	11
1999	122	11
2000	110	11
2001	101	11
2002	92	11
2003	86	11
2004	80	11
2005	75	10
2006	76	10
2007	73	10
2008	68	9
2009	62	9
2010	61	9
2011	55	8
2012	51	8
2013	50	8
2014	48	8
2015	46	8
2016	44	8
2017	43	8
2018	43	8
2019	41	7
2020	56	33
2021	56	75
2022	42	8
2023	40	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 0.88% in Kuwait. 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	Kuwait
1960	17.2%	14.2%
1961	16.9%	13.2%
1962	16.6%	12.3%
1963	16.2%	11.4%
1964	15.9%	10.6%
1965	15.4%	9.86%
1966	15%	9.17%
1967	14.5%	8.55%
1968	14%	7.98%
1969	13.4%	7.47%
1970	12.8%	7%
1971	12.1%	6.57%
1972	11.5%	6.17%
1973	10.8%	5.8%
1974	10.2%	5.45%
1975	9.6%	5.12%
1976	9.09%	4.8%
1977	8.65%	4.49%
1978	8.27%	4.19%
1979	8%	3.89%
1980	7.82%	3.59%
1981	7.72%	3.29%
1982	7.65%	3%
1983	7.59%	2.72%
1984	7.46%	2.48%
1985	7.25%	2.3%
1986	6.95%	2.16%
1987	6.59%	2.04%
1988	6.21%	1.93%
1989	5.88%	1.83%
1990	5.64%	1.73%
1991	5.5%	1.64%
1992	5.46%	1.57%
1993	5.46%	1.52%
1994	5.45%	1.49%
1995	5.37%	1.46%
1996	5.17%	1.42%
1997	4.84%	1.38%
1998	4.44%	1.34%
1999	4%	1.3%
2000	3.6%	1.27%
2001	3.28%	1.25%
2002	3.05%	1.23%
2003	2.9%	1.21%
2004	2.82%	1.19%
2005	2.8%	1.17%
2006	2.8%	1.16%
2007	2.8%	1.14%
2008	2.79%	1.12%
2009	2.75%	1.1%
2010	2.67%	1.07%
2011	2.56%	1.03%
2012	2.42%	0.99%
2013	2.26%	0.96%
2014	2.09%	0.93%
2015	1.91%	0.91%
2016	1.76%	0.9%
2017	1.62%	0.89%
2018	1.51%	0.89%
2019	1.41%	0.89%
2020	1.33%	0.89%
2021	1.27%	0.89%
2022	1.21%	0.88%
2023	1.16%	0.88%