Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Madagascar

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Madagascar 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 3.97 in Madagascar in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Madagascar 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	Madagascar
1960	6.89	7.34
1961	6.92	7.3
1962	6.95	7.26
1963	6.98	7.21
1964	6.99	7.19
1965	6.99	7.17
1966	6.99	7.16
1967	6.98	7.14
1968	6.97	7.13
1969	6.95	7.12
1970	6.94	7.1
1971	6.91	7.07
1972	6.89	7.04
1973	6.86	7.01
1974	6.82	6.99
1975	6.77	6.97
1976	6.71	6.95
1977	6.65	6.93
1978	6.56	6.9
1979	6.47	6.87
1980	6.38	6.84
1981	6.27	6.77
1982	6.17	6.7
1983	6.07	6.63
1984	5.97	6.55
1985	5.92	6.46
1986	5.81	6.34
1987	5.68	6.24
1988	5.55	6.18
1989	5.45	6.15
1990	5.36	6.14
1991	5.26	6.12
1992	5.12	6.08
1993	4.95	6.06
1994	4.72	6.04
1995	4.49	6.04
1996	4.26	6.03
1997	4.05	6.02
1998	3.9	5.99
1999	3.73	5.84
2000	3.55	5.67
2001	3.37	5.53
2002	3.19	5.41
2003	3.03	5.33
2004	2.9	5.26
2005	2.73	5.2
2006	2.56	5.13
2007	2.41	5.08
2008	2.3	5.04
2009	2.25	5
2010	2.33	4.9
2011	2.33	4.74
2012	2.15	4.61
2013	2.07	4.53
2014	2.03	4.42
2015	1.97	4.34
2016	1.97	4.29
2017	1.93	4.26
2018	1.8	4.25
2019	1.7	4.22
2020	1.59	4.17
2021	1.55	4.1
2022	1.53	4.04
2023	1.52	3.97
2024	1.51	3.91
2025	1.5	3.84
2026	1.49	3.78
2027	1.48	3.72
2028	1.47	3.66
2029	1.47	3.61
2030	1.47	3.56
2031	1.47	3.51
2032	1.47	3.46
2033	1.47	3.41
2034	1.47	3.36
2035	1.47	3.32
2036	1.47	3.28
2037	1.47	3.24
2038	1.47	3.2
2039	1.48	3.16
2040	1.48	3.12
2041	1.48	3.09
2042	1.48	3.05
2043	1.49	3.02
2044	1.49	2.99
2045	1.49	2.95
2046	1.49	2.92
2047	1.49	2.9
2048	1.5	2.87
2049	1.5	2.84
2050	1.5	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Madagascar
1960	43.6%	45.2%
1961	44.3%	45.8%
1962	45.1%	46.3%
1963	45.6%	46.7%
1964	46%	46.8%
1965	46.2%	46.7%
1966	46.2%	46.6%
1967	46.1%	46.5%
1968	45.9%	46.5%
1969	45.5%	46.4%
1970	45.2%	46.4%
1971	45%	46.4%
1972	45%	46.4%
1973	45%	46.4%
1974	44.9%	46.5%
1975	45.3%	46.5%
1976	45.9%	46.6%
1977	46.5%	46.7%
1978	46.9%	46.8%
1979	47.3%	46.9%
1980	47.4%	47%
1981	47.3%	47.1%
1982	47%	47.1%
1983	46.8%	47%
1984	46.6%	46.9%
1985	46.4%	46.8%
1986	46.2%	46.7%
1987	46.1%	46.5%
1988	45.9%	46.3%
1989	45.8%	46.1%
1990	45.7%	45.9%
1991	45.6%	45.7%
1992	45.5%	45.6%
1993	45.2%	45.5%
1994	44.9%	45.4%
1995	44.6%	45.3%
1996	44.2%	45.3%
1997	43.7%	45.3%
1998	43.2%	45.4%
1999	42.5%	45.4%
2000	41.8%	45.4%
2001	40.9%	45.4%
2002	39.9%	45.4%
2003	38.9%	45.4%
2004	37.9%	45.3%
2005	36.9%	45.2%
2006	36%	45%
2007	35%	44.8%
2008	34.1%	44.6%
2009	33.1%	44.3%
2010	32.2%	44%
2011	31.3%	43.7%
2012	30.4%	43.3%
2013	29.8%	42.8%
2014	29.2%	42.4%
2015	28.8%	42%
2016	28.5%	41.6%
2017	28.4%	41.2%
2018	28.4%	40.9%
2019	28.4%	40.7%
2020	28.4%	40.4%
2021	28%	40.1%
2022	27.2%	39.9%
2023	26.4%	39.6%
2024	25.5%	39.3%
2025	24.7%	38.9%
2026	23.8%	38.6%
2027	23%	38.4%
2028	22.2%	38.1%
2029	21.4%	37.8%
2030	20.6%	37.6%
2031	19.8%	37.3%
2032	19%	37%
2033	18.2%	36.7%
2034	17.5%	36.4%
2035	16.9%	36%
2036	16.6%	35.7%
2037	16.5%	35.3%
2038	16.4%	35%
2039	16.4%	34.6%
2040	16.3%	34.3%
2041	16.2%	34%
2042	16.2%	33.6%
2043	16.1%	33.3%
2044	16.1%	33%
2045	16%	32.7%
2046	16%	32.4%
2047	15.9%	32.1%
2048	15.8%	31.8%
2049	15.7%	31.6%
2050	15.6%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 39.3% in Madagascar in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 45.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Madagascar compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Madagascar by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +2.57% in Madagascar. 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	Madagascar
1960	6,098	133,684
1961	6,247	136,578
1962	6,468	139,412
1963	6,589	142,666
1964	6,725	146,894
1965	6,877	152,362
1966	7,039	159,483
1967	7,214	167,287
1968	7,408	175,869
1969	7,625	184,562
1970	7,878	194,889
1971	8,359	204,617
1972	8,716	213,138
1973	9,003	221,768
1974	9,295	230,233
1975	9,601	238,774
1976	9,833	247,026
1977	10,036	255,399
1978	10,152	263,684
1979	10,223	270,752
1980	10,276	275,287
1981	10,470	277,535
1982	10,597	284,733
1983	10,736	290,085
1984	10,835	296,892
1985	11,105	304,199
1986	11,295	307,074
1987	11,426	317,621
1988	11,523	330,510
1989	11,608	344,279
1990	11,738	360,621
1991	11,899	375,040
1992	11,915	388,430
1993	11,805	408,801
1994	11,410	428,169
1995	10,764	450,259
1996	10,613	471,453
1997	10,323	490,905
1998	10,187	508,408
1999	9,989	516,976
2000	9,752	520,860
2001	9,510	529,656
2002	9,278	535,518
2003	9,037	544,903
2004	8,825	556,319
2005	8,428	568,143
2006	7,980	581,489
2007	7,559	597,772
2008	7,313	615,580
2009	7,216	634,008
2010	7,746	641,543
2011	7,874	640,577
2012	7,157	644,255
2013	6,780	654,230
2014	6,622	660,837
2015	6,314	668,977
2016	6,238	682,801
2017	5,993	699,498
2018	5,282	719,267
2019	4,773	735,853
2020	3,734	736,607
2021	3,575	741,416
2022	3,864	753,931
2023	3,798	766,391

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Madagascar

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 445 deaths in Madagascar.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Madagascar
1985	420	751
1986	394	730
1987	366	702
1988	346	687
1989	322	684
1990	298	692
1991	277	691
1992	255	699
1993	233	688
1994	214	688
1995	196	684
1996	167	680
1997	147	676
1998	134	663
1999	122	647
2000	110	638
2001	101	611
2002	92	593
2003	86	571
2004	80	555
2005	75	540
2006	76	528
2007	73	522
2008	68	510
2009	62	507
2010	61	500
2011	55	492
2012	51	487
2013	50	481
2014	48	477
2015	46	474
2016	44	470
2017	43	469
2018	43	466
2019	41	462
2020	56	447
2021	56	467
2022	42	439
2023	40	445

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 6.48% in Madagascar. 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	Madagascar
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%	14.6%
1969	13.4%	14.7%
1970	12.8%	14.9%
1971	12.1%	15.1%
1972	11.5%	15.3%
1973	10.8%	15.6%
1974	10.2%	15.8%
1975	9.6%	16.1%
1976	9.09%	16.3%
1977	8.65%	16.5%
1978	8.27%	16.7%
1979	8%	16.9%
1980	7.82%	17.1%
1981	7.72%	17.4%
1982	7.65%	17.6%
1983	7.59%	17.8%
1984	7.46%	17.8%
1985	7.25%	17.7%
1986	6.95%	17.5%
1987	6.59%	17.1%
1988	6.21%	16.6%
1989	5.88%	16.1%
1990	5.64%	15.6%
1991	5.5%	15%
1992	5.46%	14.5%
1993	5.46%	14%
1994	5.45%	13.5%
1995	5.37%	13.1%
1996	5.17%	12.6%
1997	4.84%	12%
1998	4.44%	11.5%
1999	4%	11%
2000	3.6%	10.5%
2001	3.28%	10%
2002	3.05%	9.6%
2003	2.9%	9.2%
2004	2.82%	8.82%
2005	2.8%	8.46%
2006	2.8%	8.12%
2007	2.8%	7.81%
2008	2.79%	7.53%
2009	2.75%	7.28%
2010	2.67%	7.07%
2011	2.56%	6.9%
2012	2.42%	6.77%
2013	2.26%	6.69%
2014	2.09%	6.62%
2015	1.91%	6.58%
2016	1.76%	6.57%
2017	1.62%	6.57%
2018	1.51%	6.58%
2019	1.41%	6.61%
2020	1.33%	6.63%
2021	1.27%	6.62%
2022	1.21%	6.57%
2023	1.16%	6.48%