Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Malawi

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Malawi 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 3.65 in Malawi in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Malawi 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	Malawi
1960	6.89	7.04
1961	6.92	7.07
1962	6.95	7.1
1963	6.98	7.13
1964	6.99	7.11
1965	6.99	7.13
1966	6.99	7.17
1967	6.98	7.21
1968	6.97	7.26
1969	6.95	7.27
1970	6.94	7.3
1971	6.91	7.31
1972	6.89	7.33
1973	6.86	7.34
1974	6.82	7.34
1975	6.77	7.36
1976	6.71	7.39
1977	6.65	7.41
1978	6.56	7.43
1979	6.47	7.47
1980	6.38	7.52
1981	6.27	7.49
1982	6.17	7.45
1983	6.07	7.36
1984	5.97	7.27
1985	5.92	7.17
1986	5.81	7.07
1987	5.68	6.97
1988	5.55	6.88
1989	5.45	6.8
1990	5.36	6.74
1991	5.26	6.68
1992	5.12	6.63
1993	4.95	6.57
1994	4.72	6.49
1995	4.49	6.39
1996	4.26	6.29
1997	4.05	6.23
1998	3.9	6.21
1999	3.73	6.12
2000	3.55	6
2001	3.37	5.94
2002	3.19	5.9
2003	3.03	5.88
2004	2.9	5.86
2005	2.73	5.85
2006	2.56	5.8
2007	2.41	5.72
2008	2.3	5.61
2009	2.25	5.45
2010	2.33	5.26
2011	2.33	5.08
2012	2.15	4.9
2013	2.07	4.76
2014	2.03	4.57
2015	1.97	4.38
2016	1.97	4.22
2017	1.93	4.11
2018	1.8	4.02
2019	1.7	3.95
2020	1.59	3.88
2021	1.55	3.79
2022	1.53	3.72
2023	1.52	3.65
2024	1.51	3.59
2025	1.5	3.53
2026	1.49	3.45
2027	1.48	3.39
2028	1.47	3.33
2029	1.47	3.29
2030	1.47	3.23
2031	1.47	3.18
2032	1.47	3.13
2033	1.47	3.09
2034	1.47	3.05
2035	1.47	3.01
2036	1.47	2.97
2037	1.47	2.93
2038	1.47	2.89
2039	1.48	2.86
2040	1.48	2.82
2041	1.48	2.79
2042	1.48	2.76
2043	1.49	2.73
2044	1.49	2.7
2045	1.49	2.67
2046	1.49	2.64
2047	1.49	2.61
2048	1.5	2.59
2049	1.5	2.57
2050	1.5	2.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Malawi
1960	43.6%	43.1%
1961	44.3%	42.9%
1962	45.1%	42.8%
1963	45.6%	42.9%
1964	46%	43%
1965	46.2%	43.2%
1966	46.2%	43.4%
1967	46.1%	43.7%
1968	45.9%	43.9%
1969	45.5%	44.2%
1970	45.2%	44.4%
1971	45%	44.6%
1972	45%	44.8%
1973	45%	44.9%
1974	44.9%	45.1%
1975	45.3%	45.2%
1976	45.9%	45.2%
1977	46.5%	45.3%
1978	46.9%	45.3%
1979	47.3%	45.3%
1980	47.4%	45.4%
1981	47.3%	45.4%
1982	47%	45.4%
1983	46.8%	45.5%
1984	46.6%	45.5%
1985	46.4%	45.4%
1986	46.2%	45.4%
1987	46.1%	45.1%
1988	45.9%	45%
1989	45.8%	45.2%
1990	45.7%	45.4%
1991	45.6%	45.6%
1992	45.5%	45.8%
1993	45.2%	46%
1994	44.9%	46.1%
1995	44.6%	46.1%
1996	44.2%	46.2%
1997	43.7%	46.2%
1998	43.2%	46.2%
1999	42.5%	46.2%
2000	41.8%	46.2%
2001	40.9%	46.1%
2002	39.9%	46.1%
2003	38.9%	46.1%
2004	37.9%	46%
2005	36.9%	46%
2006	36%	46.1%
2007	35%	46.1%
2008	34.1%	46.1%
2009	33.1%	46.2%
2010	32.2%	46.2%
2011	31.3%	46.2%
2012	30.4%	46.1%
2013	29.8%	46%
2014	29.2%	45.7%
2015	28.8%	45.4%
2016	28.5%	45.1%
2017	28.4%	44.6%
2018	28.4%	44.2%
2019	28.4%	43.7%
2020	28.4%	43.1%
2021	28%	42.5%
2022	27.2%	41.9%
2023	26.4%	41.3%
2024	25.5%	40.7%
2025	24.7%	40.1%
2026	23.8%	39.6%
2027	23%	39.1%
2028	22.2%	38.6%
2029	21.4%	38.1%
2030	20.6%	37.7%
2031	19.8%	37.4%
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%	34.2%
2041	16.2%	33.9%
2042	16.2%	33.5%
2043	16.1%	33.1%
2044	16.1%	32.7%
2045	16%	32.3%
2046	16%	31.9%
2047	15.9%	31.5%
2048	15.8%	31.2%
2049	15.7%	30.8%
2050	15.6%	30.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 40.7% in Malawi in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Malawi compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Malawi by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +2.67% in Malawi. 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	Malawi
1960	6,098	85,718
1961	6,247	89,091
1962	6,468	92,463
1963	6,589	95,933
1964	6,725	97,658
1965	6,877	100,040
1966	7,039	103,512
1967	7,214	106,668
1968	7,408	110,329
1969	7,625	113,120
1970	7,878	116,822
1971	8,359	121,015
1972	8,716	125,728
1973	9,003	131,529
1974	9,295	137,819
1975	9,601	145,254
1976	9,833	153,422
1977	10,036	161,930
1978	10,152	172,503
1979	10,223	182,123
1980	10,276	192,746
1981	10,470	199,436
1982	10,597	205,386
1983	10,736	209,422
1984	10,835	212,146
1985	11,105	216,179
1986	11,295	218,519
1987	11,426	220,566
1988	11,523	226,911
1989	11,608	237,967
1990	11,738	250,159
1991	11,899	260,193
1992	11,915	269,066
1993	11,805	276,538
1994	11,410	275,439
1995	10,764	266,745
1996	10,613	270,048
1997	10,323	277,433
1998	10,187	285,407
1999	9,989	295,629
2000	9,752	300,439
2001	9,510	310,833
2002	9,278	322,863
2003	9,037	341,133
2004	8,825	361,133
2005	8,428	381,130
2006	7,980	397,123
2007	7,559	410,290
2008	7,313	421,781
2009	7,216	434,811
2010	7,746	444,468
2011	7,874	454,149
2012	7,157	460,684
2013	6,780	470,293
2014	6,622	472,418
2015	6,314	472,484
2016	6,238	474,779
2017	5,993	484,655
2018	5,282	494,348
2019	4,773	506,104
2020	3,734	514,659
2021	3,575	517,400
2022	3,864	533,450
2023	3,798	549,096

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Malawi

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 225 deaths in Malawi.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Malawi
1985	420	1,115
1986	394	1,118
1987	366	1,123
1988	346	1,154
1989	322	1,136
1990	298	1,112
1991	277	1,080
1992	255	1,042
1993	233	1,000
1994	214	912
1995	196	782
1996	167	713
1997	147	672
1998	134	658
1999	122	576
2000	110	506
2001	101	447
2002	92	404
2003	86	346
2004	80	304
2005	75	283
2006	76	286
2007	73	333
2008	68	430
2009	62	512
2010	61	517
2011	55	486
2012	51	447
2013	50	410
2014	48	367
2015	46	354
2016	44	312
2017	43	284
2018	43	267
2019	41	260
2020	56	256
2021	56	286
2022	42	239
2023	40	225

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 3.83% in Malawi. 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	Malawi
1960	17.2%	-
1961	16.9%	35.9%
1962	16.6%	35.8%
1963	16.2%	35.7%
1964	15.9%	35.5%
1965	15.4%	35.4%
1966	15%	35.3%
1967	14.5%	35.1%
1968	14%	35%
1969	13.4%	34.7%
1970	12.8%	34.4%
1971	12.1%	33.9%
1972	11.5%	33.2%
1973	10.8%	32.4%
1974	10.2%	31.5%
1975	9.6%	30.6%
1976	9.09%	29.7%
1977	8.65%	28.7%
1978	8.27%	27.6%
1979	8%	26.5%
1980	7.82%	25.6%
1981	7.72%	24.9%
1982	7.65%	24.5%
1983	7.59%	24.5%
1984	7.46%	24.8%
1985	7.25%	25.1%
1986	6.95%	25.4%
1987	6.59%	25.5%
1988	6.21%	25.3%
1989	5.88%	24.9%
1990	5.64%	24.3%
1991	5.5%	23.6%
1992	5.46%	22.8%
1993	5.46%	22%
1994	5.45%	21.3%
1995	5.37%	20.7%
1996	5.17%	20.2%
1997	4.84%	19.7%
1998	4.44%	19.2%
1999	4%	18.4%
2000	3.6%	17.3%
2001	3.28%	16%
2002	3.05%	14.6%
2003	2.9%	13.2%
2004	2.82%	11.9%
2005	2.8%	11%
2006	2.8%	10.3%
2007	2.8%	9.83%
2008	2.79%	9.31%
2009	2.75%	8.81%
2010	2.67%	8.3%
2011	2.56%	7.67%
2012	2.42%	6.98%
2013	2.26%	6.4%
2014	2.09%	6.02%
2015	1.91%	5.67%
2016	1.76%	5.35%
2017	1.62%	5.06%
2018	1.51%	4.75%
2019	1.41%	4.55%
2020	1.33%	4.31%
2021	1.27%	4.15%
2022	1.21%	3.99%
2023	1.16%	3.83%