Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Maldives

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Maldives 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 1.58 in Maldives in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Maldives 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	Maldives
1960	6.89	6.71
1961	6.92	6.79
1962	6.95	6.89
1963	6.98	6.94
1964	6.99	7
1965	6.99	7.07
1966	6.99	7.15
1967	6.98	7.23
1968	6.97	7.28
1969	6.95	7.33
1970	6.94	7.39
1971	6.91	7.38
1972	6.89	7.37
1973	6.86	7.4
1974	6.82	7.38
1975	6.77	7.32
1976	6.71	7.29
1977	6.65	7.27
1978	6.56	7.23
1979	6.47	7.23
1980	6.38	7.23
1981	6.27	7.19
1982	6.17	7.15
1983	6.07	7.09
1984	5.97	7.03
1985	5.92	6.94
1986	5.81	6.85
1987	5.68	6.73
1988	5.55	6.58
1989	5.45	6.39
1990	5.36	6.13
1991	5.26	5.8
1992	5.12	5.44
1993	4.95	5.06
1994	4.72	4.69
1995	4.49	4.29
1996	4.26	3.86
1997	4.05	3.48
1998	3.9	3.17
1999	3.73	2.9
2000	3.55	2.69
2001	3.37	2.53
2002	3.19	2.42
2003	3.03	2.34
2004	2.9	2.26
2005	2.73	2.2
2006	2.56	2.2
2007	2.41	2.29
2008	2.3	2.37
2009	2.25	2.39
2010	2.33	2.35
2011	2.33	2.31
2012	2.15	2.25
2013	2.07	2.17
2014	2.03	2.09
2015	1.97	2
2016	1.97	1.9
2017	1.93	1.8
2018	1.8	1.71
2019	1.7	1.64
2020	1.59	1.61
2021	1.55	1.6
2022	1.53	1.58
2023	1.52	1.58
2024	1.51	1.56
2025	1.5	1.55
2026	1.49	1.53
2027	1.48	1.53
2028	1.47	1.52
2029	1.47	1.52
2030	1.47	1.52
2031	1.47	1.51
2032	1.47	1.51
2033	1.47	1.51
2034	1.47	1.51
2035	1.47	1.51
2036	1.47	1.52
2037	1.47	1.52
2038	1.47	1.52
2039	1.48	1.52
2040	1.48	1.52
2041	1.48	1.52
2042	1.48	1.52
2043	1.49	1.52
2044	1.49	1.52
2045	1.49	1.53
2046	1.49	1.53
2047	1.49	1.53
2048	1.5	1.54
2049	1.5	1.54
2050	1.5	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Maldives
1960	43.6%	37.9%
1961	44.3%	38.2%
1962	45.1%	38.7%
1963	45.6%	39.4%
1964	46%	40.3%
1965	46.2%	41.8%
1966	46.2%	43.5%
1967	46.1%	44.7%
1968	45.9%	45.2%
1969	45.5%	45.4%
1970	45.2%	45.6%
1971	45%	45.8%
1972	45%	45.8%
1973	45%	45.7%
1974	44.9%	45.6%
1975	45.3%	45.6%
1976	45.9%	45.8%
1977	46.5%	45.7%
1978	46.9%	45.8%
1979	47.3%	45.9%
1980	47.4%	45.9%
1981	47.3%	45.9%
1982	47%	45.8%
1983	46.8%	45.6%
1984	46.6%	45.4%
1985	46.4%	45.5%
1986	46.2%	45.9%
1987	46.1%	46.3%
1988	45.9%	46.6%
1989	45.8%	46.8%
1990	45.7%	47%
1991	45.6%	47.1%
1992	45.5%	47%
1993	45.2%	46.8%
1994	44.9%	46.5%
1995	44.6%	45.8%
1996	44.2%	45%
1997	43.7%	44.1%
1998	43.2%	42.9%
1999	42.5%	41.6%
2000	41.8%	40.2%
2001	40.9%	38.7%
2002	39.9%	37.1%
2003	38.9%	35.6%
2004	37.9%	34.2%
2005	36.9%	32.7%
2006	36%	31.2%
2007	35%	29.5%
2008	34.1%	28%
2009	33.1%	26.7%
2010	32.2%	25.7%
2011	31.3%	24.9%
2012	30.4%	24.3%
2013	29.8%	23.9%
2014	29.2%	23.5%
2015	28.8%	23.2%
2016	28.5%	22.8%
2017	28.4%	22.5%
2018	28.4%	22.1%
2019	28.4%	21.7%
2020	28.4%	21.2%
2021	28%	20.8%
2022	27.2%	20.4%
2023	26.4%	20%
2024	25.5%	19.6%
2025	24.7%	19%
2026	23.8%	18.4%
2027	23%	17.8%
2028	22.2%	17.2%
2029	21.4%	16.6%
2030	20.6%	16%
2031	19.8%	15.5%
2032	19%	15.1%
2033	18.2%	14.6%
2034	17.5%	14.2%
2035	16.9%	13.9%
2036	16.6%	13.6%
2037	16.5%	13.4%
2038	16.4%	13.2%
2039	16.4%	13%
2040	16.3%	12.9%
2041	16.2%	12.8%
2042	16.2%	12.8%
2043	16.1%	12.8%
2044	16.1%	12.8%
2045	16%	12.8%
2046	16%	12.9%
2047	15.9%	12.9%
2048	15.8%	13%
2049	15.7%	13.1%
2050	15.6%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 19.6% in Maldives in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Maldives compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Maldives by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +1.09% in Maldives. 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	Maldives
1960	6,098	2,241
1961	6,247	2,354
1962	6,468	2,475
1963	6,589	2,567
1964	6,725	2,660
1965	6,877	2,747
1966	7,039	2,845
1967	7,214	3,010
1968	7,408	3,150
1969	7,625	3,260
1970	7,878	3,415
1971	8,359	3,549
1972	8,716	3,707
1973	9,003	3,924
1974	9,295	4,136
1975	9,601	4,325
1976	9,833	4,538
1977	10,036	4,779
1978	10,152	4,812
1979	10,223	5,275
1980	10,276	5,526
1981	10,470	5,778
1982	10,597	6,058
1983	10,736	6,361
1984	10,835	6,680
1985	11,105	6,944
1986	11,295	7,153
1987	11,426	7,300
1988	11,523	7,414
1989	11,608	7,472
1990	11,738	7,444
1991	11,899	7,295
1992	11,915	7,096
1993	11,805	6,842
1994	11,410	6,550
1995	10,764	6,177
1996	10,613	5,705
1997	10,323	5,267
1998	10,187	4,919
1999	9,989	4,601
2000	9,752	4,372
2001	9,510	4,271
2002	9,278	4,257
2003	9,037	4,316
2004	8,825	4,287
2005	8,428	4,493
2006	7,980	4,766
2007	7,559	5,324
2008	7,313	5,856
2009	7,216	6,227
2010	7,746	6,350
2011	7,874	6,429
2012	7,157	6,445
2013	6,780	6,307
2014	6,622	6,122
2015	6,314	5,914
2016	6,238	5,652
2017	5,993	5,342
2018	5,282	5,088
2019	4,773	4,886
2020	3,734	4,594
2021	3,575	4,426
2022	3,864	4,752
2023	3,798	4,566

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Maldives

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 32 deaths in Maldives.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Maldives
1985	420	552
1986	394	508
1987	366	471
1988	346	424
1989	322	381
1990	298	346
1991	277	310
1992	255	281
1993	233	251
1994	214	222
1995	196	191
1996	167	167
1997	147	149
1998	134	136
1999	122	111
2000	110	94
2001	101	81
2002	92	76
2003	86	70
2004	80	65
2005	75	54
2006	76	52
2007	73	51
2008	68	53
2009	62	52
2010	61	49
2011	55	48
2012	51	47
2013	50	47
2014	48	43
2015	46	41
2016	44	41
2017	43	41
2018	43	40
2019	41	39
2020	56	48
2021	56	60
2022	42	34
2023	40	32

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 0.57% in Maldives. 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	Maldives
1960	17.2%	-
1961	16.9%	-
1962	16.6%	33.4%
1963	16.2%	32.5%
1964	15.9%	31.5%
1965	15.4%	30.6%
1966	15%	29.7%
1967	14.5%	28.7%
1968	14%	27.7%
1969	13.4%	26.8%
1970	12.8%	25.8%
1971	12.1%	24.7%
1972	11.5%	23.6%
1973	10.8%	22.4%
1974	10.2%	21.2%
1975	9.6%	20.1%
1976	9.09%	18.9%
1977	8.65%	17.9%
1978	8.27%	16.9%
1979	8%	15.9%
1980	7.82%	15%
1981	7.72%	14.2%
1982	7.65%	13.4%
1983	7.59%	12.7%
1984	7.46%	12%
1985	7.25%	11.3%
1986	6.95%	10.7%
1987	6.59%	10.1%
1988	6.21%	9.59%
1989	5.88%	9.06%
1990	5.64%	8.57%
1991	5.5%	8.08%
1992	5.46%	7.61%
1993	5.46%	7.15%
1994	5.45%	6.68%
1995	5.37%	6.22%
1996	5.17%	5.74%
1997	4.84%	5.28%
1998	4.44%	4.81%
1999	4%	4.36%
2000	3.6%	3.9%
2001	3.28%	3.47%
2002	3.05%	3.08%
2003	2.9%	2.72%
2004	2.82%	2.7%
2005	2.8%	2.16%
2006	2.8%	1.94%
2007	2.8%	1.76%
2008	2.79%	1.61%
2009	2.75%	1.49%
2010	2.67%	1.38%
2011	2.56%	1.29%
2012	2.42%	1.21%
2013	2.26%	1.13%
2014	2.09%	1.05%
2015	1.91%	0.99%
2016	1.76%	0.92%
2017	1.62%	0.86%
2018	1.51%	0.8%
2019	1.41%	0.74%
2020	1.33%	0.69%
2021	1.27%	0.64%
2022	1.21%	0.6%
2023	1.16%	0.57%