Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Mauritius 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 1.39 in Mauritius in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cape Verde	Mauritius
1960	6.89	5.9
1961	6.92	5.98
1962	6.95	5.88
1963	6.98	6.18
1964	6.99	5.96
1965	6.99	5.51
1966	6.99	5.46
1967	6.98	4.63
1968	6.97	4.6
1969	6.95	3.97
1970	6.94	3.82
1971	6.91	3.51
1972	6.89	3.41
1973	6.86	3.07
1974	6.82	3.45
1975	6.77	3.2
1976	6.71	3.13
1977	6.65	3.07
1978	6.56	3.01
1979	6.47	2.91
1980	6.38	2.8
1981	6.27	2.67
1982	6.17	2.53
1983	6.07	2.4
1984	5.97	2.16
1985	5.92	2.02
1986	5.81	1.99
1987	5.68	2.05
1988	5.55	2.14
1989	5.45	2.23
1990	5.36	2.32
1991	5.26	2.3
1992	5.12	2.37
1993	4.95	2.21
1994	4.72	2.25
1995	4.49	2.14
1996	4.26	2.12
1997	4.05	2.04
1998	3.9	1.97
1999	3.73	2.05
2000	3.55	1.99
2001	3.37	1.91
2002	3.19	1.94
2003	3.03	1.87
2004	2.9	1.92
2005	2.73	1.88
2006	2.56	1.77
2007	2.41	1.74
2008	2.3	1.67
2009	2.25	1.59
2010	2.33	1.57
2011	2.33	1.55
2012	2.15	1.54
2013	2.07	1.44
2014	2.03	1.43
2015	1.97	1.36
2016	1.97	1.4
2017	1.93	1.44
2018	1.8	1.41
2019	1.7	1.4
2020	1.59	1.44
2021	1.55	1.41
2022	1.53	1.32
2023	1.52	1.39
2024	1.51	1.37
2025	1.5	1.36
2026	1.49	1.35
2027	1.48	1.35
2028	1.47	1.35
2029	1.47	1.35
2030	1.47	1.36
2031	1.47	1.36
2032	1.47	1.37
2033	1.47	1.37
2034	1.47	1.38
2035	1.47	1.39
2036	1.47	1.39
2037	1.47	1.4
2038	1.47	1.41
2039	1.48	1.41
2040	1.48	1.42
2041	1.48	1.42
2042	1.48	1.43
2043	1.49	1.43
2044	1.49	1.44
2045	1.49	1.45
2046	1.49	1.45
2047	1.49	1.46
2048	1.5	1.46
2049	1.5	1.47
2050	1.5	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Mauritius
1960	43.6%	45%
1961	44.3%	45%
1962	45.1%	45.1%
1963	45.6%	45.1%
1964	46%	44.8%
1965	46.2%	44.4%
1966	46.2%	44%
1967	46.1%	43.4%
1968	45.9%	42.9%
1969	45.5%	42.3%
1970	45.2%	41.6%
1971	45%	40.9%
1972	45%	40.1%
1973	45%	39.1%
1974	44.9%	38.2%
1975	45.3%	37.3%
1976	45.9%	36.5%
1977	46.5%	35.7%
1978	46.9%	34.9%
1979	47.3%	34.2%
1980	47.4%	33.6%
1981	47.3%	33.1%
1982	47%	32.6%
1983	46.8%	32.2%
1984	46.6%	31.8%
1985	46.4%	31.4%
1986	46.2%	31.1%
1987	46.1%	30.8%
1988	45.9%	30.5%
1989	45.8%	30.1%
1990	45.7%	29.8%
1991	45.6%	29.4%
1992	45.5%	29%
1993	45.2%	28.5%
1994	44.9%	28%
1995	44.6%	27.5%
1996	44.2%	27%
1997	43.7%	26.6%
1998	43.2%	26.2%
1999	42.5%	25.8%
2000	41.8%	25.6%
2001	40.9%	25.3%
2002	39.9%	25%
2003	38.9%	24.7%
2004	37.9%	24.3%
2005	36.9%	23.9%
2006	36%	23.4%
2007	35%	22.9%
2008	34.1%	22.3%
2009	33.1%	21.7%
2010	32.2%	21.1%
2011	31.3%	20.6%
2012	30.4%	20.1%
2013	29.8%	19.7%
2014	29.2%	19.3%
2015	28.8%	18.9%
2016	28.5%	18.4%
2017	28.4%	17.9%
2018	28.4%	17.4%
2019	28.4%	16.9%
2020	28.4%	16.4%
2021	28%	15.9%
2022	27.2%	15.5%
2023	26.4%	15.1%
2024	25.5%	14.8%
2025	24.7%	14.5%
2026	23.8%	14.3%
2027	23%	14.1%
2028	22.2%	14%
2029	21.4%	13.8%
2030	20.6%	13.7%
2031	19.8%	13.6%
2032	19%	13.5%
2033	18.2%	13.4%
2034	17.5%	13.3%
2035	16.9%	13.2%
2036	16.6%	13%
2037	16.5%	12.9%
2038	16.4%	12.8%
2039	16.4%	12.7%
2040	16.3%	12.6%
2041	16.2%	12.5%
2042	16.2%	12.4%
2043	16.1%	12.3%
2044	16.1%	12.2%
2045	16%	12.1%
2046	16%	12%
2047	15.9%	11.8%
2048	15.8%	11.7%
2049	15.7%	11.6%
2050	15.6%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +0.15% in Mauritius. 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	Mauritius
1960	6,098	19,931
1961	6,247	20,355
1962	6,468	20,660
1963	6,589	22,069
1964	6,725	22,239
1965	6,877	20,482
1966	7,039	20,758
1967	7,214	17,560
1968	7,408	17,884
1969	7,625	15,761
1970	7,878	16,190
1971	8,359	15,441
1972	8,716	14,825
1973	9,003	13,145
1974	9,295	17,561
1975	9,601	15,342
1976	9,833	16,407
1977	10,036	16,769
1978	10,152	18,670
1979	10,223	19,282
1980	10,276	19,321
1981	10,470	18,334
1982	10,597	15,880
1983	10,736	14,525
1984	10,835	13,665
1985	11,105	12,451
1986	11,295	12,340
1987	11,426	13,262
1988	11,523	14,084
1989	11,608	14,718
1990	11,738	15,564
1991	11,899	15,091
1992	11,915	15,833
1993	11,805	14,814
1994	11,410	14,355
1995	10,764	13,020
1996	10,613	13,041
1997	10,323	11,943
1998	10,187	11,489
1999	9,989	12,341
2000	9,752	12,224
2001	9,510	11,723
2002	9,278	11,685
2003	9,037	10,799
2004	8,825	10,745
2005	8,428	10,195
2006	7,980	8,515
2007	7,559	8,429
2008	7,313	7,465
2009	7,216	6,113
2010	7,746	5,877
2011	7,874	5,511
2012	7,157	5,149
2013	6,780	4,281
2014	6,622	3,657
2015	6,314	3,031
2016	6,238	2,906
2017	5,993	3,415
2018	5,282	2,151
2019	4,773	1,773
2020	3,734	2,405
2021	3,575	-253
2022	3,864	-757
2023	3,798	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Mauritius

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 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Mauritius
1985	420	111
1986	394	106
1987	366	103
1988	346	93
1989	322	85
1990	298	77
1991	277	75
1992	255	73
1993	233	70
1994	214	63
1995	196	55
1996	167	52
1997	147	49
1998	134	48
1999	122	46
2000	110	43
2001	101	42
2002	92	42
2003	86	42
2004	80	43
2005	75	43
2006	76	45
2007	73	46
2008	68	48
2009	62	51
2010	61	53
2011	55	55
2012	51	55
2013	50	58
2014	48	60
2015	46	61
2016	44	62
2017	43	66
2018	43	67
2019	41	67
2020	56	58
2021	56	80
2022	42	61
2023	40	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 1.52% in Mauritius. 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	Mauritius
1960	17.2%	10.2%
1961	16.9%	9.82%
1962	16.6%	9.31%
1963	16.2%	8.72%
1964	15.9%	8.4%
1965	15.4%	8.66%
1966	15%	9.25%
1967	14.5%	9.55%
1968	14%	9.25%
1969	13.4%	8.72%
1970	12.8%	8.35%
1971	12.1%	8.15%
1972	11.5%	7.98%
1973	10.8%	7.71%
1974	10.2%	7.24%
1975	9.6%	6.53%
1976	9.09%	5.74%
1977	8.65%	5.08%
1978	8.27%	4.62%
1979	8%	4.28%
1980	7.82%	4.02%
1981	7.72%	3.77%
1982	7.65%	3.47%
1983	7.59%	3.15%
1984	7.46%	2.92%
1985	7.25%	2.85%
1986	6.95%	2.88%
1987	6.59%	2.85%
1988	6.21%	2.7%
1989	5.88%	2.5%
1990	5.64%	2.32%
1991	5.5%	2.19%
1992	5.46%	2.13%
1993	5.46%	2.12%
1994	5.45%	2.16%
1995	5.37%	2.22%
1996	5.17%	2.26%
1997	4.84%	2.25%
1998	4.44%	2.16%
1999	4%	2.03%
2000	3.6%	1.89%
2001	3.28%	1.76%
2002	3.05%	1.66%
2003	2.9%	1.6%
2004	2.82%	1.57%
2005	2.8%	1.55%
2006	2.8%	1.54%
2007	2.8%	1.52%
2008	2.79%	1.5%
2009	2.75%	1.48%
2010	2.67%	1.48%
2011	2.56%	1.49%
2012	2.42%	1.5%
2013	2.26%	1.49%
2014	2.09%	1.47%
2015	1.91%	1.47%
2016	1.76%	1.47%
2017	1.62%	1.5%
2018	1.51%	1.53%
2019	1.41%	1.57%
2020	1.33%	1.58%
2021	1.27%	1.57%
2022	1.21%	1.55%
2023	1.16%	1.52%