Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Moldova

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Moldova 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 1.73 in Moldova in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Moldova 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	Moldova
1960	6.89	3.32
1961	6.92	3.23
1962	6.95	3.04
1963	6.98	2.89
1964	6.99	2.71
1965	6.99	2.69
1966	6.99	2.65
1967	6.98	2.62
1968	6.97	2.59
1969	6.95	2.57
1970	6.94	2.57
1971	6.91	2.56
1972	6.89	2.56
1973	6.86	2.57
1974	6.82	2.56
1975	6.77	2.52
1976	6.71	2.47
1977	6.65	2.42
1978	6.56	2.39
1979	6.47	2.38
1980	6.38	2.38
1981	6.27	2.4
1982	6.17	2.45
1983	6.07	2.58
1984	5.97	2.67
1985	5.92	2.67
1986	5.81	2.74
1987	5.68	2.78
1988	5.55	2.63
1989	5.45	2.46
1990	5.36	2.39
1991	5.26	2.28
1992	5.12	2.22
1993	4.95	2.11
1994	4.72	1.99
1995	4.49	1.83
1996	4.26	1.71
1997	4.05	1.79
1998	3.9	1.65
1999	3.73	1.56
2000	3.55	1.5
2001	3.37	1.47
2002	3.19	1.45
2003	3.03	1.48
2004	2.9	1.54
2005	2.73	1.53
2006	2.56	1.54
2007	2.41	1.58
2008	2.3	1.64
2009	2.25	1.72
2010	2.33	1.7
2011	2.33	1.65
2012	2.15	1.66
2013	2.07	1.62
2014	2.03	1.82
2015	1.97	1.87
2016	1.97	1.89
2017	1.93	1.81
2018	1.8	1.81
2019	1.7	1.78
2020	1.59	1.77
2021	1.55	1.75
2022	1.53	1.69
2023	1.52	1.73
2024	1.51	1.73
2025	1.5	1.72
2026	1.49	1.72
2027	1.48	1.72
2028	1.47	1.72
2029	1.47	1.72
2030	1.47	1.72
2031	1.47	1.72
2032	1.47	1.72
2033	1.47	1.71
2034	1.47	1.71
2035	1.47	1.71
2036	1.47	1.71
2037	1.47	1.71
2038	1.47	1.71
2039	1.48	1.71
2040	1.48	1.71
2041	1.48	1.71
2042	1.48	1.71
2043	1.49	1.7
2044	1.49	1.7
2045	1.49	1.7
2046	1.49	1.7
2047	1.49	1.7
2048	1.5	1.7
2049	1.5	1.7
2050	1.5	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Moldova
1960	43.6%	34.5%
1961	44.3%	34.9%
1962	45.1%	35.1%
1963	45.6%	35.1%
1964	46%	34.7%
1965	46.2%	34.2%
1966	46.2%	33.5%
1967	46.1%	32.8%
1968	45.9%	32.1%
1969	45.5%	31.3%
1970	45.2%	30.7%
1971	45%	30.1%
1972	45%	29.5%
1973	45%	28.9%
1974	44.9%	28.3%
1975	45.3%	27.7%
1976	45.9%	27.2%
1977	46.5%	26.8%
1978	46.9%	26.5%
1979	47.3%	26.7%
1980	47.4%	26.9%
1981	47.3%	26.9%
1982	47%	27%
1983	46.8%	27.1%
1984	46.6%	27.3%
1985	46.4%	27.5%
1986	46.2%	27.7%
1987	46.1%	27.8%
1988	45.9%	27.9%
1989	45.8%	27.8%
1990	45.7%	27.7%
1991	45.6%	27.6%
1992	45.5%	27.4%
1993	45.2%	27.2%
1994	44.9%	27%
1995	44.6%	26.7%
1996	44.2%	26.3%
1997	43.7%	25.8%
1998	43.2%	25.1%
1999	42.5%	24.4%
2000	41.8%	23.5%
2001	40.9%	22.5%
2002	39.9%	21.6%
2003	38.9%	20.7%
2004	37.9%	19.9%
2005	36.9%	19.3%
2006	36%	18.8%
2007	35%	18.4%
2008	34.1%	18%
2009	33.1%	17.7%
2010	32.2%	17.5%
2011	31.3%	17.4%
2012	30.4%	17.3%
2013	29.8%	17.4%
2014	29.2%	17.8%
2015	28.8%	18.2%
2016	28.5%	18.7%
2017	28.4%	19.1%
2018	28.4%	19.5%
2019	28.4%	19.8%
2020	28.4%	20%
2021	28%	20.1%
2022	27.2%	20.1%
2023	26.4%	20%
2024	25.5%	19.8%
2025	24.7%	19.5%
2026	23.8%	19.2%
2027	23%	18.9%
2028	22.2%	18.4%
2029	21.4%	17.9%
2030	20.6%	17.3%
2031	19.8%	16.8%
2032	19%	16.3%
2033	18.2%	15.9%
2034	17.5%	15.6%
2035	16.9%	15.4%
2036	16.6%	15.2%
2037	16.5%	15.1%
2038	16.4%	15.1%
2039	16.4%	15.1%
2040	16.3%	15.2%
2041	16.2%	15.3%
2042	16.2%	15.4%
2043	16.1%	15.6%
2044	16.1%	15.7%
2045	16%	15.9%
2046	16%	16.1%
2047	15.9%	16.3%
2048	15.8%	16.5%
2049	15.7%	16.6%
2050	15.6%	16.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 19.8% in Moldova in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 27.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Moldova compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Moldova by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and -0.08% in Moldova. 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	Moldova
1960	6,098	36,352
1961	6,247	35,180
1962	6,468	32,082
1963	6,589	29,382
1964	6,725	25,860
1965	6,877	24,916
1966	7,039	23,720
1967	7,214	22,654
1968	7,408	22,005
1969	7,625	21,768
1970	7,878	22,314
1971	8,359	23,359
1972	8,716	24,626
1973	9,003	25,967
1974	9,295	27,219
1975	9,601	27,677
1976	9,833	27,801
1977	10,036	27,707
1978	10,152	27,622
1979	10,223	28,322
1980	10,276	30,053
1981	10,470	31,360
1982	10,597	32,814
1983	10,736	36,076
1984	10,835	38,108
1985	11,105	38,060
1986	11,295	39,463
1987	11,426	40,122
1988	11,523	35,608
1989	11,608	29,638
1990	11,738	25,824
1991	11,899	21,127
1992	11,915	17,373
1993	11,805	13,886
1994	11,410	9,921
1995	10,764	5,534
1996	10,613	2,655
1997	10,323	4,669
1998	10,187	2,140
1999	9,989	642
2000	9,752	-324
2001	9,510	-718
2002	9,278	-1,249
2003	9,037	-322
2004	8,825	1,714
2005	8,428	2,005
2006	7,980	2,406
2007	7,559	3,490
2008	7,313	5,210
2009	7,216	7,492
2010	7,746	7,456
2011	7,874	5,948
2012	7,157	5,581
2013	6,780	3,537
2014	6,622	7,248
2015	6,314	6,049
2016	6,238	4,580
2017	5,993	1,402
2018	5,282	-961
2019	4,773	-3,416
2020	3,734	-7,067
2021	3,575	-13,444
2022	3,864	-6,385
2023	3,798	-7,007

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Moldova

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 19 deaths in Moldova.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Moldova
1985	420	62
1986	394	60
1987	366	56
1988	346	53
1989	322	52
1990	298	53
1991	277	53
1992	255	55
1993	233	55
1994	214	56
1995	196	54
1996	167	53
1997	147	52
1998	134	48
1999	122	43
2000	110	38
2001	101	35
2002	92	31
2003	86	29
2004	80	28
2005	75	26
2006	76	25
2007	73	24
2008	68	23
2009	62	22
2010	61	20
2011	55	19
2012	51	19
2013	50	19
2014	48	20
2015	46	20
2016	44	21
2017	43	20
2018	43	20
2019	41	21
2020	56	29
2021	56	24
2022	42	19
2023	40	19

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 1.47% in Moldova. 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	Moldova
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%	-
1969	13.4%	-
1970	12.8%	-
1971	12.1%	6.39%
1972	11.5%	6.2%
1973	10.8%	6.03%
1974	10.2%	5.86%
1975	9.6%	5.68%
1976	9.09%	5.53%
1977	8.65%	5.38%
1978	8.27%	5.23%
1979	8%	5.08%
1980	7.82%	4.93%
1981	7.72%	4.78%
1982	7.65%	4.61%
1983	7.59%	4.41%
1984	7.46%	4.2%
1985	7.25%	4%
1986	6.95%	3.8%
1987	6.59%	3.62%
1988	6.21%	3.48%
1989	5.88%	3.38%
1990	5.64%	3.35%
1991	5.5%	3.39%
1992	5.46%	3.48%
1993	5.46%	3.62%
1994	5.45%	3.75%
1995	5.37%	3.84%
1996	5.17%	3.85%
1997	4.84%	3.78%
1998	4.44%	3.62%
1999	4%	3.4%
2000	3.6%	3.13%
2001	3.28%	2.85%
2002	3.05%	2.58%
2003	2.9%	2.34%
2004	2.82%	2.16%
2005	2.8%	2.01%
2006	2.8%	1.91%
2007	2.8%	1.83%
2008	2.79%	1.77%
2009	2.75%	1.73%
2010	2.67%	1.69%
2011	2.56%	1.66%
2012	2.42%	1.63%
2013	2.26%	1.6%
2014	2.09%	1.58%
2015	1.91%	1.55%
2016	1.76%	1.53%
2017	1.62%	1.52%
2018	1.51%	1.51%
2019	1.41%	1.5%
2020	1.33%	1.49%
2021	1.27%	1.48%
2022	1.21%	1.48%
2023	1.16%	1.47%