Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs New Zealand 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 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs New Zealand 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	New Zealand
1960	6.89	4.24
1961	6.92	4.31
1962	6.95	4.19
1963	6.98	4.05
1964	6.99	3.8
1965	6.99	3.54
1966	6.99	3.41
1967	6.98	3.35
1968	6.97	3.34
1969	6.95	3.28
1970	6.94	3.17
1971	6.91	3.18
1972	6.89	3
1973	6.86	2.76
1974	6.82	2.58
1975	6.77	2.37
1976	6.71	2.27
1977	6.65	2.21
1978	6.56	2.07
1979	6.47	2.12
1980	6.38	2.03
1981	6.27	2.01
1982	6.17	1.95
1983	6.07	1.92
1984	5.97	1.93
1985	5.92	1.93
1986	5.81	1.96
1987	5.68	2.03
1988	5.55	2.1
1989	5.45	2.12
1990	5.36	2.18
1991	5.26	2.09
1992	5.12	2.06
1993	4.95	2.04
1994	4.72	1.98
1995	4.49	1.98
1996	4.26	1.96
1997	4.05	1.96
1998	3.9	1.89
1999	3.73	1.97
2000	3.55	1.98
2001	3.37	1.97
2002	3.19	1.89
2003	3.03	1.93
2004	2.9	1.98
2005	2.73	1.97
2006	2.56	2.01
2007	2.41	2.18
2008	2.3	2.19
2009	2.25	2.13
2010	2.33	2.17
2011	2.33	2.09
2012	2.15	2.1
2013	2.07	2.01
2014	2.03	1.92
2015	1.97	1.99
2016	1.97	1.87
2017	1.93	1.81
2018	1.8	1.71
2019	1.7	1.72
2020	1.59	1.61
2021	1.55	1.64
2022	1.53	1.66
2023	1.52	1.56
2024	1.51	1.55
2025	1.5	1.54
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	1.52
2032	1.47	1.52
2033	1.47	1.51
2034	1.47	1.51
2035	1.47	1.51
2036	1.47	1.51
2037	1.47	1.51
2038	1.47	1.51
2039	1.48	1.51
2040	1.48	1.51
2041	1.48	1.51
2042	1.48	1.51
2043	1.49	1.51
2044	1.49	1.51
2045	1.49	1.51
2046	1.49	1.51
2047	1.49	1.51
2048	1.5	1.51
2049	1.5	1.51
2050	1.5	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	New Zealand
1960	43.6%	32.8%
1961	44.3%	33%
1962	45.1%	33%
1963	45.6%	32.9%
1964	46%	32.9%
1965	46.2%	32.7%
1966	46.2%	32.6%
1967	46.1%	32.5%
1968	45.9%	32.3%
1969	45.5%	32.2%
1970	45.2%	31.9%
1971	45%	31.7%
1972	45%	31.4%
1973	45%	31%
1974	44.9%	30.5%
1975	45.3%	30.1%
1976	45.9%	29.6%
1977	46.5%	29%
1978	46.9%	28.4%
1979	47.3%	27.8%
1980	47.4%	27.2%
1981	47.3%	26.7%
1982	47%	26.2%
1983	46.8%	25.6%
1984	46.6%	25.1%
1985	46.4%	24.6%
1986	46.2%	24.2%
1987	46.1%	23.8%
1988	45.9%	23.5%
1989	45.8%	23.3%
1990	45.7%	23.3%
1991	45.6%	23.2%
1992	45.5%	23.1%
1993	45.2%	23.1%
1994	44.9%	23.1%
1995	44.6%	23.1%
1996	44.2%	23%
1997	43.7%	23%
1998	43.2%	23%
1999	42.5%	22.9%
2000	41.8%	22.8%
2001	40.9%	22.6%
2002	39.9%	22.4%
2003	38.9%	22.1%
2004	37.9%	21.8%
2005	36.9%	21.5%
2006	36%	21.3%
2007	35%	21.1%
2008	34.1%	21%
2009	33.1%	20.9%
2010	32.2%	20.9%
2011	31.3%	20.8%
2012	30.4%	20.6%
2013	29.8%	20.4%
2014	29.2%	20.2%
2015	28.8%	19.9%
2016	28.5%	19.6%
2017	28.4%	19.5%
2018	28.4%	19.3%
2019	28.4%	19.2%
2020	28.4%	19%
2021	28%	18.9%
2022	27.2%	18.6%
2023	26.4%	18.4%
2024	25.5%	18.1%
2025	24.7%	17.9%
2026	23.8%	17.6%
2027	23%	17.4%
2028	22.2%	17.2%
2029	21.4%	17%
2030	20.6%	16.8%
2031	19.8%	16.6%
2032	19%	16.4%
2033	18.2%	16.3%
2034	17.5%	16.1%
2035	16.9%	16%
2036	16.6%	15.9%
2037	16.5%	15.8%
2038	16.4%	15.7%
2039	16.4%	15.6%
2040	16.3%	15.5%
2041	16.2%	15.4%
2042	16.2%	15.4%
2043	16.1%	15.4%
2044	16.1%	15.3%
2045	16%	15.3%
2046	16%	15.3%
2047	15.9%	15.3%
2048	15.8%	15.3%
2049	15.7%	15.2%
2050	15.6%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +0.51% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	6,098	41,791
1961	6,247	43,482
1962	6,468	42,865
1963	6,589	42,027
1964	6,725	39,375
1965	6,877	36,982
1966	7,039	36,151
1967	7,214	37,974
1968	7,408	37,594
1969	7,625	38,098
1970	7,878	37,101
1971	8,359	40,000
1972	8,716	38,244
1973	9,003	35,239
1974	9,295	33,896
1975	9,601	31,355
1976	9,833	29,456
1977	10,036	28,020
1978	10,152	26,156
1979	10,223	26,675
1980	10,276	23,658
1981	10,470	25,374
1982	10,597	24,207
1983	10,736	24,315
1984	10,835	26,043
1985	11,105	24,126
1986	11,295	25,549
1987	11,426	27,603
1988	11,523	29,846
1989	11,608	30,749
1990	11,738	33,298
1991	11,899	33,518
1992	11,915	32,067
1993	11,805	31,685
1994	11,410	30,372
1995	10,764	29,828
1996	10,613	28,997
1997	10,323	30,137
1998	10,187	29,146
1999	9,989	28,916
2000	9,752	29,897
2001	9,510	27,939
2002	9,278	25,941
2003	9,037	28,150
2004	8,825	29,634
2005	8,428	30,674
2006	7,980	30,924
2007	7,559	35,480
2008	7,313	35,143
2009	7,216	33,560
2010	7,746	35,458
2011	7,874	31,302
2012	7,157	31,077
2013	6,780	29,096
2014	6,622	26,196
2015	6,314	29,408
2016	6,238	28,237
2017	5,993	26,282
2018	5,282	24,797
2019	4,773	25,344
2020	3,734	24,993
2021	3,575	23,767
2022	3,864	20,264
2023	3,798	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs New Zealand

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 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	New Zealand
1985	420	19
1986	394	18
1987	366	19
1988	346	19
1989	322	18
1990	298	18
1991	277	16
1992	255	15
1993	233	14
1994	214	13
1995	196	14
1996	167	14
1997	147	13
1998	134	12
1999	122	12
2000	110	11
2001	101	10
2002	92	11
2003	86	11
2004	80	11
2005	75	11
2006	76	10
2007	73	10
2008	68	10
2009	62	10
2010	61	10
2011	55	10
2012	51	9
2013	50	8
2014	48	7
2015	46	8
2016	44	8
2017	43	8
2018	43	7
2019	41	8
2020	56	8
2021	56	8
2022	42	23
2023	40	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 0.47% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	17.2%	2.78%
1961	16.9%	2.68%
1962	16.6%	2.58%
1963	16.2%	2.48%
1964	15.9%	2.39%
1965	15.4%	2.31%
1966	15%	2.25%
1967	14.5%	2.2%
1968	14%	2.16%
1969	13.4%	2.12%
1970	12.8%	2.08%
1971	12.1%	2.03%
1972	11.5%	1.98%
1973	10.8%	1.94%
1974	10.2%	1.88%
1975	9.6%	1.83%
1976	9.09%	1.77%
1977	8.65%	1.71%
1978	8.27%	1.66%
1979	8%	1.61%
1980	7.82%	1.56%
1981	7.72%	1.52%
1982	7.65%	1.48%
1983	7.59%	1.45%
1984	7.46%	1.41%
1985	7.25%	1.38%
1986	6.95%	1.34%
1987	6.59%	1.29%
1988	6.21%	1.24%
1989	5.88%	1.18%
1990	5.64%	1.12%
1991	5.5%	1.06%
1992	5.46%	1%
1993	5.46%	0.95%
1994	5.45%	0.91%
1995	5.37%	0.87%
1996	5.17%	0.84%
1997	4.84%	0.81%
1998	4.44%	0.78%
1999	4%	0.76%
2000	3.6%	0.74%
2001	3.28%	0.72%
2002	3.05%	0.7%
2003	2.9%	0.69%
2004	2.82%	0.67%
2005	2.8%	0.66%
2006	2.8%	0.65%
2007	2.8%	0.65%
2008	2.79%	0.64%
2009	2.75%	0.63%
2010	2.67%	0.62%
2011	2.56%	0.61%
2012	2.42%	0.6%
2013	2.26%	0.59%
2014	2.09%	0.57%
2015	1.91%	0.56%
2016	1.76%	0.55%
2017	1.62%	0.53%
2018	1.51%	0.52%
2019	1.41%	0.51%
2020	1.33%	0.5%
2021	1.27%	0.49%
2022	1.21%	0.48%
2023	1.16%	0.47%