Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and North Macedonia

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs North Macedonia 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 1.5 in North Macedonia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs North Macedonia 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	North Macedonia
1960	6.89	3.83
1961	6.92	3.62
1962	6.95	3.5
1963	6.98	3.62
1964	6.99	3.56
1965	6.99	3.52
1966	6.99	3.43
1967	6.98	3.33
1968	6.97	3.22
1969	6.95	3.1
1970	6.94	3.01
1971	6.91	2.93
1972	6.89	2.87
1973	6.86	2.72
1974	6.82	2.7
1975	6.77	2.69
1976	6.71	2.62
1977	6.65	2.49
1978	6.56	2.42
1979	6.47	2.4
1980	6.38	2.36
1981	6.27	2.29
1982	6.17	2.29
1983	6.07	2.25
1984	5.97	2.24
1985	5.92	2.25
1986	5.81	2.25
1987	5.68	2.32
1988	5.55	2.32
1989	5.45	2.25
1990	5.36	2.27
1991	5.26	2.31
1992	5.12	2.28
1993	4.95	2.26
1994	4.72	2.23
1995	4.49	2.13
1996	4.26	2.06
1997	4.05	1.92
1998	3.9	1.89
1999	3.73	1.77
2000	3.55	1.86
2001	3.37	1.73
2002	3.19	1.79
2003	3.03	1.75
2004	2.9	1.52
2005	2.73	1.5
2006	2.56	1.46
2007	2.41	1.46
2008	2.3	1.47
2009	2.25	1.5
2010	2.33	1.6
2011	2.33	1.46
2012	2.15	1.5
2013	2.07	1.5
2014	2.03	1.5
2015	1.97	1.49
2016	1.97	1.5
2017	1.93	1.43
2018	1.8	1.42
2019	1.7	1.34
2020	1.59	1.31
2021	1.55	1.6
2022	1.53	1.6
2023	1.52	1.5
2024	1.51	1.5
2025	1.5	1.5
2026	1.49	1.51
2027	1.48	1.51
2028	1.47	1.51
2029	1.47	1.51
2030	1.47	1.52
2031	1.47	1.52
2032	1.47	1.52
2033	1.47	1.52
2034	1.47	1.52
2035	1.47	1.52
2036	1.47	1.53
2037	1.47	1.53
2038	1.47	1.53
2039	1.48	1.53
2040	1.48	1.53
2041	1.48	1.53
2042	1.48	1.53
2043	1.49	1.54
2044	1.49	1.54
2045	1.49	1.54
2046	1.49	1.54
2047	1.49	1.55
2048	1.5	1.55
2049	1.5	1.55
2050	1.5	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	North Macedonia
1960	43.6%	37.7%
1961	44.3%	37.8%
1962	45.1%	37.6%
1963	45.6%	37.2%
1964	46%	36.7%
1965	46.2%	36.3%
1966	46.2%	35.8%
1967	46.1%	35.2%
1968	45.9%	34.7%
1969	45.5%	34.1%
1970	45.2%	33.5%
1971	45%	33%
1972	45%	32.6%
1973	45%	32.2%
1974	44.9%	31.7%
1975	45.3%	31.3%
1976	45.9%	30.9%
1977	46.5%	30.6%
1978	46.9%	30.3%
1979	47.3%	29.9%
1980	47.4%	29.5%
1981	47.3%	29.1%
1982	47%	28.8%
1983	46.8%	28.5%
1984	46.6%	28.3%
1985	46.4%	28.1%
1986	46.2%	27.8%
1987	46.1%	27.6%
1988	45.9%	27.4%
1989	45.8%	27.1%
1990	45.7%	26.9%
1991	45.6%	26.5%
1992	45.5%	26.1%
1993	45.2%	25.7%
1994	44.9%	25.5%
1995	44.6%	25.4%
1996	44.2%	25.1%
1997	43.7%	24.8%
1998	43.2%	24.4%
1999	42.5%	23.9%
2000	41.8%	23.4%
2001	40.9%	22.9%
2002	39.9%	22.5%
2003	38.9%	22.1%
2004	37.9%	21.7%
2005	36.9%	21.2%
2006	36%	20.8%
2007	35%	20.4%
2008	34.1%	20%
2009	33.1%	19.7%
2010	32.2%	19.3%
2011	31.3%	19%
2012	30.4%	18.8%
2013	29.8%	18.6%
2014	29.2%	18.3%
2015	28.8%	18%
2016	28.5%	17.8%
2017	28.4%	17.5%
2018	28.4%	17.4%
2019	28.4%	17.2%
2020	28.4%	17.2%
2021	28%	17.2%
2022	27.2%	17.2%
2023	26.4%	17.1%
2024	25.5%	16.8%
2025	24.7%	16.5%
2026	23.8%	16.2%
2027	23%	15.9%
2028	22.2%	15.6%
2029	21.4%	15.3%
2030	20.6%	14.9%
2031	19.8%	14.6%
2032	19%	14.3%
2033	18.2%	14%
2034	17.5%	13.7%
2035	16.9%	13.5%
2036	16.6%	13.3%
2037	16.5%	13.1%
2038	16.4%	13%
2039	16.4%	13%
2040	16.3%	13%
2041	16.2%	12.9%
2042	16.2%	12.9%
2043	16.1%	13%
2044	16.1%	13%
2045	16%	13%
2046	16%	13%
2047	15.9%	13%
2048	15.8%	13.1%
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 16.8% in North Macedonia in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 26.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and North Macedonia compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs North Macedonia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and -0.07% in North Macedonia. 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	North Macedonia
1960	6,098	28,816
1961	6,247	27,846
1962	6,468	25,317
1963	6,589	28,124
1964	6,725	27,889
1965	6,877	28,564
1966	7,039	28,766
1967	7,214	28,401
1968	7,408	28,378
1969	7,625	27,464
1970	7,878	28,022
1971	8,359	28,010
1972	8,716	28,236
1973	9,003	28,032
1974	9,295	28,400
1975	9,601	28,983
1976	9,833	28,799
1977	10,036	27,410
1978	10,152	27,150
1979	10,223	27,096
1980	10,276	26,547
1981	10,470	25,689
1982	10,597	25,810
1983	10,736	24,690
1984	10,835	24,436
1985	11,105	24,167
1986	11,295	23,720
1987	11,426	24,359
1988	11,523	24,064
1989	11,608	22,912
1990	11,738	22,868
1991	11,899	23,387
1992	11,915	21,659
1993	11,805	20,797
1994	11,410	19,103
1995	10,764	17,239
1996	10,613	14,806
1997	10,323	12,979
1998	10,187	12,446
1999	9,989	10,489
2000	9,752	12,159
2001	9,510	10,174
2002	9,278	9,697
2003	9,037	8,900
2004	8,825	5,444
2005	8,428	4,011
2006	7,980	3,988
2007	7,559	2,974
2008	7,313	3,746
2009	7,216	4,309
2010	7,746	4,866
2011	7,874	3,100
2012	7,157	3,087
2013	6,780	3,653
2014	6,622	3,644
2015	6,314	2,294
2016	6,238	2,374
2017	5,993	1,329
2018	5,282	1,512
2019	4,773	-375
2020	3,734	-5,939
2021	3,575	-9,737
2022	3,864	-4,397
2023	3,798	-3,290

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs North Macedonia

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 3 deaths in North Macedonia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	North Macedonia
1985	420	17
1986	394	16
1987	366	15
1988	346	16
1989	322	14
1990	298	16
1991	277	15
1992	255	14
1993	233	14
1994	214	13
1995	196	13
1996	167	14
1997	147	13
1998	134	13
1999	122	12
2000	110	11
2001	101	9
2002	92	10
2003	86	8
2004	80	8
2005	75	7
2006	76	7
2007	73	7
2008	68	6
2009	62	6
2010	61	5
2011	55	5
2012	51	5
2013	50	5
2014	48	4
2015	46	4
2016	44	4
2017	43	4
2018	43	3
2019	41	3
2020	56	7
2021	56	12
2022	42	3
2023	40	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 0.33% in North Macedonia. 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	North Macedonia
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%	-
1972	11.5%	-
1973	10.8%	-
1974	10.2%	-
1975	9.6%	-
1976	9.09%	-
1977	8.65%	-
1978	8.27%	-
1979	8%	-
1980	7.82%	-
1981	7.72%	5.79%
1982	7.65%	5.53%
1983	7.59%	5.25%
1984	7.46%	5.06%
1985	7.25%	5%
1986	6.95%	4.91%
1987	6.59%	4.69%
1988	6.21%	4.36%
1989	5.88%	4.01%
1990	5.64%	3.7%
1991	5.5%	3.46%
1992	5.46%	3.3%
1993	5.46%	3.13%
1994	5.45%	2.85%
1995	5.37%	2.45%
1996	5.17%	2.12%
1997	4.84%	1.93%
1998	4.44%	1.83%
1999	4%	1.73%
2000	3.6%	1.59%
2001	3.28%	1.48%
2002	3.05%	1.43%
2003	2.9%	1.43%
2004	2.82%	1.42%
2005	2.8%	1.37%
2006	2.8%	1.3%
2007	2.8%	1.23%
2008	2.79%	1.17%
2009	2.75%	1.1%
2010	2.67%	1.04%
2011	2.56%	1%
2012	2.42%	1.02%
2013	2.26%	1.07%
2014	2.09%	1.11%
2015	1.91%	1.13%
2016	1.76%	1.08%
2017	1.62%	0.97%
2018	1.51%	0.83%
2019	1.41%	0.7%
2020	1.33%	0.59%
2021	1.27%	0.5%
2022	1.21%	0.41%
2023	1.16%	0.33%