Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Peru

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Peru 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 1.98 in Peru in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Peru 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	Peru
1960	6.89	6.94
1961	6.92	6.92
1962	6.95	6.9
1963	6.98	6.86
1964	6.99	6.81
1965	6.99	6.75
1966	6.99	6.68
1967	6.98	6.6
1968	6.97	6.51
1969	6.95	6.42
1970	6.94	6.32
1971	6.91	6.21
1972	6.89	6.09
1973	6.86	5.97
1974	6.82	5.84
1975	6.77	5.71
1976	6.71	5.58
1977	6.65	5.44
1978	6.56	5.31
1979	6.47	5.17
1980	6.38	5.04
1981	6.27	4.92
1982	6.17	4.8
1983	6.07	4.68
1984	5.97	4.57
1985	5.92	4.46
1986	5.81	4.35
1987	5.68	4.25
1988	5.55	4.14
1989	5.45	4.03
1990	5.36	3.91
1991	5.26	3.79
1992	5.12	3.67
1993	4.95	3.55
1994	4.72	3.43
1995	4.49	3.32
1996	4.26	3.2
1997	4.05	3.1
1998	3.9	3
1999	3.73	2.92
2000	3.55	2.85
2001	3.37	2.74
2002	3.19	2.69
2003	3.03	2.66
2004	2.9	2.67
2005	2.73	2.64
2006	2.56	2.62
2007	2.41	2.58
2008	2.3	2.53
2009	2.25	2.48
2010	2.33	2.42
2011	2.33	2.41
2012	2.15	2.36
2013	2.07	2.32
2014	2.03	2.27
2015	1.97	2.23
2016	1.97	2.19
2017	1.93	2.15
2018	1.8	2.12
2019	1.7	2.09
2020	1.59	2.06
2021	1.55	2.03
2022	1.53	2
2023	1.52	1.98
2024	1.51	1.96
2025	1.5	1.94
2026	1.49	1.92
2027	1.48	1.91
2028	1.47	1.9
2029	1.47	1.88
2030	1.47	1.87
2031	1.47	1.86
2032	1.47	1.85
2033	1.47	1.84
2034	1.47	1.83
2035	1.47	1.83
2036	1.47	1.82
2037	1.47	1.81
2038	1.47	1.81
2039	1.48	1.8
2040	1.48	1.79
2041	1.48	1.79
2042	1.48	1.78
2043	1.49	1.78
2044	1.49	1.77
2045	1.49	1.77
2046	1.49	1.76
2047	1.49	1.75
2048	1.5	1.75
2049	1.5	1.75
2050	1.5	1.74

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Peru
1960	43.6%	44%
1961	44.3%	44.2%
1962	45.1%	44.3%
1963	45.6%	44.3%
1964	46%	44.3%
1965	46.2%	44.3%
1966	46.2%	44.2%
1967	46.1%	44.2%
1968	45.9%	44.2%
1969	45.5%	44.1%
1970	45.2%	44%
1971	45%	43.9%
1972	45%	43.8%
1973	45%	43.7%
1974	44.9%	43.6%
1975	45.3%	43.5%
1976	45.9%	43.4%
1977	46.5%	43.2%
1978	46.9%	43%
1979	47.3%	42.8%
1980	47.4%	42.6%
1981	47.3%	42.4%
1982	47%	42.1%
1983	46.8%	41.8%
1984	46.6%	41.5%
1985	46.4%	41.2%
1986	46.2%	40.8%
1987	46.1%	40.5%
1988	45.9%	40.2%
1989	45.8%	39.8%
1990	45.7%	39.4%
1991	45.6%	39.1%
1992	45.5%	38.7%
1993	45.2%	38.3%
1994	44.9%	37.9%
1995	44.6%	37.4%
1996	44.2%	36.9%
1997	43.7%	36.4%
1998	43.2%	35.8%
1999	42.5%	35.3%
2000	41.8%	34.7%
2001	40.9%	34.1%
2002	39.9%	33.5%
2003	38.9%	32.9%
2004	37.9%	32.3%
2005	36.9%	31.7%
2006	36%	31.2%
2007	35%	30.7%
2008	34.1%	30.2%
2009	33.1%	29.7%
2010	32.2%	29.3%
2011	31.3%	28.9%
2012	30.4%	28.5%
2013	29.8%	28.2%
2014	29.2%	27.8%
2015	28.8%	27.5%
2016	28.5%	27.2%
2017	28.4%	26.8%
2018	28.4%	26.4%
2019	28.4%	25.9%
2020	28.4%	25.5%
2021	28%	25.1%
2022	27.2%	24.8%
2023	26.4%	24.4%
2024	25.5%	24%
2025	24.7%	23.6%
2026	23.8%	23.3%
2027	23%	22.9%
2028	22.2%	22.6%
2029	21.4%	22.3%
2030	20.6%	22.1%
2031	19.8%	21.8%
2032	19%	21.6%
2033	18.2%	21.3%
2034	17.5%	21%
2035	16.9%	20.8%
2036	16.6%	20.5%
2037	16.5%	20.3%
2038	16.4%	20.1%
2039	16.4%	19.8%
2040	16.3%	19.6%
2041	16.2%	19.4%
2042	16.2%	19.1%
2043	16.1%	18.9%
2044	16.1%	18.7%
2045	16%	18.5%
2046	16%	18.3%
2047	15.9%	18.1%
2048	15.8%	17.9%
2049	15.7%	17.8%
2050	15.6%	17.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 24% in Peru in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 39.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Peru compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Peru by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +1.05% in Peru. 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	Peru
1960	6,098	302,924
1961	6,247	313,385
1962	6,468	321,716
1963	6,589	332,352
1964	6,725	341,570
1965	6,877	349,245
1966	7,039	356,819
1967	7,214	365,224
1968	7,408	372,379
1969	7,625	379,347
1970	7,878	318,022
1971	8,359	391,506
1972	8,716	396,960
1973	9,003	400,752
1974	9,295	408,299
1975	9,601	414,400
1976	9,833	420,284
1977	10,036	425,428
1978	10,152	432,127
1979	10,223	439,110
1980	10,276	445,100
1981	10,470	453,158
1982	10,597	461,107
1983	10,736	469,781
1984	10,835	477,968
1985	11,105	488,887
1986	11,295	496,712
1987	11,426	502,229
1988	11,523	508,429
1989	11,608	512,152
1990	11,738	515,233
1991	11,899	513,867
1992	11,915	514,618
1993	11,805	513,769
1994	11,410	512,735
1995	10,764	507,894
1996	10,613	501,855
1997	10,323	495,348
1998	10,187	489,436
1999	9,989	487,095
2000	9,752	484,222
2001	9,510	470,154
2002	9,278	463,709
2003	9,037	459,243
2004	8,825	459,617
2005	8,428	454,199
2006	7,980	445,884
2007	7,559	435,122
2008	7,313	413,640
2009	7,216	396,522
2010	7,746	382,510
2011	7,874	383,268
2012	7,157	376,501
2013	6,780	372,694
2014	6,622	368,708
2015	6,314	362,781
2016	6,238	355,859
2017	5,993	349,333
2018	5,282	343,123
2019	4,773	346,981
2020	3,734	301,950
2021	3,575	235,440
2022	3,864	327,859
2023	3,798	353,788

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Peru

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 51 deaths in Peru.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Peru
1985	420	198
1986	394	193
1987	366	192
1988	346	190
1989	322	190
1990	298	191
1991	277	201
1992	255	195
1993	233	192
1994	214	188
1995	196	179
1996	167	166
1997	147	152
1998	134	139
1999	122	124
2000	110	115
2001	101	109
2002	92	106
2003	86	104
2004	80	107
2005	75	103
2006	76	99
2007	73	94
2008	68	91
2009	62	89
2010	61	86
2011	55	83
2012	51	79
2013	50	75
2014	48	73
2015	46	71
2016	44	69
2017	43	67
2018	43	66
2019	41	60
2020	56	75
2021	56	141
2022	42	81
2023	40	51

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 1.58% in Peru. 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	Peru
1960	17.2%	22.9%
1961	16.9%	22.2%
1962	16.6%	21.6%
1963	16.2%	20.9%
1964	15.9%	20.2%
1965	15.4%	19.4%
1966	15%	18.7%
1967	14.5%	18.1%
1968	14%	17.5%
1969	13.4%	17%
1970	12.8%	19.7%
1971	12.1%	16.1%
1972	11.5%	15.6%
1973	10.8%	15.1%
1974	10.2%	14.7%
1975	9.6%	14.2%
1976	9.09%	13.8%
1977	8.65%	13.5%
1978	8.27%	13.2%
1979	8%	12.9%
1980	7.82%	12.7%
1981	7.72%	12.4%
1982	7.65%	12%
1983	7.59%	11.6%
1984	7.46%	11.1%
1985	7.25%	10.5%
1986	6.95%	9.97%
1987	6.59%	9.43%
1988	6.21%	8.92%
1989	5.88%	8.46%
1990	5.64%	8.04%
1991	5.5%	7.63%
1992	5.46%	7.2%
1993	5.46%	6.75%
1994	5.45%	6.29%
1995	5.37%	5.82%
1996	5.17%	5.36%
1997	4.84%	4.92%
1998	4.44%	4.51%
1999	4%	4.13%
2000	3.6%	3.79%
2001	3.28%	3.49%
2002	3.05%	3.24%
2003	2.9%	3.01%
2004	2.82%	2.82%
2005	2.8%	2.65%
2006	2.8%	2.5%
2007	2.8%	2.37%
2008	2.79%	2.25%
2009	2.75%	2.14%
2010	2.67%	2.04%
2011	2.56%	1.96%
2012	2.42%	1.89%
2013	2.26%	1.84%
2014	2.09%	1.79%
2015	1.91%	1.76%
2016	1.76%	1.73%
2017	1.62%	1.71%
2018	1.51%	1.69%
2019	1.41%	1.68%
2020	1.33%	1.66%
2021	1.27%	1.64%
2022	1.21%	1.61%
2023	1.16%	1.58%