Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Romania

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Romania 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 1.71 in Romania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Romania 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	Romania
1960	6.89	2.34
1961	6.92	2.17
1962	6.95	2.04
1963	6.98	2.01
1964	6.99	1.96
1965	6.99	1.91
1966	6.99	1.9
1967	6.98	3.66
1968	6.97	3.63
1969	6.95	3.19
1970	6.94	2.89
1971	6.91	2.67
1972	6.89	2.55
1973	6.86	2.44
1974	6.82	2.71
1975	6.77	2.59
1976	6.71	2.54
1977	6.65	2.57
1978	6.56	2.52
1979	6.47	2.49
1980	6.38	2.43
1981	6.27	2.36
1982	6.17	2.17
1983	6.07	2.06
1984	5.97	2.26
1985	5.92	2.31
1986	5.81	2.39
1987	5.68	2.38
1988	5.55	2.3
1989	5.45	2.22
1990	5.36	1.83
1991	5.26	1.59
1992	5.12	1.51
1993	4.95	1.43
1994	4.72	1.4
1995	4.49	1.33
1996	4.26	1.3
1997	4.05	1.32
1998	3.9	1.32
1999	3.73	1.3
2000	3.55	1.31
2001	3.37	1.27
2002	3.19	1.27
2003	3.03	1.3
2004	2.9	1.33
2005	2.73	1.4
2006	2.56	1.42
2007	2.41	1.45
2008	2.3	1.6
2009	2.25	1.66
2010	2.33	1.59
2011	2.33	1.47
2012	2.15	1.52
2013	2.07	1.46
2014	2.03	1.56
2015	1.97	1.62
2016	1.97	1.69
2017	1.93	1.78
2018	1.8	1.76
2019	1.7	1.77
2020	1.59	1.8
2021	1.55	1.81
2022	1.53	1.71
2023	1.52	1.71
2024	1.51	1.71
2025	1.5	1.71
2026	1.49	1.7
2027	1.48	1.7
2028	1.47	1.7
2029	1.47	1.7
2030	1.47	1.7
2031	1.47	1.7
2032	1.47	1.7
2033	1.47	1.69
2034	1.47	1.69
2035	1.47	1.69
2036	1.47	1.69
2037	1.47	1.69
2038	1.47	1.69
2039	1.48	1.69
2040	1.48	1.69
2041	1.48	1.68
2042	1.48	1.68
2043	1.49	1.68
2044	1.49	1.68
2045	1.49	1.68
2046	1.49	1.68
2047	1.49	1.68
2048	1.5	1.68
2049	1.5	1.68
2050	1.5	1.68

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Romania
1960	43.6%	28.1%
1961	44.3%	28%
1962	45.1%	27.7%
1963	45.6%	27.3%
1964	46%	26.7%
1965	46.2%	26%
1966	46.2%	25.2%
1967	46.1%	25%
1968	45.9%	25.1%
1969	45.5%	25.1%
1970	45.2%	25.1%
1971	45%	24.9%
1972	45%	24.9%
1973	45%	24.9%
1974	44.9%	25.1%
1975	45.3%	25.3%
1976	45.9%	25.7%
1977	46.5%	26%
1978	46.9%	26.3%
1979	47.3%	26.5%
1980	47.4%	26.8%
1981	47.3%	27.1%
1982	47%	26.8%
1983	46.8%	25.9%
1984	46.6%	25.1%
1985	46.4%	24.6%
1986	46.2%	24.3%
1987	46.1%	24%
1988	45.9%	23.9%
1989	45.8%	23.7%
1990	45.7%	23.3%
1991	45.6%	22.8%
1992	45.5%	22.2%
1993	45.2%	21.6%
1994	44.9%	21%
1995	44.6%	20.5%
1996	44.2%	20%
1997	43.7%	19.6%
1998	43.2%	19.3%
1999	42.5%	19.1%
2000	41.8%	18.6%
2001	40.9%	18.1%
2002	39.9%	17.5%
2003	38.9%	16.9%
2004	37.9%	16.4%
2005	36.9%	16%
2006	36%	15.8%
2007	35%	15.7%
2008	34.1%	15.7%
2009	33.1%	15.7%
2010	32.2%	15.7%
2011	31.3%	15.8%
2012	30.4%	15.7%
2013	29.8%	15.7%
2014	29.2%	15.7%
2015	28.8%	15.7%
2016	28.5%	15.7%
2017	28.4%	15.8%
2018	28.4%	15.9%
2019	28.4%	16%
2020	28.4%	16.1%
2021	28%	16.1%
2022	27.2%	16%
2023	26.4%	15.9%
2024	25.5%	15.7%
2025	24.7%	15.6%
2026	23.8%	15.4%
2027	23%	15.3%
2028	22.2%	15.2%
2029	21.4%	15.1%
2030	20.6%	15%
2031	19.8%	14.9%
2032	19%	14.7%
2033	18.2%	14.6%
2034	17.5%	14.4%
2035	16.9%	14.4%
2036	16.6%	14.3%
2037	16.5%	14.3%
2038	16.4%	14.3%
2039	16.4%	14.2%
2040	16.3%	14.2%
2041	16.2%	14.3%
2042	16.2%	14.3%
2043	16.1%	14.3%
2044	16.1%	14.3%
2045	16%	14.4%
2046	16%	14.4%
2047	15.9%	14.4%
2048	15.8%	14.4%
2049	15.7%	14.4%
2050	15.6%	14.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 15.7% in Romania in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Romania compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Romania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and -0.4% in Romania. 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	Romania
1960	6,098	191,431
1961	6,247	163,286
1962	6,468	130,736
1963	6,589	139,104
1964	6,725	134,326
1965	6,877	114,190
1966	7,039	115,293
1967	7,214	347,709
1968	7,408	338,577
1969	7,625	264,120
1970	7,878	234,905
1971	8,359	206,662
1972	8,716	198,316
1973	9,003	175,020
1974	9,295	235,530
1975	9,601	219,324
1976	9,833	213,361
1977	10,036	215,385
1978	10,152	204,148
1979	10,223	194,397
1980	10,276	168,776
1981	10,470	156,472
1982	10,597	119,121
1983	10,736	87,986
1984	10,835	117,731
1985	11,105	111,392
1986	11,295	134,737
1987	11,426	128,517
1988	11,523	126,817
1989	11,608	122,756
1990	11,738	69,605
1991	11,899	25,301
1992	11,915	-4,559
1993	11,805	-13,658
1994	11,410	-18,184
1995	10,764	-36,295
1996	10,613	-56,548
1997	10,323	-42,853
1998	10,187	-33,761
1999	9,989	-31,461
2000	9,752	-22,443
2001	9,510	-37,625
2002	9,278	-58,673
2003	9,037	-56,093
2004	8,825	-42,904
2005	8,428	-40,508
2006	7,980	-38,148
2007	7,559	-37,590
2008	7,313	-30,806
2009	7,216	-34,625
2010	7,746	-46,567
2011	7,874	-56,413
2012	7,157	-54,157
2013	6,780	-59,951
2014	6,622	-55,745
2015	6,314	-59,447
2016	6,238	-53,196
2017	5,993	-50,930
2018	5,282	-62,316
2019	4,773	-60,053
2020	3,734	-100,179
2021	3,575	-141,504
2022	3,864	-93,338
2023	3,798	-89,580

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Romania

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 12 deaths in Romania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Romania
1985	420	184
1986	394	180
1987	366	173
1988	346	159
1989	322	143
1990	298	118
1991	277	104
1992	255	95
1993	233	87
1994	214	80
1995	196	75
1996	167	72
1997	147	66
1998	134	58
1999	122	51
2000	110	45
2001	101	41
2002	92	38
2003	86	35
2004	80	32
2005	75	30
2006	76	27
2007	73	25
2008	68	25
2009	62	25
2010	61	23
2011	55	20
2012	51	19
2013	50	18
2014	48	18
2015	46	18
2016	44	17
2017	43	17
2018	43	15
2019	41	14
2020	56	16
2021	56	20
2022	42	13
2023	40	12

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 0.66% in Romania. 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	Romania
1960	17.2%	8.82%
1961	16.9%	7.98%
1962	16.6%	6.98%
1963	16.2%	6.03%
1964	15.9%	5.45%
1965	15.4%	5.44%
1966	15%	5.83%
1967	14.5%	6.27%
1968	14%	6.44%
1969	13.4%	6.23%
1970	12.8%	5.69%
1971	12.1%	5.06%
1972	11.5%	4.64%
1973	10.8%	4.49%
1974	10.2%	4.43%
1975	9.6%	4.27%
1976	9.09%	4.05%
1977	8.65%	3.86%
1978	8.27%	3.76%
1979	8%	3.68%
1980	7.82%	3.57%
1981	7.72%	3.44%
1982	7.65%	3.28%
1983	7.59%	3.14%
1984	7.46%	3.08%
1985	7.25%	3.16%
1986	6.95%	3.33%
1987	6.59%	3.45%
1988	6.21%	3.43%
1989	5.88%	3.31%
1990	5.64%	3.14%
1991	5.5%	2.97%
1992	5.46%	2.84%
1993	5.46%	2.79%
1994	5.45%	2.76%
1995	5.37%	2.73%
1996	5.17%	2.68%
1997	4.84%	2.58%
1998	4.44%	2.44%
1999	4%	2.29%
2000	3.6%	2.16%
2001	3.28%	2.06%
2002	3.05%	2.01%
2003	2.9%	1.99%
2004	2.82%	1.94%
2005	2.8%	1.82%
2006	2.8%	1.66%
2007	2.8%	1.51%
2008	2.79%	1.4%
2009	2.75%	1.31%
2010	2.67%	1.24%
2011	2.56%	1.18%
2012	2.42%	1.12%
2013	2.26%	1.05%
2014	2.09%	0.99%
2015	1.91%	0.92%
2016	1.76%	0.85%
2017	1.62%	0.79%
2018	1.51%	0.73%
2019	1.41%	0.68%
2020	1.33%	0.66%
2021	1.27%	0.65%
2022	1.21%	0.66%
2023	1.16%	0.66%