Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Samoa

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Samoa 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 3.83 in Samoa in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Samoa 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	Samoa
1960	6.89	7.78
1961	6.92	7.77
1962	6.95	7.76
1963	6.98	7.73
1964	6.99	7.7
1965	6.99	7.65
1966	6.99	7.6
1967	6.98	7.55
1968	6.97	7.5
1969	6.95	7.43
1970	6.94	7.34
1971	6.91	7.22
1972	6.89	7.07
1973	6.86	6.91
1974	6.82	6.75
1975	6.77	6.61
1976	6.71	6.47
1977	6.65	6.31
1978	6.56	6.15
1979	6.47	5.99
1980	6.38	5.86
1981	6.27	5.75
1982	6.17	5.68
1983	6.07	5.62
1984	5.97	5.55
1985	5.92	5.49
1986	5.81	5.42
1987	5.68	5.32
1988	5.55	5.21
1989	5.45	5.11
1990	5.36	5.01
1991	5.26	4.91
1992	5.12	4.87
1993	4.95	4.83
1994	4.72	4.79
1995	4.49	4.77
1996	4.26	4.74
1997	4.05	4.7
1998	3.9	4.64
1999	3.73	4.57
2000	3.55	4.52
2001	3.37	4.48
2002	3.19	4.44
2003	3.03	4.39
2004	2.9	4.34
2005	2.73	4.32
2006	2.56	4.32
2007	2.41	4.36
2008	2.3	4.42
2009	2.25	4.47
2010	2.33	4.52
2011	2.33	4.56
2012	2.15	4.55
2013	2.07	4.49
2014	2.03	4.42
2015	1.97	4.34
2016	1.97	4.26
2017	1.93	4.2
2018	1.8	4.14
2019	1.7	4.06
2020	1.59	4
2021	1.55	3.94
2022	1.53	3.88
2023	1.52	3.83
2024	1.51	3.8
2025	1.5	3.75
2026	1.49	3.7
2027	1.48	3.66
2028	1.47	3.62
2029	1.47	3.58
2030	1.47	3.54
2031	1.47	3.5
2032	1.47	3.46
2033	1.47	3.42
2034	1.47	3.39
2035	1.47	3.35
2036	1.47	3.31
2037	1.47	3.27
2038	1.47	3.24
2039	1.48	3.21
2040	1.48	3.17
2041	1.48	3.13
2042	1.48	3.1
2043	1.49	3.06
2044	1.49	3.04
2045	1.49	3.01
2046	1.49	2.98
2047	1.49	2.95
2048	1.5	2.92
2049	1.5	2.89
2050	1.5	2.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Samoa
1960	43.6%	50.1%
1961	44.3%	50.2%
1962	45.1%	50.6%
1963	45.6%	50.9%
1964	46%	51.2%
1965	46.2%	51.3%
1966	46.2%	51.3%
1967	46.1%	51.4%
1968	45.9%	51.4%
1969	45.5%	51.4%
1970	45.2%	51.2%
1971	45%	51%
1972	45%	50.8%
1973	45%	50.4%
1974	44.9%	49.9%
1975	45.3%	49.3%
1976	45.9%	48.6%
1977	46.5%	48%
1978	46.9%	47.4%
1979	47.3%	46.9%
1980	47.4%	46.4%
1981	47.3%	45.9%
1982	47%	45.2%
1983	46.8%	44.4%
1984	46.6%	43.7%
1985	46.4%	43.1%
1986	46.2%	42.6%
1987	46.1%	42.2%
1988	45.9%	42%
1989	45.8%	41.8%
1990	45.7%	41.5%
1991	45.6%	41.2%
1992	45.5%	40.8%
1993	45.2%	40.3%
1994	44.9%	40%
1995	44.6%	39.9%
1996	44.2%	39.9%
1997	43.7%	40.1%
1998	43.2%	40.2%
1999	42.5%	40.3%
2000	41.8%	40.5%
2001	40.9%	40.7%
2002	39.9%	40.5%
2003	38.9%	40.2%
2004	37.9%	39.9%
2005	36.9%	39.6%
2006	36%	39.4%
2007	35%	39%
2008	34.1%	38.7%
2009	33.1%	38.5%
2010	32.2%	38.4%
2011	31.3%	38.4%
2012	30.4%	38.3%
2013	29.8%	38.1%
2014	29.2%	38.1%
2015	28.8%	38.1%
2016	28.5%	38.1%
2017	28.4%	38.2%
2018	28.4%	38.3%
2019	28.4%	38.5%
2020	28.4%	38.6%
2021	28%	38.7%
2022	27.2%	38.8%
2023	26.4%	38.7%
2024	25.5%	38.5%
2025	24.7%	38.1%
2026	23.8%	37.5%
2027	23%	36.9%
2028	22.2%	36.3%
2029	21.4%	35.8%
2030	20.6%	35.2%
2031	19.8%	34.7%
2032	19%	34.2%
2033	18.2%	33.7%
2034	17.5%	33.3%
2035	16.9%	33%
2036	16.6%	32.7%
2037	16.5%	32.6%
2038	16.4%	32.6%
2039	16.4%	32.7%
2040	16.3%	32.7%
2041	16.2%	32.8%
2042	16.2%	32.9%
2043	16.1%	33%
2044	16.1%	33.1%
2045	16%	33.1%
2046	16%	33.1%
2047	15.9%	33%
2048	15.8%	32.9%
2049	15.7%	32.7%
2050	15.6%	32.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 38.5% in Samoa in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Samoa compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Samoa by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +2.18% in Samoa. 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	Samoa
1960	6,098	4,298
1961	6,247	4,399
1962	6,468	4,498
1963	6,589	4,544
1964	6,725	4,326
1965	6,877	4,605
1966	7,039	4,593
1967	7,214	4,621
1968	7,408	4,605
1969	7,625	4,592
1970	7,878	4,567
1971	8,359	4,534
1972	8,716	4,487
1973	9,003	4,446
1974	9,295	4,411
1975	9,601	4,465
1976	9,833	4,519
1977	10,036	4,555
1978	10,152	4,587
1979	10,223	4,624
1980	10,276	4,672
1981	10,470	4,720
1982	10,597	4,808
1983	10,736	4,914
1984	10,835	4,979
1985	11,105	4,998
1986	11,295	4,983
1987	11,426	4,909
1988	11,523	4,889
1989	11,608	4,845
1990	11,738	4,759
1991	11,899	4,655
1992	11,915	4,652
1993	11,805	4,769
1994	11,410	4,880
1995	10,764	4,976
1996	10,613	5,038
1997	10,323	5,053
1998	10,187	5,022
1999	9,989	4,937
2000	9,752	4,855
2001	9,510	4,759
2002	9,278	4,672
2003	9,037	4,622
2004	8,825	4,554
2005	8,428	4,503
2006	7,980	4,473
2007	7,559	4,480
2008	7,313	4,581
2009	7,216	4,525
2010	7,746	4,779
2011	7,874	4,860
2012	7,157	4,863
2013	6,780	4,875
2014	6,622	4,849
2015	6,314	4,795
2016	6,238	4,720
2017	5,993	4,661
2018	5,282	4,637
2019	4,773	4,495
2020	3,734	4,442
2021	3,575	4,379
2022	3,864	4,288
2023	3,798	4,170

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Samoa

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 101 deaths in Samoa.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Samoa
1985	420	160
1986	394	153
1987	366	147
1988	346	143
1989	322	136
1990	298	135
1991	277	131
1992	255	124
1993	233	117
1994	214	112
1995	196	105
1996	167	103
1997	147	98
1998	134	96
1999	122	94
2000	110	93
2001	101	93
2002	92	89
2003	86	87
2004	80	86
2005	75	87
2006	76	86
2007	73	85
2008	68	87
2009	62	94
2010	61	92
2011	55	93
2012	51	101
2013	50	100
2014	48	106
2015	46	108
2016	44	108
2017	43	111
2018	43	110
2019	41	111
2020	56	114
2021	56	115
2022	42	110
2023	40	101

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 1.57% in Samoa. 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	Samoa
1960	17.2%	10.7%
1961	16.9%	10.3%
1962	16.6%	9.93%
1963	16.2%	9.56%
1964	15.9%	11.1%
1965	15.4%	8.9%
1966	15%	8.57%
1967	14.5%	8.23%
1968	14%	7.89%
1969	13.4%	7.53%
1970	12.8%	7.19%
1971	12.1%	6.85%
1972	11.5%	6.52%
1973	10.8%	6.2%
1974	10.2%	5.9%
1975	9.6%	5.62%
1976	9.09%	5.34%
1977	8.65%	5.07%
1978	8.27%	4.82%
1979	8%	4.59%
1980	7.82%	4.38%
1981	7.72%	4.19%
1982	7.65%	4.01%
1983	7.59%	3.85%
1984	7.46%	3.7%
1985	7.25%	3.56%
1986	6.95%	3.42%
1987	6.59%	3.3%
1988	6.21%	3.18%
1989	5.88%	3.08%
1990	5.64%	2.98%
1991	5.5%	2.89%
1992	5.46%	2.8%
1993	5.46%	2.7%
1994	5.45%	2.61%
1995	5.37%	2.52%
1996	5.17%	2.44%
1997	4.84%	2.35%
1998	4.44%	2.27%
1999	4%	2.19%
2000	3.6%	2.12%
2001	3.28%	2.06%
2002	3.05%	2%
2003	2.9%	1.97%
2004	2.82%	1.94%
2005	2.8%	1.93%
2006	2.8%	1.93%
2007	2.8%	1.93%
2008	2.79%	1.93%
2009	2.75%	2.54%
2010	2.67%	1.93%
2011	2.56%	1.92%
2012	2.42%	1.91%
2013	2.26%	1.89%
2014	2.09%	1.87%
2015	1.91%	1.85%
2016	1.76%	1.83%
2017	1.62%	1.81%
2018	1.51%	1.78%
2019	1.41%	2.02%
2020	1.33%	1.7%
2021	1.27%	1.66%
2022	1.21%	1.62%
2023	1.16%	1.57%