Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Serbia

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Serbia 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 1.61 in Serbia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Serbia 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	Serbia
1960	6.89	2.15
1961	6.92	2.13
1962	6.95	2.11
1963	6.98	2.08
1964	6.99	2.07
1965	6.99	2.06
1966	6.99	2.04
1967	6.98	2.02
1968	6.97	2.01
1969	6.95	1.99
1970	6.94	1.97
1971	6.91	1.96
1972	6.89	1.95
1973	6.86	1.94
1974	6.82	1.93
1975	6.77	1.92
1976	6.71	1.91
1977	6.65	1.9
1978	6.56	1.89
1979	6.47	1.88
1980	6.38	1.86
1981	6.27	1.85
1982	6.17	1.84
1983	6.07	1.83
1984	5.97	1.81
1985	5.92	1.8
1986	5.81	1.78
1987	5.68	1.75
1988	5.55	1.72
1989	5.45	1.69
1990	5.36	1.65
1991	5.26	1.61
1992	5.12	1.57
1993	4.95	1.54
1994	4.72	1.51
1995	4.49	1.47
1996	4.26	1.44
1997	4.05	1.4
1998	3.9	1.37
1999	3.73	1.35
2000	3.55	1.48
2001	3.37	1.58
2002	3.19	1.57
2003	3.03	1.59
2004	2.9	1.57
2005	2.73	1.45
2006	2.56	1.43
2007	2.41	1.38
2008	2.3	1.4
2009	2.25	1.44
2010	2.33	1.4
2011	2.33	1.4
2012	2.15	1.45
2013	2.07	1.43
2014	2.03	1.46
2015	1.97	1.46
2016	1.97	1.46
2017	1.93	1.49
2018	1.8	1.49
2019	1.7	1.52
2020	1.59	1.48
2021	1.55	1.52
2022	1.53	1.59
2023	1.52	1.61
2024	1.51	1.61
2025	1.5	1.61
2026	1.49	1.62
2027	1.48	1.62
2028	1.47	1.62
2029	1.47	1.63
2030	1.47	1.63
2031	1.47	1.63
2032	1.47	1.63
2033	1.47	1.64
2034	1.47	1.64
2035	1.47	1.65
2036	1.47	1.65
2037	1.47	1.65
2038	1.47	1.65
2039	1.48	1.65
2040	1.48	1.65
2041	1.48	1.66
2042	1.48	1.66
2043	1.49	1.66
2044	1.49	1.66
2045	1.49	1.67
2046	1.49	1.67
2047	1.49	1.67
2048	1.5	1.67
2049	1.5	1.67
2050	1.5	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Serbia
1960	43.6%	27.2%
1961	44.3%	27.1%
1962	45.1%	27%
1963	45.6%	26.7%
1964	46%	26.3%
1965	46.2%	25.8%
1966	46.2%	25.3%
1967	46.1%	24.7%
1968	45.9%	24.1%
1969	45.5%	23.5%
1970	45.2%	23%
1971	45%	22.5%
1972	45%	22.2%
1973	45%	22%
1974	44.9%	21.7%
1975	45.3%	21.5%
1976	45.9%	21.3%
1977	46.5%	21%
1978	46.9%	20.9%
1979	47.3%	20.7%
1980	47.4%	20.6%
1981	47.3%	20.6%
1982	47%	20.6%
1983	46.8%	20.5%
1984	46.6%	20.5%
1985	46.4%	20.3%
1986	46.2%	20.2%
1987	46.1%	20%
1988	45.9%	19.8%
1989	45.8%	19.6%
1990	45.7%	19.3%
1991	45.6%	19.1%
1992	45.5%	18.8%
1993	45.2%	18.6%
1994	44.9%	18.3%
1995	44.6%	18%
1996	44.2%	17.7%
1997	43.7%	17.4%
1998	43.2%	17.1%
1999	42.5%	16.7%
2000	41.8%	16.4%
2001	40.9%	16.1%
2002	39.9%	15.8%
2003	38.9%	15.6%
2004	37.9%	15.4%
2005	36.9%	15.2%
2006	36%	15%
2007	35%	14.9%
2008	34.1%	14.7%
2009	33.1%	14.6%
2010	32.2%	14.5%
2011	31.3%	14.4%
2012	30.4%	14.3%
2013	29.8%	14.3%
2014	29.2%	14.3%
2015	28.8%	14.3%
2016	28.5%	14.3%
2017	28.4%	14.3%
2018	28.4%	14.3%
2019	28.4%	14.3%
2020	28.4%	14.3%
2021	28%	14.3%
2022	27.2%	14.4%
2023	26.4%	14.4%
2024	25.5%	14.3%
2025	24.7%	14.3%
2026	23.8%	14.2%
2027	23%	14.1%
2028	22.2%	14.1%
2029	21.4%	14%
2030	20.6%	13.9%
2031	19.8%	13.8%
2032	19%	13.7%
2033	18.2%	13.6%
2034	17.5%	13.5%
2035	16.9%	13.4%
2036	16.6%	13.3%
2037	16.5%	13.3%
2038	16.4%	13.2%
2039	16.4%	13.2%
2040	16.3%	13.1%
2041	16.2%	13.1%
2042	16.2%	13.1%
2043	16.1%	13.1%
2044	16.1%	13.1%
2045	16%	13.1%
2046	16%	13.1%
2047	15.9%	13.1%
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 14.3% in Serbia in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Serbia compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Serbia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and -0.63% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
1960	6,098	63,642
1961	6,247	61,065
1962	6,468	59,307
1963	6,589	55,580
1964	6,725	54,185
1965	6,877	53,383
1966	7,039	53,338
1967	7,214	53,120
1968	7,408	51,653
1969	7,625	50,304
1970	7,878	48,343
1971	8,359	47,424
1972	8,716	48,248
1973	9,003	49,596
1974	9,295	51,583
1975	9,601	52,502
1976	9,833	51,399
1977	10,036	48,105
1978	10,152	43,636
1979	10,223	39,022
1980	10,276	36,273
1981	10,470	34,304
1982	10,597	30,603
1983	10,736	27,515
1984	10,835	23,815
1985	11,105	22,090
1986	11,295	19,407
1987	11,426	16,711
1988	11,523	13,852
1989	11,608	11,872
1990	11,738	7,416
1991	11,899	2,210
1992	11,915	-3,779
1993	11,805	-5,703
1994	11,410	-7,157
1995	10,764	-7,628
1996	10,613	-16,007
1997	10,323	-18,389
1998	10,187	-23,006
1999	9,989	-29,408
2000	9,752	-30,065
2001	9,510	-20,259
2002	9,278	-24,750
2003	9,037	-24,686
2004	8,825	-26,121
2005	8,428	-34,227
2006	7,980	-31,870
2007	7,559	-34,693
2008	7,313	-33,590
2009	7,216	-33,676
2010	7,746	-34,999
2011	7,874	-36,906
2012	7,157	-35,288
2013	6,780	-34,399
2014	6,622	-34,946
2015	6,314	-37,605
2016	6,238	-35,998
2017	5,993	-39,317
2018	5,282	-37,707
2019	4,773	-36,810
2020	3,734	-55,193
2021	3,575	-74,494
2022	3,864	-46,651
2023	3,798	-36,427

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Serbia

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 11 deaths in Serbia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Serbia
1985	420	15
1986	394	15
1987	366	15
1988	346	14
1989	322	14
1990	298	14
1991	277	14
1992	255	15
1993	233	16
1994	214	16
1995	196	17
1996	167	17
1997	147	17
1998	134	19
1999	122	17
2000	110	16
2001	101	15
2002	92	14
2003	86	14
2004	80	13
2005	75	13
2006	76	12
2007	73	12
2008	68	12
2009	62	12
2010	61	13
2011	55	13
2012	51	13
2013	50	13
2014	48	13
2015	46	13
2016	44	13
2017	43	13
2018	43	12
2019	41	12
2020	56	16
2021	56	26
2022	42	14
2023	40	11

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 0.52% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
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%	-
1982	7.65%	-
1983	7.59%	-
1984	7.46%	4.07%
1985	7.25%	3.93%
1986	6.95%	3.78%
1987	6.59%	3.59%
1988	6.21%	3.36%
1989	5.88%	3.1%
1990	5.64%	2.85%
1991	5.5%	2.61%
1992	5.46%	2.43%
1993	5.46%	2.29%
1994	5.45%	2.14%
1995	5.37%	1.95%
1996	5.17%	1.74%
1997	4.84%	1.56%
1998	4.44%	1.42%
1999	4%	1.32%
2000	3.6%	1.26%
2001	3.28%	1.2%
2002	3.05%	1.14%
2003	2.9%	1.05%
2004	2.82%	0.97%
2005	2.8%	0.9%
2006	2.8%	0.85%
2007	2.8%	0.82%
2008	2.79%	0.79%
2009	2.75%	0.78%
2010	2.67%	0.76%
2011	2.56%	0.73%
2012	2.42%	0.71%
2013	2.26%	0.68%
2014	2.09%	0.66%
2015	1.91%	0.63%
2016	1.76%	0.61%
2017	1.62%	0.59%
2018	1.51%	0.58%
2019	1.41%	0.57%
2020	1.33%	0.55%
2021	1.27%	0.54%
2022	1.21%	0.53%
2023	1.16%	0.52%