Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Taiwan

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Taiwan 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 0.89 in Taiwan in 2024. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Taiwan 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	Taiwan
1951	-	7.04
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	6.89	-
1961	6.92	-
1962	6.95	-
1963	6.98	-
1964	6.99	-
1965	6.99	-
1966	6.99	-
1967	6.98	-
1968	6.97	-
1969	6.95	-
1970	6.94	-
1971	6.91	-
1972	6.89	-
1973	6.86	-
1974	6.82	-
1975	6.77	-
1976	6.71	-
1977	6.65	-
1978	6.56	-
1979	6.47	-
1980	6.38	-
1981	6.27	2.46
1982	6.17	-
1983	6.07	-
1984	5.97	-
1985	5.92	-
1986	5.81	-
1987	5.68	-
1988	5.55	-
1989	5.45	-
1990	5.36	-
1991	5.26	1.72
1992	5.12	-
1993	4.95	-
1994	4.72	-
1995	4.49	-
1996	4.26	-
1997	4.05	-
1998	3.9	-
1999	3.73	-
2000	3.55	-
2001	3.37	1.4
2002	3.19	-
2003	3.03	-
2004	2.9	-
2005	2.73	-
2006	2.56	-
2007	2.41	-
2008	2.3	-
2009	2.25	-
2010	2.33	-
2011	2.33	1.07
2012	2.15	-
2013	2.07	-
2014	2.03	-
2015	1.97	1.18
2016	1.97	1.17
2017	1.93	1.13
2018	1.8	1.06
2019	1.7	1.05
2020	1.59	0.99
2021	1.55	0.98
2022	1.53	0.87
2023	1.52	0.87
2024	1.51	0.89
2025	1.5	0.88
2026	1.49	0.88
2027	1.48	0.89
2028	1.47	0.9
2029	1.47	0.91
2030	1.47	0.91
2031	1.47	0.92
2032	1.47	0.93
2033	1.47	0.95
2034	1.47	0.96
2035	1.47	0.97
2036	1.47	0.98
2037	1.47	0.99
2038	1.47	1
2039	1.48	1.01
2040	1.48	1.02
2041	1.48	1.03
2042	1.48	1.04
2043	1.49	1.05
2044	1.49	1.06
2045	1.49	1.07
2046	1.49	1.07
2047	1.49	1.08
2048	1.5	1.09
2049	1.5	1.1
2050	1.5	1.1

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Taiwan
1960	43.6%	-
1961	44.3%	-
1962	45.1%	-
1963	45.6%	-
1964	46%	-
1965	46.2%	-
1966	46.2%	-
1967	46.1%	-
1968	45.9%	-
1969	45.5%	-
1970	45.2%	-
1971	45%	-
1972	45%	-
1973	45%	-
1974	44.9%	36.2%
1975	45.3%	35.4%
1976	45.9%	34.7%
1977	46.5%	34%
1978	46.9%	33.3%
1979	47.3%	32.7%
1980	47.4%	32.1%
1981	47.3%	31.6%
1982	47%	31.2%
1983	46.8%	30.8%
1984	46.6%	30.2%
1985	46.4%	29.6%
1986	46.2%	29%
1987	46.1%	28.4%
1988	45.9%	28%
1989	45.8%	27.5%
1990	45.7%	27.1%
1991	45.6%	26.3%
1992	45.5%	25.8%
1993	45.2%	25.1%
1994	44.9%	24.4%
1995	44.6%	23.8%
1996	44.2%	23.1%
1997	43.7%	22.6%
1998	43.2%	22%
1999	42.5%	21.4%
2000	41.8%	21.1%
2001	40.9%	20.8%
2002	39.9%	20.4%
2003	38.9%	19.8%
2004	37.9%	19.3%
2005	36.9%	18.7%
2006	36%	18.1%
2007	35%	17.6%
2008	34.1%	17%
2009	33.1%	16.3%
2010	32.2%	15.6%
2011	31.3%	15.1%
2012	30.4%	14.6%
2013	29.8%	14.3%
2014	29.2%	14%
2015	28.8%	13.6%
2016	28.5%	13.3%
2017	28.4%	13.1%
2018	28.4%	12.9%
2019	28.4%	12.8%
2020	28.4%	12.6%
2021	28%	12.4%
2022	27.2%	12.1%
2023	26.4%	11.9%
2024	25.5%	11.7%
2025	24.7%	11.5%
2026	23.8%	11.3%
2027	23%	10.9%
2028	22.2%	10.5%
2029	21.4%	10.2%
2030	20.6%	9.8%
2031	19.8%	9.39%
2032	19%	9.06%
2033	18.2%	8.79%
2034	17.5%	8.55%
2035	16.9%	8.34%
2036	16.6%	8.2%
2037	16.5%	8.11%
2038	16.4%	8.06%
2039	16.4%	8.03%
2040	16.3%	8.01%
2041	16.2%	7.99%
2042	16.2%	7.99%
2043	16.1%	8%
2044	16.1%	8.01%
2045	16%	8.03%
2046	16%	8.06%
2047	15.9%	8.1%
2048	15.8%	8.14%
2049	15.7%	8.19%
2050	15.6%	8.24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 11.7% in Taiwan in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Taiwan compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Taiwan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and -0.05% in Taiwan. 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	Taiwan
1960	6,098	-
1961	6,247	-
1962	6,468	-
1963	6,589	-
1964	6,725	-
1965	6,877	-
1966	7,039	346,958
1967	7,214	356,019
1968	7,408	365,133
1969	7,625	379,160
1970	7,878	393,010
1971	8,359	401,921
1972	8,716	410,193
1973	9,003	417,863
1974	9,295	425,401
1975	9,601	433,225
1976	9,833	442,018
1977	10,036	450,897
1978	10,152	459,289
1979	10,223	468,197
1980	10,276	477,138
1981	10,470	326,883
1982	10,597	332,774
1983	10,736	338,181
1984	10,835	343,199
1985	11,105	347,942
1986	11,295	351,930
1987	11,426	355,657
1988	11,523	359,694
1989	11,608	363,606
1990	11,738	367,657
1991	11,899	215,698
1992	11,915	217,809
1993	11,805	219,858
1994	11,410	221,832
1995	10,764	223,736
1996	10,613	225,564
1997	10,323	227,591
1998	10,187	229,712
1999	9,989	231,550
2000	9,752	233,382
2001	9,510	132,707
2002	9,278	133,431
2003	9,037	134,023
2004	8,825	134,522
2005	8,428	135,015
2006	7,980	135,572
2007	7,559	136,130
2008	7,313	136,607
2009	7,216	137,086
2010	7,746	137,458
2011	7,874	43,836
2012	7,157	43,981
2013	6,780	44,121
2014	6,622	44,233
2015	6,314	49,741
2016	6,238	35,980
2017	5,993	22,613
2018	5,282	8,725
2019	4,773	1,416
2020	3,734	-7,782
2021	3,575	-30,039
2022	3,864	-68,327
2023	3,798	-69,794
2024	-	-67,188

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Taiwan

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 14 deaths in Taiwan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Taiwan
1985	420	-
1986	394	9.4
1987	366	8.9
1988	346	9
1989	322	12.7
1990	298	12.2
1991	277	8.1
1992	255	6.8
1993	233	9.2
1994	214	8
1995	196	7.7
1996	167	7.7
1997	147	9.2
1998	134	8.9
1999	122	8.4
2000	110	7.8
2001	101	7.8
2002	92	7.8
2003	86	7.8
2004	80	7.8
2005	75	7.8
2006	76	7.8
2007	73	7.8
2008	68	7.8
2009	62	7.8
2010	61	7.8
2011	55	7.8
2012	51	8.5
2013	50	8.5
2014	48	8.5
2015	46	11.3
2016	44	11.6
2017	43	11.6
2018	43	11.6
2019	41	15.4
2020	56	13
2021	56	14
2022	42	14
2023	40	14
2024	-	14