Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Thailand

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Thailand 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	Thailand
1960	6.89	6.33
1961	6.92	6.32
1962	6.95	6.33
1963	6.98	6.34
1964	6.99	6.31
1965	6.99	6.26
1966	6.99	6.18
1967	6.98	6.08
1968	6.97	5.93
1969	6.95	5.7
1970	6.94	5.45
1971	6.91	5.25
1972	6.89	5.08
1973	6.86	4.85
1974	6.82	4.6
1975	6.77	4.36
1976	6.71	4.12
1977	6.65	3.87
1978	6.56	3.62
1979	6.47	3.45
1980	6.38	3.29
1981	6.27	3.13
1982	6.17	2.94
1983	6.07	2.76
1984	5.97	2.58
1985	5.92	2.45
1986	5.81	2.36
1987	5.68	2.26
1988	5.55	2.17
1989	5.45	2.14
1990	5.36	2.07
1991	5.26	2.04
1992	5.12	2.01
1993	4.95	1.97
1994	4.72	1.93
1995	4.49	1.89
1996	4.26	1.87
1997	4.05	1.85
1998	3.9	1.82
1999	3.73	1.77
2000	3.55	1.73
2001	3.37	1.71
2002	3.19	1.69
2003	3.03	1.67
2004	2.9	1.67
2005	2.73	1.64
2006	2.56	1.63
2007	2.41	1.62
2008	2.3	1.59
2009	2.25	1.57
2010	2.33	1.56
2011	2.33	1.57
2012	2.15	1.56
2013	2.07	1.53
2014	2.03	1.48
2015	1.97	1.45
2016	1.97	1.4
2017	1.93	1.36
2018	1.8	1.32
2019	1.7	1.29
2020	1.59	1.26
2021	1.55	1.23
2022	1.53	1.22
2023	1.52	1.21
2024	1.51	1.2
2025	1.5	1.19
2026	1.49	1.19
2027	1.48	1.19
2028	1.47	1.19
2029	1.47	1.19
2030	1.47	1.2
2031	1.47	1.2
2032	1.47	1.21
2033	1.47	1.21
2034	1.47	1.22
2035	1.47	1.22
2036	1.47	1.23
2037	1.47	1.23
2038	1.47	1.24
2039	1.48	1.24
2040	1.48	1.25
2041	1.48	1.25
2042	1.48	1.26
2043	1.49	1.26
2044	1.49	1.26
2045	1.49	1.27
2046	1.49	1.27
2047	1.49	1.28
2048	1.5	1.28
2049	1.5	1.28
2050	1.5	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Thailand
1960	43.6%	44.3%
1961	44.3%	44.6%
1962	45.1%	44.8%
1963	45.6%	45.1%
1964	46%	45.3%
1965	46.2%	45.4%
1966	46.2%	45.4%
1967	46.1%	45.3%
1968	45.9%	45.2%
1969	45.5%	45%
1970	45.2%	44.8%
1971	45%	44.4%
1972	45%	44%
1973	45%	43.5%
1974	44.9%	43%
1975	45.3%	42.4%
1976	45.9%	41.8%
1977	46.5%	41.1%
1978	46.9%	40.3%
1979	47.3%	39.5%
1980	47.4%	38.7%
1981	47.3%	37.8%
1982	47%	37%
1983	46.8%	36%
1984	46.6%	35.1%
1985	46.4%	34.1%
1986	46.2%	33.2%
1987	46.1%	32.4%
1988	45.9%	31.5%
1989	45.8%	30.7%
1990	45.7%	30%
1991	45.6%	29.2%
1992	45.5%	28.5%
1993	45.2%	28%
1994	44.9%	27.4%
1995	44.6%	26.9%
1996	44.2%	26.4%
1997	43.7%	25.9%
1998	43.2%	25.4%
1999	42.5%	24.9%
2000	41.8%	24.4%
2001	40.9%	23.9%
2002	39.9%	23.4%
2003	38.9%	23%
2004	37.9%	22.6%
2005	36.9%	22.2%
2006	36%	21.7%
2007	35%	21.3%
2008	34.1%	20.9%
2009	33.1%	20.6%
2010	32.2%	20.1%
2011	31.3%	19.7%
2012	30.4%	19.2%
2013	29.8%	18.8%
2014	29.2%	18.5%
2015	28.8%	18.1%
2016	28.5%	17.7%
2017	28.4%	17.3%
2018	28.4%	16.9%
2019	28.4%	16.6%
2020	28.4%	16.2%
2021	28%	15.8%
2022	27.2%	15.4%
2023	26.4%	15.1%
2024	25.5%	14.7%
2025	24.7%	14.4%
2026	23.8%	14.1%
2027	23%	13.7%
2028	22.2%	13.4%
2029	21.4%	13.1%
2030	20.6%	12.9%
2031	19.8%	12.7%
2032	19%	12.5%
2033	18.2%	12.3%
2034	17.5%	12.2%
2035	16.9%	12.1%
2036	16.6%	12%
2037	16.5%	11.9%
2038	16.4%	11.9%
2039	16.4%	11.8%
2040	16.3%	11.8%
2041	16.2%	11.8%
2042	16.2%	11.8%
2043	16.1%	11.7%
2044	16.1%	11.7%
2045	16%	11.7%
2046	16%	11.7%
2047	15.9%	11.6%
2048	15.8%	11.6%
2049	15.7%	11.6%
2050	15.6%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +0.18% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	6,098	774,190
1961	6,247	801,140
1962	6,468	828,741
1963	6,589	860,728
1964	6,725	885,137
1965	6,877	909,000
1966	7,039	929,469
1967	7,214	944,980
1968	7,408	953,806
1969	7,625	948,314
1970	7,878	937,116
1971	8,359	936,215
1972	8,716	940,420
1973	9,003	933,540
1974	9,295	923,151
1975	9,601	911,980
1976	9,833	894,072
1977	10,036	871,232
1978	10,152	847,799
1979	10,223	843,434
1980	10,276	845,575
1981	10,470	839,297
1982	10,597	817,951
1983	10,736	794,239
1984	10,835	779,856
1985	11,105	776,935
1986	11,295	783,430
1987	11,426	774,498
1988	11,523	765,252
1989	11,608	774,563
1990	11,738	760,808
1991	11,899	760,508
1992	11,915	754,999
1993	11,805	737,696
1994	11,410	712,589
1995	10,764	682,703
1996	10,613	661,397
1997	10,323	644,834
1998	10,187	617,318
1999	9,989	578,073
2000	9,752	543,884
2001	9,510	524,230
2002	9,278	504,299
2003	9,037	488,003
2004	8,825	466,542
2005	8,428	456,378
2006	7,980	441,211
2007	7,559	425,362
2008	7,313	401,730
2009	7,216	382,636
2010	7,746	370,466
2011	7,874	365,670
2012	7,157	351,485
2013	6,780	325,059
2014	6,622	294,628
2015	6,314	266,362
2016	6,238	226,255
2017	5,993	194,695
2018	5,282	159,383
2019	4,773	116,867
2020	3,734	84,107
2021	3,575	57,382
2022	3,864	-61,046
2023	3,798	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Thailand
1985	420	88
1986	394	78
1987	366	72
1988	346	67
1989	322	64
1990	298	60
1991	277	59
1992	255	58
1993	233	57
1994	214	54
1995	196	52
1996	167	49
1997	147	48
1998	134	47
1999	122	48
2000	110	49
2001	101	47
2002	92	44
2003	86	42
2004	80	44
2005	75	40
2006	76	38
2007	73	38
2008	68	37
2009	62	37
2010	61	37
2011	55	37
2012	51	36
2013	50	35
2014	48	34
2015	46	34
2016	44	34
2017	43	34
2018	43	34
2019	41	34
2020	56	36
2021	56	38
2022	42	112
2023	40	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 0.92% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	17.2%	14.7%
1961	16.9%	14.2%
1962	16.6%	13.7%
1963	16.2%	13.2%
1964	15.9%	12.8%
1965	15.4%	12.3%
1966	15%	11.8%
1967	14.5%	11.4%
1968	14%	10.9%
1969	13.4%	10.4%
1970	12.8%	9.95%
1971	12.1%	9.47%
1972	11.5%	9.01%
1973	10.8%	8.56%
1974	10.2%	8.14%
1975	9.6%	7.73%
1976	9.09%	7.35%
1977	8.65%	7%
1978	8.27%	6.67%
1979	8%	6.36%
1980	7.82%	6.07%
1981	7.72%	5.79%
1982	7.65%	5.53%
1983	7.59%	5.28%
1984	7.46%	5.03%
1985	7.25%	4.8%
1986	6.95%	4.57%
1987	6.59%	4.34%
1988	6.21%	4.12%
1989	5.88%	3.91%
1990	5.64%	3.69%
1991	5.5%	3.49%
1992	5.46%	3.3%
1993	5.46%	3.12%
1994	5.45%	2.96%
1995	5.37%	2.81%
1996	5.17%	2.67%
1997	4.84%	2.53%
1998	4.44%	2.41%
1999	4%	2.29%
2000	3.6%	2.18%
2001	3.28%	2.08%
2002	3.05%	1.98%
2003	2.9%	1.89%
2004	2.82%	1.81%
2005	2.8%	1.73%
2006	2.8%	1.66%
2007	2.8%	1.59%
2008	2.79%	1.53%
2009	2.75%	1.47%
2010	2.67%	1.42%
2011	2.56%	1.37%
2012	2.42%	1.32%
2013	2.26%	1.27%
2014	2.09%	1.23%
2015	1.91%	1.19%
2016	1.76%	1.15%
2017	1.62%	1.11%
2018	1.51%	1.08%
2019	1.41%	1.04%
2020	1.33%	1.01%
2021	1.27%	0.98%
2022	1.21%	0.95%
2023	1.16%	0.92%