Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Togo

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Togo 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 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Togo 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	Togo
1960	6.89	6.8
1961	6.92	6.82
1962	6.95	6.86
1963	6.98	6.89
1964	6.99	6.92
1965	6.99	6.94
1966	6.99	6.96
1967	6.98	6.96
1968	6.97	6.97
1969	6.95	7.02
1970	6.94	7.04
1971	6.91	7.06
1972	6.89	7.07
1973	6.86	7.08
1974	6.82	7.09
1975	6.77	7.09
1976	6.71	7.06
1977	6.65	7.03
1978	6.56	6.98
1979	6.47	6.94
1980	6.38	6.88
1981	6.27	6.81
1982	6.17	6.73
1983	6.07	6.63
1984	5.97	6.54
1985	5.92	6.46
1986	5.81	6.38
1987	5.68	6.3
1988	5.55	6.23
1989	5.45	6.15
1990	5.36	6.07
1991	5.26	5.99
1992	5.12	5.89
1993	4.95	5.78
1994	4.72	5.67
1995	4.49	5.57
1996	4.26	5.46
1997	4.05	5.36
1998	3.9	5.29
1999	3.73	5.23
2000	3.55	5.17
2001	3.37	5.13
2002	3.19	5.09
2003	3.03	5.05
2004	2.9	5
2005	2.73	5.04
2006	2.56	5.08
2007	2.41	5.1
2008	2.3	5.1
2009	2.25	5.1
2010	2.33	5.09
2011	2.33	4.98
2012	2.15	4.85
2013	2.07	4.75
2014	2.03	4.7
2015	1.97	4.66
2016	1.97	4.63
2017	1.93	4.58
2018	1.8	4.51
2019	1.7	4.45
2020	1.59	4.39
2021	1.55	4.32
2022	1.53	4.25
2023	1.52	4.19
2024	1.51	4.12
2025	1.5	4.07
2026	1.49	4.01
2027	1.48	3.95
2028	1.47	3.89
2029	1.47	3.84
2030	1.47	3.79
2031	1.47	3.75
2032	1.47	3.7
2033	1.47	3.65
2034	1.47	3.61
2035	1.47	3.56
2036	1.47	3.52
2037	1.47	3.48
2038	1.47	3.44
2039	1.48	3.4
2040	1.48	3.37
2041	1.48	3.33
2042	1.48	3.3
2043	1.49	3.27
2044	1.49	3.23
2045	1.49	3.2
2046	1.49	3.16
2047	1.49	3.13
2048	1.5	3.1
2049	1.5	3.07
2050	1.5	3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Togo
1960	43.6%	44%
1961	44.3%	44.1%
1962	45.1%	44.2%
1963	45.6%	44.4%
1964	46%	44.5%
1965	46.2%	44.6%
1966	46.2%	44.7%
1967	46.1%	44.8%
1968	45.9%	44.9%
1969	45.5%	45%
1970	45.2%	45.1%
1971	45%	45.2%
1972	45%	45.4%
1973	45%	45.5%
1974	44.9%	45.6%
1975	45.3%	45.8%
1976	45.9%	45.9%
1977	46.5%	46%
1978	46.9%	46.1%
1979	47.3%	46.2%
1980	47.4%	46.2%
1981	47.3%	46.2%
1982	47%	46.2%
1983	46.8%	46.1%
1984	46.6%	46%
1985	46.4%	45.9%
1986	46.2%	45.8%
1987	46.1%	45.7%
1988	45.9%	45.5%
1989	45.8%	45.3%
1990	45.7%	45.2%
1991	45.6%	44.9%
1992	45.5%	44.7%
1993	45.2%	44.5%
1994	44.9%	44.2%
1995	44.6%	44%
1996	44.2%	43.8%
1997	43.7%	43.5%
1998	43.2%	43.2%
1999	42.5%	42.9%
2000	41.8%	42.6%
2001	40.9%	42.4%
2002	39.9%	42.3%
2003	38.9%	42.2%
2004	37.9%	42%
2005	36.9%	41.9%
2006	36%	41.8%
2007	35%	41.6%
2008	34.1%	41.6%
2009	33.1%	41.5%
2010	32.2%	41.6%
2011	31.3%	41.6%
2012	30.4%	41.6%
2013	29.8%	41.6%
2014	29.2%	41.5%
2015	28.8%	41.5%
2016	28.5%	41.4%
2017	28.4%	41.2%
2018	28.4%	41.1%
2019	28.4%	40.9%
2020	28.4%	40.7%
2021	28%	40.5%
2022	27.2%	40.2%
2023	26.4%	39.9%
2024	25.5%	39.5%
2025	24.7%	39.2%
2026	23.8%	38.8%
2027	23%	38.4%
2028	22.2%	38.1%
2029	21.4%	37.8%
2030	20.6%	37.5%
2031	19.8%	37.2%
2032	19%	36.9%
2033	18.2%	36.6%
2034	17.5%	36.4%
2035	16.9%	36.1%
2036	16.6%	35.9%
2037	16.5%	35.6%
2038	16.4%	35.4%
2039	16.4%	35.2%
2040	16.3%	35%
2041	16.2%	34.8%
2042	16.2%	34.6%
2043	16.1%	34.4%
2044	16.1%	34.2%
2045	16%	33.9%
2046	16%	33.7%
2047	15.9%	33.5%
2048	15.8%	33.2%
2049	15.7%	33%
2050	15.6%	32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Togo compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +2.46% in Togo. 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	Togo
1960	6,098	43,307
1961	6,247	44,623
1962	6,468	46,201
1963	6,589	47,869
1964	6,725	49,449
1965	6,877	51,323
1966	7,039	53,640
1967	7,214	56,128
1968	7,408	59,110
1969	7,625	62,589
1970	7,878	65,851
1971	8,359	69,206
1972	8,716	72,008
1973	9,003	74,713
1974	9,295	77,347
1975	9,601	79,831
1976	9,833	82,321
1977	10,036	84,572
1978	10,152	86,950
1979	10,223	89,148
1980	10,276	91,445
1981	10,470	94,318
1982	10,597	97,003
1983	10,736	99,817
1984	10,835	102,425
1985	11,105	104,949
1986	11,295	107,957
1987	11,426	110,739
1988	11,523	112,915
1989	11,608	114,432
1990	11,738	116,200
1991	11,899	117,409
1992	11,915	118,876
1993	11,805	119,938
1994	11,410	113,074
1995	10,764	116,314
1996	10,613	119,418
1997	10,323	122,109
1998	10,187	125,392
1999	9,989	129,832
2000	9,752	133,873
2001	9,510	137,808
2002	9,278	141,643
2003	9,037	144,900
2004	8,825	147,574
2005	8,428	154,117
2006	7,980	160,671
2007	7,559	168,144
2008	7,313	173,677
2009	7,216	180,111
2010	7,746	185,294
2011	7,874	186,406
2012	7,157	186,061
2013	6,780	187,309
2014	6,622	190,667
2015	6,314	194,768
2016	6,238	199,364
2017	5,993	202,307
2018	5,282	204,942
2019	4,773	207,608
2020	3,734	208,663
2021	3,575	210,613
2022	3,864	215,090
2023	3,798	218,093

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Togo

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 349 deaths in Togo.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Togo
1985	420	668
1986	394	649
1987	366	636
1988	346	628
1989	322	644
1990	298	657
1991	277	676
1992	255	692
1993	233	728
1994	214	688
1995	196	663
1996	167	627
1997	147	600
1998	134	570
1999	122	529
2000	110	496
2001	101	478
2002	92	447
2003	86	431
2004	80	431
2005	75	434
2006	76	453
2007	73	448
2008	68	457
2009	62	471
2010	61	497
2011	55	501
2012	51	506
2013	50	500
2014	48	490
2015	46	470
2016	44	460
2017	43	443
2018	43	435
2019	41	416
2020	56	398
2021	56	397
2022	42	362
2023	40	349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 5.83% in Togo. 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	Togo
1960	17.2%	26%
1961	16.9%	25.8%
1962	16.6%	25.5%
1963	16.2%	25.2%
1964	15.9%	24.9%
1965	15.4%	24.6%
1966	15%	24.2%
1967	14.5%	23.8%
1968	14%	23.4%
1969	13.4%	23%
1970	12.8%	22.5%
1971	12.1%	22.1%
1972	11.5%	21.6%
1973	10.8%	21.1%
1974	10.2%	20.7%
1975	9.6%	20.2%
1976	9.09%	19.7%
1977	8.65%	19.2%
1978	8.27%	18.8%
1979	8%	18.3%
1980	7.82%	17.9%
1981	7.72%	17.5%
1982	7.65%	17.1%
1983	7.59%	16.7%
1984	7.46%	16.3%
1985	7.25%	16%
1986	6.95%	15.7%
1987	6.59%	15.4%
1988	6.21%	15.2%
1989	5.88%	14.9%
1990	5.64%	14.7%
1991	5.5%	14.5%
1992	5.46%	14.3%
1993	5.46%	14.1%
1994	5.45%	13.9%
1995	5.37%	13.6%
1996	5.17%	13.3%
1997	4.84%	13%
1998	4.44%	12.7%
1999	4%	12.3%
2000	3.6%	12%
2001	3.28%	11.6%
2002	3.05%	11.3%
2003	2.9%	10.9%
2004	2.82%	10.6%
2005	2.8%	10.3%
2006	2.8%	9.97%
2007	2.8%	9.69%
2008	2.79%	9.41%
2009	2.75%	9.14%
2010	2.67%	8.87%
2011	2.56%	8.59%
2012	2.42%	8.33%
2013	2.26%	8.07%
2014	2.09%	7.81%
2015	1.91%	7.56%
2016	1.76%	7.32%
2017	1.62%	7.09%
2018	1.51%	6.86%
2019	1.41%	6.63%
2020	1.33%	6.43%
2021	1.27%	6.22%
2022	1.21%	6.02%
2023	1.16%	5.83%