Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs Trinidad and Tobago 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 1.53 in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs Trinidad and Tobago 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	Trinidad
1960	6.89	5.41
1961	6.92	5.41
1962	6.95	5.36
1963	6.98	5.24
1964	6.99	5.08
1965	6.99	4.88
1966	6.99	4.62
1967	6.98	4.35
1968	6.97	4.11
1969	6.95	3.86
1970	6.94	3.71
1971	6.91	3.61
1972	6.89	3.55
1973	6.86	3.47
1974	6.82	3.32
1975	6.77	3.21
1976	6.71	3.14
1977	6.65	3.12
1978	6.56	3.13
1979	6.47	3.13
1980	6.38	3.15
1981	6.27	3.13
1982	6.17	3.11
1983	6.07	3.07
1984	5.97	3.02
1985	5.92	2.99
1986	5.81	2.9
1987	5.68	2.78
1988	5.55	2.65
1989	5.45	2.53
1990	5.36	2.39
1991	5.26	2.29
1992	5.12	2.21
1993	4.95	2.13
1994	4.72	2.06
1995	4.49	1.97
1996	4.26	1.89
1997	4.05	1.83
1998	3.9	1.78
1999	3.73	1.76
2000	3.55	1.73
2001	3.37	1.71
2002	3.19	1.67
2003	3.03	1.65
2004	2.9	1.63
2005	2.73	1.63
2006	2.56	1.62
2007	2.41	1.62
2008	2.3	1.62
2009	2.25	1.62
2010	2.33	1.61
2011	2.33	1.61
2012	2.15	1.61
2013	2.07	1.6
2014	2.03	1.6
2015	1.97	1.6
2016	1.97	1.6
2017	1.93	1.59
2018	1.8	1.59
2019	1.7	1.58
2020	1.59	1.57
2021	1.55	1.56
2022	1.53	1.54
2023	1.52	1.53
2024	1.51	1.54
2025	1.5	1.52
2026	1.49	1.52
2027	1.48	1.51
2028	1.47	1.51
2029	1.47	1.51
2030	1.47	1.51
2031	1.47	1.51
2032	1.47	1.51
2033	1.47	1.51
2034	1.47	1.51
2035	1.47	1.51
2036	1.47	1.51
2037	1.47	1.51
2038	1.47	1.51
2039	1.48	1.51
2040	1.48	1.51
2041	1.48	1.51
2042	1.48	1.51
2043	1.49	1.51
2044	1.49	1.51
2045	1.49	1.51
2046	1.49	1.51
2047	1.49	1.51
2048	1.5	1.52
2049	1.5	1.52
2050	1.5	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	Trinidad
1960	43.6%	43.1%
1961	44.3%	43.2%
1962	45.1%	43.2%
1963	45.6%	43.3%
1964	46%	43.2%
1965	46.2%	43.1%
1966	46.2%	42.9%
1967	46.1%	42.7%
1968	45.9%	42.3%
1969	45.5%	41.9%
1970	45.2%	41.2%
1971	45%	40.4%
1972	45%	39.7%
1973	45%	39.1%
1974	44.9%	38.4%
1975	45.3%	37.6%
1976	45.9%	36.8%
1977	46.5%	36%
1978	46.9%	35.3%
1979	47.3%	34.8%
1980	47.4%	34.4%
1981	47.3%	34.2%
1982	47%	34.2%
1983	46.8%	34.2%
1984	46.6%	34.3%
1985	46.4%	34.4%
1986	46.2%	34.4%
1987	46.1%	34.4%
1988	45.9%	34.2%
1989	45.8%	34%
1990	45.7%	33.7%
1991	45.6%	33.3%
1992	45.5%	32.8%
1993	45.2%	32.2%
1994	44.9%	31.6%
1995	44.6%	30.8%
1996	44.2%	29.9%
1997	43.7%	28.9%
1998	43.2%	27.9%
1999	42.5%	27%
2000	41.8%	26%
2001	40.9%	25%
2002	39.9%	24.2%
2003	38.9%	23.4%
2004	37.9%	22.7%
2005	36.9%	22.1%
2006	36%	21.6%
2007	35%	21.2%
2008	34.1%	20.8%
2009	33.1%	20.5%
2010	32.2%	20.3%
2011	31.3%	20.1%
2012	30.4%	20%
2013	29.8%	19.9%
2014	29.2%	19.7%
2015	28.8%	19.6%
2016	28.5%	19.5%
2017	28.4%	19.3%
2018	28.4%	19%
2019	28.4%	18.8%
2020	28.4%	18.7%
2021	28%	18.5%
2022	27.2%	18.3%
2023	26.4%	18%
2024	25.5%	17.8%
2025	24.7%	17.5%
2026	23.8%	17.2%
2027	23%	16.9%
2028	22.2%	16.6%
2029	21.4%	16.4%
2030	20.6%	16.1%
2031	19.8%	15.8%
2032	19%	15.5%
2033	18.2%	15.3%
2034	17.5%	15.1%
2035	16.9%	14.9%
2036	16.6%	14.7%
2037	16.5%	14.5%
2038	16.4%	14.4%
2039	16.4%	14.2%
2040	16.3%	14.1%
2041	16.2%	14.1%
2042	16.2%	14%
2043	16.1%	13.9%
2044	16.1%	13.9%
2045	16%	13.8%
2046	16%	13.8%
2047	15.9%	13.7%
2048	15.8%	13.7%
2049	15.7%	13.6%
2050	15.6%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago. 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	Trinidad
1960	6,098	24,766
1961	6,247	25,518
1962	6,468	25,763
1963	6,589	25,507
1964	6,725	25,065
1965	6,877	24,349
1966	7,039	23,228
1967	7,214	21,992
1968	7,408	20,849
1969	7,625	19,652
1970	7,878	19,074
1971	8,359	19,400
1972	8,716	20,116
1973	9,003	20,617
1974	9,295	20,412
1975	9,601	20,468
1976	9,833	20,875
1977	10,036	21,660
1978	10,152	22,538
1979	10,223	23,475
1980	10,276	24,557
1981	10,470	25,015
1982	10,597	25,181
1983	10,736	25,118
1984	10,835	24,738
1985	11,105	24,487
1986	11,295	23,705
1987	11,426	22,398
1988	11,523	21,028
1989	11,608	19,636
1990	11,738	18,052
1991	11,899	16,903
1992	11,915	15,910
1993	11,805	14,878
1994	11,410	14,032
1995	10,764	12,971
1996	10,613	12,101
1997	10,323	11,405
1998	10,187	10,964
1999	9,989	10,821
2000	9,752	10,588
2001	9,510	10,438
2002	9,278	10,316
2003	9,037	10,169
2004	8,825	10,149
2005	8,428	9,822
2006	7,980	9,889
2007	7,559	9,939
2008	7,313	9,872
2009	7,216	9,769
2010	7,746	9,698
2011	7,874	9,601
2012	7,157	9,376
2013	6,780	9,020
2014	6,622	8,571
2015	6,314	7,963
2016	6,238	7,436
2017	5,993	6,779
2018	5,282	5,869
2019	4,773	5,647
2020	3,734	4,558
2021	3,575	2,091
2022	3,864	3,773
2023	3,798	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs Trinidad and Tobago

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 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	Trinidad
1985	420	87
1986	394	89
1987	366	86
1988	346	87
1989	322	86
1990	298	84
1991	277	82
1992	255	85
1993	233	85
1994	214	84
1995	196	85
1996	167	84
1997	147	82
1998	134	79
1999	122	78
2000	110	76
2001	101	72
2002	92	69
2003	86	67
2004	80	63
2005	75	60
2006	76	58
2007	73	57
2008	68	55
2009	62	54
2010	61	54
2011	55	53
2012	51	51
2013	50	50
2014	48	50
2015	46	50
2016	44	51
2017	43	51
2018	43	53
2019	41	53
2020	56	35
2021	56	54
2022	42	30
2023	40	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago. 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	Trinidad
1960	17.2%	6.74%
1961	16.9%	6.53%
1962	16.6%	6.33%
1963	16.2%	6.14%
1964	15.9%	5.96%
1965	15.4%	5.8%
1966	15%	5.66%
1967	14.5%	5.53%
1968	14%	5.4%
1969	13.4%	5.28%
1970	12.8%	5.17%
1971	12.1%	5.06%
1972	11.5%	4.95%
1973	10.8%	4.84%
1974	10.2%	4.72%
1975	9.6%	4.6%
1976	9.09%	4.48%
1977	8.65%	4.37%
1978	8.27%	4.25%
1979	8%	4.14%
1980	7.82%	4.03%
1981	7.72%	3.92%
1982	7.65%	3.83%
1983	7.59%	3.73%
1984	7.46%	3.64%
1985	7.25%	3.56%
1986	6.95%	3.49%
1987	6.59%	3.42%
1988	6.21%	3.36%
1989	5.88%	3.3%
1990	5.64%	3.25%
1991	5.5%	3.21%
1992	5.46%	3.16%
1993	5.46%	3.13%
1994	5.45%	3.09%
1995	5.37%	3.06%
1996	5.17%	3.02%
1997	4.84%	2.99%
1998	4.44%	2.96%
1999	4%	2.92%
2000	3.6%	2.88%
2001	3.28%	2.84%
2002	3.05%	2.81%
2003	2.9%	2.76%
2004	2.82%	2.72%
2005	2.8%	2.68%
2006	2.8%	2.64%
2007	2.8%	2.59%
2008	2.79%	2.55%
2009	2.75%	2.51%
2010	2.67%	2.47%
2011	2.56%	2.43%
2012	2.42%	2.38%
2013	2.26%	2.35%
2014	2.09%	2.3%
2015	1.91%	2.26%
2016	1.76%	2.22%
2017	1.62%	2.18%
2018	1.51%	2.14%
2019	1.41%	2.1%
2020	1.33%	2.06%
2021	1.27%	2.01%
2022	1.21%	1.96%
2023	1.16%	1.91%