Fertility & birth rates in Cape Verde and United States

Fertility rate in Cape Verde vs United States 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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cape Verde vs the United States 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	United States
1960	6.89	3.65
1961	6.92	3.62
1962	6.95	3.46
1963	6.98	3.32
1964	6.99	3.19
1965	6.99	2.91
1966	6.99	2.72
1967	6.98	2.56
1968	6.97	2.46
1969	6.95	2.46
1970	6.94	2.48
1971	6.91	2.27
1972	6.89	2.01
1973	6.86	1.88
1974	6.82	1.84
1975	6.77	1.77
1976	6.71	1.74
1977	6.65	1.79
1978	6.56	1.76
1979	6.47	1.81
1980	6.38	1.84
1981	6.27	1.81
1982	6.17	1.83
1983	6.07	1.8
1984	5.97	1.81
1985	5.92	1.84
1986	5.81	1.84
1987	5.68	1.87
1988	5.55	1.93
1989	5.45	2.01
1990	5.36	2.08
1991	5.26	2.06
1992	5.12	2.05
1993	4.95	2.02
1994	4.72	2
1995	4.49	1.98
1996	4.26	1.98
1997	4.05	1.97
1998	3.9	2
1999	3.73	2.01
2000	3.55	2.06
2001	3.37	2.03
2002	3.19	2.02
2003	3.03	2.05
2004	2.9	2.05
2005	2.73	2.06
2006	2.56	2.11
2007	2.41	2.12
2008	2.3	2.07
2009	2.25	2
2010	2.33	1.93
2011	2.33	1.89
2012	2.15	1.88
2013	2.07	1.86
2014	2.03	1.86
2015	1.97	1.84
2016	1.97	1.82
2017	1.93	1.77
2018	1.8	1.73
2019	1.7	1.71
2020	1.59	1.64
2021	1.55	1.66
2022	1.53	1.66
2023	1.52	1.62
2024	1.51	1.62
2025	1.5	1.62
2026	1.49	1.62
2027	1.48	1.62
2028	1.47	1.62
2029	1.47	1.62
2030	1.47	1.62
2031	1.47	1.62
2032	1.47	1.62
2033	1.47	1.63
2034	1.47	1.62
2035	1.47	1.63
2036	1.47	1.63
2037	1.47	1.63
2038	1.47	1.63
2039	1.48	1.63
2040	1.48	1.63
2041	1.48	1.63
2042	1.48	1.63
2043	1.49	1.63
2044	1.49	1.63
2045	1.49	1.64
2046	1.49	1.64
2047	1.49	1.63
2048	1.5	1.64
2049	1.5	1.63
2050	1.5	1.64

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cape Verde	United States
1960	43.6%	31.3%
1961	44.3%	31.4%
1962	45.1%	31.3%
1963	45.6%	31.1%
1964	46%	30.9%
1965	46.2%	30.7%
1966	46.2%	30.4%
1967	46.1%	30%
1968	45.9%	29.5%
1969	45.5%	29%
1970	45.2%	28.6%
1971	45%	28%
1972	45%	27.4%
1973	45%	26.6%
1974	44.9%	25.9%
1975	45.3%	25.2%
1976	45.9%	24.4%
1977	46.5%	23.8%
1978	46.9%	23.2%
1979	47.3%	22.8%
1980	47.4%	22.4%
1981	47.3%	22.1%
1982	47%	22%
1983	46.8%	21.8%
1984	46.6%	21.7%
1985	46.4%	21.5%
1986	46.2%	21.3%
1987	46.1%	21.3%
1988	45.9%	21.3%
1989	45.8%	21.5%
1990	45.7%	21.6%
1991	45.6%	21.7%
1992	45.5%	21.8%
1993	45.2%	21.9%
1994	44.9%	21.9%
1995	44.6%	21.8%
1996	44.2%	21.7%
1997	43.7%	21.5%
1998	43.2%	21.4%
1999	42.5%	21.3%
2000	41.8%	21.2%
2001	40.9%	21%
2002	39.9%	20.9%
2003	38.9%	20.7%
2004	37.9%	20.5%
2005	36.9%	20.3%
2006	36%	20.2%
2007	35%	20%
2008	34.1%	19.9%
2009	33.1%	19.8%
2010	32.2%	19.7%
2011	31.3%	19.6%
2012	30.4%	19.5%
2013	29.8%	19.4%
2014	29.2%	19.3%
2015	28.8%	19.2%
2016	28.5%	19.1%
2017	28.4%	18.9%
2018	28.4%	18.8%
2019	28.4%	18.6%
2020	28.4%	18.4%
2021	28%	18.1%
2022	27.2%	17.9%
2023	26.4%	17.6%
2024	25.5%	17.3%
2025	24.7%	17.1%
2026	23.8%	16.9%
2027	23%	16.7%
2028	22.2%	16.6%
2029	21.4%	16.4%
2030	20.6%	16.3%
2031	19.8%	16.1%
2032	19%	16%
2033	18.2%	16%
2034	17.5%	15.9%
2035	16.9%	15.9%
2036	16.6%	15.9%
2037	16.5%	15.9%
2038	16.4%	15.9%
2039	16.4%	15.9%
2040	16.3%	15.9%
2041	16.2%	16%
2042	16.2%	16%
2043	16.1%	16%
2044	16.1%	16%
2045	16%	16%
2046	16%	16%
2047	15.9%	16%
2048	15.8%	16%
2049	15.7%	15.9%
2050	15.6%	15.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 25.5% of the population in Cape Verde and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cape Verde and the United States compared.

Natural population change in Cape Verde vs United States by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.98% in Cape Verde and +0.25% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	6,098	2,565,530
1961	6,247	2,571,681
1962	6,468	2,406,337
1963	6,589	2,289,826
1964	6,725	2,245,099
1965	6,877	1,943,030
1966	7,039	1,749,387
1967	7,214	1,669,181
1968	7,408	1,565,507
1969	7,625	1,702,487
1970	7,878	1,824,965
1971	8,359	1,640,519
1972	8,716	1,301,355
1973	9,003	1,165,499
1974	9,295	1,218,968
1975	9,601	1,252,644
1976	9,833	1,264,604
1977	10,036	1,431,556
1978	10,152	1,402,283
1979	10,223	1,597,894
1980	10,276	1,608,450
1981	10,470	1,652,153
1982	10,597	1,714,317
1983	10,736	1,636,544
1984	10,835	1,627,192
1985	11,105	1,689,258
1986	11,295	1,656,917
1987	11,426	1,720,252
1988	11,523	1,735,943
1989	11,608	1,875,826
1990	11,738	2,026,068
1991	11,899	1,926,543
1992	11,915	1,875,328
1993	11,805	1,717,685
1994	11,410	1,633,302
1995	10,764	1,546,031
1996	10,613	1,510,137
1997	10,323	1,501,014
1998	10,187	1,573,857
1999	9,989	1,564,050
2000	9,752	1,664,758
2001	9,510	1,595,826
2002	9,278	1,581,938
2003	9,037	1,653,615
2004	8,825	1,698,271
2005	8,428	1,684,445
2006	7,980	1,849,955
2007	7,559	1,897,757
2008	7,313	1,794,154
2009	7,216	1,717,920
2010	7,746	1,548,182
2011	7,874	1,441,697
2012	7,157	1,411,822
2013	6,780	1,322,711
2014	6,622	1,357,281
2015	6,314	1,270,126
2016	6,238	1,197,627
2017	5,993	1,028,037
2018	5,282	955,022
2019	4,773	887,476
2020	3,734	208,862
2021	3,575	199,137
2022	3,864	399,926
2023	3,798	502,372

Maternal mortality chart: Cape Verde vs United States

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 17 deaths in the United States.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cape Verde	United States
1985	420	11
1986	394	11
1987	366	11
1988	346	12
1989	322	12
1990	298	12
1991	277	12
1992	255	11
1993	233	12
1994	214	11
1995	196	12
1996	167	11
1997	147	11
1998	134	11
1999	122	12
2000	110	12
2001	101	13
2002	92	13
2003	86	13
2004	80	13
2005	75	13
2006	76	13
2007	73	13
2008	68	14
2009	62	15
2010	61	15
2011	55	15
2012	51	16
2013	50	16
2014	48	17
2015	46	17
2016	44	18
2017	43	18
2018	43	18
2019	41	18
2020	56	22
2021	56	31
2022	42	20
2023	40	17

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.16% in Cape Verde and 0.65% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	17.2%	3.01%
1961	16.9%	2.95%
1962	16.6%	2.89%
1963	16.2%	2.83%
1964	15.9%	2.77%
1965	15.4%	2.71%
1966	15%	2.64%
1967	14.5%	2.57%
1968	14%	2.49%
1969	13.4%	2.41%
1970	12.8%	2.32%
1971	12.1%	2.24%
1972	11.5%	2.15%
1973	10.8%	2.06%
1974	10.2%	1.97%
1975	9.6%	1.88%
1976	9.09%	1.79%
1977	8.65%	1.71%
1978	8.27%	1.63%
1979	8%	1.56%
1980	7.82%	1.5%
1981	7.72%	1.44%
1982	7.65%	1.39%
1983	7.59%	1.34%
1984	7.46%	1.3%
1985	7.25%	1.27%
1986	6.95%	1.24%
1987	6.59%	1.21%
1988	6.21%	1.19%
1989	5.88%	1.16%
1990	5.64%	1.12%
1991	5.5%	1.09%
1992	5.46%	1.05%
1993	5.46%	1.01%
1994	5.45%	0.98%
1995	5.37%	0.95%
1996	5.17%	0.92%
1997	4.84%	0.89%
1998	4.44%	0.87%
1999	4%	0.86%
2000	3.6%	0.84%
2001	3.28%	0.83%
2002	3.05%	0.82%
2003	2.9%	0.81%
2004	2.82%	0.81%
2005	2.8%	0.8%
2006	2.8%	0.79%
2007	2.8%	0.77%
2008	2.79%	0.76%
2009	2.75%	0.75%
2010	2.67%	0.73%
2011	2.56%	0.72%
2012	2.42%	0.7%
2013	2.26%	0.69%
2014	2.09%	0.68%
2015	1.91%	0.68%
2016	1.76%	0.67%
2017	1.62%	0.66%
2018	1.51%	0.65%
2019	1.41%	0.65%
2020	1.33%	0.65%
2021	1.27%	0.65%
2022	1.21%	0.65%
2023	1.16%	0.65%