Cape Verde vs Portugal: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Cape Verde
1.52 live births per woman
in 2023
Portugal
1.51 live births per woman
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
165th
Portugal rank
167th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Cape Verde
- Portugal
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.52 live births per woman against 1.51 live births per woman in Portugal, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 165th and Portugal ranks 167th of 236 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.65 live births per woman | 3.11 live births per woman | 3.54 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 6.96 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 3.79 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 6.76 live births per woman | 2.73 live births per woman | 4.03 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 5.93 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 4.08 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.58 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 3.09 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.83 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.03 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 0.6964 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.42 live births per woman | 0.1265 live births per woman | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Cape Verde or Portugal?
- Cape Verde, at 1.52 live births per woman against 1.51 live births per woman in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Cape Verde and Portugal?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Portugal?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Portugal rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Cape Verde ranks 165th and Portugal ranks 167th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.