Cape Verde vs Denmark: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Cape Verde
1.5 children per women
in 2023
Denmark
1.5 children per women
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
166th
Denmark rank
164th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Cape Verde
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1.5 children per women against 1.5 children per women in Cape Verde, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 166th and Denmark ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and Denmark in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 children per women | 2.45 children per women | 2.55 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 5.63 children per women | 2.39 children per women | 3.25 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 5.9 children per women | 1.81 children per women | 4.1 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 5.41 children per women | 1.45 children per women | 3.96 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.31 children per women | 1.72 children per women | 2.59 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.73 children per women | 1.78 children per women | 0.9436 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.98 children per women | 1.72 children per women | 0.2521 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.52 children per women | 1.61 children per women | 0.0883 children per women | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Cape Verde or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 1.5 children per women against 1.5 children per women in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Cape Verde and Denmark?
- 0 children per women, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Denmark?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Denmark rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Cape Verde ranks 166th and Denmark ranks 164th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).