Cape Verde vs French Polynesia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Cape Verde
1.5 children per women
in 2023
French Polynesia
1.49 children per women
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
166th
French Polynesia rank
168th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Cape Verde
- French Polynesia
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.5 children per women against 1.49 children per women in French Polynesia, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 166th and French Polynesia ranks 168th 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 | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 children per women | 4.93 children per women | 0.073 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 5.63 children per women | 5.31 children per women | 0.3257 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 5.9 children per women | 4.43 children per women | 1.47 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 5.41 children per women | 3.63 children per women | 1.78 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.31 children per women | 2.84 children per women | 1.47 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.73 children per women | 2.26 children per women | 0.4697 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 1.98 children per women | 1.85 children per women | 0.1294 children per women | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 1.52 children per women | 1.52 children per women | 0.006 children per women | Cape Verde |
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 French Polynesia?
- Cape Verde, at 1.5 children per women against 1.49 children per women in French Polynesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Cape Verde and French Polynesia?
- 0.01 children per women, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and French Polynesia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and French Polynesia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Cape Verde ranks 166th and French Polynesia ranks 168th 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).