Cape Verde vs Turkey: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Cape Verde
1.52 births per woman
in 2023
Turkey
1.51 births per woman
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
149th
Turkey rank
150th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Cape Verde
- Turkey
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 1.52 births per woman against 1.51 births per woman in Turkey, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 149th and Turkey ranks 150th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.76 births per woman | 5.17 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 5.93 births per woman | 3.87 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 4.58 births per woman | 2.85 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 2.83 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | 0.5924 births per woman | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 2.03 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | 0.0505 births per woman | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.55 births per woman | 1.66 births per woman | 0.105 births per woman | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Cape Verde or Turkey?
- Cape Verde, at 1.52 births per woman against 1.51 births per woman in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Cape Verde and Turkey?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Turkey?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Turkey rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Cape Verde ranks 149th and Turkey ranks 150th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release