Cape Verde vs Turkey: Birth rate
Cape Verde
12.33 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Turkey
12.28 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
129th
Turkey rank
131st
Birth rate over time
- Cape Verde
- Turkey
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 12.33 births per 1,000 people against 12.28 births per 1,000 people in Turkey, a difference of 0.05 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Turkey ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 129th and Turkey ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.78 births per 1,000 people | 46.48 births per 1,000 people | 0.3046 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 44.08 births per 1,000 people | 43.41 births per 1,000 people | 0.6695 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 42.88 births per 1,000 people | 37.05 births per 1,000 people | 5.82 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 41.99 births per 1,000 people | 30.21 births per 1,000 people | 11.78 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 34.94 births per 1,000 people | 24.08 births per 1,000 people | 10.86 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 23.34 births per 1,000 people | 19.13 births per 1,000 people | 4.2 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 17.79 births per 1,000 people | 16.83 births per 1,000 people | 0.9583 births per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 12.62 births per 1,000 people | 12.94 births per 1,000 people | 0.316 births per 1,000 people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Cape Verde or Turkey?
- Cape Verde, at 12.33 births per 1,000 people against 12.28 births per 1,000 people in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Cape Verde and Turkey?
- 0.05 births per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Turkey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Turkey rank globally for birth rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 129th and Turkey ranks 131st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.