Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate was 1.51 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Cape Verde, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 1.51 births per woman for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Cape Verde peaked at 6.99 births per woman in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.51 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Cape Verde 149th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.96 births per woman | 6.88 births per woman | 6.99 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.76 births per woman | 6.47 births per woman | 6.93 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.93 births per woman | 5.45 births per woman | 6.38 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 births per woman | 3.73 births per woman | 5.36 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman | 3.54 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | 2.33 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.53 births per woman compare
- 147 Cayman Islands 1.52 births per woman compare
- 148 Slovenia 1.52 births per woman compare
- 150 Argentina 1.5 births per woman compare
- 151 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.49 births per woman compare
- 152 French Polynesia 1.49 births per woman compare
More population data for Cape Verde
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14,689 people (2100)
- Population density 103.46 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.0% (2100)
- Refugees by country of asylum 0 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.51 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.51 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Cape Verde?
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate in Cape Verde was 1.51 births per woman in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 births per woman in 1965.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Cape Verde rank for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 149th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.