What is birth rate by women's age group in Cape Verde?

Birth rate by women's age group in Cape Verde was 38.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Cape Verde?

The highest recorded value was 130.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1962.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Cape Verde?

The lowest recorded value was 38.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2022.

How does Cape Verde rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Cape Verde ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Cape Verde?

Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Cape Verde data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Cape Verde

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Cape Verde
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cape Verde: Birth rate by women's age group was 38.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

38.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

90th

of 236 countries

All-time high

130.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1962

All-time low

38.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2022

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Cape Verde, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

The most recent figure for birth rate by women's age group in Cape Verde is 38.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Cape Verde peaked at 130.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 38.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2022.

Cape Verde ranks 90th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Birth rate by women's age group in Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate by women's age group in Cape Verde, 1950 to 2023.
Year	live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	Change
1950	120.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	—
1951	122.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.9%
1952	123.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.2%
1953	124.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.1%
1954	125.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.8%
1955	125.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1956	125.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1957	125.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1958	126.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.8%
1959	128.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.4%
1960	130.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.4%
1961	130.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.5%
1962	130.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1963	130.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1964	130 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1965	128.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1966	127.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1967	127.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1968	127.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1969	128.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1970	128.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1971	127.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.3%
1972	127.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.5%
1973	126.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.7%
1974	125.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1975	125.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.1%
1976	125.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.3%
1977	124.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.8%
1978	122.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.8%
1979	119.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.2%
1980	118.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.6%
1981	116.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.0%
1982	115.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.1%
1983	114.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.3%
1984	112.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-1.6%
1985	111.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.9%
1986	114.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.0%
1987	117.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.8%
1988	120.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+2.8%
1989	121.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.4%
1990	123.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.7%
1991	125.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.3%
1992	125.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.7%
1993	125.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.1%
1994	118.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.7%
1995	111.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-6.1%
1996	107.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.5%
1997	107.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.2%
1998	107.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%
1999	104.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.2%
2000	100.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.3%
2001	97.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.3%
2002	94.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.2%
2003	91.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.7%
2004	89.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.2%
2005	87.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.9%
2006	84.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.4%
2007	81.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.0%
2008	78.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-4.3%
2009	71.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-8.1%
2010	74.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+3.5%
2011	71.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.4%
2012	65.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-8.4%
2013	62.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-5.0%
2014	60.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.3%
2015	57.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.9%
2016	58.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+1.1%
2017	56.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-3.7%
2018	50.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-9.7%
2019	45.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-11.3%
2020	39.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-11.7%
2021	38.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-2.5%
2022	38.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	-0.6%
2023	38.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	+0.2%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

Cape Verde's 38.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Cape Verde's 38.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	124.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	120.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	128.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	129.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	127.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	130.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	125.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	119.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	128.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	116.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	111.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	121.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	115.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	104.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	125.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	87.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	71.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	100.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	60.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	45.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	74.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	39.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	38.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	39.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

87 Tajikistan 40.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
88 Bulgaria 39.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
89 Syria 38.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
91 Jamaica 36.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
92 Greenland 36.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
93 Palestine 36.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Cape Verde

Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -6.15 % change on previous year (2050)
Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2100)
Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4961 % change on previous year (2100)
Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2100)
World population growth -1.0% (2100)
Population density 103.46 people per km² (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 14,689 people (2100)
Population growth rate, by level of development -1.0% (2100)
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Cape Verde?: Birth rate by women's age group in Cape Verde was 38.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Cape Verde?: The highest recorded value was 130.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1962.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Cape Verde?: The lowest recorded value was 38.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2022.
How does Cape Verde rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Cape Verde ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Cape Verde?: Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.