Birth rate in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Birth rate was 12.33 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Cape Verde, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate in Cape Verde stood at 12.33 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Cape Verde peaked at 47.93 births per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 12.33 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Cape Verde ranks 129th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 46.78 births per 1,000 people | 46.07 births per 1,000 people | 47.9 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.08 births per 1,000 people | 40.74 births per 1,000 people | 47.93 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.88 births per 1,000 people | 40.58 births per 1,000 people | 43.91 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.99 births per 1,000 people | 40.75 births per 1,000 people | 42.73 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.94 births per 1,000 people | 29.03 births per 1,000 people | 40.19 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.34 births per 1,000 people | 19.5 births per 1,000 people | 27.86 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.79 births per 1,000 people | 14.29 births per 1,000 people | 20.58 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.62 births per 1,000 people | 12.33 births per 1,000 people | 13.14 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 126 Cook Islands 12.48 births per 1,000 people compare
- 127 Bahrain 12.46 births per 1,000 people compare
- 128 Malaysia 12.41 births per 1,000 people compare
- 130 Brazil 12.32 births per 1,000 people compare
- 131 Turkey 12.28 births per 1,000 people compare
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12.16 births per 1,000 people 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.51 births per woman (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Cape Verde?
- Birth rate in Cape Verde was 12.33 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 47.93 births per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.33 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Cape Verde rank for birth rate?
- Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.