Median age vs births per woman in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Median age vs births per woman was 27.87 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27.87
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
147th
of 236 countries
All-time high
27.87
in 2023
All-time low
15
in 1980
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age vs births per woman in Cape Verde, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 27.87 for median age vs births per woman in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Cape Verde peaked at 27.87 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15, in 1980.
Cape Verde ranks 147th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age vs births per woman in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16.85 | — |
| 1951 | 16.97 | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 17.08 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 17.18 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 17.25 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 17.38 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 17.6 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 17.8 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 17.95 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 18.02 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 17.93 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 17.54 | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 17.04 | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 16.61 | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 16.27 | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 16.02 | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 15.88 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 15.84 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 15.87 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 15.95 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 16.03 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 16.07 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 16.06 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 16.04 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 16.01 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 15.91 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 15.73 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 15.49 | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 15.25 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 15.06 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 15 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 15.07 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 15.19 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 15.3 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 15.41 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 15.51 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 15.6 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 15.68 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 15.76 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 15.83 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 15.89 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 15.96 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 16.04 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 16.14 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 16.25 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 16.39 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 16.55 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 16.74 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 16.95 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 17.18 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 17.45 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 17.77 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 18.13 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 18.52 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 18.92 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 19.34 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 19.75 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 20.17 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 20.59 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 21.02 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 21.48 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 22.01 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 22.57 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 23.13 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.68 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 24.21 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 24.72 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 25.19 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 25.63 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 26.02 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 26.36 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 26.78 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.32 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 27.87 | +2.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 27.87 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 27.87 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.22, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.41 | 16.85 | 18.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.49 | 15.84 | 17.93 | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.76 | 15.06 | 16.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.44 | 15 | 15.83 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.41 | 15.89 | 17.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.17 | 17.45 | 21.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.86 | 21.48 | 26.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.08 | 26.36 | 27.87 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
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)
- Population growth rate -1.01 (2100)
- Population density 103.46 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 14,689 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.01 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age vs births per woman in Cape Verde?
- Median age vs births per woman in Cape Verde was 27.87 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 27.87 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for median age vs births per woman?
- Cape Verde ranks 147th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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