Fertility Rate: Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde's fertility rate is currently 1.511 births per woman as of 2024. # Cabo Verde Fertility Rate Cabo Verde's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.511 births per woman
-0.7% y/y
Peak (1965)
6.993 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.511 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Cabo Verde
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Cabo Verde
Analysis# Cabo Verde Fertility Rate
Cabo Verde's fertility rate stands at 1.511 births per woman in 2024, marking the lowest point in the nation's recorded history. The metric has declined dramatically from its 1965 peak of 6.993 births per woman, representing a 78.1% reduction over six decades. This sharp downward shift reflects fundamental changes in family planning, education, and economic development across the island nation.
The recent trend accelerates this decline, with the fertility rate dropping from 1.968 in 2015 to 1.511 by 2024—a decrease of 0.457 births per woman in just nine years. Year-over-year changes have remained consistent and steady throughout this period, with annual decreases typically ranging from 0.04 to 0.11 births per woman. The trajectory suggests Cabo Verde's fertility rate will likely remain near replacement level or continue declining modestly in coming years.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.511 births per woman | -0.72% |
| 2023 | 1.522 births per woman | -0.72% |
| 2022 | 1.533 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 2021 | 1.554 births per woman | -2.33% |
| 2020 | 1.591 births per woman | -6.30% |
| 2019 | 1.698 births per woman | -5.88% |
| 2018 | 1.804 births per woman | -6.53% |
| 2017 | 1.93 births per woman | -1.83% |
| 2016 | 1.966 births per woman | -0.10% |
| 2015 | 1.968 births per woman | -3.10% |
| 2014 | 2.031 births per woman | -1.74% |
| 2013 | 2.067 births per woman | -3.99% |
| 2012 | 2.153 births per woman | -7.56% |
| 2011 | 2.329 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2010 | 2.329 births per woman | +3.70% |
| 2009 | 2.246 births per woman | -2.26% |
| 2008 | 2.298 births per woman | -4.61% |
| 2007 | 2.409 births per woman | -5.71% |
| 2006 | 2.555 births per woman | -6.27% |
| 2005 | 2.726 births per woman | -6.00% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2.9 births per woman | -4.39% |
| 2003 | 3.033 births per woman | -4.98% |
| 2002 | 3.192 births per woman | -5.17% |
| 2001 | 3.366 births per woman | -5.05% |
| 2000 | 3.545 births per woman | -4.88% |
| 1999 | 3.727 births per woman | -4.39% |
| 1998 | 3.898 births per woman | -3.80% |
| 1997 | 4.052 births per woman | -4.82% |
| 1996 | 4.257 births per woman | -5.27% |
| 1995 | 4.494 births per woman | -4.85% |
| 1994 | 4.723 births per woman | -4.64% |
| 1993 | 4.953 births per woman | -3.32% |
| 1992 | 5.123 births per woman | -2.64% |
| 1991 | 5.262 births per woman | -1.83% |
| 1990 | 5.36 births per woman | -1.69% |
| 1989 | 5.452 births per woman | -1.80% |
| 1988 | 5.552 births per woman | -2.27% |
| 1987 | 5.681 births per woman | -2.22% |
| 1986 | 5.81 births per woman | -1.87% |
| 1985 | 5.921 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 1984 | 5.97 births per woman | -1.62% |
| 1983 | 6.068 births per woman | -1.65% |
| 1982 | 6.17 births per woman | -1.64% |
| 1981 | 6.273 births per woman | -1.60% |
| 1980 | 6.375 births per woman | -1.51% |
| 1979 | 6.473 births per woman | -1.39% |
| 1978 | 6.564 births per woman | -1.22% |
| 1977 | 6.645 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 1976 | 6.714 births per woman | -0.84% |
| 1975 | 6.771 births per woman | -0.69% |
| 1974 | 6.818 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 1973 | 6.855 births per woman | -0.46% |
| 1972 | 6.887 births per woman | -0.38% |
| 1971 | 6.913 births per woman | -0.32% |
| 1970 | 6.935 births per woman | -0.27% |
| 1969 | 6.954 births per woman | -0.23% |
| 1968 | 6.97 births per woman | -0.17% |
| 1967 | 6.982 births per woman | -0.11% |
| 1966 | 6.99 births per woman | -0.04% |
| 1965 | 6.993 births per woman | +0.06% |
| 1964 | 6.989 births per woman | +0.19% |
| 1963 | 6.976 births per woman | +0.33% |
| 1962 | 6.953 births per woman | +0.45% |
| 1961 | 6.922 births per woman | +0.54% |
| 1960 | 6.885 births per woman | — |
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