What is birth rate vs. death rate in Cape Verde?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Cape Verde was 12.33 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death 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 vs. death 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 vs. death rate?

Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Cape Verde

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate 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 vs. death rate was 12.33 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

12.33 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

129th

of 236 countries

All-time high

47.93 births per 1,000 people

in 1960

All-time low

12.33 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Cape Verde, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate vs. death rate in Cape Verde stood at 12.33 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death 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

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Cape Verde

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,342 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,727 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,359 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,692 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 4,417 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 3,811 (2025)

All data for Cape Verde →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Cape Verde?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Cape Verde was 12.33 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death 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 vs. death 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 vs. death rate?: Cape Verde ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
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: 07 August 2026

The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.