Population ages 0-14, female in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population ages 0-14, female was 24.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, female in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 24.5% for population ages 0-14, female in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, female in Cape Verde peaked at 44.7% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 2025.
Cape Verde ranks 97th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, female in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.9% | — |
| 1961 | 41.7% | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 42.6% | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 43.3% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 43.9% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 44.3% | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 44.7% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 44.7% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 44.0% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 43.9% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 43.7% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 43.8% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 44.1% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 44.6% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 44.6% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 44.6% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 44.1% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 43.8% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 43.4% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 43.3% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 43.3% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 43.2% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 42.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 41.8% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 41.3% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 40.8% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 39.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 38.5% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 37.7% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 28.7% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 27.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 25.3% | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 24.5% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.5% | 40.9% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.2% | 43.7% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.8% | 43.4% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.4% | 40.8% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.4% | 32.6% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 28.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.5% | 28.0% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0306 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, female in Cape Verde?
- Population ages 0-14, female in Cape Verde was 24.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 1968.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, female recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population ages 0-14, female?
- Cape Verde ranks 97th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, female rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.