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Fertility in Cabo Verde sits at 1.49 children per woman in 2026, below the replacement level of 2.1. Over the preceding five years it has fallen by 0.07 children per woman. About 6 thousand babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 12.0 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 0.72, well below the 1.0 that marks generational replacement. Women are having children at a mean age of 28.9 years. Mothers aged 15-19 account for 13% of births. By 2100, projections see it reaching 1.54 children per woman.
Fertility rate
1.49 children/woman
Birth rate
12.0 per 1,000 people
Total births
6.3K
Mean age at birth
28.9 years
Cabo Verde's fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 7.0 children per woman in 1965 to 1.49 today, below the 2.1 replacement level. Teen pregnancy remains notable, with 13% of births to mothers aged 15-19.