Total Fertility Rate in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde: Total Fertility Rate was 1.88 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Cabo Verde, 1960–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cabo Verde recorded 1.88 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Cabo Verde peaked at 6.99 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 1.88, in 2022.
That places Cabo Verde 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.96 | 6.88 | 6.99 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.76 | 6.47 | 6.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.93 | 5.5 | 6.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 | 3.7 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.02 | 2.63 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.18 | 1.93 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 3 |
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More gender data for Cabo Verde
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3,105 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3,108 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 3,206 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 3,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 3,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 3,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 3,908 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Cabo Verde?
- Total fertility rate in Cabo Verde was 1.88 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6.99 in 1965.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Cabo Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 in 2022.
- How does Cabo Verde rank for total fertility rate?
- Cabo Verde ranks 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.