Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cabo Verde, 1973

Cabo Verde
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cabo Verde was 6.86 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (316 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 12,834 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.86
Births
12,834
Births per 1,000 people
42.8
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
299,881
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-141.60.1%32
15-19126.49.3%2,213
20-24283.520.8%3,883
25-29316.023.1%3,086
30-34274.420.1%1,752
35-39235.417.2%1,185
40-44117.88.6%624
45-4910.30.8%57
50-540.00.0%0