Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cabo Verde, 1978

Cabo Verde
1978
Total fertility rate: 6.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cabo Verde was 6.56 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (302 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 13,780 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.56
Births
13,780
Births per 1,000 people
43.6
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.79
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
316,147
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
10-141.50.1%32
15-19122.69.4%2,274
20-24271.420.7%4,026
25-29302.423.1%3,316
30-34262.520.0%2,089
35-39226.417.3%1,367
40-44113.78.7%622
45-4910.00.8%53
50-540.00.0%0