Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cabo Verde, 1979

Cabo Verde
1979
Total fertility rate: 6.47
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cabo Verde was 6.47 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 13,806 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.47
Births
13,806
Births per 1,000 people
43.2
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
319,480
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%33
15-19120.09.3%2,279
20-24267.720.7%4,047
25-29298.223.1%3,283
30-34258.920.0%2,068
35-39223.117.3%1,397
40-44112.28.7%641
45-499.90.8%55
50-540.00.0%0