Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Cabo Verde, 2006

Cabo Verde
2006
Total fertility rate: 2.56
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2006  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Cabo Verde was 2.56 children per woman in 2006 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 10,606 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.56
Births
10,606
Births per 1,000 people
21.6
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
23.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
490,728
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
10-141.50.3%47
15-1984.216.5%2,468
20-24130.025.4%3,201
25-29112.722.0%2,196
30-3490.417.7%1,427
35-3960.111.7%851
40-4428.95.6%374
45-493.80.7%40
50-540.10.0%0