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Languages

Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)

Ethnic Groups

Creole (mulatto) 71%
African 28%
European 1%
%

Urbanization

Urban population: 65.5% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 1.99% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 30.1% (male 82,623/female 81,731)

15-24 years - : 20.99% (male 57,307/female 57,303)

25-54 years - : 38.53% (male 102,186/female 108,177)

55-64 years - : 5.29% (male 12,194/female 16,709)

65 years and over - : 5.08% (male 10,466/female 17,297) (2015 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 52%

Youth dependency ratio: 45.1%

Elderly dependency ratio: 7%

Potential support ratio: 14.4% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 24.5 years

Male: 23.6 years

Female: 25.3 years (2015 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.03 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.01 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.95 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.73 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.61 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 71.85 years

Male: 69.58 years

Female: 74.19 years (2015 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 147

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 27.8% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

1.09% (2014 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

11.7% (2014)

Education Expenditures

5% of GDP (2011)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 87.6%

Male: 92.1%

Female: 83.1% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 13 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 14 years (2013)

Year

Population

  • 545,993

Nationality

  • Cabo Verdean(s) noun


  • Cabo Verdean adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    77.30%
  • Protestant Includes Church Of The Nazarene
    3.71%
  • Adventist
    1.50%
  • Universal Kingdom Of God
    0.40%
  • And God And Love
    0.10%
  • Other Christian Includes Christian Rationalism
    4.31%
  • Jehovahs Witness
    1.00%
  • Assembly Of God
    0.90%
  • And New Apostolic
    0.50%
  • Muslim
    1.80%
  • Other
    1.30%
  • None
    10.80%
  • Unspecified Est
    0.72%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.36% (2015 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 20.33 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6.11 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • PRAIA (capital) 145,000
    (2014)

Health Expenditure

  • 4.4% of GDP (2013)

Physicians Density

  • 0.31 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.1 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.29 children born/woman (2015 est.)