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CABO VERDE

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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%
%

Population Distribution

Among the nine inhabited islands, population distribution is variable; islands in the east are very dry and are only sparsely settled to exploit their extensive salt deposits; the more southerly islands receive more precipitation and support larger populations, but agriculture and livestock grazing have damaged the soil fertility and vegetation; approximately half of the population lives on Sao Tiago Island, which is the location of the capital of Praia; Mindelo, on the northern island of Sao Vicente, also has a large urban population

Urbanization

Urban population: 66.8% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 1.8% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 29.13% (male 82,157/female 81,227)

15-24 years - : 20.11% (male 56,401/female 56,391)

25-54 years - : 39.64% (male 108,081/female 114,234)

55-64 years - : 5.94% (male 14,547/female 18,761)

65 years and over - : 5.19% (male 11,012/female 18,088) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 55.4

Youth dependency ratio: 48.4

Elderly dependency ratio: 6.9

Potential support ratio: 14.4 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 25.4 years

Male: 24.6 years

Female: 26.2 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 155

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 - : 0.94 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.75 male(s)/female

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

total population - : 0.94 male(s)/female (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.4 years

Male: 70.1 years

Female: 74.8 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 149

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 27.8% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.8% (2016 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Major Infectious Diseases

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

11.8% (2016)

Education Expenditures

5% of GDP (2013)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 86.8%

Male: 91.7%

Female: 82% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 13 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 13 years (2015)

Year

Population

  • 560,899

Nationality

  • Cabo Verdean(s) noun


  • Cabo Verdean adjective


Religions

  • Roman Catholic
    77.30%
  • Protestant Includes Church Of The Nazarene
    4.61%
  • Adventist
    1.50%
  • Assembly Of God
    0.90%
  • Universal Kingdom Of God
    0.40%
  • And God And Love
    0.10%
  • Other Christian Includes Christian Rationalism
    3.41%
  • Jehovahs Witness
    1.00%
  • And New Apostolic
    0.50%
  • Muslim
    1.80%
  • Other
    1.30%
  • None
    10.80%
  • Unspecified Est
    0.72%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    1.33% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 20 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 6 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • -0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • PRAIA (capital) 145,000
    (2014)

Health Expenditure

  • 4.8% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 0.31 physicians/1,000 population (2011)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.1 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.24 children born/woman (2017 est.)
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