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Languages

Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a Portuguese-based Creole language with two main dialects spoken in Cabo Verde and in the Cabo Verdean diaspora worldwide)

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 as shown in this population distribution map

Urbanization

Urban population: 68% of total population (2023)

Rate of urbanization: 1.83% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 - years : 26.68% (male 80,974/female 80,143)

15-64 - years : 67.18% (male 198,503/female 207,205)

65 - years and over : 6.14% (2023 est.) (male 14,099/female 22,977)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 47.2

Youth dependency ratio: 39.2

Elderly dependency ratio: 8

Potential support ratio: 12.5 (2021 est.)

Median Age

Total: 28.3 years (2023 est.)

Male: 27.5 years

Female: 29.2 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.03 male(s)/female

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

15-64 - years : 0.96 male(s)/female

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

total - population : 0.95 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 23 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Male: 27 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 18.8 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 74 years (2023 est.)

Male: 71.7 years

Female: 76.4 years

Maternal Mortality Ratio

42 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)comparison ranking: 101

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Total population: 74 years (2023 est.)

Male: 71.7 years

Female: 76.4 years

Tobacco Use

Total: 11.4% (2020 est.)

Male: 17.3% (2020 est.)

Female: 5.4% (2020 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

2.11 children born/woman (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 96

Gross Reproduction Rate

1.04 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

55.8% (2018)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: urban

Rural: 10% of population

Total: 3.3% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: urban

Current Health Expenditure

6% of GDP (2020)

Physicians Density

0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: Urban

Rural: 26.7% of population

Total: 14.4% of population (2020 est.)

Unimproved: Urban

Currently Married Women

46.9% (2023 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

11.8% (2016)comparison ranking: 134

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

NA

Education Expenditures

7.6% of GDP (2020 est.)comparison ranking: 15

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 90.8%

Male: 94.2%

Female: 87.4% (2021)

School Life Expectancy

Total: 13 years

Male: 12 years

Female: 13 years (2018)

Year

Population

  • 603,901

Nationality 2023

  • 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
    1.19% (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 79

Birth Rate

  • 18.2 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 80

Death Rate

  • 5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 168

Migration Rate

  • -0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)comparison ranking: 127

Urban Areas Population

  • 168
  • (capital)
    000 PRAIA

Health Expenditure

  • 6% of GDP (2020)

Physicians Density

  • 0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2018)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 2.1 beds/1,000 population
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