| Population | 531,046 (July 2013 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 31.2% (male 83,355/female 82,503)
15-24 years: 21.8% (male 57,825/female 57,842)
25-54 years: 37.3% (male 95,970/female 102,217)
55-64 years: 4.5% (male 9,766/female 13,910)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 10,416/female 17,242) (2013 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 53.5 %
youth dependency ratio: 45.3 %
elderly dependency ratio: 8.2 %
potential support ratio: 12.2 (2013) |
| Median age | total: 23.5 years
male: 22.7 years
female: 24.4 years (2013 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.41% (2013 est.) |
| Birth rate | 20.96 births/1,000 population (2013 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.22 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 62.6% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 2.12% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major cities - population | PRAIA (capital) 132,000 (2011) |
| 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: 0.93 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.71 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2013 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 19.5
note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2005 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 25.13 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.78 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 71.28 years
male: 69.05 years
female: 73.58 years (2013 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.39 children born/woman (2013 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 61.3% (2005) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.04% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 775 (2001) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 225 (as of 2001) |
| Drinking water source | improved:
urban: 90% of population
rural: 85% of population
total: 88% of population
unimproved:
urban: 10% of population
rural: 15% of population
total: 12% of population (2010 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved:
urban: 73% of population
rural: 43% of population
total: 61% of population
unimproved:
urban: 27% of population
rural: 57% of population
total: 39% of population (2010 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Cape Verdean(s)
adjective: Cape Verdean |
| Ethnic groups | Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1% |
| Religions | Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) |
| Languages | Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 84.9%
male: 89.7%
female: 80.3% (2011 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2011) |
| Child labor - children ages 5-14 | total number: 1,948
percentage: 3 %
note: data represents children ages 10-14 (2001 est.) |
| Education expenditures | 5.6% of GDP (2010) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 79 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) |
| Health expenditures | 4.8% of GDP (2011) |
| Physicians density | 0.295 physicians/1,000 population (2010) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.1 beds/1,000 population (2010) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 10% (2008) |
