Introduction - Cape Verde: |
Location - Cape Verde: |
People - Cape Verde: |
Population | 423,613 (July 2007 est.) |
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Age structure | 0-14 years: 36.9% (male 78,971/female 77,524)
15-64 years: 56.4% (male 116,751/female 122,065)
65 years and over: 6.7% (male 10,423/female 17,879) (2007 est.) |
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Median age | total: 20.2 years
male: 19.4 years
female: 21.1 years (2007 est.) |
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Population growth rate | 0.606% (2007 est.) |
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Birth rate | 24.4 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Death rate | 6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Net migration rate | -11.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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Sex ratio | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.019 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.956 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.583 male(s)/female
total population: 0.948 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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Infant mortality rate | total: 45.27 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 50.31 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 40.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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Life expectancy at birth | total population: 71.02 years
male: 67.69 years
female: 74.44 years (2007 est.) |
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Total fertility rate | 3.28 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | 0.035% (2001 est.) |
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Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | 775 (2001) |
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Hiv aids deaths | 225 (as of 2001) |
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Nationality | noun: Cape Verdean(s)
adjective: Cape Verdean |
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Ethnic groups | Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1% |
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Religions | Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) |
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Languages | Portuguese, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) |
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Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: 69.2% (2003 est.) |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007