People Cape Verde
Population:
420,979 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 37.9% (male 80,594/female 79,126)
15-64 years: 55.3% (male 113,450/female 119,423)
65 years and over: 6.7% (male 10,542/female 17,844) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 19.8 years
male: 19 years
female: 20.7 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.64% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
24.87 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
6.55 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
-11.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 46.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 51.63 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 41.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)