| People | Cape Verde |
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Population:
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516,100 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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128 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 61% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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PRAIA (capital) 125,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 32.6% (male 84,545/female 83,718)
15-64 years: 61.9% (male 154,697/female 164,917)
65 years and over: 5.5% (male 10,648/female 17,575) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 22.7 years
male: 21.9 years
female: 23.5 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.446% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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21.47 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.34 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.61 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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94 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 26.94 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 30.8 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.7 years
male: 68.51 years
female: 72.96 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.49 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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3.9% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.572 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
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2.07 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 85% of population
rural: 82% of population
total: 84% of population
unimproved:
urban: 15% of population
rural: 17% of population
total: 16% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 65% of population
rural: 38% of population
total: 54% of population
unimproved:
urban: 35% of population
rural: 62% of population
total: 46% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.04% (2001 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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775 (2001) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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225 (as of 2001) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Cape Verdean(s)
adjective: Cape Verdean |
Ethnic groups:
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Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1% |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene) |
Languages:
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Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: 69.2% (2003 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2009) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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5.9% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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void |
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