| People | Cape Verde |
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Population:
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426,998 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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106 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 36.1% (male 77,533/female 76,489)
15-64 years: 57.4% (male 120,208/female 125,009)
65 years and over: 6.5% (male 10,226/female 17,533) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 20.6 years
male: 19.9 years
female: 21.5 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.595% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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23.95 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.26 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-11.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 42.55 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 48.66 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 36.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.33 years
male: 67.99 years
female: 74.76 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.17 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.035% (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) |
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, 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.) |
People - note:
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void |
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