| Population: |
423,613 (July 2007 est.) |
| 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.) |
| Population growth rate: |
0.606% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
24.4 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
6.5 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-11.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| 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.) |
| 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.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 71.02 years
male: 67.69 years
female: 74.44 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
3.28 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.035% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
775 (2001) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
225 (as of 2001) |
| 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, Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words) |
| Literacy: |
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: 69.2% (2003 est.) |
