Population ages 0-14 in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Population ages 0-14 was 24.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Cape Verde, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Cape Verde stood at 24.7%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Cape Verde peaked at 47.4% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2025.
Cape Verde ranks 96th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.6% | — |
| 1961 | 44.3% | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 45.1% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 45.6% | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 46.0% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 46.2% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 45.9% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 45.5% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 45.2% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 45.0% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 45.0% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 44.9% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 45.9% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 46.9% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 47.4% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 47.3% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 47.0% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 46.8% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 46.4% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 46.2% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 45.9% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 45.8% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 45.5% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 45.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 44.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 43.7% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 42.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 41.8% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 40.9% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 36.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 24.7% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.5% | 43.6% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.7% | 44.9% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 45.8% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.5% | 42.5% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 33.1% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 28.4% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 24.7% | 28.4% | 6 |
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More education data for Cape Verde
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3,031 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Cape Verde?
- Population ages 0-14 in Cape Verde was 24.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 1980.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2025.
- How does Cape Verde rank for population ages 0-14?
- Cape Verde ranks 96th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.