Cape Verde People 2007

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.)

Median age:
total: 20.2 years
male: 19.4 years
female: 21.1 years (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.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

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)