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Nationality:
noun: Cape Verdean(s)
adjective:
Cape Verdean
Ethnic groups:
Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%
Languages:
Portuguese (official), Crioulo (a blend of Portuguese and West African words)
Religions:
Roman Catholic (infused with indigenous beliefs), Protestant (mostly Church of the Nazarene)
Population:
523,568 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 31.9% (male 83,897/female 83,057)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
22.1% (male 57,817/female 57,851)
25-54 years:
36.6% (male 92,560/female 99,129)
55-64 years:
4.1% (male 8,795/female 12,479)
65 years and over:
5.3% (male 10,539/female 17,444) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 23.1 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
22.3 years
female:
23.9 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.428% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 85
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Birth rate:
21.21 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 80
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
6.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 61% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
PRAIA (capital) 125,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.6 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
79 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 83
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 26.02 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 77
male:
29.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
22.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71 years
country comparison to the world: 144
male:
68.78 years
female:
73.27 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.44 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 86
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
3.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
0.572 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
2.07 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 65% of population
rural: 38% of population
total: 54% of population
unimproved:
