Cape Verde vs Denmark: Fertility rate: births per woman

Cape Verde
1.52 live births per woman
in 2023
Denmark
1.51 live births per woman
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
165th
Denmark rank
166th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Denmark
246195019862023

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 1.52 live births per woman against 1.51 live births per woman in Denmark, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 165th and Denmark ranks 166th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and Denmark in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Denmark Difference Ahead
1950s 6.65 live births per woman 2.55 live births per woman 4.1 live births per woman Cape Verde
1960s 6.96 live births per woman 2.46 live births per woman 4.5 live births per woman Cape Verde
1970s 6.76 live births per woman 1.84 live births per woman 4.92 live births per woman Cape Verde
1980s 5.93 live births per woman 1.48 live births per woman 4.45 live births per woman Cape Verde
1990s 4.58 live births per woman 1.74 live births per woman 2.84 live births per woman Cape Verde
2000s 2.83 live births per woman 1.8 live births per woman 1.03 live births per woman Cape Verde
2010s 2.03 live births per woman 1.74 live births per woman 0.2922 live births per woman Cape Verde
2020s 1.55 live births per woman 1.62 live births per woman 0.0695 live births per woman Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Cape Verde or Denmark?
Cape Verde, at 1.52 live births per woman against 1.51 live births per woman in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Cape Verde and Denmark?
0.01 live births per woman, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Denmark?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Denmark rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Cape Verde ranks 165th and Denmark ranks 166th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.