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Average age of mothers at childbirth in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Average age of mothers at childbirth was 28.64 years in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
28.64 years
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
159th
of 236 countries
All-time high
29.65 years
in 1959
All-time low
27.41 years
in 2008
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Cape Verde, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Cape Verde recorded 28.64 years for average age of mothers at childbirth in 2023.

The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of mothers at childbirth in Cape Verde peaked at 29.65 years in 1959 and was at its lowest, 27.41 years, in 2008.

Cape Verde ranks 159th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Average age of mothers at childbirth in Cape Verde, year by year

Year years Change
1950 29.65 years —
1951 29.65 years +0.0%
1952 29.65 years +0.0%
1953 29.65 years +0.0%
1954 29.65 years +0.0%
1955 29.65 years +0.0%
1956 29.65 years +0.0%
1957 29.65 years +0.0%
1958 29.65 years +0.0%
1959 29.65 years +0.0%
1960 29.65 years +0.0%
1961 29.65 years +0.0%
1962 29.65 years +0.0%
1963 29.65 years +0.0%
1964 29.65 years +0.0%
1965 29.65 years +0.0%
1966 29.65 years +0.0%
1967 29.65 years +0.0%
1968 29.65 years +0.0%
1969 29.65 years +0.0%
1970 29.65 years +0.0%
1971 29.65 years +0.0%
1972 29.65 years +0.0%
1973 29.65 years +0.0%
1974 29.65 years -0.0%
1975 29.65 years +0.0%
1976 29.65 years +0.0%
1977 29.65 years +0.0%
1978 29.65 years +0.0%
1979 29.65 years -0.0%
1980 29.65 years +0.0%
1981 29.65 years +0.0%
1982 29.65 years -0.0%
1983 29.65 years +0.0%
1984 29.65 years +0.0%
1985 29.65 years +0.0%
1986 29.5 years -0.5%
1987 29.34 years -0.6%
1988 29.18 years -0.5%
1989 29.1 years -0.3%
1990 28.99 years -0.4%
1991 28.85 years -0.5%
1992 28.69 years -0.5%
1993 28.53 years -0.6%
1994 28.5 years -0.1%
1995 28.49 years -0.0%
1996 28.43 years -0.2%
1997 28.31 years -0.4%
1998 28.23 years -0.3%
1999 28.15 years -0.3%
2000 28.06 years -0.3%
2001 27.95 years -0.4%
2002 27.86 years -0.3%
2003 27.75 years -0.4%
2004 27.7 years -0.2%
2005 27.61 years -0.3%
2006 27.55 years -0.2%
2007 27.5 years -0.2%
2008 27.41 years -0.3%
2009 27.47 years +0.2%
2010 27.49 years +0.1%
2011 27.62 years +0.5%
2012 27.78 years +0.6%
2013 27.87 years +0.3%
2014 27.94 years +0.2%
2015 27.99 years +0.2%
2016 27.99 years +0.0%
2017 28.04 years +0.2%
2018 28.15 years +0.4%
2019 28.34 years +0.7%
2020 28.55 years +0.7%
2021 28.59 years +0.2%
2022 28.64 years +0.2%
2023 28.64 years -0.0%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 28.64 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.64 years, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 28.64 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.9 years, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 29.65 years 29.65 years 29.65 years 10
1960s 29.65 years 29.65 years 29.65 years 10
1970s 29.65 years 29.65 years 29.65 years 10
1980s 29.5 years 29.1 years 29.65 years 10
1990s 28.52 years 28.15 years 28.99 years 10
2000s 27.69 years 27.41 years 28.06 years 10
2010s 27.92 years 27.49 years 28.34 years 10
2020s 28.6 years 28.55 years 28.64 years 4

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 156 Peru 28.76 years compare
  2. 157 Botswana 28.67 years compare
  3. 158 Belarus 28.65 years compare
  4. 160 Iraq 28.62 years compare
  5. 161 Grenada 28.61 years compare
  6. 162 South Sudan 28.61 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of mothers at childbirth in Cape Verde?
Average age of mothers at childbirth in Cape Verde was 28.64 years in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 29.65 years in 1959.
What is the lowest average age of mothers at childbirth recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 27.41 years in 2008.
How does Cape Verde rank for average age of mothers at childbirth?
Cape Verde ranks 159th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is average age of mothers at childbirth rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average age of mothers at childbirth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of mothers at childbirth
Unit
years
Source
Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children if women were subject throughout their lives to the age-specific fertility rates observed in a given year.