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Cape Verde People




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Population: 405,163 (July 2001 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years:  42.79% (male 87,458; female 85,895)

15-64 years:  50.76% (male 97,812; female 107,834)

65 years and over:  6.45% (male 10,204; female 15,960) (2001 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.92% (2001 est.)
Birth rate: 28.71 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Death rate: 7.19 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Net migration rate: -12.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years:  1.02 male(s)/female

15-64 years:  0.91 male(s)/female

65 years and over:  0.64 male(s)/female

total population:  0.93 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 53.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population:  69.21 years

male:  65.93 years

female:  72.6 years (2001 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.05 children born/woman (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
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)
Literacy: definition:  age 15 and over can read and write

total population:  71.6%

male:  81.4%

female:  63.8% (1995 est.)

 

Countryfacts Information Courtesy: CIA Worldbook








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