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People And SocietyNationality
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 World Ranking: 171
523,568 (July 2012 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
32.6% (male 84,545/female 83,718) 15-64 years 61.9% (male 154,697/female 164,917) 65 years and over 5.5% (male 10,648/female 17,575) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 23.1 years
Male 22.3 years Female 23.9 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 83
1.428% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 79
21.21 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 155
6.28 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 143
-0.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 61% of total population (2010)
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
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 World Ranking: 83
79 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 78
Total 26.02 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 29.77 deaths/1,000 live births Female 22.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 143
Total population 71 years
Male 68.78 years Female 73.27 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 84
2.44 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 165
3.9% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
0.572 physicians/1,000 population (2008) Hospital bed density
2.07 beds/1,000 population (2009) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate World Ranking: 163
0.04% (2001 est.)
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids World Ranking: 147
775 (2001)
Hiv/aids - deaths World Ranking: 100
225 (as of 2001)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 31
5.9% of GDP (2009)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 84.3%Male 89.3% Female 79.4% (2010 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 12 years
Male 11 years Female 12 years (2009)
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