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Cape Verde People 1996

Population:

435,983 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

50% (female 106,539; male 110,301)

15-64 years:

47% (female 114,931; male 88,029)

65 years and over:

3% (female 9,781; male 6,402) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.98% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

45.32 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

8.65 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-6.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

55.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

63.01 years

male:

61.1 years

female:

65.01 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.23 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Cape Verdean(s)

adjective:

Cape Verdean

Ethnic divisions:

Creole (mulatto) 71%, African 28%, European 1%

Religions:

Roman Catholicism fused with indigenous beliefs

Languages:

Portuguese, Crioulo, a blend of Portuguese and West African words

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1990)

total population:

63%

male:

75%

female:

53%

Labor force:

102,000 (1985 est.)

by occupation:

agriculture (mostly subsistence) 57%, services 29%, industry 14% (1981)

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