Population:
429,474 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 35.2% (male 76,012/female 74,993)
15-64 years: 58.5% (male 123,376/female 127,653)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male 10,040/female 17,400) (2009 est.)

Median age:
total: 21.1 years
male: 20.4 years
female: 21.9 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate:
0.561% (2009 est.)

Birth rate:
23.5 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
6.22 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
-11.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 60% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 3.5% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 41.35 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 47.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.61 years
male: 68.27 years
female: 75.05 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate:
3.07 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.035% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
775 (2001)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
225 (as of 2001)

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: 76.6%
male: 85.8%
female: 69.2% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 12 years
male: 11 years
female: 12 years (2006)

Education expenditures:
6.3% of GDP (2006)