demographics of Cape Verde
Enable an AI agent to interpret demographic evidence about Cape Verde, assess its comparability and uncertainty, and determine which population claims or analyses it supports.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
6 bundles · 11 layers · 19 findings · 31 questions
Population universe and territory Defines who counts within a demographic statement about Cape Verde and where that statement applies.
Residence, citizenship and diaspora
Separates territorial population membership from nationality, birthplace and ancestry.
Population membership definition
Record the source's inclusion rules before interpreting a count as Cape Verde's population.
- Does this figure count usual residents, people present, citizens abroad or a diaspora defined through birthplace, ancestry or self-identification? definition
- How does the source treat temporary absences, returning migrants, foreign residents and people with more than one citizenship? boundary
Island and municipal geographies
Anchors population observations to explicit spatial units and boundary dates.
Geographic unit compatibility
Keep island, municipality and settlement classifications distinct and document any crosswalk used between them.
- Which island, municipality or settlement unit does this observation cover, and which boundary version applies? boundary
- Can the published local counts be reconciled with the national total without omissions, overlap or incompatible residence rules? measurement
Population size and settlement Organises population totals, geographic concentration and settlement patterns within Cape Verde.
Population levels and trends
Connects counts and estimates across time without erasing their methodological differences.
Dated population series
Treat every total as a dated observation or estimate whose compatibility with adjacent values must be established.
- What are the reference date, population universe and observation type for each Cape Verde population total? measurement
- Do apparent increases or decreases persist after accounting for revisions, coverage changes and different reference dates? measurement
Settlement concentration
Describes the distribution of residents across islands and source-defined urban and rural settlements.
Spatial concentration and reclassification
Distinguish actual redistribution of residents from changes to settlement labels or administrative boundaries.
- How are residents distributed among islands, municipalities and Praia, using explicitly identified geographic units? measurement
- What definition of urban and rural does the source apply, and has that definition changed between observations? definition
Population composition and households Describes demographic structure and living arrangements using categories actually supported by Cape Verde's statistical sources.
Age and sex structure
Records cohort distributions and the definitions behind derived structural indicators.
Cohort profile and dependency
Preserve published age and sex categories and make the age thresholds of derived ratios explicit.
- Which age bands and sex categories are reported nationally and by island or municipality, including unknown or missing values? measurement
- Which age thresholds define any reported ageing or dependency indicator, and do they permit comparison across releases? definition
Households and social categories
Captures living arrangements and documented population classifications without assuming that identity categories are fixed.
Household and category meaning
Distinguish households from families and retain the source's definitions for any nationality, language or other social classifications.
- How does the source define a household and classify collective accommodation, members living abroad and temporarily absent members? definition
- Which social characteristics are actually collected, how are responses obtained, and which categories cannot be compared across sources? provenance
Demographic change and mobility Separates births, deaths and population movement in explanations of Cape Verde's demographic change.
Births, deaths and survival
Records vital events and derived fertility and mortality measures with their population bases.
Vital event measurement
Differentiate registered events from estimated indicators and assign events consistently by residence or occurrence.
- Are births and deaths assigned by the person's residence or the event location, and how is registration completeness assessed? measurement
- Which periods, denominators and estimation methods underlie reported fertility, infant mortality and life expectancy figures? provenance
Inter-island and international migration
Distinguishes domestic redistribution, migration across national borders and populations living abroad.
Migration stocks, flows and balance
Keep migration events, migrant stocks and diaspora estimates separate when assessing population change.
- Does the measure describe inter-island moves, immigration, emigration, return migration or a stock defined by birthplace or previous residence? definition
- What residence-duration rule and observation interval determine who qualifies as a migrant? boundary
- Do births minus deaths plus net migration reconcile successive population totals, and what residual remains unexplained? measurement
Evidence quality and permitted inference Controls how an agent selects, compares and communicates demographic evidence about Cape Verde.
Source lineage and comparability
Links each claim to a specific release and checks whether apparently comparable figures measure the same thing.
Traceable demographic claim
Require accessible evidence, table-level provenance and methodological context for numerical claims.
- Which publication, table, release date and methodology directly support this claim about Cape Verde? provenance
- If national and international figures disagree, is the difference attributable to reference time, coverage, modelling or revision? provenance
Projections and small-population inference
Bounds conclusions drawn from demographic scenarios and finely divided geographic or population groups.
Supported use of demographic evidence
Match analytical claims to the precision, disclosure constraints and assumptions of the underlying evidence.
- Which fertility, mortality and migration assumptions define a projection, and what baseline population does it use? provenance
- Are island or municipality subgroup counts sufficiently supported for the requested comparison, or do small counts, uncertainty or suppression prevent it? measurement
- Should the agent report a direct comparison, qualify it, aggregate the groups or decline to calculate an unsupported indicator? action
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Check these first
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these check these first hold for the sense of demographics of Cape Verde this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Kinds and varieties
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of demographics of Cape Verde this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Identifiers and schemes
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of demographics of Cape Verde this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Standards and regulation
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of demographics of Cape Verde this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Real-world use
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of demographics of Cape Verde this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Typical measurements
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of demographics of Cape Verde this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Failure modes and hazards
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of demographics of Cape Verde this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Regional variation
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of demographics of Cape Verde this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of demographics of Cape Verde this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
What it is Filled
The demographics of Cape Verde comprise the statistical characteristics and dynamics of the population of Cabo Verde, including its size, distribution, age structure, fertility, mortality and migration.
In scope
- Population counts, estimates and projections with explicit reference dates and population universes
- Population distribution across islands, municipalities and settlement categories
- Age, sex, household and other source-defined population characteristics
- Fertility, mortality, immigration, emigration and internal migration
- Relationships between resident populations, citizenship and diaspora populations
- Statistical provenance, coverage, uncertainty and comparability
Out of scope
- Cape Verde's territory, physical geography and administrative governance except as demographic reference boundaries
- Individual residents' identities and personal records
- Demography as a general discipline and its professional institutions
- Economic performance, health services and education systems except where directly needed to interpret demographic indicators
- Diaspora organisations and cultural identity independently of population measurement
Why it exists Filled
Enable an AI agent to interpret demographic evidence about Cape Verde, assess its comparability and uncertainty, and determine which population claims or analyses it supports.
Distinguishing features Filled
- The subject is demographic knowledge about Cape Verde, rather than the country as a territorial or political entity.
- A population statement identifies whether it concerns residents, people present, citizens or a separately defined diaspora population.
- A geographic breakdown uses Cape Verde's island or administrative reference units and identifies the boundary version.
- Population change distinguishes natural increase from international migration and redistribution within the country.
- Every numerical claim separates observed census or registration evidence from estimates and projections.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present diaspora estimates as resident counts or the reverse.
- Identify households or individuals on small islands from detailed tables.
- Treat drought-era emigration history as a judgement on the people who left.
- Present tourist or seasonal populations as residents.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing figures that will guide island-level public services.
May
- Report Cabo Verde population figures by island with source and reference date.
- Distinguish resident population from the diaspora and from citizens abroad.
Moral aspects Filled
- On small islands, detailed figures can reveal individual families.
- A large diaspora shapes national identity and remittance-based livelihoods.
Who is affected
- Residents of small islands
- Cabo Verdeans abroad
- Families relying on remittances
Owners Filled
Steward
The national statistics institute of Cabo Verde answers for official figures.
Master systems
- National statistics office census and survey records
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q3037005 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.demographics-of-cape-verde
- Wikidata: Q2989067 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2989067)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- Population universe: Source-defined usual residents, persons present, citizens, diaspora or another explicitly bounded population
- Reference time: Census reference instant, calendar year, observation interval or projection horizon
- Population size: Persons, with observation type and uncertainty where available
- Geographic distribution: Persons or percentage by island, municipality or source-defined settlement category
- Age and sex composition: Persons or percentage by declared age bands and source-defined sex categories
- Fertility and mortality indicators: Births and deaths; rates per specified population and interval; children per woman; life expectancy in years
- Migration measures: Migrant stocks in persons; migration flows in persons per interval; rates with stated denominators
- Household composition: Households, persons per household and shares by source-defined household type
- Evidence status: Enumerated, registered, survey-estimated, model-estimated, projected, revised or superseded
- Source and method lineage: Links to originating publication, table, methodology, release and revision
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Demographics is an abstract body of statistical knowledge without an intrinsic visual appearance.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Retrieve a population figure for a specified date, geographic unit and population universe.
- Compare demographic profiles across Cape Verde's islands or municipalities after checking boundary and denominator compatibility.
- Explain population change through births, deaths and migration while identifying unexplained residuals.
- Assess whether resident, citizenship and diaspora figures can support a requested comparison.
- Calculate demographic indicators only when their inputs and definitions are compatible.
- Flag unsupported precision, superseded releases and projections presented as observations.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Outdated population estimates can misdirect public services and resource allocation.
- Mixing resident population counts with diaspora estimates can produce misleading totals and comparisons.
- Detailed demographic records can expose individuals or small communities to privacy loss or discriminatory profiling.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- The United Nations Statistics Division's Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use, commonly called M49, provides the official geographic classification for identifying Cabo Verde in international population datasets.
Context of use required Filled
- Demographic evidence about Cabo Verde is used in population research, public service planning and assessments of social change.
- Comparisons across islands and years require attention to census coverage, migration and the distinction between residents and people living abroad.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q2989067: demographics of Cape Verde - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Demographics of Cape Verde - general description of the item
Open questions
- Which national census, estimate and projection releases should anchor the model, and what revisions or coverage assessments accompany them?
- How do the relevant sources define usual residence and diaspora membership, and can any diaspora estimates be reconciled without double counting?
- Which municipal boundary changes and urban-rural reclassifications require crosswalks for a consistent historical series?
- How complete are vital-event and migration measurements, particularly for attributing population change to individual islands?
- Which household and social-characteristic categories are documented well enough for comparison, and where do missing data or disclosure restrictions limit interpretation?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2989067/spec.json