Cuba birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Cuba chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Cuba was 1.44 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1978. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.49 — a -3.36% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cuba	World
1960	4.13	4.69
1961	4.26	4.56
1962	4.42	5.02
1963	4.56	5.31
1964	4.53	5.13
1965	4.5	5.08
1966	4.4	4.97
1967	4.29	4.87
1968	4.19	4.98
1969	4.12	4.88
1970	3.98	4.84
1971	3.8	4.69
1972	3.61	4.55
1973	3.4	4.42
1974	3.16	4.26
1975	2.82	4.07
1976	2.51	3.97
1977	2.21	3.84
1978	1.88	3.77
1979	1.77	3.76
1980	1.64	3.73
1981	1.59	3.71
1982	1.78	3.72
1983	1.8	3.59
1984	1.77	3.57
1985	1.77	3.53
1986	1.78	3.51
1987	1.8	3.48
1988	1.85	3.39
1989	1.83	3.35
1990	1.81	3.31
1991	1.66	3.13
1992	1.56	3.04
1993	1.49	2.97
1994	1.47	2.92
1995	1.48	2.87
1996	1.46	2.82
1997	1.59	2.78
1998	1.62	2.75
1999	1.64	2.72
2000	1.61	2.73
2001	1.6	2.69
2002	1.65	2.66
2003	1.63	2.64
2004	1.55	2.63
2005	1.49	2.61
2006	1.4	2.61
2007	1.44	2.6
2008	1.58	2.6
2009	1.68	2.59
2010	1.67	2.57
2011	1.73	2.55
2012	1.67	2.56
2013	1.68	2.53
2014	1.66	2.52
2015	1.69	2.49
2016	1.6	2.49
2017	1.59	2.46
2018	1.61	2.39
2019	1.54	2.35
2020	1.49	2.28
2021	1.43	2.25
2022	1.41	2.22
2023	1.44	2.2
2024	1.45	2.19
2025	1.45	2.18
2026	1.45	2.18
2027	1.46	2.17
2028	1.46	2.16
2029	1.46	2.15
2030	1.47	2.14
2031	1.47	2.13
2032	1.47	2.12
2033	1.48	2.12
2034	1.48	2.11
2035	1.49	2.1
2036	1.49	2.09
2037	1.49	2.09
2038	1.49	2.08
2039	1.49	2.08
2040	1.49	2.08
2041	1.49	2.07
2042	1.5	2.07
2043	1.5	2.07
2044	1.5	2.07
2045	1.5	2.06
2046	1.51	2.06
2047	1.51	2.06
2048	1.51	2.05
2049	1.51	2.05
2050	1.51	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 14.6% were to women under 20 years old, 55.3% to women ages 20-29, and 30.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 22.4%, 62.7%, and 14.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Cuba by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Cuba	World
1960	36%	37.4%
1961	36.2%	37.5%
1962	36.5%	37.6%
1963	36.8%	37.8%
1964	37.1%	38%
1965	37.3%	38%
1966	37.5%	38%
1967	37.7%	38%
1968	37.8%	37.9%
1969	37.9%	37.8%
1970	38%	37.7%
1971	37.9%	37.6%
1972	37.8%	37.5%
1973	37.6%	37.3%
1974	37.3%	37.2%
1975	36.8%	37.1%
1976	36.2%	36.9%
1977	35.4%	36.7%
1978	34.3%	36.3%
1979	33.2%	35.9%
1980	31.9%	35.5%
1981	30.5%	35.2%
1982	29.3%	34.9%
1983	28.1%	34.6%
1984	27.1%	34.3%
1985	26.1%	34%
1986	25.2%	33.8%
1987	24.3%	33.6%
1988	23.6%	33.4%
1989	23.1%	33.2%
1990	22.8%	33%
1991	22.5%	32.9%
1992	22.4%	32.7%
1993	22.2%	32.5%
1994	22.1%	32.3%
1995	22.1%	32.1%
1996	22.1%	31.8%
1997	22%	31.5%
1998	21.8%	31.1%
1999	21.5%	30.8%
2000	21.3%	30.4%
2001	20.9%	30%
2002	20.6%	29.6%
2003	20.2%	29.2%
2004	19.8%	28.8%
2005	19.4%	28.5%
2006	18.9%	28.1%
2007	18.5%	27.9%
2008	18.2%	27.6%
2009	17.9%	27.5%
2010	17.7%	27.3%
2011	17.5%	27.1%
2012	17.3%	27%
2013	17.1%	26.9%
2014	16.9%	26.8%
2015	16.7%	26.6%
2016	16.5%	26.5%
2017	16.3%	26.4%
2018	16.1%	26.2%
2019	16%	26%
2020	15.8%	25.8%
2021	15.8%	25.6%
2022	15.7%	25.3%
2023	15.5%	25%
2024	15.3%	24.7%
2025	15%	24.4%
2026	14.7%	24.1%
2027	14.4%	23.8%
2028	14.1%	23.4%
2029	13.9%	23.1%
2030	13.6%	22.8%
2031	13.4%	22.6%
2032	13.2%	22.3%
2033	13%	22.1%
2034	12.8%	21.9%
2035	12.7%	21.7%
2036	12.6%	21.6%
2037	12.6%	21.5%
2038	12.5%	21.4%
2039	12.4%	21.3%
2040	12.4%	21.2%
2041	12.3%	21.1%
2042	12.3%	21%
2043	12.2%	21%
2044	12.2%	20.9%
2045	12.1%	20.8%
2046	12.1%	20.7%
2047	12%	20.7%
2048	12%	20.6%
2049	11.9%	20.5%
2050	11.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Cuba was 36% in 1960, 22.2% in 1993, and 15.3% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Cuba.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Cuba, excluding migration, has been -0.06% annually. On average, -6,417 more people died each year than were born.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Cuba
1960	172,816
1961	183,806
1962	196,423
1963	205,788
1964	209,315
1965	211,322
1966	209,179
1967	207,245
1968	205,487
1969	205,581
1970	201,823
1971	195,106
1972	187,588
1973	177,387
1974	165,099
1975	144,964
1976	125,383
1977	106,875
1978	86,864
1979	81,192
1980	74,271
1981	74,067
1982	95,866
1983	101,858
1984	101,670
1985	103,228
1986	105,997
1987	109,617
1988	116,626
1989	114,865
1990	112,378
1991	95,398
1992	83,461
1993	73,221
1994	68,604
1995	66,809
1996	61,837
1997	71,828
1998	71,284
1999	69,069
2000	61,133
2001	57,325
2002	58,212
2003	56,170
2004	44,258
2005	36,660
2006	24,508
2007	24,617
2008	32,848
2009	37,543
2010	37,021
2011	40,753
2012	33,864
2013	29,827
2014	22,448
2015	20,464
2016	9,677
2017	2,306
2018	3,436
2019	-4,245
2020	-12,808
2021	-71,616
2022	-17,961
2023	-15,880

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Cuba was 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.04% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -27.1% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cuba	World
1985	70	460
1986	70	438
1987	69	429
1988	68	414
1989	66	401
1990	66	391
1991	66	395
1992	66	395
1993	65	389
1994	64	382
1995	62	371
1996	59	366
1997	57	358
1998	54	360
1999	51	340
2000	48	328
2001	46	321
2002	45	311
2003	44	301
2004	44	291
2005	43	283
2006	42	276
2007	42	269
2008	44	264
2009	45	258
2010	44	253
2011	44	247
2012	42	239
2013	42	235
2014	42	231
2015	41	228
2016	40	220
2017	39	215
2018	39	211
2019	40	207
2020	40	211
2021	172	242
2022	41	203
2023	35	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Cuba was 8.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.83% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 8.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Cuba	World
1960	4.41%	18.5%
1961	4.44%	18.1%
1962	4.45%	17.8%
1963	4.45%	17.5%
1964	4.43%	17.7%
1965	4.38%	17.5%
1966	4.31%	17.3%
1967	4.22%	17%
1968	4.11%	16.5%
1969	3.97%	15.5%
1970	3.82%	15.2%
1971	3.65%	15.1%
1972	3.47%	14.4%
1973	3.29%	14.1%
1974	3.11%	13.7%
1975	2.94%	13.4%
1976	2.77%	13%
1977	2.62%	12.5%
1978	2.47%	12.1%
1979	2.34%	11.7%
1980	2.22%	11.4%
1981	2.11%	11%
1982	2%	10.8%
1983	1.9%	10.6%
1984	1.81%	10.4%
1985	1.73%	10.1%
1986	1.64%	9.81%
1987	1.56%	9.47%
1988	1.49%	9.31%
1989	1.41%	9.02%
1990	1.34%	8.81%
1991	1.28%	8.66%
1992	1.22%	8.46%
1993	1.16%	8.19%
1994	1.11%	7.98%
1995	1.06%	7.76%
1996	1.01%	7.52%
1997	0.97%	7.28%
1998	0.93%	7.05%
1999	0.89%	6.76%
2000	0.86%	6.48%
2001	0.82%	6.21%
2002	0.79%	5.94%
2003	0.76%	5.65%
2004	0.73%	5.43%
2005	0.71%	5.16%
2006	0.69%	4.92%
2007	0.66%	4.7%
2008	0.65%	4.5%
2009	0.63%	4.31%
2010	0.62%	4.11%
2011	0.61%	3.97%
2012	0.6%	3.77%
2013	0.6%	3.61%
2014	0.6%	3.48%
2015	0.61%	3.35%
2016	0.62%	3.23%
2017	0.64%	3.11%
2018	0.66%	2.97%
2019	0.69%	2.86%
2020	0.72%	2.75%
2021	0.76%	2.66%
2022	0.79%	2.59%
2023	0.83%	2.49%