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Fertility & birth rates in Cuba and Cyprus

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has an annual birth rate of 8.71 births per 1,000 people, compared to 10.8 for Cyprus. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.44 in Cuba and 1.39 in Cyprus — 3.47% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -65.1% in Cuba and by -59.1% in Cyprus — in 1960, it was 4.13 and 3.39, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Cuba is ranked 167/196 by birth rate compared to 137/196 for Cyprus.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 26.2 in Cuba — it's 31.9 in Cyprus.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 48.7 in Cuba vs 6.98 in Cyprus.
  • In Cuba, 21.2% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.8% in Cyprus.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.14% in Cuba and +0.37% in Cyprus.

Birth rate data compared

Cuba Cyprus
Fertility rate 1.44 1.39
Birth rate 8.71 10.8
Birth rate rank 167/196 137/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 29.8 years
Average age at childbearing 26.2 years 31.9 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 47.7 6.92
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 80.6 45.3
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 7.32 21.9
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 21.2% 24.8%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 60.1% n/a
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 100% 99.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.04% 0.01%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.42% 0.19%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.66% 0.29%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.83% 0.35%
Population change due to births and deaths -15,880 +5,025
Natural population change rank 173/196 129/196
Natural population change rate -0.14% +0.37%
Population growth -0.36% +0.99%
Population growth rank 180/197 104/197
Life expectancy 78.4 years 82 years

Fertility rate in Cuba vs Cyprus chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cuba was 1.44 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.39 in Cyprus in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cuba vs Cyprus population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Cuba
Factual

UN forecast
Cyprus
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Cuba Cyprus
1960 4.13 3.39
1961 4.26 3.62
1962 4.42 3.51
1963 4.56 3.49
1964 4.53 3.41
1965 4.5 3.47
1966 4.4 3.4
1967 4.29 3.32
1968 4.19 3.27
1969 4.12 3.19
1970 3.98 3.07
1971 3.8 3.04
1972 3.61 2.99
1973 3.4 2.4
1974 3.16 2.28
1975 2.82 2.11
1976 2.51 2.33
1977 2.21 2.09
1978 1.88 2.08
1979 1.77 2.14
1980 1.64 2.3
1981 1.59 2.15
1982 1.78 2.49
1983 1.8 2.49
1984 1.77 2.51
1985 1.77 2.43
1986 1.78 2.45
1987 1.8 2.39
1988 1.85 2.47
1989 1.83 2.37
1990 1.81 2.4
1991 1.66 2.34
1992 1.56 2.46
1993 1.49 2.25
1994 1.47 2.16
1995 1.48 2.03
1996 1.46 1.95
1997 1.59 1.86
1998 1.62 1.76
1999 1.64 1.67
2000 1.61 1.64
2001 1.6 1.57
2002 1.65 1.5
2003 1.63 1.51
2004 1.55 1.51
2005 1.49 1.48
2006 1.4 1.51
2007 1.44 1.45
2008 1.58 1.48
2009 1.68 1.48
2010 1.67 1.43
2011 1.73 1.36
2012 1.67 1.38
2013 1.68 1.3
2014 1.66 1.31
2015 1.69 1.32
2016 1.6 1.36
2017 1.59 1.32
2018 1.61 1.32
2019 1.54 1.33
2020 1.49 1.36
2021 1.43 1.39
2022 1.41 1.39
2023 1.44 1.39
2024 1.45 1.38
2025 1.45 1.37
2026 1.45 1.37
2027 1.46 1.36
2028 1.46 1.36
2029 1.46 1.36
2030 1.47 1.37
2031 1.47 1.37
2032 1.47 1.37
2033 1.48 1.37
2034 1.48 1.37
2035 1.49 1.38
2036 1.49 1.38
2037 1.49 1.38
2038 1.49 1.38
2039 1.49 1.39
2040 1.49 1.39
2041 1.49 1.39
2042 1.5 1.39
2043 1.5 1.4
2044 1.5 1.4
2045 1.5 1.4
2046 1.51 1.41
2047 1.51 1.41
2048 1.51 1.42
2049 1.51 1.42
2050 1.51 1.42

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Cuba
Factual

UN forecast
Cyprus
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Cuba Cyprus
1960 36% 36.5%
1961 36.2% 36.4%
1962 36.5% 35.8%
1963 36.8% 35.1%
1964 37.1% 34.5%
1965 37.3% 34%
1966 37.5% 33.5%
1967 37.7% 33%
1968 37.8% 32.6%
1969 37.9% 32.1%
1970 38% 31.7%
1971 37.9% 31.2%
1972 37.8% 30.8%
1973 37.6% 30.3%
1974 37.3% 30%
1975 36.8% 29.6%
1976 36.2% 28.8%
1977 35.4% 27.9%
1978 34.3% 27%
1979 33.2% 26.2%
1980 31.9% 25.5%
1981 30.5% 25%
1982 29.3% 24.8%
1983 28.1% 24.9%
1984 27.1% 25.1%
1985 26.1% 25.2%
1986 25.2% 25.2%
1987 24.3% 25.2%
1988 23.6% 25.1%
1989 23.1% 25%
1990 22.8% 24.8%
1991 22.5% 24.7%
1992 22.4% 24.6%
1993 22.2% 24.6%
1994 22.1% 24.7%
1995 22.1% 24.6%
1996 22.1% 24.3%
1997 22% 23.9%
1998 21.8% 23.4%
1999 21.5% 22.9%
2000 21.3% 22.3%
2001 20.9% 21.7%
2002 20.6% 21.3%
2003 20.2% 21%
2004 19.8% 20.5%
2005 19.4% 19.9%
2006 18.9% 19.3%
2007 18.5% 18.7%
2008 18.2% 18%
2009 17.9% 17.5%
2010 17.7% 17%
2011 17.5% 16.6%
2012 17.3% 16.4%
2013 17.1% 16.2%
2014 16.9% 16.1%
2015 16.7% 16%
2016 16.5% 15.9%
2017 16.3% 15.9%
2018 16.1% 15.9%
2019 16% 15.9%
2020 15.8% 15.9%
2021 15.8% 16%
2022 15.7% 16%
2023 15.5% 16.1%
2024 15.3% 16.1%
2025 15% 16.1%
2026 14.7% 16%
2027 14.4% 16%
2028 14.1% 15.9%
2029 13.9% 15.8%
2030 13.6% 15.6%
2031 13.4% 15.4%
2032 13.2% 15.2%
2033 13% 15%
2034 12.8% 14.8%
2035 12.7% 14.6%
2036 12.6% 14.3%
2037 12.6% 14%
2038 12.5% 13.8%
2039 12.4% 13.5%
2040 12.4% 13.3%
2041 12.3% 13.1%
2042 12.3% 12.9%
2043 12.2% 12.7%
2044 12.2% 12.6%
2045 12.1% 12.5%
2046 12.1% 12.4%
2047 12% 12.4%
2048 12% 12.4%
2049 11.9% 12.3%
2050 11.8% 12.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.3% of the population in Cuba and 16.1% in Cyprus in 2024, compared to 22.8% and 24.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cuba and Cyprus compared.

Natural population change in Cuba vs Cyprus by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.06% in Cuba and +0.45% in Cyprus. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Cuba
Cyprus

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Cuba Cyprus
1960 172,816 8,385
1961 183,806 9,584
1962 196,423 9,455
1963 205,788 8,568
1964 209,315 8,322
1965 211,322 9,643
1966 209,179 9,478
1967 207,245 9,313
1968 205,487 9,153
1969 205,581 8,857
1970 201,823 8,412
1971 195,106 8,398
1972 187,588 8,244
1973 177,387 5,405
1974 165,099 321
1975 144,964 5,023
1976 125,383 6,546
1977 106,875 5,607
1978 86,864 5,949
1979 81,192 6,620
1980 74,271 7,954
1981 74,067 7,135
1982 95,866 9,282
1983 101,858 9,318
1984 101,670 9,516
1985 103,228 9,242
1986 105,997 9,412
1987 109,617 9,114
1988 116,626 9,595
1989 114,865 9,156
1990 112,378 9,417
1991 95,398 9,102
1992 83,461 9,844
1993 73,221 8,463
1994 68,604 7,973
1995 66,809 7,226
1996 61,837 6,911
1997 71,828 6,444
1998 71,284 5,879
1999 69,069 5,524
2000 61,133 5,570
2001 57,325 5,308
2002 58,212 5,225
2003 56,170 5,484
2004 44,258 5,705
2005 36,660 5,646
2006 24,508 6,166
2007 24,617 5,983
2008 32,848 6,429
2009 37,543 6,820
2010 37,021 6,723
2011 40,753 6,271
2012 33,864 6,726
2013 29,827 6,116
2014 22,448 6,193
2015 20,464 6,340
2016 9,677 6,643
2017 2,306 6,082
2018 3,436 5,905
2019 -4,245 5,679
2020 -12,808 5,826
2021 -71,616 5,305
2022 -17,961 4,466
2023 -15,880 5,025

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Maternal mortality chart: Cuba vs Cyprus

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cuba, compared to 14 deaths in Cyprus.

Cuba
Cyprus
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Cuba Cyprus
1985 70 19
1986 70 18
1987 69 17
1988 68 17
1989 66 16
1990 66 15
1991 66 15
1992 66 15
1993 65 15
1994 64 15
1995 62 14
1996 59 14
1997 57 13
1998 54 13
1999 51 12
2000 48 12
2001 46 11
2002 45 11
2003 44 10
2004 44 10
2005 43 10
2006 42 10
2007 42 10
2008 44 10
2009 45 10
2010 44 10
2011 44 10
2012 42 10
2013 42 10
2014 42 11
2015 41 11
2016 40 12
2017 39 12
2018 39 13
2019 40 13
2020 40 87
2021 172 98
2022 41 53
2023 35 14

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.83% in Cuba and 0.35% in Cyprus. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Cuba
Cyprus

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Cuba Cyprus
1960 4.41% -
1961 4.44% -
1962 4.45% -
1963 4.45% -
1964 4.43% -
1965 4.38% -
1966 4.31% -
1967 4.22% -
1968 4.11% -
1969 3.97% -
1970 3.82% -
1971 3.65% 3.81%
1972 3.47% 3.72%
1973 3.29% 3.63%
1974 3.11% 3.53%
1975 2.94% 3.37%
1976 2.77% 3.16%
1977 2.62% 2.91%
1978 2.47% 2.65%
1979 2.34% 2.39%
1980 2.22% 2.16%
1981 2.11% 1.96%
1982 2% 1.78%
1983 1.9% 1.61%
1984 1.81% 1.45%
1985 1.73% 1.33%
1986 1.64% 1.23%
1987 1.56% 1.16%
1988 1.49% 1.13%
1989 1.41% 1.12%
1990 1.34% 1.11%
1991 1.28% 1.09%
1992 1.22% 1.06%
1993 1.16% 1.02%
1994 1.11% 0.97%
1995 1.06% 0.91%
1996 1.01% 0.86%
1997 0.97% 0.81%
1998 0.93% 0.76%
1999 0.89% 0.71%
2000 0.86% 0.66%
2001 0.82% 0.62%
2002 0.79% 0.58%
2003 0.76% 0.54%
2004 0.73% 0.5%
2005 0.71% 0.46%
2006 0.69% 0.42%
2007 0.66% 0.39%
2008 0.65% 0.37%
2009 0.63% 0.35%
2010 0.62% 0.33%
2011 0.61% 0.32%
2012 0.6% 0.3%
2013 0.6% 0.3%
2014 0.6% 0.29%
2015 0.61% 0.29%
2016 0.62% 0.29%
2017 0.64% 0.3%
2018 0.66% 0.3%
2019 0.69% 0.31%
2020 0.72% 0.32%
2021 0.76% 0.34%
2022 0.79% 0.35%
2023 0.83% 0.35%

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