Fertility & birth rates in Cuba and Equatorial Guinea

Fertility rate in Cuba vs Equatorial Guinea 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 4.08 in Equatorial Guinea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cuba	Equatorial Guinea
1960	4.13	5.65
1961	4.26	5.66
1962	4.42	5.67
1963	4.56	5.69
1964	4.53	5.71
1965	4.5	5.73
1966	4.4	5.76
1967	4.29	5.78
1968	4.19	5.79
1969	4.12	5.8
1970	3.98	5.81
1971	3.8	5.81
1972	3.61	5.81
1973	3.4	5.8
1974	3.16	5.8
1975	2.82	5.79
1976	2.51	5.79
1977	2.21	5.8
1978	1.88	5.8
1979	1.77	5.82
1980	1.64	5.84
1981	1.59	5.86
1982	1.78	5.88
1983	1.8	5.9
1984	1.77	5.93
1985	1.77	5.95
1986	1.78	5.96
1987	1.8	5.97
1988	1.85	5.98
1989	1.83	5.99
1990	1.81	5.99
1991	1.66	5.99
1992	1.56	5.98
1993	1.49	5.98
1994	1.47	5.98
1995	1.48	5.97
1996	1.46	5.96
1997	1.59	5.94
1998	1.62	5.91
1999	1.64	5.88
2000	1.61	5.83
2001	1.6	5.79
2002	1.65	5.73
2003	1.63	5.68
2004	1.55	5.62
2005	1.49	5.56
2006	1.4	5.5
2007	1.44	5.43
2008	1.58	5.36
2009	1.68	5.29
2010	1.67	5.21
2011	1.73	5.13
2012	1.67	5.04
2013	1.68	4.95
2014	1.66	4.86
2015	1.69	4.77
2016	1.6	4.69
2017	1.59	4.6
2018	1.61	4.51
2019	1.54	4.43
2020	1.49	4.35
2021	1.43	4.27
2022	1.41	4.17
2023	1.44	4.08
2024	1.45	4.12
2025	1.45	4.04
2026	1.45	3.95
2027	1.46	3.87
2028	1.46	3.8
2029	1.46	3.72
2030	1.47	3.65
2031	1.47	3.59
2032	1.47	3.52
2033	1.48	3.46
2034	1.48	3.4
2035	1.49	3.34
2036	1.49	3.29
2037	1.49	3.23
2038	1.49	3.18
2039	1.49	3.12
2040	1.49	3.08
2041	1.49	3.03
2042	1.5	2.98
2043	1.5	2.94
2044	1.5	2.9
2045	1.5	2.86
2046	1.51	2.83
2047	1.51	2.79
2048	1.51	2.76
2049	1.51	2.72
2050	1.51	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cuba	Equatorial Guinea
1960	36%	38.5%
1961	36.2%	38.7%
1962	36.5%	39%
1963	36.8%	39.2%
1964	37.1%	39.3%
1965	37.3%	39.2%
1966	37.5%	39.1%
1967	37.7%	39.1%
1968	37.8%	39.1%
1969	37.9%	39.2%
1970	38%	39.5%
1971	37.9%	39.7%
1972	37.8%	39.9%
1973	37.6%	40%
1974	37.3%	40.2%
1975	36.8%	40.5%
1976	36.2%	40.8%
1977	35.4%	41%
1978	34.3%	41.2%
1979	33.2%	41.5%
1980	31.9%	41.7%
1981	30.5%	41.8%
1982	29.3%	42%
1983	28.1%	41.6%
1984	27.1%	40.8%
1985	26.1%	40.4%
1986	25.2%	40.4%
1987	24.3%	40.6%
1988	23.6%	40.9%
1989	23.1%	41.3%
1990	22.8%	41.6%
1991	22.5%	42%
1992	22.4%	42.3%
1993	22.2%	42.6%
1994	22.1%	42.8%
1995	22.1%	43%
1996	22.1%	43.1%
1997	22%	43.1%
1998	21.8%	43.1%
1999	21.5%	43%
2000	21.3%	42.7%
2001	20.9%	42.2%
2002	20.6%	41.5%
2003	20.2%	40.8%
2004	19.8%	40.1%
2005	19.4%	39.5%
2006	18.9%	39.2%
2007	18.5%	38.9%
2008	18.2%	38.7%
2009	17.9%	38.5%
2010	17.7%	38.3%
2011	17.5%	38.3%
2012	17.3%	38.3%
2013	17.1%	38.3%
2014	16.9%	38.3%
2015	16.7%	38.3%
2016	16.5%	38.3%
2017	16.3%	38.3%
2018	16.1%	38.2%
2019	16%	38%
2020	15.8%	37.9%
2021	15.8%	37.8%
2022	15.7%	37.7%
2023	15.5%	37.5%
2024	15.3%	37.3%
2025	15%	37.1%
2026	14.7%	36.9%
2027	14.4%	36.6%
2028	14.1%	36.3%
2029	13.9%	36.1%
2030	13.6%	35.8%
2031	13.4%	35.5%
2032	13.2%	35.2%
2033	13%	34.9%
2034	12.8%	34.7%
2035	12.7%	34.4%
2036	12.6%	34.2%
2037	12.6%	33.9%
2038	12.5%	33.7%
2039	12.4%	33.5%
2040	12.4%	33.2%
2041	12.3%	33%
2042	12.3%	32.7%
2043	12.2%	32.5%
2044	12.2%	32.3%
2045	12.1%	32%
2046	12.1%	31.8%
2047	12%	31.5%
2048	12%	31.3%
2049	11.9%	31%
2050	11.8%	30.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.3% of the population in Cuba and 37.3% in Equatorial Guinea in 2024, compared to 22.8% and 41.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cuba and Equatorial Guinea compared.

Natural population change in Cuba vs Equatorial Guinea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.06% in Cuba and +2.35% in Equatorial Guinea. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Cuba	Equatorial Guinea
1960	172,816	4,727
1961	183,806	4,858
1962	196,423	5,013
1963	205,788	5,192
1964	209,315	5,393
1965	211,322	5,618
1966	209,179	5,868
1967	207,245	6,135
1968	205,487	6,417
1969	205,581	2,593
1970	201,823	2,715
1971	195,106	4,822
1972	187,588	6,572
1973	177,387	6,508
1974	165,099	5,697
1975	144,964	4,580
1976	125,383	2,451
1977	106,875	5,550
1978	86,864	5,635
1979	81,192	5,786
1980	74,271	7,142
1981	74,067	7,573
1982	95,866	8,182
1983	101,858	8,886
1984	101,670	10,076
1985	103,228	11,179
1986	105,997	12,061
1987	109,617	12,727
1988	116,626	13,266
1989	114,865	13,724
1990	112,378	14,158
1991	95,398	14,581
1992	83,461	15,010
1993	73,221	15,459
1994	68,604	15,937
1995	66,809	16,345
1996	61,837	16,802
1997	71,828	17,305
1998	71,284	17,854
1999	69,069	18,465
2000	61,133	19,132
2001	57,325	20,376
2002	58,212	21,744
2003	56,170	23,168
2004	44,258	24,666
2005	36,660	26,116
2006	24,508	27,404
2007	24,617	28,672
2008	32,848	29,941
2009	37,543	31,184
2010	37,021	32,368
2011	40,753	33,502
2012	33,864	34,347
2013	29,827	35,158
2014	22,448	35,889
2015	20,464	36,543
2016	9,677	37,180
2017	2,306	37,740
2018	3,436	38,332
2019	-4,245	38,894
2020	-12,808	38,994
2021	-71,616	39,160
2022	-17,961	39,873
2023	-15,880	40,140

Maternal mortality chart: Cuba vs Equatorial Guinea

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 174 deaths in Equatorial Guinea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cuba	Equatorial Guinea
1985	70	658
1986	70	666
1987	69	672
1988	68	675
1989	66	688
1990	66	689
1991	66	688
1992	66	682
1993	65	668
1994	64	639
1995	62	587
1996	59	544
1997	57	507
1998	54	476
1999	51	442
2000	48	406
2001	46	388
2002	45	364
2003	44	343
2004	44	323
2005	43	312
2006	42	299
2007	42	289
2008	44	276
2009	45	267
2010	44	259
2011	44	254
2012	42	245
2013	42	236
2014	42	227
2015	41	222
2016	40	216
2017	39	212
2018	39	204
2019	40	198
2020	40	196
2021	172	202
2022	41	183
2023	35	174

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.83% in Cuba and 7.06% in Equatorial Guinea. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Cuba	Equatorial Guinea
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%	-
1972	3.47%	-
1973	3.29%	-
1974	3.11%	-
1975	2.94%	-
1976	2.77%	-
1977	2.62%	-
1978	2.47%	-
1979	2.34%	-
1980	2.22%	-
1981	2.11%	-
1982	2%	20.1%
1983	1.9%	19.7%
1984	1.81%	19.3%
1985	1.73%	18.9%
1986	1.64%	18.6%
1987	1.56%	18.4%
1988	1.49%	18.2%
1989	1.41%	18%
1990	1.34%	17.9%
1991	1.28%	17.7%
1992	1.22%	17.6%
1993	1.16%	17.5%
1994	1.11%	17.3%
1995	1.06%	17.1%
1996	1.01%	16.9%
1997	0.97%	16.7%
1998	0.93%	16.4%
1999	0.89%	16%
2000	0.86%	15.6%
2001	0.82%	15.2%
2002	0.79%	14.7%
2003	0.76%	14.3%
2004	0.73%	13.8%
2005	0.71%	13.3%
2006	0.69%	12.9%
2007	0.66%	12.4%
2008	0.65%	11.9%
2009	0.63%	11.5%
2010	0.62%	11.1%
2011	0.61%	10.7%
2012	0.6%	10.3%
2013	0.6%	9.99%
2014	0.6%	9.66%
2015	0.61%	9.33%
2016	0.62%	8.99%
2017	0.64%	8.7%
2018	0.66%	8.42%
2019	0.69%	8.17%
2020	0.72%	7.88%
2021	0.76%	7.61%
2022	0.79%	7.34%
2023	0.83%	7.06%