Fertility & birth rates in Cuba and Guinea-Bissau

Fertility rate in Cuba vs Guinea-Bissau 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 3.84 in Guinea-Bissau in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cuba vs Guinea-Bissau 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	Guinea-Bissau
1960	4.13	5.92
1961	4.26	5.93
1962	4.42	5.94
1963	4.56	5.95
1964	4.53	5.96
1965	4.5	5.97
1966	4.4	5.98
1967	4.29	5.99
1968	4.19	6.01
1969	4.12	6.02
1970	3.98	6.04
1971	3.8	6.06
1972	3.61	6.08
1973	3.4	6.1
1974	3.16	6.12
1975	2.82	6.15
1976	2.51	6.19
1977	2.21	6.25
1978	1.88	6.32
1979	1.77	6.4
1980	1.64	6.49
1981	1.59	6.57
1982	1.78	6.64
1983	1.8	6.69
1984	1.77	6.73
1985	1.77	6.74
1986	1.78	6.73
1987	1.8	6.72
1988	1.85	6.69
1989	1.83	6.66
1990	1.81	6.5
1991	1.66	6.47
1992	1.56	6.44
1993	1.49	6.37
1994	1.47	6.3
1995	1.48	6.22
1996	1.46	6.14
1997	1.59	6.06
1998	1.62	5.97
1999	1.64	5.87
2000	1.61	5.79
2001	1.6	5.69
2002	1.65	5.63
2003	1.63	5.58
2004	1.55	5.5
2005	1.49	5.46
2006	1.4	5.41
2007	1.44	5.37
2008	1.58	5.27
2009	1.68	5.18
2010	1.67	5.11
2011	1.73	5.07
2012	1.67	5
2013	1.68	4.93
2014	1.66	4.79
2015	1.69	4.66
2016	1.6	4.52
2017	1.59	4.35
2018	1.61	4.24
2019	1.54	4.15
2020	1.49	4.08
2021	1.43	4
2022	1.41	3.91
2023	1.44	3.84
2024	1.45	3.76
2025	1.45	3.68
2026	1.45	3.62
2027	1.46	3.56
2028	1.46	3.5
2029	1.46	3.44
2030	1.47	3.37
2031	1.47	3.31
2032	1.47	3.25
2033	1.48	3.2
2034	1.48	3.15
2035	1.49	3.09
2036	1.49	3.04
2037	1.49	3
2038	1.49	2.95
2039	1.49	2.91
2040	1.49	2.87
2041	1.49	2.84
2042	1.5	2.8
2043	1.5	2.77
2044	1.5	2.74
2045	1.5	2.71
2046	1.51	2.67
2047	1.51	2.64
2048	1.51	2.62
2049	1.51	2.59
2050	1.51	2.56

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cuba	Guinea-Bissau
1960	36%	36.9%
1961	36.2%	37.1%
1962	36.5%	37.7%
1963	36.8%	38.4%
1964	37.1%	39.6%
1965	37.3%	41%
1966	37.5%	41.9%
1967	37.7%	42.1%
1968	37.8%	41.8%
1969	37.9%	41.9%
1970	38%	41.9%
1971	37.9%	41.9%
1972	37.8%	41.9%
1973	37.6%	41.6%
1974	37.3%	41.4%
1975	36.8%	41.8%
1976	36.2%	42.6%
1977	35.4%	43.7%
1978	34.3%	44.8%
1979	33.2%	45.1%
1980	31.9%	45%
1981	30.5%	45.3%
1982	29.3%	45.5%
1983	28.1%	45.7%
1984	27.1%	45.9%
1985	26.1%	45.9%
1986	25.2%	46%
1987	24.3%	45.9%
1988	23.6%	45.9%
1989	23.1%	45.8%
1990	22.8%	45.7%
1991	22.5%	45.5%
1992	22.4%	45.5%
1993	22.2%	45.4%
1994	22.1%	45.4%
1995	22.1%	45.3%
1996	22.1%	45.2%
1997	22%	45.1%
1998	21.8%	45%
1999	21.5%	44.8%
2000	21.3%	44.7%
2001	20.9%	44.5%
2002	20.6%	44.3%
2003	20.2%	44.2%
2004	19.8%	44%
2005	19.4%	43.9%
2006	18.9%	43.8%
2007	18.5%	43.6%
2008	18.2%	43.5%
2009	17.9%	43.3%
2010	17.7%	43.2%
2011	17.5%	43%
2012	17.3%	42.8%
2013	17.1%	42.7%
2014	16.9%	42.5%
2015	16.7%	42.2%
2016	16.5%	42%
2017	16.3%	41.7%
2018	16.1%	41.3%
2019	16%	40.9%
2020	15.8%	40.5%
2021	15.8%	40.1%
2022	15.7%	39.7%
2023	15.5%	39.2%
2024	15.3%	38.8%
2025	15%	38.3%
2026	14.7%	37.8%
2027	14.4%	37.4%
2028	14.1%	36.9%
2029	13.9%	36.4%
2030	13.6%	36%
2031	13.4%	35.5%
2032	13.2%	35.1%
2033	13%	34.8%
2034	12.8%	34.4%
2035	12.7%	34.1%
2036	12.6%	33.7%
2037	12.6%	33.4%
2038	12.5%	33%
2039	12.4%	32.7%
2040	12.4%	32.4%
2041	12.3%	32%
2042	12.3%	31.7%
2043	12.2%	31.4%
2044	12.2%	31%
2045	12.1%	30.7%
2046	12.1%	30.4%
2047	12%	30.1%
2048	12%	29.7%
2049	11.9%	29.4%
2050	11.8%	29.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.3% of the population in Cuba and 38.8% in Guinea-Bissau in 2024, compared to 22.8% and 45.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cuba and Guinea-Bissau compared.

Natural population change in Cuba vs Guinea-Bissau by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.06% in Cuba and +2.44% in Guinea-Bissau. 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	Guinea-Bissau
1960	172,816	10,618
1961	183,806	10,756
1962	196,423	10,662
1963	205,788	9,190
1964	209,315	8,989
1965	211,322	7,789
1966	209,179	6,955
1967	207,245	6,742
1968	205,487	7,289
1969	205,581	7,857
1970	201,823	7,632
1971	195,106	8,183
1972	187,588	7,911
1973	177,387	8,430
1974	165,099	10,321
1975	144,964	11,998
1976	125,383	13,688
1977	106,875	15,484
1978	86,864	17,468
1979	81,192	19,736
1980	74,271	21,024
1981	74,067	21,611
1982	95,866	22,131
1983	101,858	22,542
1984	101,670	22,861
1985	103,228	23,116
1986	105,997	23,301
1987	109,617	23,549
1988	116,626	23,940
1989	114,865	24,286
1990	112,378	23,936
1991	95,398	24,527
1992	83,461	25,747
1993	73,221	26,943
1994	68,604	27,895
1995	66,809	29,142
1996	61,837	29,778
1997	71,828	29,792
1998	71,284	30,390
1999	69,069	30,916
2000	61,133	32,816
2001	57,325	33,461
2002	58,212	34,561
2003	56,170	35,649
2004	44,258	36,495
2005	36,660	37,347
2006	24,508	38,886
2007	24,617	40,288
2008	32,848	40,841
2009	37,543	41,950
2010	37,021	43,067
2011	40,753	44,405
2012	33,864	45,480
2013	29,827	46,472
2014	22,448	46,615
2015	20,464	46,846
2016	9,677	46,814
2017	2,306	46,318
2018	3,436	46,659
2019	-4,245	47,196
2020	-12,808	46,718
2021	-71,616	47,242
2022	-17,961	48,920
2023	-15,880	49,498

Maternal mortality chart: Cuba vs Guinea-Bissau

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 505 deaths in Guinea-Bissau.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cuba	Guinea-Bissau
1985	70	1,851
1986	70	1,825
1987	69	1,796
1988	68	1,759
1989	66	1,698
1990	66	1,709
1991	66	1,663
1992	66	1,633
1993	65	1,613
1994	64	1,644
1995	62	1,556
1996	59	1,539
1997	57	1,642
1998	54	1,465
1999	51	1,461
2000	48	1,295
2001	46	1,222
2002	45	1,141
2003	44	1,069
2004	44	980
2005	43	956
2006	42	831
2007	42	792
2008	44	802
2009	45	753
2010	44	698
2011	44	678
2012	42	704
2013	42	707
2014	42	662
2015	41	631
2016	40	617
2017	39	597
2018	39	585
2019	40	598
2020	40	603
2021	172	617
2022	41	539
2023	35	505

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.83% in Cuba and 6.93% in Guinea-Bissau. 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	Guinea-Bissau
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%	-
1983	1.9%	-
1984	1.81%	-
1985	1.73%	24.4%
1986	1.64%	24%
1987	1.56%	23.5%
1988	1.49%	23.1%
1989	1.41%	22.7%
1990	1.34%	22.2%
1991	1.28%	21.8%
1992	1.22%	21.3%
1993	1.16%	20.9%
1994	1.11%	20.4%
1995	1.06%	19.9%
1996	1.01%	19.4%
1997	0.97%	18.9%
1998	0.93%	18.4%
1999	0.89%	17.9%
2000	0.86%	17.4%
2001	0.82%	16.8%
2002	0.79%	16.3%
2003	0.76%	15.7%
2004	0.73%	15.1%
2005	0.71%	14.5%
2006	0.69%	13.9%
2007	0.66%	13.2%
2008	0.65%	12.6%
2009	0.63%	12%
2010	0.62%	11.4%
2011	0.61%	10.9%
2012	0.6%	10.4%
2013	0.6%	9.93%
2014	0.6%	9.53%
2015	0.61%	9.18%
2016	0.62%	8.84%
2017	0.64%	8.53%
2018	0.66%	8.21%
2019	0.69%	7.91%
2020	0.72%	7.66%
2021	0.76%	7.41%
2022	0.79%	7.16%
2023	0.83%	6.93%