Fertility & birth rates in Cuba and Kiribati

Fertility rate in Cuba vs Kiribati 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 3.15 in Kiribati in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cuba vs Kiribati 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	Kiribati
1960	4.13	6.44
1961	4.26	6.48
1962	4.42	6.42
1963	4.56	6.35
1964	4.53	6.29
1965	4.5	6.26
1966	4.4	6.23
1967	4.29	6.11
1968	4.19	5.98
1969	4.12	5.85
1970	3.98	5.71
1971	3.8	5.55
1972	3.61	5.37
1973	3.4	5.2
1974	3.16	5.09
1975	2.82	5.02
1976	2.51	4.96
1977	2.21	4.96
1978	1.88	4.97
1979	1.77	4.97
1980	1.64	4.96
1981	1.59	4.96
1982	1.78	4.95
1983	1.8	4.91
1984	1.77	4.91
1985	1.77	4.91
1986	1.78	4.87
1987	1.8	4.81
1988	1.85	4.73
1989	1.83	4.69
1990	1.81	4.67
1991	1.66	4.64
1992	1.56	4.57
1993	1.49	4.49
1994	1.47	4.44
1995	1.48	4.42
1996	1.46	4.43
1997	1.59	4.37
1998	1.62	4.29
1999	1.64	4.18
2000	1.61	4.07
2001	1.6	3.96
2002	1.65	3.81
2003	1.63	3.7
2004	1.55	3.73
2005	1.49	3.76
2006	1.4	3.82
2007	1.44	3.87
2008	1.58	3.9
2009	1.68	3.91
2010	1.67	3.9
2011	1.73	3.88
2012	1.67	3.77
2013	1.68	3.64
2014	1.66	3.52
2015	1.69	3.44
2016	1.6	3.38
2017	1.59	3.34
2018	1.61	3.32
2019	1.54	3.29
2020	1.49	3.25
2021	1.43	3.22
2022	1.41	3.18
2023	1.44	3.15
2024	1.45	3.12
2025	1.45	3.09
2026	1.45	3.06
2027	1.46	3.03
2028	1.46	3
2029	1.46	2.97
2030	1.47	2.94
2031	1.47	2.92
2032	1.47	2.89
2033	1.48	2.86
2034	1.48	2.84
2035	1.49	2.81
2036	1.49	2.79
2037	1.49	2.77
2038	1.49	2.74
2039	1.49	2.72
2040	1.49	2.69
2041	1.49	2.67
2042	1.5	2.64
2043	1.5	2.62
2044	1.5	2.6
2045	1.5	2.58
2046	1.51	2.56
2047	1.51	2.54
2048	1.51	2.52
2049	1.51	2.5
2050	1.51	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cuba	Kiribati
1960	36%	43.2%
1961	36.2%	43.5%
1962	36.5%	43.8%
1963	36.8%	44%
1964	37.1%	44%
1965	37.3%	43.9%
1966	37.5%	44.1%
1967	37.7%	44.5%
1968	37.8%	44.9%
1969	37.9%	45%
1970	38%	44.9%
1971	37.9%	44.8%
1972	37.8%	44.8%
1973	37.6%	44.6%
1974	37.3%	44.2%
1975	36.8%	43.7%
1976	36.2%	43.2%
1977	35.4%	42.8%
1978	34.3%	42.3%
1979	33.2%	41.8%
1980	31.9%	41.1%
1981	30.5%	40.5%
1982	29.3%	39.9%
1983	28.1%	39.5%
1984	27.1%	39.2%
1985	26.1%	39.2%
1986	25.2%	39.2%
1987	24.3%	39.4%
1988	23.6%	39.7%
1989	23.1%	39.9%
1990	22.8%	40.2%
1991	22.5%	40.5%
1992	22.4%	40.8%
1993	22.2%	41%
1994	22.1%	41.2%
1995	22.1%	41.2%
1996	22.1%	41.1%
1997	22%	41%
1998	21.8%	40.8%
1999	21.5%	40.5%
2000	21.3%	40.1%
2001	20.9%	39.8%
2002	20.6%	39.3%
2003	20.2%	38.9%
2004	19.8%	38.4%
2005	19.4%	38%
2006	18.9%	37.6%
2007	18.5%	37.3%
2008	18.2%	37%
2009	17.9%	36.8%
2010	17.7%	36.6%
2011	17.5%	36.4%
2012	17.3%	36.1%
2013	17.1%	35.7%
2014	16.9%	35.4%
2015	16.7%	35.2%
2016	16.5%	35%
2017	16.3%	35%
2018	16.1%	35.1%
2019	16%	35.1%
2020	15.8%	35.2%
2021	15.8%	35.2%
2022	15.7%	35.1%
2023	15.5%	34.9%
2024	15.3%	34.7%
2025	15%	34.4%
2026	14.7%	34%
2027	14.4%	33.5%
2028	14.1%	33.1%
2029	13.9%	32.7%
2030	13.6%	32.4%
2031	13.4%	32%
2032	13.2%	31.7%
2033	13%	31.3%
2034	12.8%	31%
2035	12.7%	30.6%
2036	12.6%	30.3%
2037	12.6%	30%
2038	12.5%	29.7%
2039	12.4%	29.4%
2040	12.4%	29.2%
2041	12.3%	29%
2042	12.3%	28.8%
2043	12.2%	28.6%
2044	12.2%	28.4%
2045	12.1%	28.3%
2046	12.1%	28.1%
2047	12%	27.9%
2048	12%	27.8%
2049	11.9%	27.6%
2050	11.8%	27.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.3% of the population in Cuba and 34.7% in Kiribati in 2024, compared to 22.8% and 40.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cuba and Kiribati compared.

Natural population change in Cuba vs Kiribati by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.06% in Cuba and +2.05% in Kiribati. 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	Kiribati
1960	172,816	1,141
1961	183,806	1,199
1962	196,423	1,233
1963	205,788	1,273
1964	209,315	1,318
1965	211,322	1,376
1966	209,179	1,437
1967	207,245	1,417
1968	205,487	1,393
1969	205,581	1,367
1970	201,823	1,388
1971	195,106	1,406
1972	187,588	1,406
1973	177,387	1,409
1974	165,099	1,430
1975	144,964	1,423
1976	125,383	1,425
1977	106,875	1,426
1978	86,864	1,480
1979	81,192	1,509
1980	74,271	1,571
1981	74,067	1,635
1982	95,866	1,697
1983	101,858	1,748
1984	101,670	1,813
1985	103,228	1,881
1986	105,997	1,933
1987	109,617	1,982
1988	116,626	2,022
1989	114,865	2,073
1990	112,378	2,127
1991	95,398	2,176
1992	83,461	2,173
1993	73,221	2,161
1994	68,604	2,168
1995	66,809	2,183
1996	61,837	2,217
1997	71,828	2,220
1998	71,284	2,210
1999	69,069	2,186
2000	61,133	2,153
2001	57,325	2,121
2002	58,212	2,074
2003	56,170	2,045
2004	44,258	2,118
2005	36,660	2,188
2006	24,508	2,285
2007	24,617	2,393
2008	32,848	2,493
2009	37,543	2,573
2010	37,021	2,644
2011	40,753	2,709
2012	33,864	2,678
2013	29,827	2,629
2014	22,448	2,577
2015	20,464	2,555
2016	9,677	2,546
2017	2,306	2,549
2018	3,436	2,561
2019	-4,245	2,560
2020	-12,808	2,497
2021	-71,616	2,408
2022	-17,961	2,522
2023	-15,880	2,487

Maternal mortality chart: Cuba vs Kiribati

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 80 deaths in Kiribati.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cuba	Kiribati
1985	70	246
1986	70	232
1987	69	231
1988	68	220
1989	66	212
1990	66	199
1991	66	188
1992	66	175
1993	65	162
1994	64	150
1995	62	148
1996	59	141
1997	57	132
1998	54	126
1999	51	121
2000	48	119
2001	46	113
2002	45	109
2003	44	105
2004	44	106
2005	43	104
2006	42	102
2007	42	101
2008	44	100
2009	45	99
2010	44	102
2011	44	98
2012	42	98
2013	42	93
2014	42	91
2015	41	90
2016	40	88
2017	39	90
2018	39	87
2019	40	89
2020	40	89
2021	172	122
2022	41	86
2023	35	80

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.83% in Cuba and 5.51% in Kiribati. 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	Kiribati
1960	4.41%	19.9%
1961	4.44%	19.5%
1962	4.45%	18.9%
1963	4.45%	18.3%
1964	4.43%	17.7%
1965	4.38%	17.1%
1966	4.31%	16.4%
1967	4.22%	15.8%
1968	4.11%	15.2%
1969	3.97%	14.6%
1970	3.82%	14.1%
1971	3.65%	13.7%
1972	3.47%	13.3%
1973	3.29%	13%
1974	3.11%	12.7%
1975	2.94%	12.5%
1976	2.77%	12.4%
1977	2.62%	12.3%
1978	2.47%	12.2%
1979	2.34%	12%
1980	2.22%	11.9%
1981	2.11%	11.7%
1982	2%	11.6%
1983	1.9%	11.4%
1984	1.81%	11.1%
1985	1.73%	10.9%
1986	1.64%	10.6%
1987	1.56%	10.2%
1988	1.49%	9.87%
1989	1.41%	9.5%
1990	1.34%	9.13%
1991	1.28%	8.77%
1992	1.22%	8.44%
1993	1.16%	8.13%
1994	1.11%	7.87%
1995	1.06%	7.64%
1996	1.01%	7.42%
1997	0.97%	7.22%
1998	0.93%	7.02%
1999	0.89%	6.83%
2000	0.86%	6.64%
2001	0.82%	6.46%
2002	0.79%	6.31%
2003	0.76%	6.2%
2004	0.73%	6.13%
2005	0.71%	6.07%
2006	0.69%	6.03%
2007	0.66%	5.99%
2008	0.65%	5.93%
2009	0.63%	5.87%
2010	0.62%	5.82%
2011	0.61%	5.79%
2012	0.6%	5.78%
2013	0.6%	5.8%
2014	0.6%	5.84%
2015	0.61%	5.89%
2016	0.62%	5.95%
2017	0.64%	5.99%
2018	0.66%	5.98%
2019	0.69%	5.93%
2020	0.72%	5.86%
2021	0.76%	5.76%
2022	0.79%	5.65%
2023	0.83%	5.51%