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Fertility & birth rates in Cuba and Mongolia

Updated on by Georank team

Cuba has an annual birth rate of 8.71 births per 1,000 people, compared to 19 for Mongolia. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.44 in Cuba and 2.7 in Mongolia — 87.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -65.1% in Cuba and by -60.4% in Mongolia — in 1960, it was 4.13 and 6.82, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Cuba is ranked 167/196 by birth rate compared to 81/196 for Mongolia.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 26.2 in Cuba — it's 29.3 in Mongolia.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 48.7 in Cuba vs 19.7 in Mongolia.
  • In Cuba, 21.2% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Mongolia.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.14% in Cuba and +1.35% in Mongolia.

Birth rate data compared

Cuba Mongolia
Fertility rate 1.44 2.7
Birth rate 8.71 19
Birth rate rank 167/196 81/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 20.5 years
Average age at childbearing 26.2 years 29.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 47.7 18.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 80.6 136.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 7.32 33.7
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 21.2% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 60.1% 45.2%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 100% 99.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.04% 0.04%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.42% 0.74%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.66% 1.14%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.83% 1.36%
Population change due to births and deaths -15,880 +46,995
Natural population change rank 173/196 99/196
Natural population change rate -0.14% +1.35%
Population growth -0.36% +1.25%
Population growth rank 180/197 88/197
Life expectancy 78.4 years 72.2 years

Fertility rate in Cuba vs Mongolia 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 2.7 in Mongolia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Cuba
Factual

UN forecast
Mongolia
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Cuba Mongolia
1960 4.13 6.82
1961 4.26 6.96
1962 4.42 7.1
1963 4.56 7.24
1964 4.53 7.33
1965 4.5 7.38
1966 4.4 7.41
1967 4.29 7.39
1968 4.19 7.37
1969 4.12 7.34
1970 3.98 7.31
1971 3.8 7.3
1972 3.61 7.28
1973 3.4 7.24
1974 3.16 7.17
1975 2.82 7.07
1976 2.51 6.93
1977 2.21 6.79
1978 1.88 6.62
1979 1.77 6.42
1980 1.64 6.21
1981 1.59 5.98
1982 1.78 5.8
1983 1.8 5.63
1984 1.77 5.45
1985 1.77 5.26
1986 1.78 5.03
1987 1.8 4.83
1988 1.85 4.65
1989 1.83 4.42
1990 1.81 4.5
1991 1.66 4
1992 1.56 3.5
1993 1.49 2.5
1994 1.47 2.7
1995 1.48 2.77
1996 1.46 2.5
1997 1.59 2.4
1998 1.62 2.3
1999 1.64 2.3
2000 1.61 2.2
2001 1.6 2.2
2002 1.65 2.1
2003 1.63 2
2004 1.55 2
2005 1.49 2
2006 1.4 2.1
2007 1.44 2.3
2008 1.58 2.6
2009 1.68 2.8
2010 1.67 2.4
2011 1.73 2.6
2012 1.67 2.7
2013 1.68 3
2014 1.66 3.1
2015 1.69 3
2016 1.6 3
2017 1.59 2.8
2018 1.61 2.9
2019 1.54 3
2020 1.49 2.9
2021 1.43 2.8
2022 1.41 2.7
2023 1.44 2.7
2024 1.45 2.65
2025 1.45 2.6
2026 1.45 2.55
2027 1.46 2.51
2028 1.46 2.47
2029 1.46 2.44
2030 1.47 2.4
2031 1.47 2.37
2032 1.47 2.34
2033 1.48 2.31
2034 1.48 2.29
2035 1.49 2.26
2036 1.49 2.23
2037 1.49 2.21
2038 1.49 2.19
2039 1.49 2.17
2040 1.49 2.15
2041 1.49 2.13
2042 1.5 2.11
2043 1.5 2.09
2044 1.5 2.08
2045 1.5 2.06
2046 1.51 2.05
2047 1.51 2.04
2048 1.51 2.02
2049 1.51 2.01
2050 1.51 2

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Cuba
Factual

UN forecast
Mongolia
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Cuba Mongolia
1960 36% 38.1%
1961 36.2% 38.8%
1962 36.5% 39.6%
1963 36.8% 40.4%
1964 37.1% 41.4%
1965 37.3% 42.4%
1966 37.5% 43.3%
1967 37.7% 44.2%
1968 37.8% 44.9%
1969 37.9% 45.4%
1970 38% 45.6%
1971 37.9% 45.8%
1972 37.8% 45.8%
1973 37.6% 45.8%
1974 37.3% 45.6%
1975 36.8% 45.4%
1976 36.2% 45.2%
1977 35.4% 44.8%
1978 34.3% 44.5%
1979 33.2% 44.1%
1980 31.9% 43.7%
1981 30.5% 43.3%
1982 29.3% 43%
1983 28.1% 42.7%
1984 27.1% 42.5%
1985 26.1% 42.3%
1986 25.2% 42.1%
1987 24.3% 42%
1988 23.6% 41.8%
1989 23.1% 41.7%
1990 22.8% 41.4%
1991 22.5% 41%
1992 22.4% 40.5%
1993 22.2% 40%
1994 22.1% 39.5%
1995 22.1% 39%
1996 22.1% 38.4%
1997 22% 37.8%
1998 21.8% 37%
1999 21.5% 36.2%
2000 21.3% 35.2%
2001 20.9% 34.1%
2002 20.6% 32.9%
2003 20.2% 31.8%
2004 19.8% 30.8%
2005 19.4% 29.9%
2006 18.9% 29.1%
2007 18.5% 28.5%
2008 18.2% 28.1%
2009 17.9% 27.9%
2010 17.7% 27.9%
2011 17.5% 28%
2012 17.3% 28.1%
2013 17.1% 28.5%
2014 16.9% 28.9%
2015 16.7% 29.5%
2016 16.5% 30.2%
2017 16.3% 30.9%
2018 16.1% 31.6%
2019 16% 32.3%
2020 15.8% 32.8%
2021 15.8% 32.9%
2022 15.7% 32.9%
2023 15.5% 32.6%
2024 15.3% 32.2%
2025 15% 31.6%
2026 14.7% 30.9%
2027 14.4% 30.1%
2028 14.1% 29.2%
2029 13.9% 28.2%
2030 13.6% 27.3%
2031 13.4% 26.3%
2032 13.2% 25.6%
2033 13% 24.9%
2034 12.8% 24.3%
2035 12.7% 23.8%
2036 12.6% 23.4%
2037 12.6% 23.1%
2038 12.5% 23%
2039 12.4% 22.9%
2040 12.4% 22.8%
2041 12.3% 22.9%
2042 12.3% 22.9%
2043 12.2% 23%
2044 12.2% 23.1%
2045 12.1% 23.2%
2046 12.1% 23.3%
2047 12% 23.4%
2048 12% 23.4%
2049 11.9% 23.4%
2050 11.8% 23.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.3% of the population in Cuba and 32.2% in Mongolia in 2024, compared to 22.8% and 41.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cuba and Mongolia compared.

Natural population change in Cuba vs Mongolia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.06% in Cuba and +1.81% in Mongolia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Cuba
Mongolia

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Cuba Mongolia
1960 172,816 20,726
1961 183,806 21,873
1962 196,423 22,960
1963 205,788 24,142
1964 209,315 25,317
1965 211,322 26,364
1966 209,179 27,338
1967 207,245 28,178
1968 205,487 29,017
1969 205,581 29,781
1970 201,823 30,558
1971 195,106 31,536
1972 187,588 32,727
1973 177,387 33,993
1974 165,099 35,297
1975 144,964 36,490
1976 125,383 37,670
1977 106,875 38,995
1978 86,864 40,276
1979 81,192 41,568
1980 74,271 42,343
1981 74,067 43,588
1982 95,866 45,179
1983 101,858 46,919
1984 101,670 48,562
1985 103,228 49,944
1986 105,997 50,329
1987 109,617 51,140
1988 116,626 51,588
1989 114,865 51,420
1990 112,378 49,443
1991 95,398 47,884
1992 83,461 42,437
1993 73,221 36,924
1994 68,604 34,711
1995 66,809 34,473
1996 61,837 33,741
1997 71,828 32,403
1998 71,284 31,757
1999 69,069 32,283
2000 61,133 32,753
2001 57,325 32,052
2002 58,212 30,439
2003 56,170 28,827
2004 44,258 28,418
2005 36,660 29,290
2006 24,508 33,609
2007 24,617 39,636
2008 32,848 45,843
2009 37,543 48,876
2010 37,021 44,914
2011 40,753 50,711
2012 33,864 55,942
2013 29,827 62,618
2014 22,448 66,078
2015 20,464 64,473
2016 9,677 62,086
2017 2,306 57,940
2018 3,436 60,635
2019 -4,245 61,433
2020 -12,808 60,888
2021 -71,616 52,109
2022 -17,961 47,730
2023 -15,880 46,995

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Cuba vs Mongolia

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 41 deaths in Mongolia.

Cuba
Mongolia
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Cuba Mongolia
1985 70 352
1986 70 346
1987 69 341
1988 68 335
1989 66 311
1990 66 276
1991 66 227
1992 66 199
1993 65 181
1994 64 178
1995 62 176
1996 59 178
1997 57 180
1998 54 174
1999 51 162
2000 48 144
2001 46 130
2002 45 120
2003 44 114
2004 44 108
2005 43 99
2006 42 90
2007 42 81
2008 44 77
2009 45 75
2010 44 71
2011 44 67
2012 42 63
2013 42 59
2014 42 56
2015 41 52
2016 40 48
2017 39 45
2018 39 45
2019 40 45
2020 40 47
2021 172 63
2022 41 41
2023 35 41

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.83% in Cuba and 1.36% in Mongolia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Cuba
Mongolia

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 Mongolia
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% 17.3%
1979 2.34% 16.7%
1980 2.22% 16.1%
1981 2.11% 15.5%
1982 2% 15%
1983 1.9% 14.4%
1984 1.81% 13.9%
1985 1.73% 13.4%
1986 1.64% 12.8%
1987 1.56% 12.2%
1988 1.49% 11.7%
1989 1.41% 11.1%
1990 1.34% 10.7%
1991 1.28% 10.2%
1992 1.22% 9.78%
1993 1.16% 9.39%
1994 1.11% 9%
1995 1.06% 8.6%
1996 1.01% 8.19%
1997 0.97% 7.74%
1998 0.93% 7.27%
1999 0.89% 6.78%
2000 0.86% 6.29%
2001 0.82% 5.8%
2002 0.79% 5.32%
2003 0.76% 4.87%
2004 0.73% 4.45%
2005 0.71% 4.07%
2006 0.69% 3.71%
2007 0.66% 3.39%
2008 0.65% 3.11%
2009 0.63% 2.85%
2010 0.62% 2.63%
2011 0.61% 2.44%
2012 0.6% 2.28%
2013 0.6% 2.15%
2014 0.6% 2.04%
2015 0.61% 1.94%
2016 0.62% 1.84%
2017 0.64% 1.74%
2018 0.66% 1.64%
2019 0.69% 1.56%
2020 0.72% 1.48%
2021 0.76% 1.43%
2022 0.79% 1.39%
2023 0.83% 1.36%

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