Birth & Fertility Rates in Cuba vs Peru charts

Cuba has an annual birth rate of 8.71 births per 1,000 people, compared to 15.9 for Peru. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.44 in Cuba and 1.98 in Peru — 37.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by 65.1% in Cuba and by 71.5% in Peru — in 1960, it was 4.13 and 6.94, respectively.

Cuba is ranked 167/196 by birth rate compared to 97/196 for Peru.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 26.3 in Cuba — it's 28.9 in Peru.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 48.7 in Cuba vs 43.6 in Peru.
In Cuba, 21.2% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 26.6% in Peru.

Fertility rate in Cuba vs Peru by year

1x

Year	Fertility rate
2023	1.44	1.98
2022	1.41	2
2021	1.43	2.03
2020	1.49	2.06
2019	1.54	2.09
2018	1.61	2.12
2017	1.59	2.15
2016	1.6	2.19
2015	1.69	2.23
2014	1.66	2.27
2013	1.68	2.32
2012	1.67	2.36
2011	1.73	2.41
2010	1.67	2.42
2009	1.68	2.48
2008	1.58	2.53
2007	1.44	2.58
2006	1.4	2.62
2005	1.49	2.64
2004	1.55	2.67
2003	1.63	2.66
2002	1.65	2.69
2001	1.6	2.74
2000	1.61	2.85
1999	1.64	2.92
1998	1.62	3
1997	1.59	3.1
1996	1.46	3.2
1995	1.48	3.32
1994	1.47	3.43
1993	1.49	3.55
1992	1.56	3.67
1991	1.66	3.79
1990	1.81	3.91
1989	1.83	4.03
1988	1.85	4.14
1987	1.8	4.25
1986	1.78	4.35
1985	1.77	4.46
1984	1.77	4.57
1983	1.8	4.68
1982	1.78	4.8
1981	1.59	4.92
1980	1.64	5.04
1979	1.77	5.17
1978	1.88	5.31
1977	2.21	5.44
1976	2.51	5.58
1975	2.82	5.71
1974	3.16	5.84
1973	3.4	5.97
1972	3.61	6.09
1971	3.8	6.21
1970	3.98	6.32
1969	4.12	6.42
1968	4.19	6.51
1967	4.29	6.6
1966	4.4	6.68
1965	4.5	6.75
1964	4.53	6.81
1963	4.56	6.86
1962	4.42	6.9
1961	4.26	6.92
1960	4.13	6.94

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cuba was 1.44 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.98 in Peru in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

1x

Year	Natural population change
Year	Cuba	Peru
2023	-15,880	353,788
2022	-17,961	327,859
2021	-71,616	235,440
2020	-12,808	301,950
2019	-4,245	346,981
2018	3,436	343,123
2017	2,306	349,333
2016	9,677	355,859
2015	20,464	362,781
2014	22,448	368,708
2013	29,827	372,694
2012	33,864	376,501
2011	40,753	383,268
2010	37,021	382,510
2009	37,543	396,522
2008	32,848	413,640
2007	24,617	435,122
2006	24,508	445,884
2005	36,660	454,199
2004	44,258	459,617
2003	56,170	459,243
2002	58,212	463,709
2001	57,325	470,154
2000	61,133	484,222
1999	69,069	487,095
1998	71,284	489,436
1997	71,828	495,348
1996	61,837	501,855
1995	66,809	507,894
1994	68,604	512,735
1993	73,221	513,769
1992	83,461	514,618
1991	95,398	513,867
1990	112,378	515,233
1989	114,865	512,152
1988	116,626	508,429
1987	109,617	502,229
1986	105,997	496,712
1985	103,228	488,887
1984	101,670	477,968
1983	101,858	469,781
1982	95,866	461,107
1981	74,067	453,158
1980	74,271	445,100
1979	81,192	439,110
1978	86,864	432,127
1977	106,875	425,428
1976	125,383	420,284
1975	144,964	414,400
1974	165,099	408,299
1973	177,387	400,752
1972	187,588	396,960
1971	195,106	391,506
1970	201,823	318,022
1969	205,581	379,347
1968	205,487	372,379
1967	207,245	365,224
1966	209,179	356,819
1965	211,322	349,245
1964	209,315	341,570
1963	205,788	332,352
1962	196,423	321,716
1961	183,806	313,385
1960	172,816	302,924

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.14% in Cuba and +1.05% in Peru.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.06% in Cuba and +1.05% in Peru.

Birth rate in Cuba vs Peru by year

Annual births per 1,000 people

1x

Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
Year	Cuba	Peru
2023	8.71	15.9
2022	8.66	16.2
2021	8.81	16.4
2020	9.26	16.6
2019	9.67	16.9
2018	10.2	16.9
2017	10.1	17.3
2016	10.3	17.6
2015	10.9	17.9
2014	10.9	18.4
2013	11.2	18.8
2012	11.2	19.2
2011	11.8	19.8
2010	11.4	19.9
2009	11.5	20.4
2008	10.9	20.9
2007	10	21.4
2006	9.87	21.8
2005	10.6	22.1
2004	11.3	22.4
2003	12.1	22.3
2002	12.5	22.6
2001	12.4	23
2000	12.9	23.8
1999	13.5	24.3
1998	13.7	24.9
1997	13.8	25.6
1996	13	26.4
1995	13.5	27.2
1994	13.7	28
1993	14.1	28.8
1992	15	29.6
1991	16.1	30.4
1990	17.6	31.1
1989	17.8	31.8
1988	18	32.4
1987	17.3	33
1986	17	33.5
1985	16.7	34
1984	16.5	34.5
1983	16.5	35
1982	15.9	35.4
1981	13.9	35.9
1980	13.9	36.5
1979	14.6	37.1
1978	15.1	37.7
1977	17.3	38.3
1976	19.4	38.9
1975	21.6	39.5
1974	24.1	40.1
1973	25.8	40.7
1972	27.2	41.2
1971	28.5	41.8
1970	29.9	42.4
1969	31	42.9
1968	31.6	43.4
1967	32.5	44
1966	33.4	44.4
1965	34.4	44.9
1964	34.9	45.4
1963	35.4	45.8
1962	34.6	46.2
1961	33.7	46.6
1960	32.8	46.9

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8.71 in Cuba and 15.9 in Peru, compared with 32.8 and 46.9, respectively, in 1960.

Birth rate data compared

	Cuba	Peru
Fertility rate	1.44	1.98
Fertility rate rank	158/196	99/196
Birth rate	8.71	15.9
Birth rate rank	167/196	97/196
Population change due to births and deaths	-15,880	+353,788
Natural population change rank	173/196	50/196
Natural population change rate	-0.14%	+1.05%
Population growth	-0.36%	+1.1%
Population growth rank	182/197	95/197
Age at first childbirth	n/a	21.9 years
Average age at childbearing	26.3 years	28.9 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	48.1	41.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	79.6	87.3
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	7.22	24.6
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	21.2%	26.6%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	60.1%	57.9%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	100%	94.9%
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.04%	0.05%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.42%	0.78%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	0.66%	1.35%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	0.83%	1.58%
Life expectancy	78.6 years	78.3 years

Children 0-14 years as share of population

1x

Year	Young
Year	Cuba	Peru
2100	10.9%	13.5%
2099	10.9%	13.5%
2098	10.9%	13.6%
2097	10.9%	13.6%
2096	10.9%	13.6%
2095	10.9%	13.7%
2094	10.9%	13.7%
2093	10.9%	13.7%
2092	10.9%	13.8%
2091	10.9%	13.8%
2090	11%	13.8%
2089	11%	13.9%
2088	11%	13.9%
2087	11%	14%
2086	11%	14%
2085	11%	14.1%
2084	11%	14.1%
2083	11%	14.2%
2082	11.1%	14.2%
2081	11.1%	14.3%
2080	11.1%	14.3%
2079	11.1%	14.4%
2078	11.1%	14.5%
2077	11.1%	14.5%
2076	11.1%	14.6%
2075	11.1%	14.7%
2074	11.1%	14.8%
2073	11.1%	14.8%
2072	11.1%	14.9%
2071	11.2%	15%
2070	11.2%	15.1%
2069	11.2%	15.2%
2068	11.2%	15.3%
2067	11.2%	15.4%
2066	11.2%	15.5%
2065	11.2%	15.6%
2064	11.2%	15.7%
2063	11.3%	15.8%
2062	11.3%	15.9%
2061	11.3%	16%
2060	11.3%	16.1%
2059	11.4%	16.3%
2058	11.4%	16.4%
2057	11.5%	16.5%
2056	11.5%	16.7%
2055	11.5%	16.8%
2054	11.6%	17%
2053	11.7%	17.2%
2052	11.7%	17.3%
2051	11.8%	17.5%
2050	11.9%	17.7%
2049	11.9%	17.8%
2048	12%	18%
2047	12%	18.2%
2046	12.1%	18.4%
2045	12.2%	18.6%
2044	12.2%	18.8%
2043	12.3%	19%
2042	12.3%	19.3%
2041	12.4%	19.5%
2040	12.4%	19.7%
2039	12.5%	19.9%
2038	12.5%	20.2%
2037	12.6%	20.4%
2036	12.6%	20.7%
2035	12.7%	20.9%
2034	12.9%	21.2%
2033	13.1%	21.4%
2032	13.3%	21.7%
2031	13.5%	21.9%
2030	13.8%	22.2%
2029	14%	22.5%
2028	14.3%	22.8%
2027	14.6%	23.1%
2026	14.9%	23.4%
2025	15.2%	23.8%
2024	15.3%	24%
2023	15.5%	24.4%
2022	15.7%	24.8%
2021	15.8%	25.1%
2020	15.8%	25.5%
2019	16%	25.9%
2018	16.1%	26.4%
2017	16.3%	26.8%
2016	16.5%	27.2%
2015	16.7%	27.5%
2014	16.9%	27.8%
2013	17.1%	28.2%
2012	17.3%	28.5%
2011	17.5%	28.9%
2010	17.7%	29.3%
2009	17.9%	29.7%
2008	18.2%	30.2%
2007	18.5%	30.7%
2006	18.9%	31.2%
2005	19.4%	31.7%
2004	19.8%	32.3%
2003	20.2%	32.9%
2002	20.6%	33.5%
2001	20.9%	34.1%
2000	21.3%	34.7%
1999	21.5%	35.3%
1998	21.8%	35.8%
1997	22%	36.4%
1996	22.1%	36.9%
1995	22.1%	37.4%
1994	22.1%	37.9%
1993	22.2%	38.3%
1992	22.4%	38.7%
1991	22.5%	39.1%
1990	22.8%	39.4%
1989	23.1%	39.8%
1988	23.6%	40.2%
1987	24.3%	40.5%
1986	25.2%	40.8%
1985	26.1%	41.2%
1984	27.1%	41.5%
1983	28.1%	41.8%
1982	29.3%	42.1%
1981	30.5%	42.4%
1980	31.9%	42.6%
1979	33.2%	42.8%
1978	34.3%	43%
1977	35.4%	43.2%
1976	36.2%	43.4%
1975	36.8%	43.5%
1974	37.3%	43.6%
1973	37.6%	43.7%
1972	37.8%	43.8%
1971	37.9%	43.9%
1970	38%	44%
1969	37.9%	44.1%
1968	37.8%	44.2%
1967	37.7%	44.2%
1966	37.5%	44.2%
1965	37.3%	44.3%
1964	37.1%	44.3%
1963	36.8%	44.3%
1962	36.5%	44.3%
1961	36.2%	44.2%
1960	36%	44%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Children aged 0-14 make up 15.3% of the population in Cuba and 24% in Peru in 2024, compared to 22.8% and 39.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cuba and Peru compared.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality chart: Cuba vs Peru

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
2023	35	51
2022	41	81
2021	172	141
2020	40	75
2019	40	60
2018	39	66
2017	39	67
2016	40	69
2015	41	71
2014	42	73
2013	42	75
2012	42	79
2011	44	83
2010	44	86
2009	45	89
2008	44	91
2007	42	94
2006	42	99
2005	43	103
2004	44	107
2003	44	104
2002	45	106
2001	46	109
2000	48	115
1999	51	124
1998	54	139
1997	57	152
1996	59	166
1995	62	179
1994	64	188
1993	65	192
1992	66	195
1991	66	201
1990	66	191
1989	66	190
1988	68	190
1987	69	192
1986	70	193
1985	70	198

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 51 deaths in Peru.

Under-five mortality rates

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Cuba	Peru
2023	0.83%	1.58%
2022	0.79%	1.61%
2021	0.76%	1.64%
2020	0.72%	1.66%
2019	0.69%	1.68%
2018	0.66%	1.69%
2017	0.64%	1.71%
2016	0.62%	1.73%
2015	0.61%	1.76%
2014	0.6%	1.79%
2013	0.6%	1.84%
2012	0.6%	1.89%
2011	0.61%	1.96%
2010	0.62%	2.04%
2009	0.63%	2.14%
2008	0.65%	2.25%
2007	0.66%	2.37%
2006	0.69%	2.5%
2005	0.71%	2.65%
2004	0.73%	2.82%
2003	0.76%	3.01%
2002	0.79%	3.24%
2001	0.82%	3.49%
2000	0.86%	3.79%
1999	0.89%	4.13%
1998	0.93%	4.51%
1997	0.97%	4.92%
1996	1.01%	5.36%
1995	1.06%	5.82%
1994	1.11%	6.29%
1993	1.16%	6.75%
1992	1.22%	7.2%
1991	1.28%	7.63%
1990	1.34%	8.04%
1989	1.41%	8.46%
1988	1.49%	8.92%
1987	1.56%	9.43%
1986	1.64%	9.97%
1985	1.73%	10.5%
1984	1.81%	11.1%
1983	1.9%	11.6%
1982	2%	12%
1981	2.11%	12.4%
1980	2.22%	12.7%
1979	2.34%	12.9%
1978	2.47%	13.2%
1977	2.62%	13.5%
1976	2.77%	13.8%
1975	2.94%	14.2%
1974	3.11%	14.7%
1973	3.29%	15.1%
1972	3.47%	15.6%
1971	3.65%	16.1%
1970	3.82%	19.7%
1969	3.97%	17%
1968	4.11%	17.5%
1967	4.22%	18.1%
1966	4.31%	18.7%
1965	4.38%	19.4%
1964	4.43%	20.2%
1963	4.45%	20.9%
1962	4.45%	21.6%
1961	4.44%	22.2%
1960	4.41%	22.9%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.83% in Cuba and 1.58% in Peru. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.

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