Fertility & birth rates in Cuba and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Cuba vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 1.51 in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cuba vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 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	Saint Kitts
1960	4.13	6.54
1961	4.26	6.27
1962	4.42	6.06
1963	4.56	6.12
1964	4.53	6.08
1965	4.5	6.01
1966	4.4	5.78
1967	4.29	5.46
1968	4.19	5.17
1969	4.12	4.97
1970	3.98	4.73
1971	3.8	4.51
1972	3.61	4.16
1973	3.4	3.97
1974	3.16	3.81
1975	2.82	3.68
1976	2.51	3.59
1977	2.21	3.48
1978	1.88	3.29
1979	1.77	3.23
1980	1.64	3.26
1981	1.59	3.3
1982	1.78	3.18
1983	1.8	3.1
1984	1.77	2.88
1985	1.77	2.82
1986	1.78	2.68
1987	1.8	2.62
1988	1.85	2.62
1989	1.83	2.69
1990	1.81	2.73
1991	1.66	2.6
1992	1.56	2.43
1993	1.49	2.38
1994	1.47	2.31
1995	1.48	2.3
1996	1.46	2.26
1997	1.59	2.3
1998	1.62	2.31
1999	1.64	2.26
2000	1.61	2.13
2001	1.6	2.08
2002	1.65	2.04
2003	1.63	2
2004	1.55	1.96
2005	1.49	1.93
2006	1.4	1.9
2007	1.44	1.87
2008	1.58	1.83
2009	1.68	1.8
2010	1.67	1.76
2011	1.73	1.74
2012	1.67	1.71
2013	1.68	1.68
2014	1.66	1.67
2015	1.69	1.64
2016	1.6	1.63
2017	1.59	1.61
2018	1.61	1.59
2019	1.54	1.57
2020	1.49	1.55
2021	1.43	1.53
2022	1.41	1.51
2023	1.44	1.51
2024	1.45	1.53
2025	1.45	1.51
2026	1.45	1.5
2027	1.46	1.49
2028	1.46	1.49
2029	1.46	1.49
2030	1.47	1.48
2031	1.47	1.48
2032	1.47	1.48
2033	1.48	1.48
2034	1.48	1.48
2035	1.49	1.48
2036	1.49	1.48
2037	1.49	1.49
2038	1.49	1.49
2039	1.49	1.49
2040	1.49	1.49
2041	1.49	1.49
2042	1.5	1.49
2043	1.5	1.5
2044	1.5	1.5
2045	1.5	1.5
2046	1.51	1.5
2047	1.51	1.5
2048	1.51	1.5
2049	1.51	1.5
2050	1.51	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cuba	Saint Kitts
1960	36%	45.6%
1961	36.2%	45.7%
1962	36.5%	45.8%
1963	36.8%	46%
1964	37.1%	46.1%
1965	37.3%	46.3%
1966	37.5%	46.6%
1967	37.7%	47%
1968	37.8%	47.4%
1969	37.9%	47.7%
1970	38%	47.2%
1971	37.9%	45.8%
1972	37.8%	44.3%
1973	37.6%	42.9%
1974	37.3%	41.6%
1975	36.8%	40.5%
1976	36.2%	39.6%
1977	35.4%	38.8%
1978	34.3%	38.2%
1979	33.2%	37.6%
1980	31.9%	36.9%
1981	30.5%	36.2%
1982	29.3%	35.6%
1983	28.1%	35.1%
1984	27.1%	34.7%
1985	26.1%	34.5%
1986	25.2%	34.3%
1987	24.3%	34.2%
1988	23.6%	34.1%
1989	23.1%	34.1%
1990	22.8%	34.2%
1991	22.5%	34.1%
1992	22.4%	33.6%
1993	22.2%	32.9%
1994	22.1%	32.3%
1995	22.1%	31.7%
1996	22.1%	31.1%
1997	22%	30.6%
1998	21.8%	30.1%
1999	21.5%	29.7%
2000	21.3%	29.3%
2001	20.9%	28.8%
2002	20.6%	28.1%
2003	20.2%	27.4%
2004	19.8%	26.6%
2005	19.4%	26%
2006	18.9%	25.3%
2007	18.5%	24.8%
2008	18.2%	24.4%
2009	17.9%	24%
2010	17.7%	23.3%
2011	17.5%	22.7%
2012	17.3%	22.2%
2013	17.1%	21.7%
2014	16.9%	21.1%
2015	16.7%	20.6%
2016	16.5%	20.2%
2017	16.3%	19.9%
2018	16.1%	19.6%
2019	16%	19.3%
2020	15.8%	19.1%
2021	15.8%	18.8%
2022	15.7%	18.6%
2023	15.5%	18.3%
2024	15.3%	18.2%
2025	15%	18.3%
2026	14.7%	18.4%
2027	14.4%	18.2%
2028	14.1%	17.9%
2029	13.9%	17.7%
2030	13.6%	17.5%
2031	13.4%	17.2%
2032	13.2%	17%
2033	13%	16.8%
2034	12.8%	16.5%
2035	12.7%	16.3%
2036	12.6%	16.1%
2037	12.6%	15.9%
2038	12.5%	15.7%
2039	12.4%	15.5%
2040	12.4%	15.4%
2041	12.3%	15.2%
2042	12.3%	15.1%
2043	12.2%	15%
2044	12.2%	14.8%
2045	12.1%	14.7%
2046	12.1%	14.6%
2047	12%	14.5%
2048	12%	14.5%
2049	11.9%	14.4%
2050	11.8%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.3% of the population in Cuba and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 22.8% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cuba and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

Natural population change in Cuba vs Saint Kitts and Nevis by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.06% in Cuba and +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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	Saint Kitts
1960	172,816	1,562
1961	183,806	1,466
1962	196,423	1,373
1963	205,788	1,360
1964	209,315	1,305
1965	211,322	1,228
1966	209,179	1,103
1967	207,245	951
1968	205,487	812
1969	205,581	708
1970	201,823	611
1971	195,106	615
1972	187,588	619
1973	177,387	646
1974	165,099	670
1975	144,964	688
1976	125,383	703
1977	106,875	697
1978	86,864	654
1979	81,192	643
1980	74,271	652
1981	74,067	684
1982	95,866	672
1983	101,858	664
1984	101,670	598
1985	103,228	574
1986	105,997	520
1987	109,617	486
1988	116,626	471
1989	114,865	476
1990	112,378	471
1991	95,398	411
1992	83,461	369
1993	73,221	373
1994	68,604	370
1995	66,809	382
1996	61,837	379
1997	71,828	405
1998	71,284	415
1999	69,069	413
2000	61,133	376
2001	57,325	369
2002	58,212	365
2003	56,170	369
2004	44,258	365
2005	36,660	361
2006	24,508	355
2007	24,617	341
2008	32,848	322
2009	37,543	300
2010	37,021	274
2011	40,753	250
2012	33,864	246
2013	29,827	227
2014	22,448	213
2015	20,464	197
2016	9,677	185
2017	2,306	169
2018	3,436	150
2019	-4,245	135
2020	-12,808	98
2021	-71,616	-20
2022	-17,961	14
2023	-15,880	84

Maternal mortality chart: Cuba vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cuba	Saint Kitts
1985	70	290
1986	70	285
1987	69	302
1988	68	308
1989	66	316
1990	66	302
1991	66	280
1992	66	255
1993	65	225
1994	64	205
1995	62	204
1996	59	194
1997	57	194
1998	54	193
1999	51	164
2000	48	143
2001	46	131
2002	45	115
2003	44	111
2004	44	104
2005	43	102
2006	42	99
2007	42	96
2008	44	95
2009	45	93
2010	44	92
2011	44	90
2012	42	88
2013	42	82
2014	42	82
2015	41	76
2016	40	75
2017	39	74
2018	39	78
2019	40	74
2020	40	80
2021	172	111
2022	41	99
2023	35	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.83% in Cuba and 1.63% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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	Saint Kitts
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%	6.16%
1974	3.11%	6.03%
1975	2.94%	5.91%
1976	2.77%	5.78%
1977	2.62%	5.64%
1978	2.47%	5.48%
1979	2.34%	5.29%
1980	2.22%	5.06%
1981	2.11%	4.81%
1982	2%	4.53%
1983	1.9%	4.26%
1984	1.81%	4%
1985	1.73%	3.76%
1986	1.64%	3.56%
1987	1.56%	3.39%
1988	1.49%	3.24%
1989	1.41%	3.12%
1990	1.34%	3.03%
1991	1.28%	2.96%
1992	1.22%	2.9%
1993	1.16%	2.85%
1994	1.11%	2.8%
1995	1.06%	2.76%
1996	1.01%	2.7%
1997	0.97%	2.64%
1998	0.93%	2.56%
1999	0.89%	2.48%
2000	0.86%	2.39%
2001	0.82%	2.29%
2002	0.79%	2.2%
2003	0.76%	2.11%
2004	0.73%	2.03%
2005	0.71%	1.97%
2006	0.69%	1.92%
2007	0.66%	1.89%
2008	0.65%	1.88%
2009	0.63%	1.87%
2010	0.62%	1.88%
2011	0.61%	1.89%
2012	0.6%	1.91%
2013	0.6%	1.93%
2014	0.6%	1.95%
2015	0.61%	1.94%
2016	0.62%	1.93%
2017	0.64%	1.9%
2018	0.66%	1.86%
2019	0.69%	1.82%
2020	0.72%	1.77%
2021	0.76%	1.72%
2022	0.79%	1.68%
2023	0.83%	1.63%