Fertility & birth rates in Cuba and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate in Cuba vs Saint Vincent 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 1.78 in Saint Vincent in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cuba vs Saint Vincent 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 Vincent
1960	4.13	7.25
1961	4.26	7.16
1962	4.42	7.03
1963	4.56	6.92
1964	4.53	6.83
1965	4.5	6.74
1966	4.4	6.64
1967	4.29	6.53
1968	4.19	6.42
1969	4.12	6.28
1970	3.98	6.12
1971	3.8	5.95
1972	3.61	5.77
1973	3.4	5.59
1974	3.16	5.38
1975	2.82	5.17
1976	2.51	4.95
1977	2.21	4.75
1978	1.88	4.55
1979	1.77	4.29
1980	1.64	3.92
1981	1.59	3.85
1982	1.78	3.74
1983	1.8	3.56
1984	1.77	3.28
1985	1.77	3.08
1986	1.78	2.92
1987	1.8	2.82
1988	1.85	2.75
1989	1.83	2.73
1990	1.81	2.73
1991	1.66	2.75
1992	1.56	2.76
1993	1.49	2.74
1994	1.47	2.68
1995	1.48	2.61
1996	1.46	2.53
1997	1.59	2.43
1998	1.62	2.35
1999	1.64	2.31
2000	1.61	2.31
2001	1.6	2.3
2002	1.65	2.22
2003	1.63	2.14
2004	1.55	2.09
2005	1.49	2.07
2006	1.4	2.03
2007	1.44	2.06
2008	1.58	2.15
2009	1.68	2.17
2010	1.67	2.14
2011	1.73	2.08
2012	1.67	2.11
2013	1.68	2.11
2014	1.66	2.14
2015	1.69	2.13
2016	1.6	2.06
2017	1.59	1.94
2018	1.61	1.9
2019	1.54	1.86
2020	1.49	1.83
2021	1.43	1.81
2022	1.41	1.79
2023	1.44	1.78
2024	1.45	1.76
2025	1.45	1.75
2026	1.45	1.73
2027	1.46	1.72
2028	1.46	1.71
2029	1.46	1.71
2030	1.47	1.7
2031	1.47	1.7
2032	1.47	1.69
2033	1.48	1.69
2034	1.48	1.68
2035	1.49	1.68
2036	1.49	1.68
2037	1.49	1.68
2038	1.49	1.67
2039	1.49	1.67
2040	1.49	1.67
2041	1.49	1.67
2042	1.5	1.67
2043	1.5	1.67
2044	1.5	1.66
2045	1.5	1.66
2046	1.51	1.66
2047	1.51	1.66
2048	1.51	1.66
2049	1.51	1.66
2050	1.51	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cuba	Saint Vincent
1960	36%	49%
1961	36.2%	48.8%
1962	36.5%	48.6%
1963	36.8%	48.2%
1964	37.1%	47.7%
1965	37.3%	47.4%
1966	37.5%	47.1%
1967	37.7%	46.8%
1968	37.8%	46.6%
1969	37.9%	46.4%
1970	38%	46.2%
1971	37.9%	46%
1972	37.8%	45.8%
1973	37.6%	45.7%
1974	37.3%	45.5%
1975	36.8%	45.3%
1976	36.2%	45%
1977	35.4%	44.7%
1978	34.3%	44.4%
1979	33.2%	44.1%
1980	31.9%	43.5%
1981	30.5%	42.6%
1982	29.3%	41.7%
1983	28.1%	41%
1984	27.1%	40.4%
1985	26.1%	39.9%
1986	25.2%	39.4%
1987	24.3%	38.9%
1988	23.6%	38.4%
1989	23.1%	38%
1990	22.8%	37.5%
1991	22.5%	36.8%
1992	22.4%	36%
1993	22.2%	35.1%
1994	22.1%	34.4%
1995	22.1%	33.7%
1996	22.1%	33.1%
1997	22%	32.5%
1998	21.8%	32%
1999	21.5%	31.6%
2000	21.3%	31.4%
2001	20.9%	31%
2002	20.6%	30.3%
2003	20.2%	29.7%
2004	19.8%	29%
2005	19.4%	28.4%
2006	18.9%	27.8%
2007	18.5%	27.2%
2008	18.2%	26.7%
2009	17.9%	26.1%
2010	17.7%	25.7%
2011	17.5%	25.2%
2012	17.3%	24.8%
2013	17.1%	24.4%
2014	16.9%	24%
2015	16.7%	23.7%
2016	16.5%	23.4%
2017	16.3%	23%
2018	16.1%	22.7%
2019	16%	22.5%
2020	15.8%	22.2%
2021	15.8%	22.1%
2022	15.7%	21.9%
2023	15.5%	21.6%
2024	15.3%	21.3%
2025	15%	20.9%
2026	14.7%	20.4%
2027	14.4%	20%
2028	14.1%	19.5%
2029	13.9%	19%
2030	13.6%	18.6%
2031	13.4%	18.1%
2032	13.2%	17.8%
2033	13%	17.5%
2034	12.8%	17.3%
2035	12.7%	17.1%
2036	12.6%	17%
2037	12.6%	16.9%
2038	12.5%	16.9%
2039	12.4%	16.9%
2040	12.4%	16.9%
2041	12.3%	16.9%
2042	12.3%	16.9%
2043	12.2%	16.9%
2044	12.2%	17%
2045	12.1%	17%
2046	12.1%	17%
2047	12%	17%
2048	12%	16.9%
2049	11.9%	16.9%
2050	11.8%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.3% of the population in Cuba and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 22.8% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cuba and Saint Vincent compared.

Natural population change in Cuba vs Saint Vincent by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.06% in Cuba and +0.24% in Saint Vincent. 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 Vincent
1960	172,816	3,029
1961	183,806	3,059
1962	196,423	3,073
1963	205,788	3,086
1964	209,315	3,130
1965	211,322	3,165
1966	209,179	3,194
1967	207,245	3,212
1968	205,487	3,218
1969	205,581	3,200
1970	201,823	3,161
1971	195,106	3,102
1972	187,588	3,033
1973	177,387	2,952
1974	165,099	2,863
1975	144,964	2,775
1976	125,383	2,694
1977	106,875	2,622
1978	86,864	2,581
1979	81,192	2,575
1980	74,271	2,362
1981	74,067	2,429
1982	95,866	2,477
1983	101,858	2,411
1984	101,670	2,248
1985	103,228	2,128
1986	105,997	2,020
1987	109,617	1,937
1988	116,626	1,876
1989	114,865	1,843
1990	112,378	1,825
1991	95,398	1,821
1992	83,461	1,849
1993	73,221	1,832
1994	68,604	1,786
1995	66,809	1,715
1996	61,837	1,610
1997	71,828	1,496
1998	71,284	1,379
1999	69,069	1,315
2000	61,133	1,279
2001	57,325	1,231
2002	58,212	1,166
2003	56,170	1,063
2004	44,258	992
2005	36,660	949
2006	24,508	881
2007	24,617	867
2008	32,848	904
2009	37,543	881
2010	37,021	796
2011	40,753	676
2012	33,864	637
2013	29,827	580
2014	22,448	580
2015	20,464	542
2016	9,677	443
2017	2,306	340
2018	3,436	271
2019	-4,245	206
2020	-12,808	-10
2021	-71,616	-9
2022	-17,961	96
2023	-15,880	66

Maternal mortality chart: Cuba vs Saint Vincent

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 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cuba	Saint Vincent
1985	70	77
1986	70	71
1987	69	69
1988	68	67
1989	66	70
1990	66	72
1991	66	71
1992	66	89
1993	65	76
1994	64	78
1995	62	80
1996	59	79
1997	57	78
1998	54	77
1999	51	72
2000	48	68
2001	46	64
2002	45	62
2003	44	59
2004	44	56
2005	43	55
2006	42	54
2007	42	54
2008	44	56
2009	45	56
2010	44	59
2011	44	59
2012	42	61
2013	42	73
2014	42	64
2015	41	59
2016	40	52
2017	39	58
2018	39	56
2019	40	58
2020	40	57
2021	172	105
2022	41	56
2023	35	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.83% in Cuba and 1.06% in Saint Vincent. 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 Vincent
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%	6.03%
1970	3.82%	6.42%
1971	3.65%	6.82%
1972	3.47%	7.2%
1973	3.29%	7.52%
1974	3.11%	7.71%
1975	2.94%	7.7%
1976	2.77%	7.45%
1977	2.62%	7.03%
1978	2.47%	6.49%
1979	2.34%	5.91%
1980	2.22%	5.34%
1981	2.11%	4.82%
1982	2%	4.34%
1983	1.9%	3.91%
1984	1.81%	3.54%
1985	1.73%	3.22%
1986	1.64%	2.96%
1987	1.56%	2.75%
1988	1.49%	2.59%
1989	1.41%	2.47%
1990	1.34%	2.38%
1991	1.28%	2.31%
1992	1.22%	2.26%
1993	1.16%	2.24%
1994	1.11%	2.23%
1995	1.06%	2.23%
1996	1.01%	2.23%
1997	0.97%	2.24%
1998	0.93%	2.25%
1999	0.89%	2.25%
2000	0.86%	2.25%
2001	0.82%	2.25%
2002	0.79%	2.24%
2003	0.76%	2.25%
2004	0.73%	2.25%
2005	0.71%	2.26%
2006	0.69%	2.26%
2007	0.66%	2.25%
2008	0.65%	2.23%
2009	0.63%	2.19%
2010	0.62%	2.14%
2011	0.61%	2.06%
2012	0.6%	1.98%
2013	0.6%	1.88%
2014	0.6%	1.79%
2015	0.61%	1.69%
2016	0.62%	1.59%
2017	0.64%	1.49%
2018	0.66%	1.39%
2019	0.69%	1.31%
2020	0.72%	1.23%
2021	0.76%	1.17%
2022	0.79%	1.11%
2023	0.83%	1.06%