Fertility & birth rates in Cuba and Thailand

Fertility rate in Cuba vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cuba vs Thailand 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	Thailand
1960	4.13	6.33
1961	4.26	6.32
1962	4.42	6.33
1963	4.56	6.34
1964	4.53	6.31
1965	4.5	6.26
1966	4.4	6.18
1967	4.29	6.08
1968	4.19	5.93
1969	4.12	5.7
1970	3.98	5.45
1971	3.8	5.25
1972	3.61	5.08
1973	3.4	4.85
1974	3.16	4.6
1975	2.82	4.36
1976	2.51	4.12
1977	2.21	3.87
1978	1.88	3.62
1979	1.77	3.45
1980	1.64	3.29
1981	1.59	3.13
1982	1.78	2.94
1983	1.8	2.76
1984	1.77	2.58
1985	1.77	2.45
1986	1.78	2.36
1987	1.8	2.26
1988	1.85	2.17
1989	1.83	2.14
1990	1.81	2.07
1991	1.66	2.04
1992	1.56	2.01
1993	1.49	1.97
1994	1.47	1.93
1995	1.48	1.89
1996	1.46	1.87
1997	1.59	1.85
1998	1.62	1.82
1999	1.64	1.77
2000	1.61	1.73
2001	1.6	1.71
2002	1.65	1.69
2003	1.63	1.67
2004	1.55	1.67
2005	1.49	1.64
2006	1.4	1.63
2007	1.44	1.62
2008	1.58	1.59
2009	1.68	1.57
2010	1.67	1.56
2011	1.73	1.57
2012	1.67	1.56
2013	1.68	1.53
2014	1.66	1.48
2015	1.69	1.45
2016	1.6	1.4
2017	1.59	1.36
2018	1.61	1.32
2019	1.54	1.29
2020	1.49	1.26
2021	1.43	1.23
2022	1.41	1.22
2023	1.44	1.21
2024	1.45	1.2
2025	1.45	1.19
2026	1.45	1.19
2027	1.46	1.19
2028	1.46	1.19
2029	1.46	1.19
2030	1.47	1.2
2031	1.47	1.2
2032	1.47	1.21
2033	1.48	1.21
2034	1.48	1.22
2035	1.49	1.22
2036	1.49	1.23
2037	1.49	1.23
2038	1.49	1.24
2039	1.49	1.24
2040	1.49	1.25
2041	1.49	1.25
2042	1.5	1.26
2043	1.5	1.26
2044	1.5	1.26
2045	1.5	1.27
2046	1.51	1.27
2047	1.51	1.28
2048	1.51	1.28
2049	1.51	1.28
2050	1.51	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cuba	Thailand
1960	36%	44.3%
1961	36.2%	44.6%
1962	36.5%	44.8%
1963	36.8%	45.1%
1964	37.1%	45.3%
1965	37.3%	45.4%
1966	37.5%	45.4%
1967	37.7%	45.3%
1968	37.8%	45.2%
1969	37.9%	45%
1970	38%	44.8%
1971	37.9%	44.4%
1972	37.8%	44%
1973	37.6%	43.5%
1974	37.3%	43%
1975	36.8%	42.4%
1976	36.2%	41.8%
1977	35.4%	41.1%
1978	34.3%	40.3%
1979	33.2%	39.5%
1980	31.9%	38.7%
1981	30.5%	37.8%
1982	29.3%	37%
1983	28.1%	36%
1984	27.1%	35.1%
1985	26.1%	34.1%
1986	25.2%	33.2%
1987	24.3%	32.4%
1988	23.6%	31.5%
1989	23.1%	30.7%
1990	22.8%	30%
1991	22.5%	29.2%
1992	22.4%	28.5%
1993	22.2%	28%
1994	22.1%	27.4%
1995	22.1%	26.9%
1996	22.1%	26.4%
1997	22%	25.9%
1998	21.8%	25.4%
1999	21.5%	24.9%
2000	21.3%	24.4%
2001	20.9%	23.9%
2002	20.6%	23.4%
2003	20.2%	23%
2004	19.8%	22.6%
2005	19.4%	22.2%
2006	18.9%	21.7%
2007	18.5%	21.3%
2008	18.2%	20.9%
2009	17.9%	20.6%
2010	17.7%	20.1%
2011	17.5%	19.7%
2012	17.3%	19.2%
2013	17.1%	18.8%
2014	16.9%	18.5%
2015	16.7%	18.1%
2016	16.5%	17.7%
2017	16.3%	17.3%
2018	16.1%	16.9%
2019	16%	16.6%
2020	15.8%	16.2%
2021	15.8%	15.8%
2022	15.7%	15.4%
2023	15.5%	15.1%
2024	15.3%	14.7%
2025	15%	14.4%
2026	14.7%	14.1%
2027	14.4%	13.7%
2028	14.1%	13.4%
2029	13.9%	13.1%
2030	13.6%	12.9%
2031	13.4%	12.7%
2032	13.2%	12.5%
2033	13%	12.3%
2034	12.8%	12.2%
2035	12.7%	12.1%
2036	12.6%	12%
2037	12.6%	11.9%
2038	12.5%	11.9%
2039	12.4%	11.8%
2040	12.4%	11.8%
2041	12.3%	11.8%
2042	12.3%	11.8%
2043	12.2%	11.7%
2044	12.2%	11.7%
2045	12.1%	11.7%
2046	12.1%	11.7%
2047	12%	11.6%
2048	12%	11.6%
2049	11.9%	11.6%
2050	11.8%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.3% of the population in Cuba and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 22.8% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cuba and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Cuba vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.06% in Cuba and +0.18% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	172,816	774,190
1961	183,806	801,140
1962	196,423	828,741
1963	205,788	860,728
1964	209,315	885,137
1965	211,322	909,000
1966	209,179	929,469
1967	207,245	944,980
1968	205,487	953,806
1969	205,581	948,314
1970	201,823	937,116
1971	195,106	936,215
1972	187,588	940,420
1973	177,387	933,540
1974	165,099	923,151
1975	144,964	911,980
1976	125,383	894,072
1977	106,875	871,232
1978	86,864	847,799
1979	81,192	843,434
1980	74,271	845,575
1981	74,067	839,297
1982	95,866	817,951
1983	101,858	794,239
1984	101,670	779,856
1985	103,228	776,935
1986	105,997	783,430
1987	109,617	774,498
1988	116,626	765,252
1989	114,865	774,563
1990	112,378	760,808
1991	95,398	760,508
1992	83,461	754,999
1993	73,221	737,696
1994	68,604	712,589
1995	66,809	682,703
1996	61,837	661,397
1997	71,828	644,834
1998	71,284	617,318
1999	69,069	578,073
2000	61,133	543,884
2001	57,325	524,230
2002	58,212	504,299
2003	56,170	488,003
2004	44,258	466,542
2005	36,660	456,378
2006	24,508	441,211
2007	24,617	425,362
2008	32,848	401,730
2009	37,543	382,636
2010	37,021	370,466
2011	40,753	365,670
2012	33,864	351,485
2013	29,827	325,059
2014	22,448	294,628
2015	20,464	266,362
2016	9,677	226,255
2017	2,306	194,695
2018	3,436	159,383
2019	-4,245	116,867
2020	-12,808	84,107
2021	-71,616	57,382
2022	-17,961	-61,046
2023	-15,880	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Cuba vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cuba	Thailand
1985	70	88
1986	70	78
1987	69	72
1988	68	67
1989	66	64
1990	66	60
1991	66	59
1992	66	58
1993	65	57
1994	64	54
1995	62	52
1996	59	49
1997	57	48
1998	54	47
1999	51	48
2000	48	49
2001	46	47
2002	45	44
2003	44	42
2004	44	44
2005	43	40
2006	42	38
2007	42	38
2008	44	37
2009	45	37
2010	44	37
2011	44	37
2012	42	36
2013	42	35
2014	42	34
2015	41	34
2016	40	34
2017	39	34
2018	39	34
2019	40	34
2020	40	36
2021	172	38
2022	41	112
2023	35	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.83% in Cuba and 0.92% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	4.41%	14.7%
1961	4.44%	14.2%
1962	4.45%	13.7%
1963	4.45%	13.2%
1964	4.43%	12.8%
1965	4.38%	12.3%
1966	4.31%	11.8%
1967	4.22%	11.4%
1968	4.11%	10.9%
1969	3.97%	10.4%
1970	3.82%	9.95%
1971	3.65%	9.47%
1972	3.47%	9.01%
1973	3.29%	8.56%
1974	3.11%	8.14%
1975	2.94%	7.73%
1976	2.77%	7.35%
1977	2.62%	7%
1978	2.47%	6.67%
1979	2.34%	6.36%
1980	2.22%	6.07%
1981	2.11%	5.79%
1982	2%	5.53%
1983	1.9%	5.28%
1984	1.81%	5.03%
1985	1.73%	4.8%
1986	1.64%	4.57%
1987	1.56%	4.34%
1988	1.49%	4.12%
1989	1.41%	3.91%
1990	1.34%	3.69%
1991	1.28%	3.49%
1992	1.22%	3.3%
1993	1.16%	3.12%
1994	1.11%	2.96%
1995	1.06%	2.81%
1996	1.01%	2.67%
1997	0.97%	2.53%
1998	0.93%	2.41%
1999	0.89%	2.29%
2000	0.86%	2.18%
2001	0.82%	2.08%
2002	0.79%	1.98%
2003	0.76%	1.89%
2004	0.73%	1.81%
2005	0.71%	1.73%
2006	0.69%	1.66%
2007	0.66%	1.59%
2008	0.65%	1.53%
2009	0.63%	1.47%
2010	0.62%	1.42%
2011	0.61%	1.37%
2012	0.6%	1.32%
2013	0.6%	1.27%
2014	0.6%	1.23%
2015	0.61%	1.19%
2016	0.62%	1.15%
2017	0.64%	1.11%
2018	0.66%	1.08%
2019	0.69%	1.04%
2020	0.72%	1.01%
2021	0.76%	0.98%
2022	0.79%	0.95%
2023	0.83%	0.92%