Cyprus birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Cyprus chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Cyprus was 1.39 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1995. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.25 — a -38.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cyprus	World
1960	3.39	4.69
1961	3.62	4.56
1962	3.51	5.02
1963	3.49	5.31
1964	3.41	5.13
1965	3.47	5.08
1966	3.4	4.97
1967	3.32	4.87
1968	3.27	4.98
1969	3.19	4.88
1970	3.07	4.84
1971	3.04	4.69
1972	2.99	4.55
1973	2.4	4.42
1974	2.28	4.26
1975	2.11	4.07
1976	2.33	3.97
1977	2.09	3.84
1978	2.08	3.77
1979	2.14	3.76
1980	2.3	3.73
1981	2.15	3.71
1982	2.49	3.72
1983	2.49	3.59
1984	2.51	3.57
1985	2.43	3.53
1986	2.45	3.51
1987	2.39	3.48
1988	2.47	3.39
1989	2.37	3.35
1990	2.4	3.31
1991	2.34	3.13
1992	2.46	3.04
1993	2.25	2.97
1994	2.16	2.92
1995	2.03	2.87
1996	1.95	2.82
1997	1.86	2.78
1998	1.76	2.75
1999	1.67	2.72
2000	1.64	2.73
2001	1.57	2.69
2002	1.5	2.66
2003	1.51	2.64
2004	1.51	2.63
2005	1.48	2.61
2006	1.51	2.61
2007	1.45	2.6
2008	1.48	2.6
2009	1.48	2.59
2010	1.43	2.57
2011	1.36	2.55
2012	1.38	2.56
2013	1.3	2.53
2014	1.31	2.52
2015	1.32	2.49
2016	1.36	2.49
2017	1.32	2.46
2018	1.32	2.39
2019	1.33	2.35
2020	1.36	2.28
2021	1.39	2.25
2022	1.39	2.22
2023	1.39	2.2
2024	1.38	2.19
2025	1.37	2.18
2026	1.37	2.18
2027	1.36	2.17
2028	1.36	2.16
2029	1.36	2.15
2030	1.37	2.14
2031	1.37	2.13
2032	1.37	2.12
2033	1.37	2.12
2034	1.37	2.11
2035	1.38	2.1
2036	1.38	2.09
2037	1.38	2.09
2038	1.38	2.08
2039	1.39	2.08
2040	1.39	2.08
2041	1.39	2.07
2042	1.39	2.07
2043	1.4	2.07
2044	1.4	2.07
2045	1.4	2.06
2046	1.41	2.06
2047	1.41	2.06
2048	1.42	2.05
2049	1.42	2.05
2050	1.42	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.64% were to women under 20 years old, 25.9% to women ages 20-29, and 72.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 6.14%, 67.6%, and 26.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Cyprus by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Cyprus	World
1960	36.5%	37.4%
1961	36.4%	37.5%
1962	35.8%	37.6%
1963	35.1%	37.8%
1964	34.5%	38%
1965	34%	38%
1966	33.5%	38%
1967	33%	38%
1968	32.6%	37.9%
1969	32.1%	37.8%
1970	31.7%	37.7%
1971	31.2%	37.6%
1972	30.8%	37.5%
1973	30.3%	37.3%
1974	30%	37.2%
1975	29.6%	37.1%
1976	28.8%	36.9%
1977	27.9%	36.7%
1978	27%	36.3%
1979	26.2%	35.9%
1980	25.5%	35.5%
1981	25%	35.2%
1982	24.8%	34.9%
1983	24.9%	34.6%
1984	25.1%	34.3%
1985	25.2%	34%
1986	25.2%	33.8%
1987	25.2%	33.6%
1988	25.1%	33.4%
1989	25%	33.2%
1990	24.8%	33%
1991	24.7%	32.9%
1992	24.6%	32.7%
1993	24.6%	32.5%
1994	24.7%	32.3%
1995	24.6%	32.1%
1996	24.3%	31.8%
1997	23.9%	31.5%
1998	23.4%	31.1%
1999	22.9%	30.8%
2000	22.3%	30.4%
2001	21.7%	30%
2002	21.3%	29.6%
2003	21%	29.2%
2004	20.5%	28.8%
2005	19.9%	28.5%
2006	19.3%	28.1%
2007	18.7%	27.9%
2008	18%	27.6%
2009	17.5%	27.5%
2010	17%	27.3%
2011	16.6%	27.1%
2012	16.4%	27%
2013	16.2%	26.9%
2014	16.1%	26.8%
2015	16%	26.6%
2016	15.9%	26.5%
2017	15.9%	26.4%
2018	15.9%	26.2%
2019	15.9%	26%
2020	15.9%	25.8%
2021	16%	25.6%
2022	16%	25.3%
2023	16.1%	25%
2024	16.1%	24.7%
2025	16.1%	24.4%
2026	16%	24.1%
2027	16%	23.8%
2028	15.9%	23.4%
2029	15.8%	23.1%
2030	15.6%	22.8%
2031	15.4%	22.6%
2032	15.2%	22.3%
2033	15%	22.1%
2034	14.8%	21.9%
2035	14.6%	21.7%
2036	14.3%	21.6%
2037	14%	21.5%
2038	13.8%	21.4%
2039	13.5%	21.3%
2040	13.3%	21.2%
2041	13.1%	21.1%
2042	12.9%	21%
2043	12.7%	21%
2044	12.6%	20.9%
2045	12.5%	20.8%
2046	12.4%	20.7%
2047	12.4%	20.7%
2048	12.4%	20.6%
2049	12.3%	20.5%
2050	12.3%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Cyprus was 36.5% in 1960, 24.6% in 1993, and 16.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Cyprus.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Cyprus, excluding migration, has been +0.45% annually. On average, 5,746 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Cyprus
1960	8,385
1961	9,584
1962	9,455
1963	8,568
1964	8,322
1965	9,643
1966	9,478
1967	9,313
1968	9,153
1969	8,857
1970	8,412
1971	8,398
1972	8,244
1973	5,405
1974	321
1975	5,023
1976	6,546
1977	5,607
1978	5,949
1979	6,620
1980	7,954
1981	7,135
1982	9,282
1983	9,318
1984	9,516
1985	9,242
1986	9,412
1987	9,114
1988	9,595
1989	9,156
1990	9,417
1991	9,102
1992	9,844
1993	8,463
1994	7,973
1995	7,226
1996	6,911
1997	6,444
1998	5,879
1999	5,524
2000	5,570
2001	5,308
2002	5,225
2003	5,484
2004	5,705
2005	5,646
2006	6,166
2007	5,983
2008	6,429
2009	6,820
2010	6,723
2011	6,271
2012	6,726
2013	6,116
2014	6,193
2015	6,340
2016	6,643
2017	6,082
2018	5,905
2019	5,679
2020	5,826
2021	5,305
2022	4,466
2023	5,025

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Cyprus was 14 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.01% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a +16.7% increase compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	World
1985	19	460
1986	18	438
1987	17	429
1988	17	414
1989	16	401
1990	15	391
1991	15	395
1992	15	395
1993	15	389
1994	15	382
1995	14	371
1996	14	366
1997	13	358
1998	13	360
1999	12	340
2000	12	328
2001	11	321
2002	11	311
2003	10	301
2004	10	291
2005	10	283
2006	10	276
2007	10	269
2008	10	264
2009	10	258
2010	10	253
2011	10	247
2012	10	239
2013	10	235
2014	11	231
2015	11	228
2016	12	220
2017	12	215
2018	13	211
2019	13	207
2020	87	211
2021	98	242
2022	53	203
2023	14	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Cyprus was 3.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.35% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 6.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Cyprus	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	3.81%	15.1%
1972	3.72%	14.4%
1973	3.63%	14.1%
1974	3.53%	13.7%
1975	3.37%	13.4%
1976	3.16%	13%
1977	2.91%	12.5%
1978	2.65%	12.1%
1979	2.39%	11.7%
1980	2.16%	11.4%
1981	1.96%	11%
1982	1.78%	10.8%
1983	1.61%	10.6%
1984	1.45%	10.4%
1985	1.33%	10.1%
1986	1.23%	9.81%
1987	1.16%	9.47%
1988	1.13%	9.31%
1989	1.12%	9.02%
1990	1.11%	8.81%
1991	1.09%	8.66%
1992	1.06%	8.46%
1993	1.02%	8.19%
1994	0.97%	7.98%
1995	0.91%	7.76%
1996	0.86%	7.52%
1997	0.81%	7.28%
1998	0.76%	7.05%
1999	0.71%	6.76%
2000	0.66%	6.48%
2001	0.62%	6.21%
2002	0.58%	5.94%
2003	0.54%	5.65%
2004	0.5%	5.43%
2005	0.46%	5.16%
2006	0.42%	4.92%
2007	0.39%	4.7%
2008	0.37%	4.5%
2009	0.35%	4.31%
2010	0.33%	4.11%
2011	0.32%	3.97%
2012	0.3%	3.77%
2013	0.3%	3.61%
2014	0.29%	3.48%
2015	0.29%	3.35%
2016	0.29%	3.23%
2017	0.3%	3.11%
2018	0.3%	2.97%
2019	0.31%	2.86%
2020	0.32%	2.75%
2021	0.34%	2.66%
2022	0.35%	2.59%
2023	0.35%	2.49%