Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and Dominican Republic

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs Dominican Republic chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cyprus was 1.39 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.24 in the Dominican Republic in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cyprus vs the Dominican Republic population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cyprus	Dominican Republic
1960	3.39	7.56
1961	3.62	7.49
1962	3.51	7.4
1963	3.49	7.3
1964	3.41	7.19
1965	3.47	7.05
1966	3.4	6.95
1967	3.32	6.76
1968	3.27	6.55
1969	3.19	6.37
1970	3.07	6.18
1971	3.04	6.01
1972	2.99	5.84
1973	2.4	5.67
1974	2.28	5.44
1975	2.11	5.24
1976	2.33	5.05
1977	2.09	4.84
1978	2.08	4.64
1979	2.14	4.47
1980	2.3	4.3
1981	2.15	4.15
1982	2.49	4.01
1983	2.49	3.95
1984	2.51	3.82
1985	2.43	3.69
1986	2.45	3.6
1987	2.39	3.53
1988	2.47	3.5
1989	2.37	3.48
1990	2.4	3.41
1991	2.34	3.35
1992	2.46	3.29
1993	2.25	3.23
1994	2.16	3.16
1995	2.03	3.1
1996	1.95	3.04
1997	1.86	2.92
1998	1.76	2.84
1999	1.67	2.85
2000	1.64	2.87
2001	1.57	2.83
2002	1.5	2.76
2003	1.51	2.7
2004	1.51	2.64
2005	1.48	2.57
2006	1.51	2.51
2007	1.45	2.51
2008	1.48	2.55
2009	1.48	2.57
2010	1.43	2.56
2011	1.36	2.53
2012	1.38	2.5
2013	1.3	2.47
2014	1.31	2.45
2015	1.32	2.43
2016	1.36	2.41
2017	1.32	2.4
2018	1.32	2.4
2019	1.33	2.37
2020	1.36	2.33
2021	1.39	2.29
2022	1.39	2.27
2023	1.39	2.24
2024	1.38	2.22
2025	1.37	2.19
2026	1.37	2.17
2027	1.36	2.15
2028	1.36	2.13
2029	1.36	2.11
2030	1.37	2.08
2031	1.37	2.07
2032	1.37	2.05
2033	1.37	2.03
2034	1.37	2.02
2035	1.38	2
2036	1.38	1.99
2037	1.38	1.98
2038	1.38	1.96
2039	1.39	1.95
2040	1.39	1.94
2041	1.39	1.93
2042	1.39	1.93
2043	1.4	1.92
2044	1.4	1.91
2045	1.4	1.9
2046	1.41	1.89
2047	1.41	1.89
2048	1.42	1.88
2049	1.42	1.87
2050	1.42	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cyprus	Dominican Republic
1960	36.5%	48.6%
1961	36.4%	48.9%
1962	35.8%	49.1%
1963	35.1%	49.2%
1964	34.5%	49.3%
1965	34%	49.4%
1966	33.5%	49.3%
1967	33%	49.2%
1968	32.6%	48.9%
1969	32.1%	48.6%
1970	31.7%	48.2%
1971	31.2%	47.7%
1972	30.8%	47.3%
1973	30.3%	46.8%
1974	30%	46.3%
1975	29.6%	45.8%
1976	28.8%	45.2%
1977	27.9%	44.7%
1978	27%	44.2%
1979	26.2%	43.7%
1980	25.5%	43.2%
1981	25%	42.7%
1982	24.8%	42.3%
1983	24.9%	41.8%
1984	25.1%	41.4%
1985	25.2%	41%
1986	25.2%	40.6%
1987	25.2%	40.2%
1988	25.1%	39.8%
1989	25%	39.4%
1990	24.8%	39.1%
1991	24.7%	38.7%
1992	24.6%	38.4%
1993	24.6%	38%
1994	24.7%	37.7%
1995	24.6%	37.3%
1996	24.3%	37%
1997	23.9%	36.6%
1998	23.4%	36.1%
1999	22.9%	35.7%
2000	22.3%	35.3%
2001	21.7%	35%
2002	21.3%	34.6%
2003	21%	34.2%
2004	20.5%	33.7%
2005	19.9%	33.2%
2006	19.3%	32.7%
2007	18.7%	32.2%
2008	18%	31.7%
2009	17.5%	31.3%
2010	17%	30.9%
2011	16.6%	30.5%
2012	16.4%	30.1%
2013	16.2%	29.8%
2014	16.1%	29.5%
2015	16%	29.2%
2016	15.9%	28.8%
2017	15.9%	28.5%
2018	15.9%	28.2%
2019	15.9%	27.9%
2020	15.9%	27.7%
2021	16%	27.4%
2022	16%	27.2%
2023	16.1%	26.9%
2024	16.1%	26.6%
2025	16.1%	26.2%
2026	16%	25.8%
2027	16%	25.4%
2028	15.9%	25.1%
2029	15.8%	24.7%
2030	15.6%	24.3%
2031	15.4%	24%
2032	15.2%	23.6%
2033	15%	23.3%
2034	14.8%	22.9%
2035	14.6%	22.6%
2036	14.3%	22.3%
2037	14%	22%
2038	13.8%	21.7%
2039	13.5%	21.5%
2040	13.3%	21.3%
2041	13.1%	21%
2042	12.9%	20.8%
2043	12.7%	20.6%
2044	12.6%	20.4%
2045	12.5%	20.3%
2046	12.4%	20.1%
2047	12.4%	19.9%
2048	12.4%	19.8%
2049	12.3%	19.6%
2050	12.3%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 26.6% in the Dominican Republic in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 39.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and the Dominican Republic compared.

Natural population change in Cyprus vs Dominican Republic by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Cyprus and +1.34% in the Dominican Republic. 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
	Cyprus	Dominican Republic
1960	8,385	117,346
1961	9,584	120,316
1962	9,455	122,977
1963	8,568	124,994
1964	8,322	127,504
1965	9,643	125,345
1966	9,478	132,096
1967	9,313	133,091
1968	9,153	133,666
1969	8,857	135,445
1970	8,412	137,835
1971	8,398	140,473
1972	8,244	143,255
1973	5,405	146,283
1974	321	147,652
1975	5,023	149,339
1976	6,546	151,201
1977	5,607	152,825
1978	5,949	154,043
1979	6,620	154,779
1980	7,954	157,697
1981	7,135	158,419
1982	9,282	159,597
1983	9,318	163,136
1984	9,516	164,263
1985	9,242	164,091
1986	9,412	165,674
1987	9,114	167,552
1988	9,595	171,291
1989	9,156	175,365
1990	9,417	176,748
1991	9,102	177,371
1992	9,844	177,481
1993	8,463	177,691
1994	7,973	176,882
1995	7,226	175,439
1996	6,911	174,008
1997	6,444	168,419
1998	5,879	164,287
1999	5,524	167,742
2000	5,570	171,684
2001	5,308	170,193
2002	5,225	166,740
2003	5,484	163,267
2004	5,705	158,789
2005	5,646	155,405
2006	6,166	151,122
2007	5,983	152,066
2008	6,429	156,664
2009	6,820	160,893
2010	6,723	162,072
2011	6,271	162,094
2012	6,726	160,915
2013	6,116	159,330
2014	6,193	157,260
2015	6,340	154,258
2016	6,643	151,550
2017	6,082	151,565
2018	5,905	150,852
2019	5,679	144,869
2020	5,826	137,417
2021	5,305	128,866
2022	4,466	138,767
2023	5,025	132,360

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs Dominican Republic

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 14 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cyprus, compared to 124 deaths in the Dominican Republic.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	Dominican Republic
1985	19	249
1986	18	241
1987	17	231
1988	17	221
1989	16	213
1990	15	203
1991	15	193
1992	15	185
1993	15	176
1994	15	166
1995	14	152
1996	14	138
1997	13	122
1998	13	109
1999	12	92
2000	12	76
2001	11	68
2002	11	68
2003	10	71
2004	10	78
2005	10	83
2006	10	87
2007	10	90
2008	10	94
2009	10	96
2010	10	92
2011	10	91
2012	10	89
2013	10	91
2014	11	95
2015	11	102
2016	12	106
2017	12	104
2018	13	107
2019	13	118
2020	87	121
2021	98	153
2022	53	124
2023	14	124

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus and 3.14% in the Dominican Republic. 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
	Cyprus	Dominican Republic
1960	-	14.8%
1961	-	14.6%
1962	-	14.5%
1963	-	14.3%
1964	-	14.1%
1965	-	13.8%
1966	-	13.5%
1967	-	13.3%
1968	-	13%
1969	-	12.7%
1970	-	12.4%
1971	3.81%	12%
1972	3.72%	11.7%
1973	3.63%	11.3%
1974	3.53%	10.9%
1975	3.37%	10.5%
1976	3.16%	10.1%
1977	2.91%	9.71%
1978	2.65%	9.35%
1979	2.39%	9.01%
1980	2.16%	8.68%
1981	1.96%	8.36%
1982	1.78%	8.05%
1983	1.61%	7.76%
1984	1.45%	7.48%
1985	1.33%	7.21%
1986	1.23%	6.94%
1987	1.16%	6.69%
1988	1.13%	6.44%
1989	1.12%	6.19%
1990	1.11%	5.95%
1991	1.09%	5.7%
1992	1.06%	5.46%
1993	1.02%	5.22%
1994	0.97%	5%
1995	0.91%	4.78%
1996	0.86%	4.58%
1997	0.81%	4.4%
1998	0.76%	4.24%
1999	0.71%	4.1%
2000	0.66%	3.98%
2001	0.62%	3.88%
2002	0.58%	3.8%
2003	0.54%	3.73%
2004	0.5%	3.67%
2005	0.46%	3.62%
2006	0.42%	3.59%
2007	0.39%	3.56%
2008	0.37%	3.54%
2009	0.35%	3.52%
2010	0.33%	3.51%
2011	0.32%	3.5%
2012	0.3%	3.49%
2013	0.3%	3.5%
2014	0.29%	3.5%
2015	0.29%	3.5%
2016	0.29%	3.5%
2017	0.3%	3.5%
2018	0.3%	3.47%
2019	0.31%	3.43%
2020	0.32%	3.38%
2021	0.34%	3.31%
2022	0.35%	3.22%
2023	0.35%	3.14%