Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and Ethiopia

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs Ethiopia 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 3.99 in Ethiopia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cyprus vs Ethiopia 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	Ethiopia
1960	3.39	6.51
1961	3.62	6.53
1962	3.51	6.56
1963	3.49	6.59
1964	3.41	6.61
1965	3.47	6.63
1966	3.4	6.66
1967	3.32	6.68
1968	3.27	6.7
1969	3.19	6.72
1970	3.07	6.78
1971	3.04	6.84
1972	2.99	6.9
1973	2.4	6.96
1974	2.28	7.02
1975	2.11	7.08
1976	2.33	7.13
1977	2.09	7.19
1978	2.08	7.23
1979	2.14	7.25
1980	2.3	7.29
1981	2.15	7.31
1982	2.49	7.34
1983	2.49	7.35
1984	2.51	7.36
1985	2.43	7.34
1986	2.45	7.32
1987	2.39	7.29
1988	2.47	7.26
1989	2.37	7.23
1990	2.4	7.2
1991	2.34	7.16
1992	2.46	7.13
1993	2.25	7.09
1994	2.16	7.05
1995	2.03	7
1996	1.95	6.93
1997	1.86	6.87
1998	1.76	6.79
1999	1.67	6.72
2000	1.64	6.65
2001	1.57	6.58
2002	1.5	6.5
2003	1.51	6.4
2004	1.51	6.3
2005	1.48	6.19
2006	1.51	6.05
2007	1.45	5.89
2008	1.48	5.7
2009	1.48	5.49
2010	1.43	5.28
2011	1.36	5.08
2012	1.38	4.89
2013	1.3	4.71
2014	1.31	4.61
2015	1.32	4.53
2016	1.36	4.47
2017	1.32	4.4
2018	1.32	4.37
2019	1.33	4.35
2020	1.36	4.27
2021	1.39	4.18
2022	1.39	4.08
2023	1.39	3.99
2024	1.38	3.91
2025	1.37	3.81
2026	1.37	3.72
2027	1.36	3.64
2028	1.36	3.57
2029	1.36	3.5
2030	1.37	3.43
2031	1.37	3.36
2032	1.37	3.3
2033	1.37	3.24
2034	1.37	3.19
2035	1.38	3.14
2036	1.38	3.08
2037	1.38	3.03
2038	1.38	2.99
2039	1.39	2.94
2040	1.39	2.9
2041	1.39	2.86
2042	1.39	2.83
2043	1.4	2.79
2044	1.4	2.75
2045	1.4	2.72
2046	1.41	2.68
2047	1.41	2.65
2048	1.42	2.62
2049	1.42	2.59
2050	1.42	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cyprus	Ethiopia
1960	36.5%	42.2%
1961	36.4%	42.2%
1962	35.8%	42.1%
1963	35.1%	42.2%
1964	34.5%	42.3%
1965	34%	42.5%
1966	33.5%	42.9%
1967	33%	43.2%
1968	32.6%	43.5%
1969	32.1%	43.8%
1970	31.7%	44.2%
1971	31.2%	44.5%
1972	30.8%	44.9%
1973	30.3%	45.2%
1974	30%	45.4%
1975	29.6%	45.6%
1976	28.8%	45.7%
1977	27.9%	45.9%
1978	27%	46.1%
1979	26.2%	46.2%
1980	25.5%	46.3%
1981	25%	46.4%
1982	24.8%	46.5%
1983	24.9%	46.4%
1984	25.1%	46.2%
1985	25.2%	46.1%
1986	25.2%	46%
1987	25.2%	46%
1988	25.1%	46%
1989	25%	46.1%
1990	24.8%	46.2%
1991	24.7%	46.2%
1992	24.6%	46.2%
1993	24.6%	46.4%
1994	24.7%	46.5%
1995	24.6%	46.7%
1996	24.3%	46.9%
1997	23.9%	47.1%
1998	23.4%	47.4%
1999	22.9%	47.6%
2000	22.3%	47.7%
2001	21.7%	47.8%
2002	21.3%	47.8%
2003	21%	47.7%
2004	20.5%	47.6%
2005	19.9%	47.4%
2006	19.3%	47.2%
2007	18.7%	46.9%
2008	18%	46.6%
2009	17.5%	46.2%
2010	17%	45.7%
2011	16.6%	45.2%
2012	16.4%	44.6%
2013	16.2%	44%
2014	16.1%	43.4%
2015	16%	42.9%
2016	15.9%	42.3%
2017	15.9%	41.8%
2018	15.9%	41.3%
2019	15.9%	40.9%
2020	15.9%	40.5%
2021	16%	40.1%
2022	16%	39.7%
2023	16.1%	39.4%
2024	16.1%	39.1%
2025	16.1%	38.8%
2026	16%	38.5%
2027	16%	38.3%
2028	15.9%	38.1%
2029	15.8%	37.8%
2030	15.6%	37.6%
2031	15.4%	37.3%
2032	15.2%	37%
2033	15%	36.6%
2034	14.8%	36.2%
2035	14.6%	35.8%
2036	14.3%	35.4%
2037	14%	34.9%
2038	13.8%	34.5%
2039	13.5%	34%
2040	13.3%	33.6%
2041	13.1%	33.2%
2042	12.9%	32.8%
2043	12.7%	32.4%
2044	12.6%	32%
2045	12.5%	31.7%
2046	12.4%	31.3%
2047	12.4%	31%
2048	12.4%	30.7%
2049	12.3%	30.3%
2050	12.3%	30%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 39.1% in Ethiopia in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 46.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and Ethiopia compared.

Natural population change in Cyprus vs Ethiopia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Cyprus and +2.64% in Ethiopia. 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	Ethiopia
1960	8,385	511,694
1961	9,584	538,518
1962	9,455	563,650
1963	8,568	590,998
1964	8,322	618,667
1965	9,643	642,359
1966	9,478	616,281
1967	9,313	695,283
1968	9,153	715,602
1969	8,857	736,428
1970	8,412	760,821
1971	8,398	787,047
1972	8,244	779,808
1973	5,405	807,535
1974	321	777,306
1975	5,023	801,425
1976	6,546	899,577
1977	5,607	929,381
1978	5,949	943,388
1979	6,620	987,203
1980	7,954	1,007,516
1981	7,135	1,018,838
1982	9,282	1,080,853
1983	9,318	863,472
1984	9,516	920,670
1985	9,242	997,050
1986	9,412	1,050,277
1987	9,114	1,356,853
1988	9,595	1,393,356
1989	9,156	1,441,769
1990	9,417	1,479,663
1991	9,102	1,579,416
1992	9,844	1,673,839
1993	8,463	1,734,851
1994	7,973	1,788,133
1995	7,226	1,831,068
1996	6,911	1,896,364
1997	6,444	1,945,112
1998	5,879	1,984,989
1999	5,524	2,010,987
2000	5,570	2,083,622
2001	5,308	2,137,791
2002	5,225	2,189,683
2003	5,484	2,231,223
2004	5,705	2,296,999
2005	5,646	2,353,375
2006	6,166	2,393,585
2007	5,983	2,436,753
2008	6,429	2,465,283
2009	6,820	2,467,118
2010	6,723	2,498,048
2011	6,271	2,527,811
2012	6,726	2,533,398
2013	6,116	2,546,020
2014	6,193	2,623,647
2015	6,340	2,713,529
2016	6,643	2,809,889
2017	6,082	2,899,143
2018	5,905	3,015,231
2019	5,679	3,132,780
2020	5,826	3,199,718
2021	5,305	3,204,673
2022	4,466	3,300,114
2023	5,025	3,338,649

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs Ethiopia

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 195 deaths in Ethiopia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	Ethiopia
1985	19	1,329
1986	18	1,317
1987	17	1,289
1988	17	1,306
1989	16	1,296
1990	15	1,320
1991	15	1,239
1992	15	1,218
1993	15	1,168
1994	15	1,113
1995	14	1,060
1996	14	1,008
1997	13	957
1998	13	911
1999	12	901
2000	12	870
2001	11	856
2002	11	826
2003	10	797
2004	10	764
2005	10	754
2006	10	729
2007	10	704
2008	10	678
2009	10	649
2010	10	619
2011	10	588
2012	10	545
2013	10	494
2014	11	444
2015	11	401
2016	12	364
2017	12	327
2018	13	297
2019	13	269
2020	87	244
2021	98	250
2022	53	207
2023	14	195

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus and 4.65% in Ethiopia. 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	Ethiopia
1966	-	27.8%
1967	-	24.9%
1968	-	24.8%
1969	-	24.8%
1970	-	24.7%
1971	3.81%	24.7%
1972	3.72%	24.7%
1973	3.63%	24.6%
1974	3.53%	28.3%
1975	3.37%	28.2%
1976	3.16%	24.5%
1977	2.91%	24.5%
1978	2.65%	24.4%
1979	2.39%	24.2%
1980	2.16%	24%
1981	1.96%	23.8%
1982	1.78%	23.5%
1983	1.61%	32%
1984	1.45%	31.4%
1985	1.33%	30.3%
1986	1.23%	29.7%
1987	1.16%	21.5%
1988	1.13%	21%
1989	1.12%	20.6%
1990	1.11%	20.2%
1991	1.09%	19.7%
1992	1.06%	19.1%
1993	1.02%	18.5%
1994	0.97%	17.9%
1995	0.91%	17.2%
1996	0.86%	16.6%
1997	0.81%	15.9%
1998	0.76%	15.3%
1999	0.71%	14.7%
2000	0.66%	14%
2001	0.62%	13.4%
2002	0.58%	12.8%
2003	0.54%	12.1%
2004	0.5%	11.5%
2005	0.46%	10.9%
2006	0.42%	10.3%
2007	0.39%	9.74%
2008	0.37%	9.23%
2009	0.35%	8.76%
2010	0.33%	8.32%
2011	0.32%	7.91%
2012	0.3%	7.53%
2013	0.3%	7.16%
2014	0.29%	6.82%
2015	0.29%	6.49%
2016	0.29%	6.17%
2017	0.3%	5.89%
2018	0.3%	5.64%
2019	0.31%	5.41%
2020	0.32%	5.2%
2021	0.34%	5%
2022	0.35%	4.82%
2023	0.35%	4.65%