Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and Maldives

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs Maldives 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 1.58 in Maldives in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cyprus vs Maldives 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	Maldives
1960	3.39	6.71
1961	3.62	6.79
1962	3.51	6.89
1963	3.49	6.94
1964	3.41	7
1965	3.47	7.07
1966	3.4	7.15
1967	3.32	7.23
1968	3.27	7.28
1969	3.19	7.33
1970	3.07	7.39
1971	3.04	7.38
1972	2.99	7.37
1973	2.4	7.4
1974	2.28	7.38
1975	2.11	7.32
1976	2.33	7.29
1977	2.09	7.27
1978	2.08	7.23
1979	2.14	7.23
1980	2.3	7.23
1981	2.15	7.19
1982	2.49	7.15
1983	2.49	7.09
1984	2.51	7.03
1985	2.43	6.94
1986	2.45	6.85
1987	2.39	6.73
1988	2.47	6.58
1989	2.37	6.39
1990	2.4	6.13
1991	2.34	5.8
1992	2.46	5.44
1993	2.25	5.06
1994	2.16	4.69
1995	2.03	4.29
1996	1.95	3.86
1997	1.86	3.48
1998	1.76	3.17
1999	1.67	2.9
2000	1.64	2.69
2001	1.57	2.53
2002	1.5	2.42
2003	1.51	2.34
2004	1.51	2.26
2005	1.48	2.2
2006	1.51	2.2
2007	1.45	2.29
2008	1.48	2.37
2009	1.48	2.39
2010	1.43	2.35
2011	1.36	2.31
2012	1.38	2.25
2013	1.3	2.17
2014	1.31	2.09
2015	1.32	2
2016	1.36	1.9
2017	1.32	1.8
2018	1.32	1.71
2019	1.33	1.64
2020	1.36	1.61
2021	1.39	1.6
2022	1.39	1.58
2023	1.39	1.58
2024	1.38	1.56
2025	1.37	1.55
2026	1.37	1.53
2027	1.36	1.53
2028	1.36	1.52
2029	1.36	1.52
2030	1.37	1.52
2031	1.37	1.51
2032	1.37	1.51
2033	1.37	1.51
2034	1.37	1.51
2035	1.38	1.51
2036	1.38	1.52
2037	1.38	1.52
2038	1.38	1.52
2039	1.39	1.52
2040	1.39	1.52
2041	1.39	1.52
2042	1.39	1.52
2043	1.4	1.52
2044	1.4	1.52
2045	1.4	1.53
2046	1.41	1.53
2047	1.41	1.53
2048	1.42	1.54
2049	1.42	1.54
2050	1.42	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cyprus	Maldives
1960	36.5%	37.9%
1961	36.4%	38.2%
1962	35.8%	38.7%
1963	35.1%	39.4%
1964	34.5%	40.3%
1965	34%	41.8%
1966	33.5%	43.5%
1967	33%	44.7%
1968	32.6%	45.2%
1969	32.1%	45.4%
1970	31.7%	45.6%
1971	31.2%	45.8%
1972	30.8%	45.8%
1973	30.3%	45.7%
1974	30%	45.6%
1975	29.6%	45.6%
1976	28.8%	45.8%
1977	27.9%	45.7%
1978	27%	45.8%
1979	26.2%	45.9%
1980	25.5%	45.9%
1981	25%	45.9%
1982	24.8%	45.8%
1983	24.9%	45.6%
1984	25.1%	45.4%
1985	25.2%	45.5%
1986	25.2%	45.9%
1987	25.2%	46.3%
1988	25.1%	46.6%
1989	25%	46.8%
1990	24.8%	47%
1991	24.7%	47.1%
1992	24.6%	47%
1993	24.6%	46.8%
1994	24.7%	46.5%
1995	24.6%	45.8%
1996	24.3%	45%
1997	23.9%	44.1%
1998	23.4%	42.9%
1999	22.9%	41.6%
2000	22.3%	40.2%
2001	21.7%	38.7%
2002	21.3%	37.1%
2003	21%	35.6%
2004	20.5%	34.2%
2005	19.9%	32.7%
2006	19.3%	31.2%
2007	18.7%	29.5%
2008	18%	28%
2009	17.5%	26.7%
2010	17%	25.7%
2011	16.6%	24.9%
2012	16.4%	24.3%
2013	16.2%	23.9%
2014	16.1%	23.5%
2015	16%	23.2%
2016	15.9%	22.8%
2017	15.9%	22.5%
2018	15.9%	22.1%
2019	15.9%	21.7%
2020	15.9%	21.2%
2021	16%	20.8%
2022	16%	20.4%
2023	16.1%	20%
2024	16.1%	19.6%
2025	16.1%	19%
2026	16%	18.4%
2027	16%	17.8%
2028	15.9%	17.2%
2029	15.8%	16.6%
2030	15.6%	16%
2031	15.4%	15.5%
2032	15.2%	15.1%
2033	15%	14.6%
2034	14.8%	14.2%
2035	14.6%	13.9%
2036	14.3%	13.6%
2037	14%	13.4%
2038	13.8%	13.2%
2039	13.5%	13%
2040	13.3%	12.9%
2041	13.1%	12.8%
2042	12.9%	12.8%
2043	12.7%	12.8%
2044	12.6%	12.8%
2045	12.5%	12.8%
2046	12.4%	12.9%
2047	12.4%	12.9%
2048	12.4%	13%
2049	12.3%	13.1%
2050	12.3%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 19.6% in Maldives in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and Maldives compared.

Natural population change in Cyprus vs Maldives by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Cyprus and +1.09% in Maldives. 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	Maldives
1960	8,385	2,241
1961	9,584	2,354
1962	9,455	2,475
1963	8,568	2,567
1964	8,322	2,660
1965	9,643	2,747
1966	9,478	2,845
1967	9,313	3,010
1968	9,153	3,150
1969	8,857	3,260
1970	8,412	3,415
1971	8,398	3,549
1972	8,244	3,707
1973	5,405	3,924
1974	321	4,136
1975	5,023	4,325
1976	6,546	4,538
1977	5,607	4,779
1978	5,949	4,812
1979	6,620	5,275
1980	7,954	5,526
1981	7,135	5,778
1982	9,282	6,058
1983	9,318	6,361
1984	9,516	6,680
1985	9,242	6,944
1986	9,412	7,153
1987	9,114	7,300
1988	9,595	7,414
1989	9,156	7,472
1990	9,417	7,444
1991	9,102	7,295
1992	9,844	7,096
1993	8,463	6,842
1994	7,973	6,550
1995	7,226	6,177
1996	6,911	5,705
1997	6,444	5,267
1998	5,879	4,919
1999	5,524	4,601
2000	5,570	4,372
2001	5,308	4,271
2002	5,225	4,257
2003	5,484	4,316
2004	5,705	4,287
2005	5,646	4,493
2006	6,166	4,766
2007	5,983	5,324
2008	6,429	5,856
2009	6,820	6,227
2010	6,723	6,350
2011	6,271	6,429
2012	6,726	6,445
2013	6,116	6,307
2014	6,193	6,122
2015	6,340	5,914
2016	6,643	5,652
2017	6,082	5,342
2018	5,905	5,088
2019	5,679	4,886
2020	5,826	4,594
2021	5,305	4,426
2022	4,466	4,752
2023	5,025	4,566

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs Maldives

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 32 deaths in Maldives.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	Maldives
1985	19	552
1986	18	508
1987	17	471
1988	17	424
1989	16	381
1990	15	346
1991	15	310
1992	15	281
1993	15	251
1994	15	222
1995	14	191
1996	14	167
1997	13	149
1998	13	136
1999	12	111
2000	12	94
2001	11	81
2002	11	76
2003	10	70
2004	10	65
2005	10	54
2006	10	52
2007	10	51
2008	10	53
2009	10	52
2010	10	49
2011	10	48
2012	10	47
2013	10	47
2014	11	43
2015	11	41
2016	12	41
2017	12	41
2018	13	40
2019	13	39
2020	87	48
2021	98	60
2022	53	34
2023	14	32

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus and 0.57% in Maldives. 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	Maldives
1962	-	33.4%
1963	-	32.5%
1964	-	31.5%
1965	-	30.6%
1966	-	29.7%
1967	-	28.7%
1968	-	27.7%
1969	-	26.8%
1970	-	25.8%
1971	3.81%	24.7%
1972	3.72%	23.6%
1973	3.63%	22.4%
1974	3.53%	21.2%
1975	3.37%	20.1%
1976	3.16%	18.9%
1977	2.91%	17.9%
1978	2.65%	16.9%
1979	2.39%	15.9%
1980	2.16%	15%
1981	1.96%	14.2%
1982	1.78%	13.4%
1983	1.61%	12.7%
1984	1.45%	12%
1985	1.33%	11.3%
1986	1.23%	10.7%
1987	1.16%	10.1%
1988	1.13%	9.59%
1989	1.12%	9.06%
1990	1.11%	8.57%
1991	1.09%	8.08%
1992	1.06%	7.61%
1993	1.02%	7.15%
1994	0.97%	6.68%
1995	0.91%	6.22%
1996	0.86%	5.74%
1997	0.81%	5.28%
1998	0.76%	4.81%
1999	0.71%	4.36%
2000	0.66%	3.9%
2001	0.62%	3.47%
2002	0.58%	3.08%
2003	0.54%	2.72%
2004	0.5%	2.7%
2005	0.46%	2.16%
2006	0.42%	1.94%
2007	0.39%	1.76%
2008	0.37%	1.61%
2009	0.35%	1.49%
2010	0.33%	1.38%
2011	0.32%	1.29%
2012	0.3%	1.21%
2013	0.3%	1.13%
2014	0.29%	1.05%
2015	0.29%	0.99%
2016	0.29%	0.92%
2017	0.3%	0.86%
2018	0.3%	0.8%
2019	0.31%	0.74%
2020	0.32%	0.69%
2021	0.34%	0.64%
2022	0.35%	0.6%
2023	0.35%	0.57%