Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs New Zealand 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 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cyprus vs New Zealand 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	New Zealand
1960	3.39	4.24
1961	3.62	4.31
1962	3.51	4.19
1963	3.49	4.05
1964	3.41	3.8
1965	3.47	3.54
1966	3.4	3.41
1967	3.32	3.35
1968	3.27	3.34
1969	3.19	3.28
1970	3.07	3.17
1971	3.04	3.18
1972	2.99	3
1973	2.4	2.76
1974	2.28	2.58
1975	2.11	2.37
1976	2.33	2.27
1977	2.09	2.21
1978	2.08	2.07
1979	2.14	2.12
1980	2.3	2.03
1981	2.15	2.01
1982	2.49	1.95
1983	2.49	1.92
1984	2.51	1.93
1985	2.43	1.93
1986	2.45	1.96
1987	2.39	2.03
1988	2.47	2.1
1989	2.37	2.12
1990	2.4	2.18
1991	2.34	2.09
1992	2.46	2.06
1993	2.25	2.04
1994	2.16	1.98
1995	2.03	1.98
1996	1.95	1.96
1997	1.86	1.96
1998	1.76	1.89
1999	1.67	1.97
2000	1.64	1.98
2001	1.57	1.97
2002	1.5	1.89
2003	1.51	1.93
2004	1.51	1.98
2005	1.48	1.97
2006	1.51	2.01
2007	1.45	2.18
2008	1.48	2.19
2009	1.48	2.13
2010	1.43	2.17
2011	1.36	2.09
2012	1.38	2.1
2013	1.3	2.01
2014	1.31	1.92
2015	1.32	1.99
2016	1.36	1.87
2017	1.32	1.81
2018	1.32	1.71
2019	1.33	1.72
2020	1.36	1.61
2021	1.39	1.64
2022	1.39	1.66
2023	1.39	1.56
2024	1.38	1.55
2025	1.37	1.54
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	1.52
2032	1.37	1.52
2033	1.37	1.51
2034	1.37	1.51
2035	1.38	1.51
2036	1.38	1.51
2037	1.38	1.51
2038	1.38	1.51
2039	1.39	1.51
2040	1.39	1.51
2041	1.39	1.51
2042	1.39	1.51
2043	1.4	1.51
2044	1.4	1.51
2045	1.4	1.51
2046	1.41	1.51
2047	1.41	1.51
2048	1.42	1.51
2049	1.42	1.51
2050	1.42	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cyprus	New Zealand
1960	36.5%	32.8%
1961	36.4%	33%
1962	35.8%	33%
1963	35.1%	32.9%
1964	34.5%	32.9%
1965	34%	32.7%
1966	33.5%	32.6%
1967	33%	32.5%
1968	32.6%	32.3%
1969	32.1%	32.2%
1970	31.7%	31.9%
1971	31.2%	31.7%
1972	30.8%	31.4%
1973	30.3%	31%
1974	30%	30.5%
1975	29.6%	30.1%
1976	28.8%	29.6%
1977	27.9%	29%
1978	27%	28.4%
1979	26.2%	27.8%
1980	25.5%	27.2%
1981	25%	26.7%
1982	24.8%	26.2%
1983	24.9%	25.6%
1984	25.1%	25.1%
1985	25.2%	24.6%
1986	25.2%	24.2%
1987	25.2%	23.8%
1988	25.1%	23.5%
1989	25%	23.3%
1990	24.8%	23.3%
1991	24.7%	23.2%
1992	24.6%	23.1%
1993	24.6%	23.1%
1994	24.7%	23.1%
1995	24.6%	23.1%
1996	24.3%	23%
1997	23.9%	23%
1998	23.4%	23%
1999	22.9%	22.9%
2000	22.3%	22.8%
2001	21.7%	22.6%
2002	21.3%	22.4%
2003	21%	22.1%
2004	20.5%	21.8%
2005	19.9%	21.5%
2006	19.3%	21.3%
2007	18.7%	21.1%
2008	18%	21%
2009	17.5%	20.9%
2010	17%	20.9%
2011	16.6%	20.8%
2012	16.4%	20.6%
2013	16.2%	20.4%
2014	16.1%	20.2%
2015	16%	19.9%
2016	15.9%	19.6%
2017	15.9%	19.5%
2018	15.9%	19.3%
2019	15.9%	19.2%
2020	15.9%	19%
2021	16%	18.9%
2022	16%	18.6%
2023	16.1%	18.4%
2024	16.1%	18.1%
2025	16.1%	17.9%
2026	16%	17.6%
2027	16%	17.4%
2028	15.9%	17.2%
2029	15.8%	17%
2030	15.6%	16.8%
2031	15.4%	16.6%
2032	15.2%	16.4%
2033	15%	16.3%
2034	14.8%	16.1%
2035	14.6%	16%
2036	14.3%	15.9%
2037	14%	15.8%
2038	13.8%	15.7%
2039	13.5%	15.6%
2040	13.3%	15.5%
2041	13.1%	15.4%
2042	12.9%	15.4%
2043	12.7%	15.4%
2044	12.6%	15.3%
2045	12.5%	15.3%
2046	12.4%	15.3%
2047	12.4%	15.3%
2048	12.4%	15.3%
2049	12.3%	15.2%
2050	12.3%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Cyprus vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Cyprus and +0.51% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	8,385	41,791
1961	9,584	43,482
1962	9,455	42,865
1963	8,568	42,027
1964	8,322	39,375
1965	9,643	36,982
1966	9,478	36,151
1967	9,313	37,974
1968	9,153	37,594
1969	8,857	38,098
1970	8,412	37,101
1971	8,398	40,000
1972	8,244	38,244
1973	5,405	35,239
1974	321	33,896
1975	5,023	31,355
1976	6,546	29,456
1977	5,607	28,020
1978	5,949	26,156
1979	6,620	26,675
1980	7,954	23,658
1981	7,135	25,374
1982	9,282	24,207
1983	9,318	24,315
1984	9,516	26,043
1985	9,242	24,126
1986	9,412	25,549
1987	9,114	27,603
1988	9,595	29,846
1989	9,156	30,749
1990	9,417	33,298
1991	9,102	33,518
1992	9,844	32,067
1993	8,463	31,685
1994	7,973	30,372
1995	7,226	29,828
1996	6,911	28,997
1997	6,444	30,137
1998	5,879	29,146
1999	5,524	28,916
2000	5,570	29,897
2001	5,308	27,939
2002	5,225	25,941
2003	5,484	28,150
2004	5,705	29,634
2005	5,646	30,674
2006	6,166	30,924
2007	5,983	35,480
2008	6,429	35,143
2009	6,820	33,560
2010	6,723	35,458
2011	6,271	31,302
2012	6,726	31,077
2013	6,116	29,096
2014	6,193	26,196
2015	6,340	29,408
2016	6,643	28,237
2017	6,082	26,282
2018	5,905	24,797
2019	5,679	25,344
2020	5,826	24,993
2021	5,305	23,767
2022	4,466	20,264
2023	5,025	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs New Zealand

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 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	New Zealand
1985	19	19
1986	18	18
1987	17	19
1988	17	19
1989	16	18
1990	15	18
1991	15	16
1992	15	15
1993	15	14
1994	15	13
1995	14	14
1996	14	14
1997	13	13
1998	13	12
1999	12	12
2000	12	11
2001	11	10
2002	11	11
2003	10	11
2004	10	11
2005	10	11
2006	10	10
2007	10	10
2008	10	10
2009	10	10
2010	10	10
2011	10	10
2012	10	9
2013	10	8
2014	11	7
2015	11	8
2016	12	8
2017	12	8
2018	13	7
2019	13	8
2020	87	8
2021	98	8
2022	53	23
2023	14	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus and 0.47% in New Zealand. 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	New Zealand
1960	-	2.78%
1961	-	2.68%
1962	-	2.58%
1963	-	2.48%
1964	-	2.39%
1965	-	2.31%
1966	-	2.25%
1967	-	2.2%
1968	-	2.16%
1969	-	2.12%
1970	-	2.08%
1971	3.81%	2.03%
1972	3.72%	1.98%
1973	3.63%	1.94%
1974	3.53%	1.88%
1975	3.37%	1.83%
1976	3.16%	1.77%
1977	2.91%	1.71%
1978	2.65%	1.66%
1979	2.39%	1.61%
1980	2.16%	1.56%
1981	1.96%	1.52%
1982	1.78%	1.48%
1983	1.61%	1.45%
1984	1.45%	1.41%
1985	1.33%	1.38%
1986	1.23%	1.34%
1987	1.16%	1.29%
1988	1.13%	1.24%
1989	1.12%	1.18%
1990	1.11%	1.12%
1991	1.09%	1.06%
1992	1.06%	1%
1993	1.02%	0.95%
1994	0.97%	0.91%
1995	0.91%	0.87%
1996	0.86%	0.84%
1997	0.81%	0.81%
1998	0.76%	0.78%
1999	0.71%	0.76%
2000	0.66%	0.74%
2001	0.62%	0.72%
2002	0.58%	0.7%
2003	0.54%	0.69%
2004	0.5%	0.67%
2005	0.46%	0.66%
2006	0.42%	0.65%
2007	0.39%	0.65%
2008	0.37%	0.64%
2009	0.35%	0.63%
2010	0.33%	0.62%
2011	0.32%	0.61%
2012	0.3%	0.6%
2013	0.3%	0.59%
2014	0.29%	0.57%
2015	0.29%	0.56%
2016	0.29%	0.55%
2017	0.3%	0.53%
2018	0.3%	0.52%
2019	0.31%	0.51%
2020	0.32%	0.5%
2021	0.34%	0.49%
2022	0.35%	0.48%
2023	0.35%	0.47%