Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and Palestine

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs Palestine 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 3.31 in Palestine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cyprus vs Palestine 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	Palestine
1960	3.39	-
1961	3.62	-
1962	3.51	-
1963	3.49	-
1964	3.41	-
1965	3.47	-
1966	3.4	-
1967	3.32	-
1968	3.27	-
1969	3.19	-
1970	3.07	-
1971	3.04	-
1972	2.99	-
1973	2.4	-
1974	2.28	-
1975	2.11	-
1976	2.33	-
1977	2.09	-
1978	2.08	-
1979	2.14	-
1980	2.3	-
1981	2.15	-
1982	2.49	-
1983	2.49	-
1984	2.51	-
1985	2.43	-
1986	2.45	-
1987	2.39	-
1988	2.47	-
1989	2.37	-
1990	2.4	6.81
1991	2.34	6.75
1992	2.46	6.65
1993	2.25	6.5
1994	2.16	6.33
1995	2.03	6.16
1996	1.95	5.99
1997	1.86	5.82
1998	1.76	5.69
1999	1.67	5.58
2000	1.64	5.46
2001	1.57	5.34
2002	1.5	5.22
2003	1.51	5.06
2004	1.51	4.97
2005	1.48	4.87
2006	1.51	4.74
2007	1.45	4.63
2008	1.48	4.51
2009	1.48	4.44
2010	1.43	4.43
2011	1.36	4.31
2012	1.38	4.15
2013	1.3	4.05
2014	1.31	4
2015	1.32	3.98
2016	1.36	3.89
2017	1.32	3.77
2018	1.32	3.67
2019	1.33	3.59
2020	1.36	3.51
2021	1.39	3.44
2022	1.39	3.38
2023	1.39	3.31
2024	1.38	3.25
2025	1.37	3.19
2026	1.37	3.13
2027	1.36	3.07
2028	1.36	3.02
2029	1.36	2.97
2030	1.37	2.93
2031	1.37	2.89
2032	1.37	2.85
2033	1.37	2.81
2034	1.37	2.78
2035	1.38	2.75
2036	1.38	2.71
2037	1.38	2.68
2038	1.38	2.65
2039	1.39	2.62
2040	1.39	2.59
2041	1.39	2.56
2042	1.39	2.53
2043	1.4	2.51
2044	1.4	2.48
2045	1.4	2.45
2046	1.41	2.43
2047	1.41	2.41
2048	1.42	2.38
2049	1.42	2.36
2050	1.42	2.34

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cyprus	Palestine
1960	36.5%	-
1961	36.4%	-
1962	35.8%	-
1963	35.1%	-
1964	34.5%	-
1965	34%	-
1966	33.5%	-
1967	33%	-
1968	32.6%	-
1969	32.1%	-
1970	31.7%	-
1971	31.2%	-
1972	30.8%	-
1973	30.3%	-
1974	30%	-
1975	29.6%	-
1976	28.8%	-
1977	27.9%	-
1978	27%	-
1979	26.2%	-
1980	25.5%	-
1981	25%	-
1982	24.8%	-
1983	24.9%	-
1984	25.1%	-
1985	25.2%	-
1986	25.2%	-
1987	25.2%	-
1988	25.1%	-
1989	25%	-
1990	24.8%	49.1%
1991	24.7%	49.1%
1992	24.6%	49%
1993	24.6%	49%
1994	24.7%	48.9%
1995	24.6%	48.8%
1996	24.3%	48.6%
1997	23.9%	48.4%
1998	23.4%	48.1%
1999	22.9%	47.8%
2000	22.3%	47.4%
2001	21.7%	47.1%
2002	21.3%	46.6%
2003	21%	46.1%
2004	20.5%	45.6%
2005	19.9%	45%
2006	19.3%	44.3%
2007	18.7%	43.7%
2008	18%	43%
2009	17.5%	42.4%
2010	17%	41.9%
2011	16.6%	41.5%
2012	16.4%	41.1%
2013	16.2%	40.7%
2014	16.1%	40.4%
2015	16%	40.1%
2016	15.9%	39.9%
2017	15.9%	39.7%
2018	15.9%	39.6%
2019	15.9%	39.5%
2020	15.9%	39.3%
2021	16%	39%
2022	16%	38.7%
2023	16.1%	38.4%
2024	16.1%	38%
2025	16.1%	37.6%
2026	16%	37%
2027	16%	36.5%
2028	15.9%	35.9%
2029	15.8%	35.3%
2030	15.6%	34.7%
2031	15.4%	34%
2032	15.2%	33.4%
2033	15%	32.8%
2034	14.8%	32.3%
2035	14.6%	31.8%
2036	14.3%	31.4%
2037	14%	31%
2038	13.8%	30.6%
2039	13.5%	30.3%
2040	13.3%	30%
2041	13.1%	29.7%
2042	12.9%	29.4%
2043	12.7%	29.2%
2044	12.6%	28.9%
2045	12.5%	28.6%
2046	12.4%	28.4%
2047	12.4%	28.1%
2048	12.4%	27.8%
2049	12.3%	27.5%
2050	12.3%	27.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 38% in Palestine in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 49.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and Palestine compared.

Natural population change in Cyprus vs Palestine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Cyprus and +2.64% in Palestine. 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	Palestine
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	76,163
1991	9,102	79,444
1992	9,844	82,865
1993	8,463	86,434
1994	7,973	90,156
1995	7,226	94,037
1996	6,911	98,085
1997	6,444	102,307
1998	5,879	103,566
1999	5,524	104,823
2000	5,570	106,367
2001	5,308	107,320
2002	5,225	108,560
2003	5,484	109,162
2004	5,705	110,045
2005	5,646	110,569
2006	6,166	111,728
2007	5,983	112,453
2008	6,429	108,395
2009	6,820	111,724
2010	6,723	117,674
2011	6,271	119,021
2012	6,726	119,185
2013	6,116	120,503
2014	6,193	120,724
2015	6,340	126,189
2016	6,643	126,698
2017	6,082	125,688
2018	5,905	124,791
2019	5,679	124,508
2020	5,826	122,416
2021	5,305	120,396
2022	4,466	123,987
2023	5,025	102,613

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs Palestine

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 16 deaths in Palestine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	Palestine
1985	19	102
1986	18	96
1987	17	87
1988	17	85
1989	16	82
1990	15	78
1991	15	75
1992	15	73
1993	15	69
1994	15	66
1995	14	64
1996	14	61
1997	13	60
1998	13	59
1999	12	58
2000	12	59
2001	11	60
2002	11	58
2003	10	56
2004	10	55
2005	10	52
2006	10	51
2007	10	49
2008	10	49
2009	10	48
2010	10	42
2011	10	39
2012	10	36
2013	10	32
2014	11	29
2015	11	26
2016	12	23
2017	12	21
2018	13	19
2019	13	18
2020	87	20
2021	98	29
2022	53	17
2023	14	16

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus and 2.63% in Palestine. 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	Palestine
1971	3.81%	-
1972	3.72%	-
1973	3.63%	-
1974	3.53%	-
1975	3.37%	10.8%
1976	3.16%	10.2%
1977	2.91%	9.55%
1978	2.65%	8.98%
1979	2.39%	8.45%
1980	2.16%	7.95%
1981	1.96%	7.48%
1982	1.78%	7.04%
1983	1.61%	6.63%
1984	1.45%	6.25%
1985	1.33%	5.89%
1986	1.23%	5.56%
1987	1.16%	5.25%
1988	1.13%	4.97%
1989	1.12%	4.72%
1990	1.11%	4.49%
1991	1.09%	4.28%
1992	1.06%	4.09%
1993	1.02%	3.92%
1994	0.97%	3.77%
1995	0.91%	3.62%
1996	0.86%	3.49%
1997	0.81%	3.36%
1998	0.76%	3.24%
1999	0.71%	3.13%
2000	0.66%	3.03%
2001	0.62%	2.94%
2002	0.58%	2.85%
2003	0.54%	2.77%
2004	0.5%	2.68%
2005	0.46%	2.6%
2006	0.42%	2.52%
2007	0.39%	2.43%
2008	0.37%	2.35%
2009	0.35%	2.28%
2010	0.33%	2.2%
2011	0.32%	2.12%
2012	0.3%	2.04%
2013	0.3%	1.97%
2014	0.29%	2.2%
2015	0.29%	1.83%
2016	0.29%	1.76%
2017	0.3%	1.69%
2018	0.3%	1.63%
2019	0.31%	1.57%
2020	0.32%	1.52%
2021	0.34%	1.47%
2022	0.35%	1.42%
2023	0.35%	2.63%