Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and Slovenia

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs Slovenia 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 1.51 in Slovenia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cyprus vs Slovenia 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	Slovenia
1960	3.39	2.19
1961	3.62	2.27
1962	3.51	2.28
1963	3.49	2.27
1964	3.41	2.31
1965	3.47	2.43
1966	3.4	2.47
1967	3.32	2.37
1968	3.27	2.25
1969	3.19	2.17
1970	3.07	2.11
1971	3.04	2.16
1972	2.99	2.17
1973	2.4	2.2
1974	2.28	2.13
1975	2.11	2.17
1976	2.33	2.2
1977	2.09	2.17
1978	2.08	2.2
1979	2.14	2.22
1980	2.3	2.11
1981	2.15	1.96
1982	2.49	1.93
1983	2.49	1.81
1984	2.51	1.74
1985	2.43	1.71
1986	2.45	1.67
1987	2.39	1.65
1988	2.47	1.63
1989	2.37	1.52
1990	2.4	1.46
1991	2.34	1.42
1992	2.46	1.33
1993	2.25	1.33
1994	2.16	1.32
1995	2.03	1.29
1996	1.95	1.28
1997	1.86	1.25
1998	1.76	1.23
1999	1.67	1.21
2000	1.64	1.26
2001	1.57	1.21
2002	1.5	1.21
2003	1.51	1.2
2004	1.51	1.25
2005	1.48	1.26
2006	1.51	1.31
2007	1.45	1.38
2008	1.48	1.53
2009	1.48	1.53
2010	1.43	1.57
2011	1.36	1.56
2012	1.38	1.58
2013	1.3	1.55
2014	1.31	1.58
2015	1.32	1.57
2016	1.36	1.58
2017	1.32	1.62
2018	1.32	1.6
2019	1.33	1.61
2020	1.36	1.59
2021	1.39	1.64
2022	1.39	1.55
2023	1.39	1.51
2024	1.38	1.51
2025	1.37	1.51
2026	1.37	1.51
2027	1.36	1.51
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	1.52
2034	1.37	1.52
2035	1.38	1.52
2036	1.38	1.53
2037	1.38	1.53
2038	1.38	1.53
2039	1.39	1.53
2040	1.39	1.53
2041	1.39	1.53
2042	1.39	1.53
2043	1.4	1.53
2044	1.4	1.53
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	Slovenia
1960	36.5%	27.2%
1961	36.4%	27.2%
1962	35.8%	27.1%
1963	35.1%	26.9%
1964	34.5%	26.6%
1965	34%	26.2%
1966	33.5%	25.8%
1967	33%	25.5%
1968	32.6%	25.1%
1969	32.1%	24.7%
1970	31.7%	24.3%
1971	31.2%	24%
1972	30.8%	23.9%
1973	30.3%	23.8%
1974	30%	23.7%
1975	29.6%	23.6%
1976	28.8%	23.4%
1977	27.9%	23.3%
1978	27%	23.2%
1979	26.2%	23.1%
1980	25.5%	23%
1981	25%	22.9%
1982	24.8%	22.8%
1983	24.9%	22.7%
1984	25.1%	22.5%
1985	25.2%	22.3%
1986	25.2%	22%
1987	25.2%	21.6%
1988	25.1%	21.4%
1989	25%	21.1%
1990	24.8%	20.8%
1991	24.7%	20.3%
1992	24.6%	19.8%
1993	24.6%	19.3%
1994	24.7%	18.8%
1995	24.6%	18.3%
1996	24.3%	17.8%
1997	23.9%	17.3%
1998	23.4%	16.8%
1999	22.9%	16.4%
2000	22.3%	15.9%
2001	21.7%	15.6%
2002	21.3%	15.2%
2003	21%	14.8%
2004	20.5%	14.5%
2005	19.9%	14.3%
2006	19.3%	14.1%
2007	18.7%	14%
2008	18%	14%
2009	17.5%	14%
2010	17%	14.1%
2011	16.6%	14.3%
2012	16.4%	14.4%
2013	16.2%	14.6%
2014	16.1%	14.7%
2015	16%	14.8%
2016	15.9%	14.9%
2017	15.9%	15%
2018	15.9%	15.1%
2019	15.9%	15.1%
2020	15.9%	15.1%
2021	16%	15.2%
2022	16%	15.1%
2023	16.1%	14.9%
2024	16.1%	14.7%
2025	16.1%	14.5%
2026	16%	14.2%
2027	16%	14%
2028	15.9%	13.8%
2029	15.8%	13.5%
2030	15.6%	13.3%
2031	15.4%	13.1%
2032	15.2%	13%
2033	15%	12.8%
2034	14.8%	12.7%
2035	14.6%	12.6%
2036	14.3%	12.5%
2037	14%	12.4%
2038	13.8%	12.4%
2039	13.5%	12.5%
2040	13.3%	12.5%
2041	13.1%	12.6%
2042	12.9%	12.7%
2043	12.7%	12.8%
2044	12.6%	12.9%
2045	12.5%	13%
2046	12.4%	13.2%
2047	12.4%	13.3%
2048	12.4%	13.4%
2049	12.3%	13.5%
2050	12.3%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 14.7% in Slovenia in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 20.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and Slovenia compared.

Natural population change in Cyprus vs Slovenia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Cyprus and -0.08% in Slovenia. 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	Slovenia
1960	8,385	12,678
1961	9,584	14,985
1962	9,455	13,150
1963	8,568	14,068
1964	8,322	12,567
1965	9,643	14,513
1966	9,478	15,697
1967	9,313	13,516
1968	9,153	11,250
1969	8,857	9,427
1970	8,412	10,004
1971	8,398	10,951
1972	8,244	10,513
1973	5,405	11,837
1974	321	11,367
1975	5,023	11,658
1976	6,546	12,196
1977	5,607	12,160
1978	5,949	11,920
1979	6,620	12,614
1980	7,954	11,027
1981	7,135	10,485
1982	9,282	9,170
1983	9,318	6,343
1984	9,516	5,990
1985	9,242	6,213
1986	9,412	6,094
1987	9,114	5,771
1988	9,595	5,986
1989	9,156	4,592
1990	9,417	3,797
1991	9,102	2,199
1992	9,844	598
1993	8,463	-199
1994	7,973	199
1995	7,226	0
1996	6,911	0
1997	6,444	-794
1998	5,879	-1,189
1999	5,524	-1,388
2000	5,570	-398
2001	5,308	-996
2002	5,225	-1,197
2003	5,484	-1,996
2004	5,705	-599
2005	5,646	-600
2006	6,166	602
2007	5,983	1,211
2008	6,429	3,437
2009	6,820	3,060
2010	6,723	3,687
2011	6,271	3,285
2012	6,726	2,674
2013	6,116	1,648
2014	6,193	2,268
2015	6,340	826
2016	6,643	826
2017	6,082	-207
2018	5,905	-1,037
2019	5,679	-1,254
2020	5,826	-5,256
2021	5,305	-4,216
2022	4,466	-4,858
2023	5,025	-4,665

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs Slovenia

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 3 deaths in Slovenia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	Slovenia
1985	19	17
1986	18	16
1987	17	16
1988	17	16
1989	16	15
1990	15	14
1991	15	13
1992	15	13
1993	15	12
1994	15	12
1995	14	11
1996	14	10
1997	13	9
1998	13	9
1999	12	8
2000	12	7
2001	11	6
2002	11	6
2003	10	6
2004	10	6
2005	10	6
2006	10	6
2007	10	6
2008	10	7
2009	10	7
2010	10	7
2011	10	6
2012	10	6
2013	10	6
2014	11	6
2015	11	5
2016	12	5
2017	12	5
2018	13	4
2019	13	4
2020	87	12
2021	98	8
2022	53	15
2023	14	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus and 0.22% in Slovenia. 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	Slovenia
1971	3.81%	-
1972	3.72%	-
1973	3.63%	-
1974	3.53%	-
1975	3.37%	-
1976	3.16%	-
1977	2.91%	-
1978	2.65%	-
1979	2.39%	-
1980	2.16%	-
1981	1.96%	1.78%
1982	1.78%	1.69%
1983	1.61%	1.61%
1984	1.45%	1.53%
1985	1.33%	1.44%
1986	1.23%	1.36%
1987	1.16%	1.27%
1988	1.13%	1.19%
1989	1.12%	1.11%
1990	1.11%	1.04%
1991	1.09%	0.97%
1992	1.06%	0.9%
1993	1.02%	0.84%
1994	0.97%	0.79%
1995	0.91%	0.73%
1996	0.86%	0.69%
1997	0.81%	0.65%
1998	0.76%	0.61%
1999	0.71%	0.58%
2000	0.66%	0.54%
2001	0.62%	0.52%
2002	0.58%	0.49%
2003	0.54%	0.47%
2004	0.5%	0.44%
2005	0.46%	0.42%
2006	0.42%	0.4%
2007	0.39%	0.38%
2008	0.37%	0.36%
2009	0.35%	0.34%
2010	0.33%	0.32%
2011	0.32%	0.31%
2012	0.3%	0.29%
2013	0.3%	0.28%
2014	0.29%	0.27%
2015	0.29%	0.26%
2016	0.29%	0.26%
2017	0.3%	0.25%
2018	0.3%	0.24%
2019	0.31%	0.24%
2020	0.32%	0.24%
2021	0.34%	0.23%
2022	0.35%	0.23%
2023	0.35%	0.22%