Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cyprus vs the Solomon Islands 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	Solomon Islands
1960	3.39	7.07
1961	3.62	7.05
1962	3.51	7.04
1963	3.49	7.03
1964	3.41	7.05
1965	3.47	7.02
1966	3.4	7
1967	3.32	6.97
1968	3.27	6.95
1969	3.19	6.97
1970	3.07	6.98
1971	3.04	6.99
1972	2.99	6.99
1973	2.4	7
1974	2.28	7.01
1975	2.11	6.99
1976	2.33	6.95
1977	2.09	6.92
1978	2.08	6.87
1979	2.14	6.82
1980	2.3	6.77
1981	2.15	6.71
1982	2.49	6.64
1983	2.49	6.57
1984	2.51	6.49
1985	2.43	6.38
1986	2.45	6.26
1987	2.39	6.12
1988	2.47	5.99
1989	2.37	5.87
1990	2.4	5.74
1991	2.34	5.62
1992	2.46	5.51
1993	2.25	5.45
1994	2.16	5.4
1995	2.03	5.34
1996	1.95	5.22
1997	1.86	5.09
1998	1.76	4.98
1999	1.67	4.86
2000	1.64	4.76
2001	1.57	4.67
2002	1.5	4.6
2003	1.51	4.54
2004	1.51	4.47
2005	1.48	4.41
2006	1.51	4.39
2007	1.45	4.37
2008	1.48	4.36
2009	1.48	4.35
2010	1.43	4.34
2011	1.36	4.34
2012	1.38	4.33
2013	1.3	4.33
2014	1.31	4.36
2015	1.32	4.29
2016	1.36	4.2
2017	1.32	4.06
2018	1.32	3.93
2019	1.33	3.8
2020	1.36	3.75
2021	1.39	3.69
2022	1.39	3.62
2023	1.39	3.56
2024	1.38	3.51
2025	1.37	3.47
2026	1.37	3.42
2027	1.36	3.37
2028	1.36	3.32
2029	1.36	3.28
2030	1.37	3.24
2031	1.37	3.2
2032	1.37	3.16
2033	1.37	3.12
2034	1.37	3.08
2035	1.38	3.04
2036	1.38	3
2037	1.38	2.97
2038	1.38	2.94
2039	1.39	2.91
2040	1.39	2.88
2041	1.39	2.84
2042	1.39	2.82
2043	1.4	2.79
2044	1.4	2.76
2045	1.4	2.73
2046	1.41	2.71
2047	1.41	2.68
2048	1.42	2.66
2049	1.42	2.63
2050	1.42	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cyprus	Solomon Islands
1960	36.5%	46.3%
1961	36.4%	46.1%
1962	35.8%	46%
1963	35.1%	45.9%
1964	34.5%	45.8%
1965	34%	45.9%
1966	33.5%	46%
1967	33%	46.2%
1968	32.6%	46.4%
1969	32.1%	46.6%
1970	31.7%	46.7%
1971	31.2%	46.8%
1972	30.8%	46.9%
1973	30.3%	47.1%
1974	30%	47.5%
1975	29.6%	47.9%
1976	28.8%	48.2%
1977	27.9%	48.3%
1978	27%	48.3%
1979	26.2%	48.3%
1980	25.5%	48.3%
1981	25%	48.2%
1982	24.8%	48.1%
1983	24.9%	47.9%
1984	25.1%	47.8%
1985	25.2%	47.5%
1986	25.2%	47.3%
1987	25.2%	46.9%
1988	25.1%	46.6%
1989	25%	46.2%
1990	24.8%	45.8%
1991	24.7%	45.4%
1992	24.6%	45.1%
1993	24.6%	44.8%
1994	24.7%	44.5%
1995	24.6%	44.3%
1996	24.3%	44%
1997	23.9%	43.8%
1998	23.4%	43.5%
1999	22.9%	43.2%
2000	22.3%	42.9%
2001	21.7%	42.5%
2002	21.3%	42.2%
2003	21%	41.9%
2004	20.5%	41.7%
2005	19.9%	41.5%
2006	19.3%	41.3%
2007	18.7%	41.2%
2008	18%	41.2%
2009	17.5%	41.1%
2010	17%	41%
2011	16.6%	40.8%
2012	16.4%	40.7%
2013	16.2%	40.4%
2014	16.1%	40.2%
2015	16%	40%
2016	15.9%	39.7%
2017	15.9%	39.4%
2018	15.9%	39%
2019	15.9%	38.7%
2020	15.9%	38.4%
2021	16%	38.1%
2022	16%	37.7%
2023	16.1%	37.4%
2024	16.1%	37%
2025	16.1%	36.6%
2026	16%	36.1%
2027	16%	35.7%
2028	15.9%	35.2%
2029	15.8%	34.7%
2030	15.6%	34.3%
2031	15.4%	33.9%
2032	15.2%	33.5%
2033	15%	33.2%
2034	14.8%	32.9%
2035	14.6%	32.7%
2036	14.3%	32.4%
2037	14%	32.2%
2038	13.8%	31.9%
2039	13.5%	31.7%
2040	13.3%	31.5%
2041	13.1%	31.2%
2042	12.9%	31%
2043	12.7%	30.7%
2044	12.6%	30.4%
2045	12.5%	30.2%
2046	12.4%	29.9%
2047	12.4%	29.6%
2048	12.4%	29.3%
2049	12.3%	29%
2050	12.3%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Cyprus vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Cyprus and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	8,385	4,119
1961	9,584	4,257
1962	9,455	4,408
1963	8,568	4,571
1964	8,322	4,747
1965	9,643	4,885
1966	9,478	5,028
1967	9,313	5,151
1968	9,153	5,285
1969	8,857	5,444
1970	8,412	5,575
1971	8,398	5,814
1972	8,244	6,074
1973	5,405	6,343
1974	321	6,612
1975	5,023	6,635
1976	6,546	7,058
1977	5,607	7,290
1978	5,949	7,598
1979	6,620	7,874
1980	7,954	8,156
1981	7,135	8,436
1982	9,282	8,720
1983	9,318	9,011
1984	9,516	9,299
1985	9,242	9,534
1986	9,412	9,656
1987	9,114	9,943
1988	9,595	10,142
1989	9,156	10,354
1990	9,417	10,561
1991	9,102	10,789
1992	9,844	11,029
1993	8,463	11,396
1994	7,973	11,771
1995	7,226	12,124
1996	6,911	12,328
1997	6,444	12,478
1998	5,879	12,658
1999	5,524	12,809
2000	5,570	12,938
2001	5,308	13,061
2002	5,225	13,195
2003	5,484	13,344
2004	5,705	13,444
2005	5,646	13,568
2006	6,166	13,799
2007	5,983	13,963
2008	6,429	14,225
2009	6,820	14,381
2010	6,723	14,604
2011	6,271	15,095
2012	6,726	15,585
2013	6,116	16,038
2014	6,193	16,652
2015	6,340	16,909
2016	6,643	17,027
2017	6,082	16,897
2018	5,905	16,790
2019	5,679	16,649
2020	5,826	16,488
2021	5,305	16,626
2022	4,466	17,253
2023	5,025	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	Solomon Islands
1985	19	209
1986	18	226
1987	17	200
1988	17	193
1989	16	188
1990	15	184
1991	15	178
1992	15	174
1993	15	173
1994	15	170
1995	14	168
1996	14	166
1997	13	164
1998	13	165
1999	12	164
2000	12	166
2001	11	167
2002	11	168
2003	10	167
2004	10	164
2005	10	161
2006	10	159
2007	10	163
2008	10	153
2009	10	152
2010	10	148
2011	10	147
2012	10	146
2013	10	147
2014	11	147
2015	11	146
2016	12	143
2017	12	140
2018	13	136
2019	13	135
2020	87	131
2021	98	153
2022	53	126
2023	14	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	-	16.7%
1961	-	16%
1962	-	15.4%
1963	-	14.7%
1964	-	14%
1965	-	13.3%
1966	-	12.7%
1967	-	12%
1968	-	11.3%
1969	-	10.6%
1970	-	9.94%
1971	3.81%	9.29%
1972	3.72%	8.69%
1973	3.63%	8.12%
1974	3.53%	7.6%
1975	3.37%	7.9%
1976	3.16%	6.68%
1977	2.91%	6.29%
1978	2.65%	5.95%
1979	2.39%	5.64%
1980	2.16%	5.38%
1981	1.96%	5.14%
1982	1.78%	4.93%
1983	1.61%	4.74%
1984	1.45%	4.58%
1985	1.33%	4.42%
1986	1.23%	4.28%
1987	1.16%	4.16%
1988	1.13%	4.04%
1989	1.12%	3.93%
1990	1.11%	3.82%
1991	1.09%	3.72%
1992	1.06%	3.62%
1993	1.02%	3.52%
1994	0.97%	3.43%
1995	0.91%	3.35%
1996	0.86%	3.27%
1997	0.81%	3.21%
1998	0.76%	3.16%
1999	0.71%	3.11%
2000	0.66%	3.07%
2001	0.62%	3.03%
2002	0.58%	2.99%
2003	0.54%	2.97%
2004	0.5%	2.94%
2005	0.46%	2.91%
2006	0.42%	2.88%
2007	0.39%	2.85%
2008	0.37%	2.81%
2009	0.35%	2.76%
2010	0.33%	2.72%
2011	0.32%	2.67%
2012	0.3%	2.62%
2013	0.3%	2.58%
2014	0.29%	2.53%
2015	0.29%	2.49%
2016	0.29%	2.45%
2017	0.3%	2.41%
2018	0.3%	2.36%
2019	0.31%	2.3%
2020	0.32%	2.24%
2021	0.34%	2.18%
2022	0.35%	2.12%
2023	0.35%	2.06%