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Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and Sudan

Updated on by Georank team

Cyprus has an annual birth rate of 10.8 births per 1,000 people, compared to 33.6 for Sudan. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.39 in Cyprus and 4.32 in Sudan — 211.2% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -59.1% in Cyprus and by -35.1% in Sudan — in 1960, it was 3.39 and 6.66, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Cyprus is ranked 137/196 by birth rate compared to 18/196 for Sudan.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31.9 in Cyprus — it's 29.8 in Sudan.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 6.98 in Cyprus vs 66.1 in Sudan.
  • In Cyprus, 24.8% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.8% in Sudan.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.37% in Cyprus and +2.72% in Sudan.

Birth rate data compared

Cyprus Sudan
Fertility rate 1.39 4.32
Birth rate 10.8 33.6
Birth rate rank 137/196 18/196
Age at first childbirth 29.8 years n/a
Average age at childbearing 31.9 years 29.8 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 6.92 62.7
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 45.3 188.7
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 21.9 72.7
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.8% 24.8%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 n/a 12%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.3% 77.7%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.01% 0.26%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.19% 2.48%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.29% 3.92%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.35% 5.01%
Population change due to births and deaths +5,025 +1,361,564
Natural population change rank 129/196 11/196
Natural population change rate +0.37% +2.72%
Population growth +0.99% +0.81%
Population growth rank 104/197 118/197
Life expectancy 82 years 66.7 years

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs Sudan 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 4.32 in Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cyprus vs Sudan population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Cyprus
Factual

UN forecast
Sudan
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Cyprus Sudan
1960 3.39 6.66
1961 3.62 6.66
1962 3.51 6.7
1963 3.49 6.76
1964 3.41 6.8
1965 3.47 6.84
1966 3.4 6.88
1967 3.32 6.91
1968 3.27 6.95
1969 3.19 6.97
1970 3.07 6.99
1971 3.04 7.02
1972 2.99 6.98
1973 2.4 6.94
1974 2.28 6.91
1975 2.11 6.87
1976 2.33 6.82
1977 2.09 6.78
1978 2.08 6.72
1979 2.14 6.65
1980 2.3 6.59
1981 2.15 6.53
1982 2.49 6.47
1983 2.49 6.41
1984 2.51 6.34
1985 2.43 6.28
1986 2.45 6.23
1987 2.39 6.18
1988 2.47 6.13
1989 2.37 6.11
1990 2.4 6.07
1991 2.34 6.05
1992 2.46 6.02
1993 2.25 5.97
1994 2.16 5.91
1995 2.03 5.86
1996 1.95 5.79
1997 1.86 5.72
1998 1.76 5.65
1999 1.67 5.62
2000 1.64 5.6
2001 1.57 5.56
2002 1.5 5.53
2003 1.51 5.49
2004 1.51 5.46
2005 1.48 5.4
2006 1.51 5.33
2007 1.45 5.27
2008 1.48 5.21
2009 1.48 5.17
2010 1.43 5.14
2011 1.36 5.09
2012 1.38 5.03
2013 1.3 4.97
2014 1.31 4.91
2015 1.32 4.9
2016 1.36 4.83
2017 1.32 4.76
2018 1.32 4.68
2019 1.33 4.62
2020 1.36 4.54
2021 1.39 4.46
2022 1.39 4.38
2023 1.39 4.32
2024 1.38 4.26
2025 1.37 4.19
2026 1.37 4.13
2027 1.36 4.06
2028 1.36 4
2029 1.36 3.95
2030 1.37 3.88
2031 1.37 3.82
2032 1.37 3.77
2033 1.37 3.7
2034 1.37 3.66
2035 1.38 3.6
2036 1.38 3.54
2037 1.38 3.49
2038 1.38 3.45
2039 1.39 3.4
2040 1.39 3.36
2041 1.39 3.32
2042 1.39 3.28
2043 1.4 3.24
2044 1.4 3.2
2045 1.4 3.17
2046 1.41 3.13
2047 1.41 3.1
2048 1.42 3.07
2049 1.42 3.03
2050 1.42 3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Cyprus
Factual

UN forecast
Sudan
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Cyprus Sudan
1960 36.5% 46.5%
1961 36.4% 46.6%
1962 35.8% 46.6%
1963 35.1% 46.7%
1964 34.5% 46.9%
1965 34% 47%
1966 33.5% 47.1%
1967 33% 47.2%
1968 32.6% 47.3%
1969 32.1% 47.4%
1970 31.7% 47.5%
1971 31.2% 47.6%
1972 30.8% 47.7%
1973 30.3% 47.9%
1974 30% 48.1%
1975 29.6% 48%
1976 28.8% 47.8%
1977 27.9% 47.7%
1978 27% 47.4%
1979 26.2% 47.1%
1980 25.5% 46.8%
1981 25% 46.6%
1982 24.8% 46.4%
1983 24.9% 46.3%
1984 25.1% 46.2%
1985 25.2% 46.1%
1986 25.2% 46.1%
1987 25.2% 46%
1988 25.1% 46%
1989 25% 46.1%
1990 24.8% 46.1%
1991 24.7% 46.2%
1992 24.6% 46.3%
1993 24.6% 46.3%
1994 24.7% 46.3%
1995 24.6% 46.3%
1996 24.3% 46.2%
1997 23.9% 46.2%
1998 23.4% 46.1%
1999 22.9% 45.9%
2000 22.3% 45.8%
2001 21.7% 45.7%
2002 21.3% 45.6%
2003 21% 45.6%
2004 20.5% 45.5%
2005 19.9% 45.4%
2006 19.3% 45.3%
2007 18.7% 45.1%
2008 18% 44.9%
2009 17.5% 44.7%
2010 17% 44.6%
2011 16.6% 44.6%
2012 16.4% 44.5%
2013 16.2% 44.4%
2014 16.1% 44%
2015 16% 43.6%
2016 15.9% 43.1%
2017 15.9% 42.6%
2018 15.9% 42%
2019 15.9% 41.7%
2020 15.9% 41.4%
2021 16% 41.2%
2022 16% 40.9%
2023 16.1% 40.6%
2024 16.1% 40.5%
2025 16.1% 40.2%
2026 16% 39.8%
2027 16% 39.5%
2028 15.9% 39.3%
2029 15.8% 39.1%
2030 15.6% 38.9%
2031 15.4% 38.6%
2032 15.2% 38.3%
2033 15% 37.9%
2034 14.8% 37.5%
2035 14.6% 37.1%
2036 14.3% 36.7%
2037 14% 36.3%
2038 13.8% 35.9%
2039 13.5% 35.5%
2040 13.3% 35.1%
2041 13.1% 34.7%
2042 12.9% 34.3%
2043 12.7% 33.9%
2044 12.6% 33.6%
2045 12.5% 33.2%
2046 12.4% 32.8%
2047 12.4% 32.5%
2048 12.4% 32.2%
2049 12.3% 31.9%
2050 12.3% 31.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 40.5% in Sudan in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Cyprus vs Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Cyprus and +2.79% in Sudan. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Cyprus
Sudan

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Cyprus Sudan
1960 8,385 262,235
1961 9,584 272,562
1962 9,455 287,317
1963 8,568 302,132
1964 8,322 315,166
1965 9,643 327,799
1966 9,478 342,118
1967 9,313 356,599
1968 9,153 370,917
1969 8,857 385,712
1970 8,412 401,013
1971 8,398 417,641
1972 8,244 428,340
1973 5,405 439,201
1974 321 444,456
1975 5,023 454,813
1976 6,546 470,019
1977 5,607 483,089
1978 5,949 497,987
1979 6,620 524,942
1980 7,954 552,930
1981 7,135 585,087
1982 9,282 606,362
1983 9,318 570,198
1984 9,516 577,405
1985 9,242 583,382
1986 9,412 649,649
1987 9,114 658,416
1988 9,595 672,604
1989 9,156 683,743
1990 9,417 699,953
1991 9,102 714,612
1992 9,844 731,177
1993 8,463 743,249
1994 7,973 764,645
1995 7,226 780,700
1996 6,911 792,926
1997 6,444 802,245
1998 5,879 814,752
1999 5,524 835,840
2000 5,570 858,536
2001 5,308 880,284
2002 5,225 897,965
2003 5,484 898,226
2004 5,705 889,382
2005 5,646 907,017
2006 6,166 963,740
2007 5,983 992,819
2008 6,429 1,001,826
2009 6,820 1,041,810
2010 6,723 1,068,381
2011 6,271 1,070,888
2012 6,726 1,073,062
2013 6,116 1,078,446
2014 6,193 1,097,962
2015 6,340 1,145,259
2016 6,643 1,174,422
2017 6,082 1,208,046
2018 5,905 1,257,387
2019 5,679 1,291,747
2020 5,826 1,295,781
2021 5,305 1,293,817
2022 4,466 1,333,992
2023 5,025 1,361,564

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Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs Sudan

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 256 deaths in Sudan.

Cyprus
Sudan
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Cyprus Sudan
1985 19 980
1986 18 938
1987 17 914
1988 17 877
1989 16 881
1990 15 840
1991 15 873
1992 15 863
1993 15 839
1994 15 775
1995 14 730
1996 14 712
1997 13 681
1998 13 669
1999 12 662
2000 12 645
2001 11 616
2002 11 588
2003 10 593
2004 10 536
2005 10 506
2006 10 485
2007 10 445
2008 10 426
2009 10 382
2010 10 370
2011 10 357
2012 10 340
2013 10 327
2014 11 309
2015 11 298
2016 12 288
2017 12 277
2018 13 268
2019 13 262
2020 87 273
2021 98 305
2022 53 263
2023 14 256

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus and 5.01% in Sudan. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Cyprus
Sudan

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Cyprus Sudan
1960 - 17.8%
1961 - 17.5%
1962 - 17.2%
1963 - 17%
1964 - 16.7%
1965 - 16.5%
1966 - 16.3%
1967 - 16.2%
1968 - 16%
1969 - 15.9%
1970 - 15.8%
1971 3.81% 15.7%
1972 3.72% 15.6%
1973 3.63% 15.5%
1974 3.53% 15.4%
1975 3.37% 15.3%
1976 3.16% 15.2%
1977 2.91% 15.1%
1978 2.65% 15%
1979 2.39% 14.9%
1980 2.16% 14.8%
1981 1.96% 14.6%
1982 1.78% 14.5%
1983 1.61% 18.2%
1984 1.45% 18%
1985 1.33% 17.8%
1986 1.23% 14%
1987 1.16% 13.8%
1988 1.13% 13.6%
1989 1.12% 13.4%
1990 1.11% 13.2%
1991 1.09% 13%
1992 1.06% 12.7%
1993 1.02% 12.5%
1994 0.97% 12.2%
1995 0.91% 11.9%
1996 0.86% 11.6%
1997 0.81% 11.3%
1998 0.76% 11%
1999 0.71% 10.7%
2000 0.66% 10.3%
2001 0.62% 9.99%
2002 0.58% 9.65%
2003 0.54% 9.31%
2004 0.5% 10.3%
2005 0.46% 10%
2006 0.42% 8.4%
2007 0.39% 8.13%
2008 0.37% 7.88%
2009 0.35% 7.64%
2010 0.33% 7.42%
2011 0.32% 7.22%
2012 0.3% 7.02%
2013 0.3% 6.83%
2014 0.29% 6.64%
2015 0.29% 6.45%
2016 0.29% 6.26%
2017 0.3% 6.07%
2018 0.3% 5.89%
2019 0.31% 5.71%
2020 0.32% 5.53%
2021 0.34% 5.36%
2022 0.35% 5.18%
2023 0.35% 5.01%

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