Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and Syria

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs Syria by year

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Cyprus

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Year	Fertility rate
	Cyprus	Syria
2023	1.39	2.71
2022	1.39	2.75
2021	1.39	2.8
2020	1.36	2.84
2019	1.33	2.88
2018	1.32	2.93
2017	1.32	2.97
2016	1.36	3.01
2015	1.32	3.07
2014	1.31	3.12
2013	1.3	3.17
2012	1.38	3.22
2011	1.36	3.29
2010	1.43	3.36
2009	1.48	3.42
2008	1.48	3.48
2007	1.45	3.54
2006	1.51	3.56
2005	1.48	3.61
2004	1.51	3.68
2003	1.51	3.76
2002	1.5	3.87
2001	1.57	3.98
2000	1.64	4.07
1999	1.67	4.14
1998	1.76	4.25
1997	1.86	4.37
1996	1.95	4.54
1995	2.03	4.7
1994	2.16	4.86
1993	2.25	4.99
1992	2.46	5.14
1991	2.34	5.34
1990	2.4	5.56
1989	2.37	5.78
1988	2.47	6
1987	2.39	6.2
1986	2.45	6.37
1985	2.43	6.48
1984	2.51	6.59
1983	2.49	6.69
1982	2.49	6.81
1981	2.15	6.97
1980	2.3	7.12
1979	2.14	7.25
1978	2.08	7.35
1977	2.09	7.42
1976	2.33	7.45
1975	2.11	7.49
1974	2.28	7.52
1973	2.4	7.55
1972	2.99	7.57
1971	3.04	7.6
1970	3.07	7.62
1969	3.19	7.59
1968	3.27	7.57
1967	3.32	7.56
1966	3.4	7.55
1965	3.47	7.53
1964	3.41	7.53
1963	3.49	7.51
1962	3.51	7.51
1961	3.62	7.5
1960	3.39	7.51

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cyprus was 1.39 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.71 in Syria in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Cyprus	Syria
2023	5,025	402,713
2022	4,466	369,750
2021	5,305	350,560
2020	5,826	327,992
2019	5,679	293,762
2018	5,905	242,530
2017	6,082	237,214
2016	6,643	236,007
2015	6,340	253,977
2014	6,193	333,116
2013	6,116	419,341
2012	6,726	475,520
2011	6,271	543,950
2010	6,723	558,666
2009	6,820	559,314
2008	6,429	576,593
2007	5,983	529,162
2006	6,166	480,616
2005	5,646	468,960
2004	5,705	461,209
2003	5,484	457,000
2002	5,225	453,967
2001	5,308	451,503
2000	5,570	446,211
1999	5,524	439,261
1998	5,879	433,447
1997	6,444	429,887
1996	6,911	430,765
1995	7,226	430,172
1994	7,973	426,996
1993	8,463	420,244
1992	9,844	412,878
1991	9,102	410,830
1990	9,417	409,177
1989	9,156	406,111
1988	9,595	404,285
1987	9,114	399,159
1986	9,412	390,821
1985	9,242	379,231
1984	9,516	366,768
1983	9,318	355,375
1982	9,282	319,664
1981	7,135	330,237
1980	7,954	332,464
1979	6,620	324,943
1978	5,949	316,724
1977	5,607	306,630
1976	6,546	294,267
1975	5,023	282,299
1974	321	270,735
1973	5,405	254,687
1972	8,244	249,027
1971	8,398	239,610
1970	8,412	230,117
1969	8,857	219,114
1968	9,153	209,454
1967	9,313	199,223
1966	9,478	191,122
1965	9,643	182,560
1964	8,322	174,549
1963	8,568	166,555
1962	9,455	159,155
1961	9,584	151,485
1960	8,385	143,687

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.37% in Cyprus and +1.71% in Syria.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.45% in Cyprus and +1.46% in Syria.

Birth rate in Cyprus vs Syria by year

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Cyprus

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Cyprus	Syria
2023	10.8	22.1
2022	11	21.2
2021	11.2	21.2
2020	11.1	20.6
2019	11	19.7
2018	11	18.9
2017	11.2	19.6
2016	11.5	19.6
2015	11.2	21.3
2014	11.1	23.8
2013	11	26.9
2012	11.6	27.7
2011	11.3	28.1
2010	11.8	28.7
2009	12.1	29.2
2008	12	30.5
2007	11.6	29.1
2006	12	28.3
2005	11.7	28.8
2004	11.9	29.1
2003	11.8	29.6
2002	11.6	30.1
2001	12	30.7
2000	12.5	31.2
1999	12.7	31.5
1998	13.3	32
1997	14.1	32.5
1996	14.9	33.3
1995	15.5	34
1994	16.7	34.6
1993	17.6	35
1992	19.4	35.4
1991	18.6	36.3
1990	19.1	37.3
1989	19	38.3
1988	19.9	39.4
1987	19.4	40.3
1986	20.1	41
1985	20.2	41.3
1984	21.2	41.5
1983	21.3	41.9
1982	21.5	42.2
1981	18.6	43
1980	19.8	43.7
1979	18.2	44.4
1978	17.4	44.9
1977	17.1	45.3
1976	18.8	45.4
1975	16.8	45.5
1974	17.9	45.6
1973	18.3	45.7
1972	22.5	45.9
1971	22.7	46.2
1970	22.6	46.5
1969	23.4	46.4
1968	23.9	46.5
1967	24.2	46.5
1966	24.6	46.7
1965	25	46.7
1964	24.7	46.9
1963	25.3	47
1962	25.5	47.2
1961	26.3	47.3
1960	24.7	47.4

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.8 in Cyprus and 22.1 in Syria, compared with 24.7 and 47.4, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

Syria

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Cyprus	Syria
2100	12.5%	15.9%
2099	12.5%	16%
2098	12.5%	16%
2097	12.5%	16.1%
2096	12.5%	16.1%
2095	12.5%	16.1%
2094	12.5%	16.2%
2093	12.5%	16.2%
2092	12.4%	16.2%
2091	12.4%	16.2%
2090	12.3%	16.2%
2089	12.3%	16.2%
2088	12.2%	16.2%
2087	12.2%	16.3%
2086	12.1%	16.4%
2085	12.1%	16.4%
2084	12.1%	16.5%
2083	12%	16.7%
2082	12%	16.8%
2081	12%	17%
2080	12%	17.2%
2079	12%	17.4%
2078	12%	17.6%
2077	12.1%	17.8%
2076	12.1%	18.1%
2075	12.1%	18.3%
2074	12.2%	18.6%
2073	12.3%	18.8%
2072	12.3%	19.1%
2071	12.4%	19.3%
2070	12.5%	19.5%
2069	12.5%	19.6%
2068	12.6%	19.8%
2067	12.6%	19.9%
2066	12.7%	20%
2065	12.7%	20.1%
2064	12.7%	20.1%
2063	12.7%	20.1%
2062	12.7%	20.2%
2061	12.7%	20.2%
2060	12.7%	20.2%
2059	12.6%	20.2%
2058	12.6%	20.3%
2057	12.6%	20.4%
2056	12.5%	20.5%
2055	12.5%	20.7%
2054	12.4%	21%
2053	12.4%	21.3%
2052	12.4%	21.6%
2051	12.3%	22%
2050	12.3%	22.5%
2049	12.3%	23%
2048	12.4%	23.6%
2047	12.4%	24.2%
2046	12.5%	24.8%
2045	12.6%	25.5%
2044	12.7%	26.1%
2043	12.8%	26.7%
2042	13%	27.2%
2041	13.2%	27.8%
2040	13.4%	28.2%
2039	13.6%	28.6%
2038	13.9%	28.9%
2037	14.2%	29%
2036	14.4%	29%
2035	14.7%	28.9%
2034	14.9%	28.7%
2033	15.1%	28.5%
2032	15.3%	28.1%
2031	15.5%	27.7%
2030	15.7%	27.4%
2029	15.8%	27.3%
2028	15.9%	27.4%
2027	16%	27.7%
2026	16.1%	28.1%
2025	16.1%	28.8%
2024	16.1%	29.2%
2023	16.1%	30.3%
2022	16%	31.9%
2021	16%	33.4%
2020	15.9%	34.6%
2019	15.9%	36.1%
2018	15.9%	37.9%
2017	15.9%	39.3%
2016	15.9%	40.2%
2015	16%	40.6%
2014	16.1%	39.8%
2013	16.2%	38%
2012	16.4%	36.5%
2011	16.6%	36.1%
2010	17%	36.1%
2009	17.5%	36.3%
2008	18%	36.3%
2007	18.7%	36.7%
2006	19.3%	38.1%
2005	19.9%	39.1%
2004	20.5%	39.6%
2003	21%	40.2%
2002	21.3%	40.8%
2001	21.7%	41.3%
2000	22.3%	41.9%
1999	22.9%	42.4%
1998	23.4%	42.9%
1997	23.9%	43.3%
1996	24.3%	43.8%
1995	24.6%	44.2%
1994	24.7%	44.7%
1993	24.6%	45.2%
1992	24.6%	45.7%
1991	24.7%	46.1%
1990	24.8%	46.6%
1989	25%	46.9%
1988	25.1%	47.2%
1987	25.2%	47.5%
1986	25.2%	47.7%
1985	25.2%	48%
1984	25.1%	48.2%
1983	24.9%	48.4%
1982	24.8%	48.5%
1981	25%	48.7%
1980	25.5%	48.7%
1979	26.2%	48.7%
1978	27%	48.7%
1977	27.9%	48.7%
1976	28.8%	48.6%
1975	29.6%	48.6%
1974	30%	48.5%
1973	30.3%	48.5%
1972	30.8%	48.4%
1971	31.2%	48.3%
1970	31.7%	48.2%
1969	32.1%	48%
1968	32.6%	47.8%
1967	33%	47.5%
1966	33.5%	47.3%
1965	34%	46.9%
1964	34.5%	46.6%
1963	35.1%	46.3%
1962	35.8%	46.1%
1961	36.4%	45.7%
1960	36.5%	45.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 29.2% in Syria in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 46.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and Syria compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs Syria

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	Syria
2023	14	20
2022	53	21
2021	98	30
2020	87	23
2019	13	24
2018	13	21
2017	12	23
2016	12	23
2015	11	24
2014	11	25
2013	10	25
2012	10	22
2011	10	21
2010	10	19
2009	10	19
2008	10	20
2007	10	19
2006	10	20
2005	10	21
2004	10	22
2003	10	24
2002	11	26
2001	11	29
2000	12	31
1999	12	32
1998	13	34
1997	13	34
1996	14	34
1995	14	33
1994	15	32
1993	15	32
1992	15	33
1991	15	35
1990	15	37
1989	16	41
1988	17	44
1987	17	48
1986	18	52
1985	19	55

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 20 deaths in Syria.

Under-five mortality rates

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Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Cyprus	Syria
2023	0.35%	2.06%
2022	0.35%	2.11%
2021	0.34%	2.1%
2020	0.32%	2.24%
2019	0.31%	2.5%
2018	0.3%	3.26%
2017	0.3%	3.3%
2016	0.29%	3.22%
2015	0.29%	3.7%
2014	0.29%	3.53%
2013	0.3%	3.65%
2012	0.3%	3.39%
2011	0.32%	2.17%
2010	0.33%	1.9%
2009	0.35%	1.9%
2008	0.37%	1.9%
2007	0.39%	1.92%
2006	0.42%	1.95%
2005	0.46%	1.98%
2004	0.5%	2.03%
2003	0.54%	2.09%
2002	0.58%	2.15%
2001	0.62%	2.23%
2000	0.66%	2.32%
1999	0.71%	2.42%
1998	0.76%	2.53%
1997	0.81%	2.66%
1996	0.86%	2.8%
1995	0.91%	2.94%
1994	0.97%	3.09%
1993	1.02%	3.24%
1992	1.06%	3.4%
1991	1.09%	3.55%
1990	1.11%	3.7%
1989	1.12%	3.85%
1988	1.13%	4.02%
1987	1.16%	4.19%
1986	1.23%	4.39%
1985	1.33%	4.6%
1984	1.45%	4.84%
1983	1.61%	5.1%
1982	1.78%	7.06%
1981	1.96%	6.33%
1980	2.16%	6.03%
1979	2.39%	6.4%
1978	2.65%	6.79%
1977	2.91%	7.19%
1976	3.16%	7.61%
1975	3.37%	8.03%
1974	3.53%	8.47%
1973	3.63%	8.92%
1972	3.72%	9.4%
1971	3.81%	9.91%
1970	-	10.5%
1969	-	11.1%
1968	-	11.7%
1967	-	12.3%
1966	-	12.9%
1965	-	13.5%
1964	-	14.1%
1963	-	14.7%
1962	-	15.3%
1961	-	16.1%
1960	-	16.9%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus and 2.06% in Syria. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.