Fertility & birth rates in Cyprus and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Cyprus vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cyprus vs Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	3.39	7.2
1961	3.62	7.21
1962	3.51	7.23
1963	3.49	7.23
1964	3.41	7.23
1965	3.47	7.23
1966	3.4	7.2
1967	3.32	7.16
1968	3.27	7.11
1969	3.19	7.04
1970	3.07	6.98
1971	3.04	6.94
1972	2.99	6.94
1973	2.4	6.94
1974	2.28	6.88
1975	2.11	6.83
1976	2.33	6.77
1977	2.09	6.71
1978	2.08	6.66
1979	2.14	6.59
1980	2.3	6.52
1981	2.15	6.45
1982	2.49	6.33
1983	2.49	6.2
1984	2.51	6.04
1985	2.43	5.87
1986	2.45	5.69
1987	2.39	5.5
1988	2.47	5.28
1989	2.37	5.07
1990	2.4	4.88
1991	2.34	4.72
1992	2.46	4.57
1993	2.25	4.39
1994	2.16	4.28
1995	2.03	4.15
1996	1.95	4.11
1997	1.86	4.08
1998	1.76	4.07
1999	1.67	4.06
2000	1.64	4.01
2001	1.57	3.98
2002	1.5	3.93
2003	1.51	3.86
2004	1.51	3.78
2005	1.48	3.69
2006	1.51	3.64
2007	1.45	3.68
2008	1.48	3.78
2009	1.48	3.95
2010	1.43	4.04
2011	1.36	4.13
2012	1.38	4.13
2013	1.3	4.11
2014	1.31	4.01
2015	1.32	3.91
2016	1.36	3.83
2017	1.32	3.77
2018	1.32	3.74
2019	1.33	3.75
2020	1.36	3.75
2021	1.39	3.77
2022	1.39	3.77
2023	1.39	3.72
2024	1.38	3.67
2025	1.37	3.62
2026	1.37	3.57
2027	1.36	3.52
2028	1.36	3.47
2029	1.36	3.43
2030	1.37	3.38
2031	1.37	3.33
2032	1.37	3.29
2033	1.37	3.25
2034	1.37	3.21
2035	1.38	3.17
2036	1.38	3.13
2037	1.38	3.09
2038	1.38	3.06
2039	1.39	3.02
2040	1.39	2.99
2041	1.39	2.96
2042	1.39	2.93
2043	1.4	2.9
2044	1.4	2.87
2045	1.4	2.84
2046	1.41	2.81
2047	1.41	2.78
2048	1.42	2.75
2049	1.42	2.72
2050	1.42	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cyprus	Zimbabwe
1960	36.5%	47.3%
1961	36.4%	47.7%
1962	35.8%	48.1%
1963	35.1%	48.5%
1964	34.5%	48.8%
1965	34%	48.7%
1966	33.5%	48.6%
1967	33%	48.5%
1968	32.6%	48.5%
1969	32.1%	48.4%
1970	31.7%	48.3%
1971	31.2%	48.2%
1972	30.8%	48.2%
1973	30.3%	48.1%
1974	30%	48.1%
1975	29.6%	48.1%
1976	28.8%	48.2%
1977	27.9%	48.3%
1978	27%	48.5%
1979	26.2%	48.8%
1980	25.5%	48.7%
1981	25%	48.4%
1982	24.8%	48.3%
1983	24.9%	48.2%
1984	25.1%	48.1%
1985	25.2%	48%
1986	25.2%	47.9%
1987	25.2%	47.9%
1988	25.1%	47.9%
1989	25%	47.6%
1990	24.8%	47.1%
1991	24.7%	46.6%
1992	24.6%	46.8%
1993	24.6%	47.1%
1994	24.7%	46.6%
1995	24.6%	45.9%
1996	24.3%	45%
1997	23.9%	44%
1998	23.4%	43.1%
1999	22.9%	42.4%
2000	22.3%	41.9%
2001	21.7%	41.5%
2002	21.3%	41.4%
2003	21%	41.5%
2004	20.5%	41.7%
2005	19.9%	41.9%
2006	19.3%	42%
2007	18.7%	42.1%
2008	18%	42.4%
2009	17.5%	42.7%
2010	17%	43%
2011	16.6%	43.4%
2012	16.4%	43.7%
2013	16.2%	43.9%
2014	16.1%	43.9%
2015	16%	43.8%
2016	15.9%	43.6%
2017	15.9%	43.3%
2018	15.9%	42.9%
2019	15.9%	42.5%
2020	15.9%	42.2%
2021	16%	41.9%
2022	16%	41.6%
2023	16.1%	41.3%
2024	16.1%	40.9%
2025	16.1%	40.3%
2026	16%	39.6%
2027	16%	39%
2028	15.9%	38.4%
2029	15.8%	37.8%
2030	15.6%	37.4%
2031	15.4%	37%
2032	15.2%	36.8%
2033	15%	36.5%
2034	14.8%	36.3%
2035	14.6%	36.1%
2036	14.3%	35.8%
2037	14%	35.6%
2038	13.8%	35.3%
2039	13.5%	35.1%
2040	13.3%	34.8%
2041	13.1%	34.6%
2042	12.9%	34.3%
2043	12.7%	34.1%
2044	12.6%	33.8%
2045	12.5%	33.5%
2046	12.4%	33.2%
2047	12.4%	32.9%
2048	12.4%	32.6%
2049	12.3%	32.2%
2050	12.3%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16.1% of the population in Cyprus and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 24.8% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cyprus and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Cyprus vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Cyprus and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	8,385	126,959
1961	9,584	131,531
1962	9,455	136,317
1963	8,568	140,984
1964	8,322	145,848
1965	9,643	151,164
1966	9,478	156,014
1967	9,313	161,205
1968	9,153	166,865
1969	8,857	172,626
1970	8,412	178,979
1971	8,398	185,427
1972	8,244	193,725
1973	5,405	201,885
1974	321	208,806
1975	5,023	216,947
1976	6,546	221,419
1977	5,607	225,139
1978	5,949	222,979
1979	6,620	223,657
1980	7,954	241,179
1981	7,135	271,361
1982	9,282	279,934
1983	9,318	286,545
1984	9,516	290,052
1985	9,242	290,756
1986	9,412	289,894
1987	9,114	286,766
1988	9,595	277,498
1989	9,156	270,838
1990	9,417	265,444
1991	9,102	260,943
1992	9,844	255,291
1993	8,463	228,045
1994	7,973	216,343
1995	7,226	206,695
1996	6,911	205,269
1997	6,444	216,288
1998	5,879	225,614
1999	5,524	232,393
2000	5,570	236,343
2001	5,308	227,909
2002	5,225	244,170
2003	5,484	243,057
2004	5,705	248,307
2005	5,646	248,545
2006	6,166	248,963
2007	5,983	261,805
2008	6,429	280,527
2009	6,820	309,316
2010	6,723	335,570
2011	6,271	359,572
2012	6,726	371,135
2013	6,116	374,757
2014	6,193	366,350
2015	6,340	356,203
2016	6,643	348,772
2017	6,082	344,035
2018	5,905	345,883
2019	5,679	348,798
2020	5,826	354,790
2021	5,305	349,908
2022	4,466	371,243
2023	5,025	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Cyprus vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cyprus	Zimbabwe
1985	19	573
1986	18	525
1987	17	480
1988	17	431
1989	16	382
1990	15	353
1991	15	332
1992	15	333
1993	15	331
1994	15	332
1995	14	332
1996	14	352
1997	13	357
1998	13	368
1999	12	399
2000	12	405
2001	11	467
2002	11	418
2003	10	455
2004	10	451
2005	10	454
2006	10	480
2007	10	519
2008	10	526
2009	10	540
2010	10	567
2011	10	564
2012	10	558
2013	10	525
2014	11	468
2015	11	428
2016	12	411
2017	12	389
2018	13	386
2019	13	388
2020	87	380
2021	98	446
2022	53	368
2023	14	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.35% in Cyprus and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	-	15.2%
1961	-	14.8%
1962	-	14.4%
1963	-	14%
1964	-	13.5%
1965	-	13.1%
1966	-	12.7%
1967	-	12.4%
1968	-	12.1%
1969	-	11.8%
1970	-	11.7%
1971	3.81%	11.5%
1972	3.72%	11.5%
1973	3.63%	11.4%
1974	3.53%	11.4%
1975	3.37%	11.4%
1976	3.16%	11.5%
1977	2.91%	11.5%
1978	2.65%	11.5%
1979	2.39%	11.3%
1980	2.16%	11.1%
1981	1.96%	10.7%
1982	1.78%	10.1%
1983	1.61%	9.5%
1984	1.45%	8.87%
1985	1.33%	8.31%
1986	1.23%	7.86%
1987	1.16%	7.61%
1988	1.13%	7.55%
1989	1.12%	7.69%
1990	1.11%	7.97%
1991	1.09%	8.33%
1992	1.06%	8.73%
1993	1.02%	9.16%
1994	0.97%	9.52%
1995	0.91%	9.83%
1996	0.86%	10%
1997	0.81%	10.1%
1998	0.76%	10%
1999	0.71%	9.92%
2000	0.66%	9.83%
2001	0.62%	9.79%
2002	0.58%	8.48%
2003	0.54%	8.85%
2004	0.5%	9.17%
2005	0.46%	9.23%
2006	0.42%	9.4%
2007	0.39%	9.47%
2008	0.37%	9.34%
2009	0.35%	9.03%
2010	0.33%	8.5%
2011	0.32%	7.88%
2012	0.3%	7.14%
2013	0.3%	6.55%
2014	0.29%	6.18%
2015	0.29%	5.98%
2016	0.29%	5.69%
2017	0.3%	5.5%
2018	0.3%	5.23%
2019	0.31%	5.11%
2020	0.32%	5.01%
2021	0.34%	4.76%
2022	0.35%	4.6%
2023	0.35%	4.42%