Fertility rate, total in Cuba

Cuba: Fertility rate, total was 1.45 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.45 births per woman
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
166th
of 217 countries
All-time high
4.56 births per woman
in 1963
All-time low
1.4 births per woman
in 2006
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Fertility rate, total in Cuba, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.

Analysis

In 2024, fertility rate, total in Cuba stood at 1.45 births per woman.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Cuba peaked at 4.56 births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.4 births per woman, in 2006.

That places Cuba 166th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Fertility rate, total in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in Cuba, 1960 to 2024.
Year births per woman Change
1960 4.13 births per woman
1961 4.26 births per woman +3.3%
1962 4.42 births per woman +3.7%
1963 4.56 births per woman +3.1%
1964 4.53 births per woman -0.7%
1965 4.5 births per woman -0.5%
1966 4.4 births per woman -2.4%
1967 4.29 births per woman -2.4%
1968 4.19 births per woman -2.3%
1969 4.12 births per woman -1.7%
1970 3.98 births per woman -3.5%
1971 3.8 births per woman -4.6%
1972 3.61 births per woman -4.9%
1973 3.4 births per woman -5.8%
1974 3.16 births per woman -7.0%
1975 2.82 births per woman -10.7%
1976 2.51 births per woman -11.3%
1977 2.21 births per woman -11.9%
1978 1.88 births per woman -14.7%
1979 1.77 births per woman -6.0%
1980 1.64 births per woman -7.6%
1981 1.59 births per woman -2.8%
1982 1.78 births per woman +11.6%
1983 1.8 births per woman +1.4%
1984 1.77 births per woman -1.5%
1985 1.77 births per woman -0.1%
1986 1.78 births per woman +0.4%
1987 1.8 births per woman +1.2%
1988 1.85 births per woman +2.9%
1989 1.83 births per woman -1.1%
1990 1.81 births per woman -1.4%
1991 1.66 births per woman -7.9%
1992 1.56 births per woman -6.1%
1993 1.49 births per woman -4.7%
1994 1.47 births per woman -1.5%
1995 1.48 births per woman +1.0%
1996 1.46 births per woman -1.6%
1997 1.59 births per woman +9.1%
1998 1.62 births per woman +1.7%
1999 1.64 births per woman +1.4%
2000 1.61 births per woman -2.0%
2001 1.59 births per woman -0.8%
2002 1.65 births per woman +3.1%
2003 1.63 births per woman -1.1%
2004 1.55 births per woman -5.0%
2005 1.49 births per woman -3.9%
2006 1.4 births per woman -5.7%
2007 1.44 births per woman +2.4%
2008 1.58 births per woman +9.7%
2009 1.68 births per woman +6.5%
2010 1.67 births per woman -0.3%
2011 1.73 births per woman +3.6%
2012 1.67 births per woman -3.8%
2013 1.68 births per woman +0.6%
2014 1.66 births per woman -1.4%
2015 1.69 births per woman +1.8%
2016 1.6 births per woman -5.0%
2017 1.58 births per woman -0.9%
2018 1.61 births per woman +1.4%
2019 1.54 births per woman -4.2%
2020 1.49 births per woman -3.3%
2021 1.43 births per woman -4.2%
2022 1.41 births per woman -1.1%
2023 1.44 births per woman +1.9%
2024 1.45 births per woman +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.34 births per woman 4.12 births per woman 4.56 births per woman 10
1970s 2.92 births per woman 1.77 births per woman 3.98 births per woman 10
1980s 1.76 births per woman 1.59 births per woman 1.85 births per woman 10
1990s 1.58 births per woman 1.46 births per woman 1.81 births per woman 10
2000s 1.56 births per woman 1.4 births per woman 1.68 births per woman 10
2010s 1.64 births per woman 1.54 births per woman 1.73 births per woman 10
2020s 1.44 births per woman 1.41 births per woman 1.49 births per woman 5

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 163 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.45 births per woman compare
  2. 164 Norway 1.45 births per woman compare
  3. 165 Bhutan 1.45 births per woman compare
  4. 167 Belgium 1.44 births per woman compare
  5. 167 Mauritius 1.44 births per woman compare
  6. 167 Sint Maarten 1.44 births per woman compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate, total in Cuba?
Fertility rate, total in Cuba was 1.45 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 4.56 births per woman in 1963.
What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 1.4 births per woman in 2006.
How does Cuba rank for fertility rate, total?
Cuba ranks 166th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cuba data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
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Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.