Fertility rate, total in Cyprus
Cyprus: Fertility rate, total was 1.38 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.38 births per woman
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
182nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
3.62 births per woman
in 1961
All-time low
1.3 births per woman
in 2013
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Cyprus, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 1.38 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Cyprus peaked at 3.62 births per woman in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1.3 births per woman, in 2013.
That places Cyprus 182nd 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.39 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 3.62 births per woman | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 3.51 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 3.49 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 3.41 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 3.47 births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 3.4 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 3.32 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 3.27 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 3.19 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 3.06 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 3.04 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 2.99 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 2.4 births per woman | -19.6% |
| 1974 | 2.28 births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 2.11 births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 2.33 births per woman | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 2.09 births per woman | -10.2% |
| 1978 | 2.08 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 2.14 births per woman | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.3 births per woman | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 2.15 births per woman | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 2.49 births per woman | +15.5% |
| 1983 | 2.49 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 2.51 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.43 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 2.45 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 2.39 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 2.47 births per woman | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 2.37 births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 2.4 births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.34 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 2.46 births per woman | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 2.25 births per woman | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 2.16 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 2.03 births per woman | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 1.95 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.86 births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1.76 births per woman | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.67 births per woman | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.64 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.57 births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.5 births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.51 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.48 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.51 births per woman | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.45 births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.48 births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.48 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.43 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.36 births per woman | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.38 births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.3 births per woman | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.31 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.32 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.36 births per woman | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.32 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.32 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.33 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.36 births per woman | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.39 births per woman | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.39 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.39 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.38 births per woman | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.41 births per woman | 3.19 births per woman | 3.62 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.45 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | 3.06 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.41 births per woman | 2.15 births per woman | 2.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 births per woman | 1.67 births per woman | 2.46 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 births per woman | 1.45 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 births per woman | 1.3 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 179 Uruguay 1.4 births per woman compare
- 180 Romania 1.39 births per woman compare
- 181 Saint Lucia 1.39 births per woman compare
- 183 Bahamas 1.37 births per woman compare
- 184 Liechtenstein 1.37 births per woman compare
- 185 Czechia 1.36 births per woman compare
- 185 Germany 1.36 births per woman compare
More health data for Cyprus
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,325 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 7 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.078 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9481 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0828 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Cyprus?
- Fertility rate, total in Cyprus was 1.38 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 3.62 births per woman in 1961.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 births per woman in 2013.
- How does Cyprus rank for fertility rate, total?
- Cyprus ranks 182nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 65 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.