Fertility rate, total in Cuba
Cuba: Fertility rate, total was 1.45 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Cuba, 1960–2024
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 164th out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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 164th out of 215 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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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.