Fertility rate, total in Cyprus
Cyprus: Fertility rate, total was 1.38 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 180th 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 | 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
- 177 Uruguay 1.4 births per woman compare
- 178 Romania 1.39 births per woman compare
- 179 Saint Lucia 1.39 births per woman compare
- 181 Bahamas 1.37 births per woman compare
- 182 Liechtenstein 1.37 births per woman compare
- 183 Czechia 1.36 births per woman compare
- 183 Germany 1.36 births per woman compare
More health data for Cyprus
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 7,192 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 6,607 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 6,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 6,542 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 482,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 7,703 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 6,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 7,082 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 6,557 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 68.1% (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 180th out of 215 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.
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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.