In 2023, the crude birth rate in live births per 1,000 inhabitants in Cuba was 8.71. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 24.08, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

In 2023, the total fertility rate in children per woman in Cuba was 1.44. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 2.69, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Historical dataset showing Cuba birth rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

Cuba CU: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data was reported at 8.706 Ratio in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 8.662 Ratio for 2022. Cuba CU: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data is updated yearly, averaging 14.015 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 35.367 Ratio in 1963 and a record low of 8.662 Ratio in 2022. Cuba CU: Birth Rate: Crude: per 1000 People data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cuba – Table CU.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics; (4) United Nations Statistics Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years).;Weighted average;

Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Cuba was reported at 8.706 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Cuba - Birth rate, crude - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in Cuba was reported at 1.439 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Cuba - Fertility rate, total (births per woman) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Cuba CU: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data was reported at 1.439 Ratio in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.412 Ratio for 2022. Cuba CU: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data is updated yearly, averaging 1.678 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.559 Ratio in 1963 and a record low of 1.402 Ratio in 2006. Cuba CU: Fertility Rate: Total: Births per Woman data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cuba – Table CU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. 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.;(1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2024 Revision; (2) Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices; (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics.;Weighted average;Relevance to gender indicator: it can indicate the status of women within households and a woman’s decision about the number and spacing of children.

Historical dataset showing Cuba fertility rate by year from 1950 to 2025.

In 2023, the infant mortality rate in deaths per 1,000 live births in Cuba stood at 6.6. Between 1960 and 2023, the figure dropped by 29.9, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

This dataset is about countries per year in Cuba. It has 64 rows. It features 4 columns: country, birth rate, and median age.

Cuba CU: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data was reported at 48.674 Ratio in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 47.767 Ratio for 2022. Cuba CU: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data is updated yearly, averaging 67.954 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 165.471 Ratio in 1963 and a record low of 40.740 Ratio in 2006. Cuba CU: Adolescent Fertility Rate: Births per 1000 Women Aged 15-19 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cuba – Table CU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.;United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects.;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 3.7.2 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

This bar chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) by ISO 3 country code using the aggregation average, weighted by population in Cuba. The data is about countries per year.

Cuba CU: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data was reported at 6.600 Ratio in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 6.300 Ratio for 2022. Cuba CU: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data is updated yearly, averaging 10.050 Ratio from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2023, with 64 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.900 Ratio in 1963 and a record low of 4.700 Ratio in 2013. Cuba CU: Mortality Rate: Infant: per 1000 Live Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cuba – Table CU.World Bank.WDI: Social: Health Statistics. Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.;Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.;Weighted average;Given that data on the incidence and prevalence of diseases are frequently unavailable, mortality rates are often used to identify vulnerable populations. Moreover, they are among the indicators most frequently used to compare socioeconomic development across countries. Under-five mortality rates are higher for boys than for girls in countries in which parental gender preferences are insignificant. Under-five mortality captures the effect of gender discrimination better than infant mortality does, as malnutrition and medical interventions have more significant impacts to this age group. Where female under-five mortality is higher, girls are likely to have less access to resources than boys. Aggregate data for LIC, UMC, LMC, HIC are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.

Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) in Cuba was reported at 48.67 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Cuba - Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

As of 2018, 28 percent of women aged 20 to 24 gave birth before age 18 in Nicaragua. This was the highest birth rate before age 18 in the Latin American and Caribbean countries shown in the graph. Venezuela recorded the second highest adolescent birth rate, as around 24 percent of the women aged 20 to 24 had had a child before turning 18. Cuba, on the other hand, had one of the lowest birth rates before 18 in the region, at only 6 percent.

This scatter chart displays birth rate (per 1,000 people) against vulnerable employment (% of total employment) in Cuba. The data is filtered where the date is 2021. The data is about countries per year.

Cuba CU: Completeness of Birth Registration data was reported at 99.800 % in 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 100.000 % for 2014. Cuba CU: Completeness of Birth Registration data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 % from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2019, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2014 and a record low of 99.800 % in 2019. Cuba CU: Completeness of Birth Registration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Cuba – Table CU.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Completeness of birth registration is the percentage of children under age 5 whose births were registered at the time of the survey. The numerator of completeness of birth registration includes children whose birth certificate was seen by the interviewer or whose mother or caretaker says the birth has been registered.;Household surveys such as Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys. Largely compiled by UNICEF.;Weighted average;This is the Sustainable Development Goal indicator 16.9.1 [https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/].

In 2023, Ciego de Ávila was the province with the highest maternal mortality rate in Cuba, with **** deaths per 100,000 live births. Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo followed, with a rate of around ** and **** maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, respectively. In that year, the most common cause of maternal mortality per 100,000 live births in Cuba was postpartum complications.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the data for the Cuba, IL population pyramid, which represents the Cuba population distribution across age and gender, using estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates. It lists the male and female population for each age group, along with the total population for those age groups. Higher numbers at the bottom of the table suggest population growth, whereas higher numbers at the top indicate declining birth rates. Furthermore, the dataset can be utilized to understand the youth dependency ratio, old-age dependency ratio, total dependency ratio, and potential support ratio.

Key observations

• Youth dependency ratio, which is the number of children aged 0-14 per 100 persons aged 15-64, for Cuba, IL, is 26.8.
• Old-age dependency ratio, which is the number of persons aged 65 or over per 100 persons aged 15-64, for Cuba, IL, is 31.1.
• Total dependency ratio for Cuba, IL is 57.9.
• Potential support ratio, which is the number of youth (working age population) per elderly, for Cuba, IL is 3.2.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group for the Cuba population analysis. Total expected values are 18 and are define above in the age groups section.
• Population (Male): The male population in the Cuba for the selected age group is shown in the following column.
• Population (Female): The female population in the Cuba for the selected age group is shown in the following column.
• Total Population: The total population of the Cuba for the selected age group is shown in the following column.

Good to know

Margin of Error

Data in the dataset are based on the estimates and are subject to sampling variability and thus a margin of error. Neilsberg Research recommends using caution when presening these estimates in your research.

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Inspiration

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This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Cuba Population by Age. You can refer the same here

This scatter chart displays population (people) against fertility rate (births per woman) in Cuba. The data is about countries per year.