Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Cuba
Cuba: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.45 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.45 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
185th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.56 live births per woman
in 1963
All-time low
1.4 live births per woman
in 2006
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Cuba, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Cuba recorded 1.45 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Cuba peaked at 4.56 live births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.4 live births per woman, in 2006.
That places Cuba 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Cuba, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.03 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 3.95 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1952 | 3.93 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 3.92 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 3.92 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 3.9 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 3.89 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 3.89 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 3.9 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 4 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 4.13 live births per woman | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 4.26 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 4.42 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 4.56 live births per woman | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 4.53 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 4.5 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 4.4 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 4.29 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 4.19 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 4.12 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 3.98 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 3.8 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 3.61 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 3.4 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 3.16 live births per woman | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 2.82 live births per woman | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 2.51 live births per woman | -11.3% |
| 1977 | 2.21 live births per woman | -11.9% |
| 1978 | 1.88 live births per woman | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 1.77 live births per woman | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 1.64 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 1.59 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.78 live births per woman | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 1.8 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.77 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.77 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.78 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.8 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.85 live births per woman | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1.83 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.81 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.66 live births per woman | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 1.56 live births per woman | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 1.49 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 1.47 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.48 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.46 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.59 live births per woman | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 1.62 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 1.64 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.61 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.59 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.65 live births per woman | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1.63 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.55 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 1.49 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.4 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 1.44 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.58 live births per woman | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 1.68 live births per woman | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.67 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.73 live births per woman | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.67 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.68 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.66 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1.69 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.6 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.58 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.61 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.54 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 1.49 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.43 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.41 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.44 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.45 live births per woman | +0.4% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1.45 live births per woman is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 live births per woman, 80% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1.45 live births per woman is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.62 live births per woman, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.93 live births per woman | 3.89 live births per woman | 4.03 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.34 live births per woman | 4.12 live births per woman | 4.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.92 live births per woman | 1.77 live births per woman | 3.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 1.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.46 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.41 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
- 182 Bhutan 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 183 Germany 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 184 Montserrat 1.45 live births per woman compare
- 186 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.44 live births per woman compare
- 187 Switzerland 1.44 live births per woman compare
- 188 Netherlands 1.43 live births per woman compare
- 188 Sweden 1.43 live births per woman compare
More education data for Cuba
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 78,576 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,635 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 171,121 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 162,406 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 662,491 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 698,052 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Cuba?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Cuba was 1.45 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 4.56 live births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 live births per woman in 2006.
- How does Cuba rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Cuba ranks 185th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 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 Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.