Cuba vs Netherlands: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Cuba
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Netherlands
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Cuba rank
184th
Netherlands rank
187th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Cuba
- Netherlands
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.42 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Netherlands, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 184th and Netherlands ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.45 children per women | 2.96 children per women | 0.4912 children per women | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3.98 children per women | 2.92 children per women | 1.06 children per women | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.76 children per women | 1.84 children per women | 0.9228 children per women | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1.71 children per women | 1.51 children per women | 0.2028 children per women | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.55 children per women | 1.57 children per women | 0.0223 children per women | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.54 children per women | 1.71 children per women | 0.1789 children per women | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.62 children per women | 1.66 children per women | 0.0395 children per women | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.42 children per women | 1.52 children per women | 0.094 children per women | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Cuba or Netherlands?
- Cuba, at 1.42 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Cuba and Netherlands?
- 0 children per women, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Netherlands rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Cuba ranks 184th and Netherlands ranks 187th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).