Cuba vs Sweden: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Cuba
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Sweden
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Cuba rank
184th
Sweden rank
186th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Cuba
- Sweden
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.42 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Sweden, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 184th and Sweden ranks 186th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.45 children per women | 2.18 children per women | 1.28 children per women | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3.98 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 1.79 children per women | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.76 children per women | 1.76 children per women | 1.01 children per women | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1.71 children per women | 1.73 children per women | 0.0188 children per women | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1.55 children per women | 1.79 children per women | 0.2393 children per women | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.54 children per women | 1.74 children per women | 0.2059 children per women | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.62 children per women | 1.84 children per women | 0.2153 children per women | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.42 children per women | 1.57 children per women | 0.1442 children per women | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Cuba, at 1.42 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Cuba and Sweden?
- 0 children per women, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Sweden rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Cuba ranks 184th and Sweden ranks 186th 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).