Cuba vs Switzerland: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Cuba
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Switzerland
1.42 children per women
in 2023
Cuba rank
184th
Switzerland rank
183rd
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Cuba
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.42 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Cuba, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 184th and Switzerland ranks 183rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.45 children per women | 2.26 children per women | 1.2 children per women | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3.98 children per women | 2.4 children per women | 1.58 children per women | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.76 children per women | 1.69 children per women | 1.07 children per women | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1.71 children per women | 1.51 children per women | 0.1971 children per women | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.55 children per women | 1.5 children per women | 0.0486 children per women | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.54 children per women | 1.42 children per women | 0.1157 children per women | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.62 children per women | 1.51 children per women | 0.1124 children per women | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.42 children per women | 1.45 children per women | 0.0227 children per women | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.42 children per women against 1.42 children per women in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Cuba and Switzerland?
- 0 children per women, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Switzerland?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Switzerland rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Cuba ranks 184th and Switzerland ranks 183rd 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).