Cuba vs Netherlands: Fertility rate, total
Cuba
1.44 births per woman
in 2023
Netherlands
1.43 births per woman
in 2023
Cuba rank
173rd
Netherlands rank
174th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Cuba
- Netherlands
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.44 births per woman against 1.43 births per woman in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 173rd and Netherlands ranks 174th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.92 births per woman | 1.88 births per woman | 1.04 births per woman | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1.76 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman | 0.2275 births per woman | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.58 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | 0.0088 births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.56 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 0.1741 births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.64 births per woman | 1.68 births per woman | 0.0335 births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.44 births per woman | 1.52 births per woman | 0.0782 births per woman | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Cuba or Netherlands?
- Cuba, at 1.44 births per woman against 1.43 births per woman in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Cuba and Netherlands?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Netherlands?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Netherlands rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Cuba ranks 173rd and Netherlands ranks 174th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release