Cuba vs Switzerland: Fertility rate: births per woman

Cuba
1.44 live births per woman
in 2023
Switzerland
1.43 live births per woman
in 2023
Cuba rank
186th
Switzerland rank
187th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Cuba
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Switzerland, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 186th and Switzerland ranks 187th 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 3.93 live births per woman 2.35 live births per woman 1.58 live births per woman Cuba
1960s 4.34 live births per woman 2.48 live births per woman 1.86 live births per woman Cuba
1970s 2.92 live births per woman 1.73 live births per woman 1.18 live births per woman Cuba
1980s 1.76 live births per woman 1.54 live births per woman 0.2255 live births per woman Cuba
1990s 1.58 live births per woman 1.51 live births per woman 0.0641 live births per woman Cuba
2000s 1.56 live births per woman 1.43 live births per woman 0.1281 live births per woman Cuba
2010s 1.64 live births per woman 1.52 live births per woman 0.124 live births per woman Cuba
2020s 1.44 live births per woman 1.46 live births per woman 0.0132 live births per woman Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Cuba or Switzerland?
Cuba, at 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Cuba and Switzerland?
0.01 live births per woman, with Cuba 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: births per woman?
Cuba ranks 186th and Switzerland ranks 187th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.