Cuba vs Germany: Birth rate

Cuba
8.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Germany
8.51 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cuba rank
195th
Germany rank
198th

Birth rate over time

  • Cuba
  • Germany
10203040195019862023

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 8.71 births per 1,000 people against 8.51 births per 1,000 people in Germany, a difference of 0.2 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 195th and Germany ranks 198th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Germany Difference Ahead
1950s 31.34 births per 1,000 people 16.3 births per 1,000 people 15.04 births per 1,000 people Cuba
1960s 33.42 births per 1,000 people 17.03 births per 1,000 people 16.39 births per 1,000 people Cuba
1970s 22.35 births per 1,000 people 10.86 births per 1,000 people 11.49 births per 1,000 people Cuba
1980s 16.36 births per 1,000 people 10.89 births per 1,000 people 5.47 births per 1,000 people Cuba
1990s 14.38 births per 1,000 people 9.98 births per 1,000 people 4.41 births per 1,000 people Cuba
2000s 11.42 births per 1,000 people 8.61 births per 1,000 people 2.81 births per 1,000 people Cuba
2010s 10.77 births per 1,000 people 8.88 births per 1,000 people 1.88 births per 1,000 people Cuba
2020s 8.86 births per 1,000 people 8.99 births per 1,000 people 0.133 births per 1,000 people Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Cuba or Germany?
Cuba, at 8.71 births per 1,000 people against 8.51 births per 1,000 people in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Cuba and Germany?
0.2 births per 1,000 people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Germany?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Germany rank globally for birth rate?
Cuba ranks 195th and Germany ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.