Cuba vs Russia: Birth rate
Cuba
8.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Russia
8.92 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cuba rank
195th
Russia rank
192nd
Birth rate over time
- Cuba
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 8.92 births per 1,000 people against 8.71 births per 1,000 people in Cuba, a difference of 0.21 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 195th and Russia ranks 192nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 5 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.34 births per 1,000 people | 26.34 births per 1,000 people | 5.01 births per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 1960s | 33.42 births per 1,000 people | 17.74 births per 1,000 people | 15.68 births per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 1970s | 22.35 births per 1,000 people | 15.8 births per 1,000 people | 6.55 births per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 1980s | 16.36 births per 1,000 people | 16.87 births per 1,000 people | 0.507 births per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 1990s | 14.38 births per 1,000 people | 10.03 births per 1,000 people | 4.35 births per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 11.42 births per 1,000 people | 10.44 births per 1,000 people | 0.9797 births per 1,000 people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 10.77 births per 1,000 people | 12.44 births per 1,000 people | 1.67 births per 1,000 people | Russia |
| 2020s | 8.86 births per 1,000 people | 9.45 births per 1,000 people | 0.59 births per 1,000 people | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Cuba or Russia?
- Russia, at 8.92 births per 1,000 people against 8.71 births per 1,000 people in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Cuba and Russia?
- 0.21 births per 1,000 people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Russia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Russia rank globally for birth rate?
- Cuba ranks 195th and Russia ranks 192nd 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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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.