Cuba vs Netherlands: Fertility rate: births per woman
Cuba
1.44 live births per woman
in 2023
Netherlands
1.43 live births per woman
in 2023
Cuba rank
186th
Netherlands rank
188th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Cuba
- Netherlands
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Netherlands, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 186th and Netherlands ranks 188th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.93 live births per woman | 3.07 live births per woman | 0.8587 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1960s | 4.34 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.92 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 1.04 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 0.2298 live births per woman | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.59 live births per woman | 0.0094 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.73 live births per woman | 0.1709 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 1.64 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 0.03 live births per woman | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.44 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 0.0865 live births per woman | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Cuba or Netherlands?
- Cuba, at 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Cuba and Netherlands?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Netherlands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Netherlands rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Cuba ranks 186th and Netherlands ranks 188th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.