Cuba vs Sweden: Fertility rate: births per woman

Cuba
1.44 live births per woman
in 2023
Sweden
1.43 live births per woman
in 2023
Cuba rank
186th
Sweden rank
188th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Cuba
  • Sweden
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 188th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 3.93 live births per woman 2.25 live births per woman 1.69 live births per woman Cuba
1960s 4.34 live births per woman 2.24 live births per woman 2.1 live births per woman Cuba
1970s 2.92 live births per woman 1.79 live births per woman 1.13 live births per woman Cuba
1980s 1.76 live births per woman 1.75 live births per woman 0.008 live births per woman Cuba
1990s 1.58 live births per woman 1.8 live births per woman 0.2265 live births per woman Sweden
2000s 1.56 live births per woman 1.76 live births per woman 0.1957 live births per woman Sweden
2010s 1.64 live births per woman 1.85 live births per woman 0.2052 live births per woman Sweden
2020s 1.44 live births per woman 1.58 live births per woman 0.135 live births per woman Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Cuba or Sweden?
Cuba, at 1.44 live births per woman against 1.43 live births per woman in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Cuba and Sweden?
0.01 live births per woman, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sweden?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cuba and Sweden rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Cuba ranks 186th and Sweden 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
Last refreshed

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.