Fertility & birth rates in Brunei and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Brunei vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brunei was 1.75 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.22 in Nicaragua in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Brunei vs Nicaragua population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brunei	Nicaragua
1960	7.32	7.16
1961	7.19	7.11
1962	7.03	7.1
1963	6.89	7.08
1964	6.77	7.06
1965	6.65	7.03
1966	6.51	6.99
1967	6.37	6.94
1968	6.2	6.89
1969	6.01	6.83
1970	5.8	6.77
1971	5.62	6.71
1972	5.5	6.65
1973	5.36	6.59
1974	5.18	6.52
1975	4.99	6.45
1976	4.78	6.37
1977	4.58	6.28
1978	4.39	6.16
1979	4.22	6.07
1980	4.07	5.96
1981	3.94	5.84
1982	3.84	5.74
1983	3.75	5.61
1984	3.68	5.49
1985	3.61	5.36
1986	3.55	5.22
1987	3.49	5.07
1988	3.44	4.93
1989	3.36	4.76
1990	3.29	4.6
1991	3.21	4.43
1992	3.11	4.27
1993	3.01	4.1
1994	2.9	3.94
1995	2.79	3.78
1996	2.68	3.62
1997	2.6	3.47
1998	2.53	3.34
1999	2.46	3.22
2000	2.4	3.12
2001	2.34	3
2002	2.26	2.89
2003	2.19	2.83
2004	2.1	2.78
2005	2.02	2.77
2006	1.97	2.73
2007	1.93	2.7
2008	1.92	2.66
2009	1.92	2.63
2010	1.94	2.6
2011	1.96	2.56
2012	1.97	2.53
2013	1.98	2.49
2014	1.97	2.46
2015	1.95	2.43
2016	1.92	2.41
2017	1.88	2.38
2018	1.85	2.35
2019	1.82	2.32
2020	1.8	2.3
2021	1.78	2.27
2022	1.76	2.24
2023	1.75	2.22
2024	1.73	2.21
2025	1.71	2.18
2026	1.7	2.16
2027	1.68	2.14
2028	1.68	2.11
2029	1.67	2.09
2030	1.66	2.07
2031	1.65	2.05
2032	1.65	2.04
2033	1.65	2.02
2034	1.64	2.01
2035	1.64	2
2036	1.64	1.98
2037	1.64	1.97
2038	1.64	1.96
2039	1.63	1.95
2040	1.63	1.94
2041	1.63	1.93
2042	1.63	1.92
2043	1.62	1.91
2044	1.62	1.9
2045	1.62	1.89
2046	1.62	1.89
2047	1.62	1.88
2048	1.62	1.87
2049	1.62	1.87
2050	1.61	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brunei	Nicaragua
1960	44.1%	47.6%
1961	45.2%	47.8%
1962	46.1%	48%
1963	46.6%	48.2%
1964	46.6%	48.2%
1965	46.5%	48.1%
1966	46%	47.9%
1967	45.4%	47.8%
1968	44.8%	47.7%
1969	44.2%	47.6%
1970	43.6%	47.5%
1971	43.3%	47.5%
1972	43%	47.4%
1973	42.6%	47.4%
1974	42%	47.3%
1975	41.3%	47.3%
1976	40.6%	47.3%
1977	39.9%	47.2%
1978	39.3%	47.3%
1979	38.9%	47.3%
1980	38.5%	47.3%
1981	38.1%	47.3%
1982	37.6%	47.3%
1983	36.9%	47.2%
1984	36.3%	47.2%
1985	35.7%	47.1%
1986	35.2%	47%
1987	34.9%	46.9%
1988	34.7%	46.7%
1989	34.6%	46.4%
1990	34.4%	46.1%
1991	34.4%	45.7%
1992	34.3%	45.2%
1993	34.1%	44.8%
1994	33.7%	44.3%
1995	33.3%	43.7%
1996	32.7%	43.1%
1997	32.2%	42.4%
1998	31.6%	41.7%
1999	31%	41%
2000	30.3%	40.3%
2001	29.6%	39.6%
2002	28.9%	38.9%
2003	28.1%	38.2%
2004	27.4%	37.5%
2005	26.7%	36.8%
2006	25.9%	36.2%
2007	25.5%	35.7%
2008	25.5%	35.2%
2009	25.4%	34.7%
2010	25.3%	34.2%
2011	25.2%	33.8%
2012	24.9%	33.3%
2013	24.5%	32.9%
2014	24%	32.6%
2015	23.6%	32.2%
2016	23.1%	31.8%
2017	22.7%	31.5%
2018	22.3%	31.1%
2019	21.9%	30.8%
2020	21.6%	30.4%
2021	21.3%	30.1%
2022	21.2%	29.6%
2023	21%	29.2%
2024	20.8%	28.8%
2025	20.6%	28.3%
2026	20.4%	27.9%
2027	20.1%	27.4%
2028	19.8%	27%
2029	19.5%	26.6%
2030	19.1%	26.2%
2031	18.8%	25.8%
2032	18.5%	25.4%
2033	18.2%	25%
2034	18%	24.7%
2035	17.7%	24.4%
2036	17.5%	24%
2037	17.2%	23.7%
2038	17%	23.4%
2039	16.8%	23.1%
2040	16.6%	22.8%
2041	16.4%	22.5%
2042	16.3%	22.2%
2043	16.1%	22%
2044	16%	21.7%
2045	15.9%	21.4%
2046	15.8%	21.2%
2047	15.7%	20.9%
2048	15.7%	20.7%
2049	15.6%	20.5%
2050	15.6%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 20.8% of the population in Brunei and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 34.4% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brunei and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Brunei vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.01% in Brunei and +1.58% in Nicaragua. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Brunei	Nicaragua
1960	3,168	55,664
1961	3,175	57,499
1962	3,128	59,547
1963	3,195	61,738
1964	3,264	64,227
1965	3,326	67,056
1966	3,403	69,883
1967	3,477	72,722
1968	3,551	75,458
1969	3,618	78,237
1970	3,694	81,127
1971	3,880	84,139
1972	4,085	76,906
1973	4,216	89,662
1974	4,334	92,505
1975	4,431	95,230
1976	4,518	98,100
1977	4,594	100,498
1978	4,668	98,419
1979	4,717	96,429
1980	4,775	108,604
1981	4,839	110,421
1982	4,931	112,468
1983	5,138	110,618
1984	5,373	110,133
1985	5,620	110,949
1986	5,826	113,054
1987	6,017	112,885
1988	6,135	117,299
1989	6,202	120,128
1990	6,265	120,677
1991	6,259	121,787
1992	6,169	121,204
1993	6,045	120,469
1994	5,907	119,565
1995	5,750	118,325
1996	5,606	116,849
1997	5,518	114,415
1998	5,466	108,862
1999	5,388	110,217
2000	5,331	109,192
2001	5,275	107,109
2002	5,169	105,805
2003	5,034	106,142
2004	4,874	106,904
2005	4,703	108,984
2006	4,590	110,073
2007	4,521	110,341
2008	4,624	110,395
2009	4,789	110,213
2010	5,003	110,475
2011	5,242	110,026
2012	5,349	110,065
2013	5,302	109,032
2014	5,206	108,420
2015	5,060	107,344
2016	4,876	106,585
2017	4,685	105,468
2018	4,502	104,814
2019	4,335	102,817
2020	4,188	90,515
2021	3,985	89,213
2022	3,319	100,987
2023	3,837	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Brunei vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brunei, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brunei	Nicaragua
1985	79	319
1986	78	313
1987	75	316
1988	73	301
1989	71	286
1990	68	281
1991	65	273
1992	62	272
1993	59	265
1994	58	256
1995	55	251
1996	54	244
1997	52	236
1998	51	239
1999	50	228
2000	48	213
2001	46	194
2002	46	170
2003	45	154
2004	44	140
2005	43	124
2006	42	113
2007	41	106
2008	40	101
2009	40	99
2010	40	96
2011	40	93
2012	40	88
2013	40	86
2014	40	83
2015	39	81
2016	39	77
2017	39	72
2018	39	67
2019	38	69
2020	39	87
2021	44	124
2022	88	61
2023	36	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.94% in Brunei and 1.34% in Nicaragua. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Brunei	Nicaragua
1960	8.9%	19.8%
1961	8.24%	19.6%
1962	7.66%	19.4%
1963	7.15%	19.2%
1964	6.7%	19%
1965	6.32%	18.7%
1966	5.98%	18.4%
1967	5.69%	18.1%
1968	5.42%	17.8%
1969	5.16%	17.4%
1970	4.91%	17.1%
1971	4.64%	16.6%
1972	4.35%	18.7%
1973	4.06%	15.6%
1974	3.77%	15%
1975	3.49%	14.4%
1976	3.21%	13.7%
1977	2.95%	12.9%
1978	2.71%	12.2%
1979	2.48%	11.5%
1980	2.28%	10.8%
1981	2.09%	10.2%
1982	1.93%	9.58%
1983	1.79%	9.07%
1984	1.67%	8.62%
1985	1.57%	8.21%
1986	1.48%	7.85%
1987	1.42%	7.53%
1988	1.38%	7.22%
1989	1.35%	6.92%
1990	1.33%	6.62%
1991	1.32%	6.31%
1992	1.31%	6%
1993	1.3%	5.69%
1994	1.27%	5.39%
1995	1.23%	5.09%
1996	1.19%	4.81%
1997	1.15%	4.54%
1998	1.1%	5.01%
1999	1.07%	4.04%
2000	1.03%	3.82%
2001	1%	3.62%
2002	0.98%	3.43%
2003	0.96%	3.26%
2004	0.95%	3.1%
2005	0.95%	2.95%
2006	0.95%	2.81%
2007	0.95%	2.68%
2008	0.96%	2.55%
2009	0.96%	2.44%
2010	0.97%	2.33%
2011	0.98%	2.22%
2012	0.99%	2.13%
2013	0.99%	2.03%
2014	1%	1.94%
2015	1%	1.86%
2016	1%	1.78%
2017	1%	1.71%
2018	0.99%	1.64%
2019	0.98%	1.57%
2020	0.97%	1.51%
2021	0.96%	1.45%
2022	0.95%	1.39%
2023	0.94%	1.34%