Fertility & birth rates in Canada and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Canada vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Canada was 1.26 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 Canada 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
	Canada	Nicaragua
1960	3.81	7.16
1961	3.75	7.11
1962	3.68	7.1
1963	3.61	7.08
1964	3.46	7.06
1965	3.12	7.03
1966	2.75	6.99
1967	2.53	6.94
1968	2.39	6.89
1969	2.33	6.83
1970	2.26	6.77
1971	2.14	6.71
1972	1.98	6.65
1973	1.89	6.59
1974	1.84	6.52
1975	1.82	6.45
1976	1.8	6.37
1977	1.78	6.28
1978	1.77	6.16
1979	1.75	6.07
1980	1.74	5.96
1981	1.7	5.84
1982	1.69	5.74
1983	1.68	5.61
1984	1.65	5.49
1985	1.67	5.36
1986	1.68	5.22
1987	1.68	5.07
1988	1.68	4.93
1989	1.77	4.76
1990	1.83	4.6
1991	1.72	4.43
1992	1.71	4.27
1993	1.69	4.1
1994	1.69	3.94
1995	1.67	3.78
1996	1.63	3.62
1997	1.57	3.47
1998	1.56	3.34
1999	1.55	3.22
2000	1.51	3.12
2001	1.54	3
2002	1.52	2.89
2003	1.55	2.83
2004	1.56	2.78
2005	1.58	2.77
2006	1.63	2.73
2007	1.67	2.7
2008	1.7	2.66
2009	1.69	2.63
2010	1.65	2.6
2011	1.63	2.56
2012	1.63	2.53
2013	1.61	2.49
2014	1.61	2.46
2015	1.6	2.43
2016	1.59	2.41
2017	1.55	2.38
2018	1.51	2.35
2019	1.47	2.32
2020	1.41	2.3
2021	1.44	2.27
2022	1.33	2.24
2023	1.26	2.22
2024	1.25	2.21
2025	1.24	2.18
2026	1.24	2.16
2027	1.23	2.14
2028	1.24	2.11
2029	1.23	2.09
2030	1.24	2.07
2031	1.24	2.05
2032	1.24	2.04
2033	1.25	2.02
2034	1.25	2.01
2035	1.25	2
2036	1.26	1.98
2037	1.26	1.97
2038	1.26	1.96
2039	1.27	1.95
2040	1.27	1.94
2041	1.27	1.93
2042	1.28	1.92
2043	1.28	1.91
2044	1.28	1.9
2045	1.28	1.89
2046	1.29	1.89
2047	1.29	1.88
2048	1.29	1.87
2049	1.3	1.87
2050	1.3	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Canada	Nicaragua
1960	33.8%	47.6%
1961	33.9%	47.8%
1962	33.9%	48%
1963	33.9%	48.2%
1964	33.7%	48.2%
1965	33.3%	48.1%
1966	32.9%	47.9%
1967	32.3%	47.8%
1968	31.6%	47.7%
1969	31%	47.6%
1970	30.2%	47.5%
1971	29.3%	47.5%
1972	28.6%	47.4%
1973	27.8%	47.4%
1974	27%	47.3%
1975	26.2%	47.3%
1976	25.5%	47.3%
1977	24.7%	47.2%
1978	24%	47.3%
1979	23.4%	47.3%
1980	22.8%	47.3%
1981	22.3%	47.3%
1982	22%	47.3%
1983	21.8%	47.2%
1984	21.6%	47.2%
1985	21.3%	47.1%
1986	21.1%	47%
1987	20.9%	46.9%
1988	20.8%	46.7%
1989	20.8%	46.4%
1990	20.7%	46.1%
1991	20.7%	45.7%
1992	20.7%	45.2%
1993	20.7%	44.8%
1994	20.6%	44.3%
1995	20.4%	43.7%
1996	20.2%	43.1%
1997	20%	42.4%
1998	19.8%	41.7%
1999	19.5%	41%
2000	19.2%	40.3%
2001	18.9%	39.6%
2002	18.6%	38.9%
2003	18.3%	38.2%
2004	18%	37.5%
2005	17.7%	36.8%
2006	17.4%	36.2%
2007	17.1%	35.7%
2008	16.9%	35.2%
2009	16.7%	34.7%
2010	16.6%	34.2%
2011	16.4%	33.8%
2012	16.3%	33.3%
2013	16.3%	32.9%
2014	16.2%	32.6%
2015	16.2%	32.2%
2016	16.2%	31.8%
2017	16.2%	31.5%
2018	16.1%	31.1%
2019	16%	30.8%
2020	15.9%	30.4%
2021	15.7%	30.1%
2022	15.5%	29.6%
2023	15.3%	29.2%
2024	15.1%	28.8%
2025	15%	28.3%
2026	14.9%	27.9%
2027	14.7%	27.4%
2028	14.6%	27%
2029	14.5%	26.6%
2030	14.4%	26.2%
2031	14.3%	25.8%
2032	14.2%	25.4%
2033	14.1%	25%
2034	14%	24.7%
2035	13.9%	24.4%
2036	13.9%	24%
2037	13.8%	23.7%
2038	13.8%	23.4%
2039	13.7%	23.1%
2040	13.7%	22.8%
2041	13.6%	22.5%
2042	13.6%	22.2%
2043	13.6%	22%
2044	13.5%	21.7%
2045	13.5%	21.4%
2046	13.5%	21.2%
2047	13.5%	20.9%
2048	13.5%	20.7%
2049	13.5%	20.5%
2050	13.5%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.1% of the population in Canada and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 20.7% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Canada and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Canada vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.22% in Canada 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
	Canada	Nicaragua
1960	338,487	55,664
1961	334,360	57,499
1962	325,745	59,547
1963	318,595	61,738
1964	307,268	64,227
1965	269,589	67,056
1966	236,566	69,883
1967	220,450	72,722
1968	211,589	75,458
1969	216,588	78,237
1970	215,372	81,127
1971	208,640	84,139
1972	188,857	76,906
1973	184,432	89,662
1974	182,464	92,505
1975	196,718	95,230
1976	196,979	98,100
1977	199,297	100,498
1978	194,102	98,419
1979	203,293	96,429
1980	203,480	108,604
1981	206,005	110,421
1982	200,935	112,468
1983	202,931	110,618
1984	204,856	110,133
1985	204,153	110,949
1986	190,532	113,054
1987	190,416	112,885
1988	192,901	117,299
1989	207,304	120,128
1990	213,222	120,677
1991	207,477	121,787
1992	204,273	121,204
1993	186,451	120,469
1994	179,804	119,565
1995	167,023	118,325
1996	153,973	116,849
1997	134,577	114,415
1998	126,651	108,862
1999	118,565	110,217
2000	110,469	109,192
2001	114,777	107,109
2002	106,621	105,805
2003	110,749	106,142
2004	111,786	106,904
2005	116,074	108,984
2006	130,285	110,073
2007	134,845	110,341
2008	142,963	110,395
2009	144,609	110,213
2010	139,425	110,475
2011	133,923	110,026
2012	135,382	110,065
2013	129,799	109,032
2014	127,563	108,420
2015	117,825	107,344
2016	115,555	106,585
2017	98,672	105,468
2018	88,974	104,814
2019	86,523	102,817
2020	53,241	90,515
2021	57,360	89,213
2022	15,574	100,987
2023	28,058	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Canada vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Canada, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Canada	Nicaragua
1985	7	319
1986	7	313
1987	7	316
1988	7	301
1989	8	286
1990	7	281
1991	8	273
1992	8	272
1993	8	265
1994	8	256
1995	8	251
1996	9	244
1997	8	236
1998	9	239
1999	9	228
2000	9	213
2001	10	194
2002	10	170
2003	10	154
2004	10	140
2005	11	124
2006	11	113
2007	11	106
2008	12	101
2009	12	99
2010	11	96
2011	11	93
2012	11	88
2013	11	86
2014	12	83
2015	11	81
2016	12	77
2017	12	72
2018	13	67
2019	12	69
2020	17	87
2021	14	124
2022	15	61
2023	12	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.51% in Canada 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
	Canada	Nicaragua
1960	3.26%	19.8%
1961	3.15%	19.6%
1962	3.05%	19.4%
1963	2.94%	19.2%
1964	2.82%	19%
1965	2.71%	18.7%
1966	2.6%	18.4%
1967	2.5%	18.1%
1968	2.4%	17.8%
1969	2.3%	17.4%
1970	2.19%	17.1%
1971	2.09%	16.6%
1972	1.99%	18.7%
1973	1.89%	15.6%
1974	1.79%	15%
1975	1.7%	14.4%
1976	1.6%	13.7%
1977	1.51%	12.9%
1978	1.42%	12.2%
1979	1.33%	11.5%
1980	1.25%	10.8%
1981	1.18%	10.2%
1982	1.12%	9.58%
1983	1.06%	9.07%
1984	1.01%	8.62%
1985	0.98%	8.21%
1986	0.94%	7.85%
1987	0.91%	7.53%
1988	0.88%	7.22%
1989	0.85%	6.92%
1990	0.82%	6.62%
1991	0.8%	6.31%
1992	0.77%	6%
1993	0.74%	5.69%
1994	0.72%	5.39%
1995	0.69%	5.09%
1996	0.67%	4.81%
1997	0.65%	4.54%
1998	0.64%	5.01%
1999	0.63%	4.04%
2000	0.62%	3.82%
2001	0.62%	3.62%
2002	0.62%	3.43%
2003	0.62%	3.26%
2004	0.61%	3.1%
2005	0.61%	2.95%
2006	0.6%	2.81%
2007	0.6%	2.68%
2008	0.59%	2.55%
2009	0.58%	2.44%
2010	0.57%	2.33%
2011	0.56%	2.22%
2012	0.56%	2.13%
2013	0.55%	2.03%
2014	0.54%	1.94%
2015	0.54%	1.86%
2016	0.53%	1.78%
2017	0.52%	1.71%
2018	0.52%	1.64%
2019	0.51%	1.57%
2020	0.51%	1.51%
2021	0.51%	1.45%
2022	0.51%	1.39%
2023	0.51%	1.34%