Fertility & birth rates in Congo and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Congo vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Congo was 4.16 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 the Congo 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
	Congo	Nicaragua
1960	6.09	7.16
1961	6.09	7.11
1962	6.1	7.1
1963	6.15	7.08
1964	6.18	7.06
1965	6.23	7.03
1966	6.27	6.99
1967	6.29	6.94
1968	6.33	6.89
1969	6.35	6.83
1970	6.38	6.77
1971	6.42	6.71
1972	6.44	6.65
1973	6.42	6.59
1974	6.39	6.52
1975	6.36	6.45
1976	6.32	6.37
1977	6.27	6.28
1978	6.21	6.16
1979	6.14	6.07
1980	6.07	5.96
1981	5.98	5.84
1982	5.85	5.74
1983	5.76	5.61
1984	5.66	5.49
1985	5.59	5.36
1986	5.51	5.22
1987	5.46	5.07
1988	5.39	4.93
1989	5.33	4.76
1990	5.27	4.6
1991	5.22	4.43
1992	5.18	4.27
1993	5.13	4.1
1994	5.1	3.94
1995	5.07	3.78
1996	5.03	3.62
1997	5	3.47
1998	4.91	3.34
1999	4.81	3.22
2000	4.72	3.12
2001	4.67	3
2002	4.7	2.89
2003	4.7	2.83
2004	4.69	2.78
2005	4.67	2.77
2006	4.65	2.73
2007	4.65	2.7
2008	4.73	2.66
2009	4.81	2.63
2010	4.85	2.6
2011	4.83	2.56
2012	4.79	2.53
2013	4.73	2.49
2014	4.67	2.46
2015	4.61	2.43
2016	4.55	2.41
2017	4.5	2.38
2018	4.44	2.35
2019	4.38	2.32
2020	4.33	2.3
2021	4.28	2.27
2022	4.22	2.24
2023	4.16	2.22
2024	4.11	2.21
2025	4.05	2.18
2026	3.99	2.16
2027	3.93	2.14
2028	3.88	2.11
2029	3.83	2.09
2030	3.78	2.07
2031	3.73	2.05
2032	3.68	2.04
2033	3.64	2.02
2034	3.59	2.01
2035	3.54	2
2036	3.5	1.98
2037	3.46	1.97
2038	3.42	1.96
2039	3.38	1.95
2040	3.35	1.94
2041	3.31	1.93
2042	3.27	1.92
2043	3.24	1.91
2044	3.2	1.9
2045	3.16	1.89
2046	3.13	1.89
2047	3.09	1.88
2048	3.06	1.87
2049	3.03	1.87
2050	3	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Congo	Nicaragua
1960	42.7%	47.6%
1961	43%	47.8%
1962	43.3%	48%
1963	43.5%	48.2%
1964	43.7%	48.2%
1965	43.9%	48.1%
1966	44%	47.9%
1967	44.2%	47.8%
1968	44.3%	47.7%
1969	44.5%	47.6%
1970	44.7%	47.5%
1971	44.8%	47.5%
1972	45%	47.4%
1973	45.2%	47.4%
1974	45.4%	47.3%
1975	45.5%	47.3%
1976	45.7%	47.3%
1977	45.8%	47.2%
1978	45.8%	47.3%
1979	45.8%	47.3%
1980	45.7%	47.3%
1981	45.6%	47.3%
1982	45.4%	47.3%
1983	45.2%	47.2%
1984	45%	47.2%
1985	44.9%	47.1%
1986	44.7%	47%
1987	44.6%	46.9%
1988	44.5%	46.7%
1989	44.3%	46.4%
1990	44.2%	46.1%
1991	44%	45.7%
1992	43.8%	45.2%
1993	43.6%	44.8%
1994	43.4%	44.3%
1995	43.3%	43.7%
1996	43.2%	43.1%
1997	43.3%	42.4%
1998	43.3%	41.7%
1999	43.1%	41%
2000	42.5%	40.3%
2001	41.9%	39.6%
2002	41.9%	38.9%
2003	41.7%	38.2%
2004	41.4%	37.5%
2005	41.1%	36.8%
2006	40.9%	36.2%
2007	40.7%	35.7%
2008	40.7%	35.2%
2009	40.5%	34.7%
2010	40.4%	34.2%
2011	40.6%	33.8%
2012	41%	33.3%
2013	41.3%	32.9%
2014	41.7%	32.6%
2015	41.9%	32.2%
2016	42.1%	31.8%
2017	42.1%	31.5%
2018	42.1%	31.1%
2019	41.9%	30.8%
2020	41.8%	30.4%
2021	41.5%	30.1%
2022	41.3%	29.6%
2023	40.9%	29.2%
2024	40.4%	28.8%
2025	39.9%	28.3%
2026	39.4%	27.9%
2027	38.9%	27.4%
2028	38.4%	27%
2029	38%	26.6%
2030	37.6%	26.2%
2031	37.3%	25.8%
2032	37%	25.4%
2033	36.8%	25%
2034	36.6%	24.7%
2035	36.4%	24.4%
2036	36.2%	24%
2037	36%	23.7%
2038	35.8%	23.4%
2039	35.6%	23.1%
2040	35.5%	22.8%
2041	35.3%	22.5%
2042	35.1%	22.2%
2043	34.9%	22%
2044	34.7%	21.7%
2045	34.4%	21.4%
2046	34.2%	21.2%
2047	33.9%	20.9%
2048	33.6%	20.7%
2049	33.4%	20.5%
2050	33.1%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.4% of the population in the Congo and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 44.2% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Congo and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Congo vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.59% in the Congo 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
	Congo	Nicaragua
1960	27,094	55,664
1961	28,220	57,499
1962	29,342	59,547
1963	30,832	61,738
1964	32,270	64,227
1965	33,865	67,056
1966	35,452	69,883
1967	36,866	72,722
1968	38,786	75,458
1969	40,532	78,237
1970	42,374	81,127
1971	44,431	84,139
1972	46,427	76,906
1973	48,017	89,662
1974	49,563	92,505
1975	51,155	95,230
1976	52,148	98,100
1977	53,179	100,498
1978	53,885	98,419
1979	54,723	96,429
1980	55,550	108,604
1981	56,603	110,421
1982	57,036	112,468
1983	58,120	110,618
1984	59,028	110,133
1985	60,359	110,949
1986	61,669	113,054
1987	63,183	112,885
1988	64,629	117,299
1989	65,944	120,128
1990	67,241	120,677
1991	68,534	121,787
1992	69,973	121,204
1993	71,119	120,469
1994	72,857	119,565
1995	74,189	118,325
1996	75,628	116,849
1997	66,149	114,415
1998	72,450	108,862
1999	76,204	110,217
2000	78,491	109,192
2001	84,876	107,109
2002	88,497	105,805
2003	91,326	106,142
2004	96,577	106,904
2005	101,344	108,984
2006	106,876	110,073
2007	112,459	110,341
2008	120,711	110,395
2009	126,904	110,213
2010	136,908	110,475
2011	140,371	110,026
2012	142,464	110,065
2013	142,080	109,032
2014	141,674	108,420
2015	141,539	107,344
2016	141,358	106,585
2017	141,973	105,468
2018	142,704	104,814
2019	139,513	102,817
2020	143,492	90,515
2021	144,241	89,213
2022	147,076	100,987
2023	150,486	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Congo vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 241 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Congo, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Congo	Nicaragua
1985	546	319
1986	535	313
1987	519	316
1988	510	301
1989	506	286
1990	505	281
1991	514	273
1992	531	272
1993	541	265
1994	551	256
1995	551	251
1996	545	244
1997	650	236
1998	597	239
1999	554	228
2000	509	213
2001	489	194
2002	464	170
2003	436	154
2004	400	140
2005	385	124
2006	394	113
2007	370	106
2008	395	101
2009	414	99
2010	382	96
2011	378	93
2012	374	88
2013	320	86
2014	302	83
2015	284	81
2016	263	77
2017	262	72
2018	259	67
2019	245	69
2020	247	87
2021	301	124
2022	241	61
2023	241	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 4.05% in the Congo 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
	Congo	Nicaragua
1960	19.4%	19.8%
1961	18.6%	19.6%
1962	18%	19.4%
1963	17.3%	19.2%
1964	16.7%	19%
1965	16.1%	18.7%
1966	15.6%	18.4%
1967	15.1%	18.1%
1968	14.6%	17.8%
1969	14.2%	17.4%
1970	13.7%	17.1%
1971	13.4%	16.6%
1972	13%	18.7%
1973	12.6%	15.6%
1974	12.4%	15%
1975	12.1%	14.4%
1976	11.8%	13.7%
1977	11.5%	12.9%
1978	11.2%	12.2%
1979	11%	11.5%
1980	10.7%	10.8%
1981	10.5%	10.2%
1982	10.2%	9.58%
1983	9.95%	9.07%
1984	9.68%	8.62%
1985	9.44%	8.21%
1986	9.25%	7.85%
1987	9.11%	7.53%
1988	9.04%	7.22%
1989	9.05%	6.92%
1990	9.15%	6.62%
1991	9.31%	6.31%
1992	9.54%	6%
1993	9.84%	5.69%
1994	10.2%	5.39%
1995	10.5%	5.09%
1996	10.9%	4.81%
1997	11.2%	4.54%
1998	11.4%	5.01%
1999	11.5%	4.04%
2000	11.4%	3.82%
2001	11.1%	3.62%
2002	10.6%	3.43%
2003	10%	3.26%
2004	9.35%	3.1%
2005	8.66%	2.95%
2006	8.02%	2.81%
2007	7.43%	2.68%
2008	6.95%	2.55%
2009	6.55%	2.44%
2010	6.25%	2.33%
2011	6.02%	2.22%
2012	5.82%	2.13%
2013	5.64%	2.03%
2014	5.45%	1.94%
2015	5.27%	1.86%
2016	5.09%	1.78%
2017	4.93%	1.71%
2018	4.77%	1.64%
2019	5.24%	1.57%
2020	4.47%	1.51%
2021	4.33%	1.45%
2022	4.19%	1.39%
2023	4.05%	1.34%