Fertility & birth rates in Croatia and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Croatia vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Croatia was 1.46 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 Croatia 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
	Croatia	Nicaragua
1960	2.24	7.16
1961	2.22	7.11
1962	2.19	7.1
1963	2.15	7.08
1964	2.14	7.06
1965	2.22	7.03
1966	2.23	6.99
1967	2.1	6.94
1968	2.03	6.89
1969	1.95	6.83
1970	1.88	6.77
1971	1.97	6.71
1972	2.01	6.65
1973	2.01	6.59
1974	1.98	6.52
1975	1.95	6.45
1976	1.94	6.37
1977	1.95	6.28
1978	1.96	6.16
1979	1.95	6.07
1980	1.93	5.96
1981	1.93	5.84
1982	1.9	5.74
1983	1.88	5.61
1984	1.87	5.49
1985	1.82	5.36
1986	1.76	5.22
1987	1.64	5.07
1988	1.79	4.93
1989	1.63	4.76
1990	1.63	4.6
1991	1.53	4.43
1992	1.48	4.27
1993	1.52	4.1
1994	1.47	3.94
1995	1.58	3.78
1996	1.67	3.62
1997	1.69	3.47
1998	1.45	3.34
1999	1.38	3.22
2000	1.39	3.12
2001	1.46	3
2002	1.42	2.89
2003	1.41	2.83
2004	1.43	2.78
2005	1.5	2.77
2006	1.47	2.73
2007	1.48	2.7
2008	1.47	2.66
2009	1.5	2.63
2010	1.46	2.6
2011	1.41	2.56
2012	1.52	2.53
2013	1.46	2.49
2014	1.46	2.46
2015	1.41	2.43
2016	1.43	2.41
2017	1.42	2.38
2018	1.47	2.35
2019	1.47	2.32
2020	1.48	2.3
2021	1.62	2.27
2022	1.53	2.24
2023	1.46	2.22
2024	1.46	2.21
2025	1.47	2.18
2026	1.46	2.16
2027	1.47	2.14
2028	1.47	2.11
2029	1.47	2.09
2030	1.47	2.07
2031	1.48	2.05
2032	1.48	2.04
2033	1.48	2.02
2034	1.48	2.01
2035	1.49	2
2036	1.49	1.98
2037	1.49	1.97
2038	1.49	1.96
2039	1.49	1.95
2040	1.49	1.94
2041	1.5	1.93
2042	1.5	1.92
2043	1.5	1.91
2044	1.5	1.9
2045	1.5	1.89
2046	1.51	1.89
2047	1.51	1.88
2048	1.51	1.87
2049	1.51	1.87
2050	1.51	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Croatia	Nicaragua
1960	27%	47.6%
1961	26.9%	47.8%
1962	26.8%	48%
1963	26.5%	48.2%
1964	26.1%	48.2%
1965	25.7%	48.1%
1966	25.2%	47.9%
1967	24.8%	47.8%
1968	24.3%	47.7%
1969	23.7%	47.6%
1970	23.2%	47.5%
1971	22.8%	47.5%
1972	22.4%	47.4%
1973	22.2%	47.4%
1974	22%	47.3%
1975	21.8%	47.3%
1976	21.6%	47.3%
1977	21.4%	47.2%
1978	21.3%	47.3%
1979	21.2%	47.3%
1980	21.1%	47.3%
1981	21%	47.3%
1982	21%	47.3%
1983	20.9%	47.2%
1984	20.9%	47.2%
1985	20.8%	47.1%
1986	20.7%	47%
1987	20.5%	46.9%
1988	20.3%	46.7%
1989	20.1%	46.4%
1990	19.8%	46.1%
1991	19.5%	45.7%
1992	19.2%	45.2%
1993	18.8%	44.8%
1994	18.4%	44.3%
1995	18%	43.7%
1996	17.7%	43.1%
1997	17.5%	42.4%
1998	17.3%	41.7%
1999	17.1%	41%
2000	16.9%	40.3%
2001	16.7%	39.6%
2002	16.5%	38.9%
2003	16.3%	38.2%
2004	16%	37.5%
2005	15.8%	36.8%
2006	15.7%	36.2%
2007	15.5%	35.7%
2008	15.4%	35.2%
2009	15.4%	34.7%
2010	15.3%	34.2%
2011	15.1%	33.8%
2012	15%	33.3%
2013	14.8%	32.9%
2014	14.7%	32.6%
2015	14.6%	32.2%
2016	14.6%	31.8%
2017	14.6%	31.5%
2018	14.6%	31.1%
2019	14.5%	30.8%
2020	14.5%	30.4%
2021	14.4%	30.1%
2022	14.3%	29.6%
2023	14.1%	29.2%
2024	13.9%	28.8%
2025	13.7%	28.3%
2026	13.5%	27.9%
2027	13.3%	27.4%
2028	13.2%	27%
2029	13.1%	26.6%
2030	13%	26.2%
2031	12.9%	25.8%
2032	12.8%	25.4%
2033	12.8%	25%
2034	12.7%	24.7%
2035	12.7%	24.4%
2036	12.6%	24%
2037	12.6%	23.7%
2038	12.6%	23.4%
2039	12.6%	23.1%
2040	12.6%	22.8%
2041	12.6%	22.5%
2042	12.6%	22.2%
2043	12.7%	22%
2044	12.7%	21.7%
2045	12.7%	21.4%
2046	12.7%	21.2%
2047	12.8%	20.9%
2048	12.8%	20.7%
2049	12.8%	20.5%
2050	12.7%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 13.9% of the population in Croatia and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 19.8% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Croatia and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Croatia vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.45% in Croatia 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
	Croatia	Nicaragua
1960	34,778	55,664
1961	36,255	57,499
1962	30,216	59,547
1963	31,270	61,738
1964	25,942	64,227
1965	31,251	67,056
1966	33,192	69,883
1967	26,032	72,722
1968	21,828	75,458
1969	16,688	78,237
1970	16,767	81,127
1971	19,941	84,139
1972	17,802	76,906
1973	21,904	89,662
1974	22,453	92,505
1975	21,658	95,230
1976	22,226	98,100
1977	22,798	100,498
1978	20,157	98,419
1979	21,136	96,429
1980	17,939	108,604
1981	15,680	110,421
1982	15,756	112,468
1983	10,714	110,618
1984	10,764	110,133
1985	10,343	110,949
1986	8,499	113,054
1987	6,161	112,885
1988	5,707	117,299
1989	3,337	120,128
1990	3,344	120,677
1991	-2,813	121,787
1992	-4,576	121,204
1993	-2,301	120,469
1994	-930	119,565
1995	0	118,325
1996	3,190	116,849
1997	3,175	114,415
1998	-4,985	108,862
1999	-6,769	110,217
2000	-6,255	109,192
2001	-8,599	107,109
2002	-10,325	105,805
2003	-12,480	106,142
2004	-9,040	106,904
2005	-9,022	108,984
2006	-8,669	110,073
2007	-10,335	110,341
2008	-8,188	110,395
2009	-7,319	110,213
2010	-8,591	110,475
2011	-9,846	110,026
2012	-9,799	110,065
2013	-10,162	109,032
2014	-11,345	108,420
2015	-16,607	107,344
2016	-13,553	106,585
2017	-16,570	105,468
2018	-15,557	104,814
2019	-15,008	102,817
2020	-20,354	90,515
2021	-26,377	89,213
2022	-23,134	100,987
2023	-19,298	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Croatia vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in Croatia, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Croatia	Nicaragua
1985	10	319
1986	10	313
1987	10	316
1988	10	301
1989	9	286
1990	10	281
1991	10	273
1992	10	272
1993	9	265
1994	9	256
1995	9	251
1996	9	244
1997	9	236
1998	8	239
1999	8	228
2000	8	213
2001	7	194
2002	7	170
2003	8	154
2004	7	140
2005	7	124
2006	6	113
2007	6	106
2008	6	101
2009	6	99
2010	6	96
2011	5	93
2012	5	88
2013	5	86
2014	4	83
2015	4	81
2016	4	77
2017	4	72
2018	3	67
2019	4	69
2020	5	87
2021	12	124
2022	6	61
2023	3	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.46% in Croatia 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
	Croatia	Nicaragua
1960	-	19.8%
1961	-	19.6%
1962	-	19.4%
1963	-	19.2%
1964	-	19%
1965	-	18.7%
1966	-	18.4%
1967	-	18.1%
1968	-	17.8%
1969	-	17.4%
1970	-	17.1%
1971	-	16.6%
1972	-	18.7%
1973	-	15.6%
1974	-	15%
1975	-	14.4%
1976	-	13.7%
1977	-	12.9%
1978	-	12.2%
1979	-	11.5%
1980	-	10.8%
1981	2.19%	10.2%
1982	2.09%	9.58%
1983	2%	9.07%
1984	1.91%	8.62%
1985	1.8%	8.21%
1986	1.69%	7.85%
1987	1.59%	7.53%
1988	1.48%	7.22%
1989	1.38%	6.92%
1990	1.29%	6.62%
1991	1.39%	6.31%
1992	1.15%	6%
1993	1.09%	5.69%
1994	1.04%	5.39%
1995	1%	5.09%
1996	0.96%	4.81%
1997	0.93%	4.54%
1998	0.9%	5.01%
1999	0.86%	4.04%
2000	0.83%	3.82%
2001	0.8%	3.62%
2002	0.77%	3.43%
2003	0.82%	3.26%
2004	0.71%	3.1%
2005	0.67%	2.95%
2006	0.64%	2.81%
2007	0.61%	2.68%
2008	0.59%	2.55%
2009	0.57%	2.44%
2010	0.55%	2.33%
2011	0.53%	2.22%
2012	0.52%	2.13%
2013	0.51%	2.03%
2014	0.5%	1.94%
2015	0.49%	1.86%
2016	0.49%	1.78%
2017	0.48%	1.71%
2018	0.48%	1.64%
2019	0.47%	1.57%
2020	0.47%	1.51%
2021	0.46%	1.45%
2022	0.46%	1.39%
2023	0.46%	1.34%