Fertility & birth rates in Denmark and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Denmark vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Denmark was 1.5 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 Denmark 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
	Denmark	Nicaragua
1960	2.57	7.16
1961	2.55	7.11
1962	2.55	7.1
1963	2.67	7.08
1964	2.6	7.06
1965	2.61	7.03
1966	2.62	6.99
1967	2.35	6.94
1968	2.12	6.89
1969	2	6.83
1970	1.95	6.77
1971	2.04	6.71
1972	2.03	6.65
1973	1.92	6.59
1974	1.9	6.52
1975	1.92	6.45
1976	1.75	6.37
1977	1.66	6.28
1978	1.67	6.16
1979	1.6	6.07
1980	1.55	5.96
1981	1.44	5.84
1982	1.43	5.74
1983	1.38	5.61
1984	1.4	5.49
1985	1.45	5.36
1986	1.48	5.22
1987	1.5	5.07
1988	1.56	4.93
1989	1.62	4.76
1990	1.67	4.6
1991	1.68	4.43
1992	1.76	4.27
1993	1.75	4.1
1994	1.81	3.94
1995	1.8	3.78
1996	1.75	3.62
1997	1.75	3.47
1998	1.72	3.34
1999	1.73	3.22
2000	1.77	3.12
2001	1.74	3
2002	1.72	2.89
2003	1.76	2.83
2004	1.78	2.78
2005	1.8	2.77
2006	1.85	2.73
2007	1.84	2.7
2008	1.89	2.66
2009	1.84	2.63
2010	1.87	2.6
2011	1.75	2.56
2012	1.73	2.53
2013	1.67	2.49
2014	1.69	2.46
2015	1.71	2.43
2016	1.79	2.41
2017	1.75	2.38
2018	1.73	2.35
2019	1.7	2.32
2020	1.68	2.3
2021	1.72	2.27
2022	1.55	2.24
2023	1.5	2.22
2024	1.51	2.21
2025	1.51	2.18
2026	1.51	2.16
2027	1.52	2.14
2028	1.52	2.11
2029	1.52	2.09
2030	1.53	2.07
2031	1.53	2.05
2032	1.53	2.04
2033	1.53	2.02
2034	1.53	2.01
2035	1.54	2
2036	1.54	1.98
2037	1.54	1.97
2038	1.54	1.96
2039	1.54	1.95
2040	1.55	1.94
2041	1.55	1.93
2042	1.55	1.92
2043	1.55	1.91
2044	1.56	1.9
2045	1.56	1.89
2046	1.56	1.89
2047	1.56	1.88
2048	1.56	1.87
2049	1.56	1.87
2050	1.56	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Denmark	Nicaragua
1960	25.2%	47.6%
1961	24.7%	47.8%
1962	24.2%	48%
1963	24%	48.2%
1964	23.8%	48.2%
1965	23.8%	48.1%
1966	23.8%	47.9%
1967	23.8%	47.8%
1968	23.7%	47.7%
1969	23.5%	47.6%
1970	23.3%	47.5%
1971	23.1%	47.5%
1972	23%	47.4%
1973	22.9%	47.4%
1974	22.7%	47.3%
1975	22.6%	47.3%
1976	22.4%	47.3%
1977	22.1%	47.2%
1978	21.8%	47.3%
1979	21.3%	47.3%
1980	20.8%	47.3%
1981	20.3%	47.3%
1982	19.7%	47.3%
1983	19.2%	47.2%
1984	18.8%	47.2%
1985	18.4%	47.1%
1986	18.1%	47%
1987	17.7%	46.9%
1988	17.5%	46.7%
1989	17.2%	46.4%
1990	17.1%	46.1%
1991	17%	45.7%
1992	17%	45.2%
1993	17.1%	44.8%
1994	17.2%	44.3%
1995	17.4%	43.7%
1996	17.6%	43.1%
1997	17.9%	42.4%
1998	18.1%	41.7%
1999	18.3%	41%
2000	18.5%	40.3%
2001	18.7%	39.6%
2002	18.8%	38.9%
2003	18.8%	38.2%
2004	18.8%	37.5%
2005	18.8%	36.8%
2006	18.7%	36.2%
2007	18.5%	35.7%
2008	18.4%	35.2%
2009	18.2%	34.7%
2010	18%	34.2%
2011	17.8%	33.8%
2012	17.6%	33.3%
2013	17.3%	32.9%
2014	17.1%	32.6%
2015	16.9%	32.2%
2016	16.8%	31.8%
2017	16.7%	31.5%
2018	16.6%	31.1%
2019	16.4%	30.8%
2020	16.3%	30.4%
2021	16.2%	30.1%
2022	16%	29.6%
2023	15.9%	29.2%
2024	15.7%	28.8%
2025	15.6%	28.3%
2026	15.5%	27.9%
2027	15.4%	27.4%
2028	15.4%	27%
2029	15.4%	26.6%
2030	15.4%	26.2%
2031	15.4%	25.8%
2032	15.3%	25.4%
2033	15.2%	25%
2034	15.2%	24.7%
2035	15.1%	24.4%
2036	15%	24%
2037	15%	23.7%
2038	15%	23.4%
2039	15%	23.1%
2040	14.9%	22.8%
2041	14.9%	22.5%
2042	14.9%	22.2%
2043	14.8%	22%
2044	14.8%	21.7%
2045	14.7%	21.4%
2046	14.7%	21.2%
2047	14.6%	20.9%
2048	14.6%	20.7%
2049	14.5%	20.5%
2050	14.5%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Denmark and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 17.1% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Denmark and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Denmark vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.09% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	Nicaragua
1960	32,515	55,664
1961	33,205	57,499
1962	32,070	59,547
1963	36,539	61,738
1964	36,832	64,227
1965	37,596	67,056
1966	38,858	69,883
1967	33,363	72,722
1968	27,243	75,458
1969	23,481	78,237
1970	22,673	81,127
1971	26,801	84,139
1972	24,958	76,906
1973	21,092	89,662
1974	19,676	92,505
1975	20,746	95,230
1976	11,667	98,100
1977	11,703	100,498
1978	9,187	98,419
1979	4,605	96,429
1980	1,537	108,604
1981	-3,073	110,421
1982	-2,559	112,468
1983	-6,649	110,618
1984	-5,623	110,133
1985	-4,603	110,949
1986	-2,561	113,054
1987	-1,538	112,885
1988	0	117,299
1989	2,053	120,128
1990	2,056	120,677
1991	4,639	121,787
1992	6,722	121,204
1993	4,670	120,469
1994	8,850	119,565
1995	6,280	118,325
1996	6,842	116,849
1997	7,927	114,415
1998	7,956	108,862
1999	6,919	110,217
2000	9,078	109,192
2001	6,967	107,109
2002	5,376	105,805
2003	7,007	106,142
2004	9,188	106,904
2005	9,755	108,984
2006	9,787	110,073
2007	8,192	110,341
2008	10,438	110,395
2009	8,285	110,213
2010	8,876	110,475
2011	6,685	110,026
2012	5,592	110,065
2013	3,931	109,032
2014	5,644	108,420
2015	5,683	107,344
2016	9,165	106,585
2017	8,071	105,468
2018	6,373	104,814
2019	6,977	102,817
2020	5,831	90,515
2021	5,857	89,213
2022	-1,180	100,987
2023	-595	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Denmark vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Denmark	Nicaragua
1985	12	319
1986	12	313
1987	12	316
1988	13	301
1989	13	286
1990	12	281
1991	12	273
1992	12	272
1993	12	265
1994	12	256
1995	12	251
1996	11	244
1997	10	236
1998	9	239
1999	9	228
2000	9	213
2001	9	194
2002	9	170
2003	8	154
2004	8	140
2005	8	124
2006	7	113
2007	7	106
2008	7	101
2009	7	99
2010	7	96
2011	6	93
2012	6	88
2013	5	86
2014	5	83
2015	5	81
2016	5	77
2017	5	72
2018	5	67
2019	4	69
2020	4	87
2021	8	124
2022	6	61
2023	4	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	Nicaragua
1960	2.5%	19.8%
1961	2.45%	19.6%
1962	2.38%	19.4%
1963	2.3%	19.2%
1964	2.21%	19%
1965	2.11%	18.7%
1966	2.01%	18.4%
1967	1.9%	18.1%
1968	1.81%	17.8%
1969	1.73%	17.4%
1970	1.66%	17.1%
1971	1.58%	16.6%
1972	1.49%	18.7%
1973	1.39%	15.6%
1974	1.31%	15%
1975	1.23%	14.4%
1976	1.17%	13.7%
1977	1.11%	12.9%
1978	1.06%	12.2%
1979	1.03%	11.5%
1980	1%	10.8%
1981	0.98%	10.2%
1982	0.96%	9.58%
1983	0.96%	9.07%
1984	0.96%	8.62%
1985	0.97%	8.21%
1986	0.97%	7.85%
1987	0.97%	7.53%
1988	0.96%	7.22%
1989	0.93%	6.92%
1990	0.89%	6.62%
1991	0.84%	6.31%
1992	0.79%	6%
1993	0.74%	5.69%
1994	0.69%	5.39%
1995	0.65%	5.09%
1996	0.63%	4.81%
1997	0.6%	4.54%
1998	0.59%	5.01%
1999	0.57%	4.04%
2000	0.56%	3.82%
2001	0.55%	3.62%
2002	0.54%	3.43%
2003	0.52%	3.26%
2004	0.5%	3.1%
2005	0.48%	2.95%
2006	0.46%	2.81%
2007	0.45%	2.68%
2008	0.43%	2.55%
2009	0.42%	2.44%
2010	0.41%	2.33%
2011	0.41%	2.22%
2012	0.41%	2.13%
2013	0.41%	2.03%
2014	0.41%	1.94%
2015	0.41%	1.86%
2016	0.4%	1.78%
2017	0.4%	1.71%
2018	0.39%	1.64%
2019	0.38%	1.57%
2020	0.37%	1.51%
2021	0.36%	1.45%
2022	0.35%	1.39%
2023	0.34%	1.34%