Fertility & birth rates in Ecuador and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Ecuador vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ecuador was 1.82 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 Ecuador 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
	Ecuador	Nicaragua
1960	6.72	7.16
1961	6.7	7.11
1962	6.68	7.1
1963	6.65	7.08
1964	6.61	7.06
1965	6.56	7.03
1966	6.51	6.99
1967	6.44	6.94
1968	6.35	6.89
1969	6.25	6.83
1970	6.14	6.77
1971	6.01	6.71
1972	5.87	6.65
1973	5.73	6.59
1974	5.58	6.52
1975	5.43	6.45
1976	5.28	6.37
1977	5.13	6.28
1978	4.99	6.16
1979	4.86	6.07
1980	4.73	5.96
1981	4.61	5.84
1982	4.5	5.74
1983	4.39	5.61
1984	4.31	5.49
1985	4.14	5.36
1986	4	5.22
1987	3.87	5.07
1988	3.79	4.93
1989	3.74	4.76
1990	3.68	4.6
1991	3.63	4.43
1992	3.58	4.27
1993	3.49	4.1
1994	3.42	3.94
1995	3.38	3.78
1996	3.35	3.62
1997	3.29	3.47
1998	3.23	3.34
1999	3.17	3.22
2000	3.1	3.12
2001	3.04	3
2002	2.97	2.89
2003	2.91	2.83
2004	2.85	2.78
2005	2.8	2.77
2006	2.75	2.73
2007	2.7	2.7
2008	2.69	2.66
2009	2.68	2.63
2010	2.62	2.6
2011	2.61	2.56
2012	2.51	2.53
2013	2.36	2.49
2014	2.27	2.46
2015	2.21	2.43
2016	2.12	2.41
2017	2.13	2.38
2018	2.11	2.35
2019	2.04	2.32
2020	1.97	2.3
2021	1.91	2.27
2022	1.86	2.24
2023	1.82	2.22
2024	1.81	2.21
2025	1.79	2.18
2026	1.78	2.16
2027	1.77	2.14
2028	1.76	2.11
2029	1.75	2.09
2030	1.75	2.07
2031	1.74	2.05
2032	1.73	2.04
2033	1.73	2.02
2034	1.72	2.01
2035	1.72	2
2036	1.72	1.98
2037	1.71	1.97
2038	1.71	1.96
2039	1.71	1.95
2040	1.71	1.94
2041	1.7	1.93
2042	1.7	1.92
2043	1.7	1.91
2044	1.69	1.9
2045	1.69	1.89
2046	1.69	1.89
2047	1.69	1.88
2048	1.69	1.87
2049	1.68	1.87
2050	1.68	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ecuador	Nicaragua
1960	43.9%	47.6%
1961	44.1%	47.8%
1962	44.3%	48%
1963	44.4%	48.2%
1964	44.4%	48.2%
1965	44.4%	48.1%
1966	44.4%	47.9%
1967	44.4%	47.8%
1968	44.3%	47.7%
1969	44.3%	47.6%
1970	44.2%	47.5%
1971	44.2%	47.5%
1972	44.1%	47.4%
1973	43.9%	47.4%
1974	43.8%	47.3%
1975	43.6%	47.3%
1976	43.4%	47.3%
1977	43.2%	47.2%
1978	43%	47.3%
1979	42.7%	47.3%
1980	42.4%	47.3%
1981	42.1%	47.3%
1982	41.8%	47.3%
1983	41.4%	47.2%
1984	41.1%	47.2%
1985	40.7%	47.1%
1986	40.3%	47%
1987	39.9%	46.9%
1988	39.5%	46.7%
1989	39.1%	46.4%
1990	38.7%	46.1%
1991	38.4%	45.7%
1992	38.1%	45.2%
1993	37.7%	44.8%
1994	37.4%	44.3%
1995	37.1%	43.7%
1996	36.8%	43.1%
1997	36.4%	42.4%
1998	36.1%	41.7%
1999	35.7%	41%
2000	35.4%	40.3%
2001	35%	39.6%
2002	34.7%	38.9%
2003	34.3%	38.2%
2004	33.9%	37.5%
2005	33.5%	36.8%
2006	33%	36.2%
2007	32.6%	35.7%
2008	32.1%	35.2%
2009	31.7%	34.7%
2010	31.3%	34.2%
2011	30.9%	33.8%
2012	30.5%	33.3%
2013	30.1%	32.9%
2014	29.6%	32.6%
2015	29%	32.2%
2016	28.5%	31.8%
2017	28%	31.5%
2018	27.4%	31.1%
2019	26.9%	30.8%
2020	26.4%	30.4%
2021	26%	30.1%
2022	25.5%	29.6%
2023	25%	29.2%
2024	24.5%	28.8%
2025	23.9%	28.3%
2026	23.3%	27.9%
2027	22.8%	27.4%
2028	22.3%	27%
2029	21.9%	26.6%
2030	21.6%	26.2%
2031	21.2%	25.8%
2032	20.9%	25.4%
2033	20.6%	25%
2034	20.3%	24.7%
2035	20%	24.4%
2036	19.7%	24%
2037	19.5%	23.7%
2038	19.3%	23.4%
2039	19.1%	23.1%
2040	18.9%	22.8%
2041	18.8%	22.5%
2042	18.6%	22.2%
2043	18.4%	22%
2044	18.2%	21.7%
2045	18%	21.4%
2046	17.8%	21.2%
2047	17.6%	20.9%
2048	17.4%	20.7%
2049	17.2%	20.5%
2050	17%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Ecuador and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ecuador and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Ecuador vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.15% in Ecuador 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
	Ecuador	Nicaragua
1960	130,368	55,664
1961	135,573	57,499
1962	140,943	59,547
1963	146,531	61,738
1964	152,263	64,227
1965	157,915	67,056
1966	163,317	69,883
1967	168,629	72,722
1968	173,828	75,458
1969	178,403	78,237
1970	183,517	81,127
1971	187,995	84,139
1972	192,136	76,906
1973	196,028	89,662
1974	199,276	92,505
1975	202,407	95,230
1976	205,366	98,100
1977	209,095	100,498
1978	212,497	98,419
1979	216,162	96,429
1980	220,120	108,604
1981	224,073	110,421
1982	227,606	112,468
1983	231,336	110,618
1984	236,543	110,133
1985	236,438	110,949
1986	237,084	113,054
1987	237,724	112,885
1988	241,191	117,299
1989	248,129	120,128
1990	252,919	120,677
1991	257,713	121,787
1992	259,787	121,204
1993	260,330	120,469
1994	261,788	119,565
1995	264,449	118,325
1996	267,695	116,849
1997	266,020	114,415
1998	263,927	108,862
1999	261,650	110,217
2000	259,837	109,192
2001	259,376	107,109
2002	259,446	105,805
2003	258,928	106,142
2004	257,436	106,904
2005	255,295	108,984
2006	254,184	110,073
2007	253,419	110,341
2008	257,894	110,395
2009	260,892	110,213
2010	257,404	110,475
2011	258,171	110,026
2012	249,825	110,065
2013	234,103	109,032
2014	225,790	108,420
2015	219,399	107,344
2016	208,245	106,585
2017	211,355	105,468
2018	219,513	104,814
2019	211,045	102,817
2020	156,458	90,515
2021	155,146	89,213
2022	179,308	100,987
2023	178,093	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Ecuador vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ecuador, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ecuador	Nicaragua
1985	188	319
1986	181	313
1987	131	316
1988	166	301
1989	166	286
1990	168	281
1991	177	273
1992	172	272
1993	168	265
1994	155	256
1995	146	251
1996	138	244
1997	135	236
1998	131	239
1999	128	228
2000	123	213
2001	116	194
2002	109	170
2003	102	154
2004	97	140
2005	94	124
2006	90	113
2007	86	106
2008	83	101
2009	82	99
2010	80	96
2011	77	93
2012	72	88
2013	68	86
2014	65	83
2015	64	81
2016	65	77
2017	62	72
2018	61	67
2019	62	69
2020	91	87
2021	93	124
2022	69	61
2023	55	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.31% in Ecuador 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
	Ecuador	Nicaragua
1960	17.6%	19.8%
1961	17.1%	19.6%
1962	16.6%	19.4%
1963	16.1%	19.2%
1964	15.7%	19%
1965	15.3%	18.7%
1966	14.9%	18.4%
1967	14.6%	18.1%
1968	14.3%	17.8%
1969	14%	17.4%
1970	13.7%	17.1%
1971	13.4%	16.6%
1972	13%	18.7%
1973	12.5%	15.6%
1974	12%	15%
1975	11.5%	14.4%
1976	11%	13.7%
1977	10.5%	12.9%
1978	10%	12.2%
1979	9.57%	11.5%
1980	9.12%	10.8%
1981	8.68%	10.2%
1982	8.23%	9.58%
1983	7.78%	9.07%
1984	7.35%	8.62%
1985	6.95%	8.21%
1986	6.58%	7.85%
1987	6.25%	7.53%
1988	5.94%	7.22%
1989	5.66%	6.92%
1990	5.39%	6.62%
1991	5.12%	6.31%
1992	4.86%	6%
1993	4.6%	5.69%
1994	4.34%	5.39%
1995	4.08%	5.09%
1996	3.82%	4.81%
1997	3.57%	4.54%
1998	3.34%	5.01%
1999	3.14%	4.04%
2000	2.96%	3.82%
2001	2.81%	3.62%
2002	2.68%	3.43%
2003	2.57%	3.26%
2004	2.46%	3.1%
2005	2.37%	2.95%
2006	2.28%	2.81%
2007	2.19%	2.68%
2008	2.1%	2.55%
2009	2%	2.44%
2010	1.92%	2.33%
2011	1.83%	2.22%
2012	1.74%	2.13%
2013	1.66%	2.03%
2014	1.59%	1.94%
2015	1.53%	1.86%
2016	1.48%	1.78%
2017	1.44%	1.71%
2018	1.41%	1.64%
2019	1.38%	1.57%
2020	1.36%	1.51%
2021	1.34%	1.45%
2022	1.32%	1.39%
2023	1.31%	1.34%