Fertility & birth rates in Egypt and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Egypt vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Egypt was 2.75 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 Egypt 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
	Egypt	Nicaragua
1960	6.79	7.16
1961	6.76	7.11
1962	6.71	7.1
1963	6.65	7.08
1964	6.54	7.06
1965	6.39	7.03
1966	6.31	6.99
1967	6.25	6.94
1968	6.19	6.89
1969	6.12	6.83
1970	6.06	6.77
1971	5.99	6.71
1972	5.93	6.65
1973	5.84	6.59
1974	5.78	6.52
1975	5.75	6.45
1976	5.73	6.37
1977	5.68	6.28
1978	5.63	6.16
1979	5.57	6.07
1980	5.49	5.96
1981	5.37	5.84
1982	5.33	5.74
1983	5.31	5.61
1984	5.21	5.49
1985	5.12	5.36
1986	5	5.22
1987	4.91	5.07
1988	4.83	4.93
1989	4.68	4.76
1990	4.51	4.6
1991	4.32	4.43
1992	4.15	4.27
1993	3.99	4.1
1994	3.87	3.94
1995	3.76	3.78
1996	3.7	3.62
1997	3.68	3.47
1998	3.68	3.34
1999	3.6	3.22
2000	3.51	3.12
2001	3.46	3
2002	3.41	2.89
2003	3.35	2.83
2004	3.28	2.78
2005	3.25	2.77
2006	3.22	2.73
2007	3.24	2.7
2008	3.24	2.66
2009	3.26	2.63
2010	3.3	2.6
2011	3.31	2.56
2012	3.4	2.53
2013	3.49	2.49
2014	3.49	2.46
2015	3.5	2.43
2016	3.35	2.41
2017	3.31	2.38
2018	3.02	2.35
2019	2.87	2.32
2020	2.85	2.3
2021	2.75	2.27
2022	2.75	2.24
2023	2.75	2.22
2024	2.74	2.21
2025	2.71	2.18
2026	2.68	2.16
2027	2.66	2.14
2028	2.63	2.11
2029	2.61	2.09
2030	2.59	2.07
2031	2.57	2.05
2032	2.54	2.04
2033	2.52	2.02
2034	2.5	2.01
2035	2.48	2
2036	2.46	1.98
2037	2.44	1.97
2038	2.42	1.96
2039	2.4	1.95
2040	2.39	1.94
2041	2.37	1.93
2042	2.35	1.92
2043	2.33	1.91
2044	2.31	1.9
2045	2.29	1.89
2046	2.27	1.89
2047	2.26	1.88
2048	2.24	1.87
2049	2.23	1.87
2050	2.21	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Egypt	Nicaragua
1960	42.3%	47.6%
1961	42.4%	47.8%
1962	42.3%	48%
1963	42.2%	48.2%
1964	42.1%	48.2%
1965	42.1%	48.1%
1966	42%	47.9%
1967	41.9%	47.8%
1968	41.7%	47.7%
1969	41.6%	47.6%
1970	41.4%	47.5%
1971	41.3%	47.5%
1972	41.2%	47.4%
1973	41.1%	47.4%
1974	41.1%	47.3%
1975	41%	47.3%
1976	41.1%	47.3%
1977	41.1%	47.2%
1978	41.1%	47.3%
1979	41.2%	47.3%
1980	41.2%	47.3%
1981	41.2%	47.3%
1982	41.3%	47.3%
1983	41.3%	47.2%
1984	41.3%	47.2%
1985	41.3%	47.1%
1986	41.3%	47%
1987	41.3%	46.9%
1988	41.2%	46.7%
1989	41.2%	46.4%
1990	40.9%	46.1%
1991	40.7%	45.7%
1992	40.4%	45.2%
1993	40.1%	44.8%
1994	39.7%	44.3%
1995	39.3%	43.7%
1996	38.9%	43.1%
1997	38.5%	42.4%
1998	38%	41.7%
1999	37.5%	41%
2000	36.9%	40.3%
2001	36.4%	39.6%
2002	35.9%	38.9%
2003	35.4%	38.2%
2004	35%	37.5%
2005	34.6%	36.8%
2006	34.3%	36.2%
2007	34.1%	35.7%
2008	33.9%	35.2%
2009	33.9%	34.7%
2010	33.9%	34.2%
2011	33.9%	33.8%
2012	33.9%	33.3%
2013	33.9%	32.9%
2014	34%	32.6%
2015	34.1%	32.2%
2016	34.1%	31.8%
2017	34.1%	31.5%
2018	34%	31.1%
2019	33.7%	30.8%
2020	33.5%	30.4%
2021	33.2%	30.1%
2022	32.9%	29.6%
2023	32.4%	29.2%
2024	32%	28.8%
2025	31.6%	28.3%
2026	31.1%	27.9%
2027	30.6%	27.4%
2028	30%	27%
2029	29.4%	26.6%
2030	28.8%	26.2%
2031	28.3%	25.8%
2032	27.8%	25.4%
2033	27.4%	25%
2034	27.2%	24.7%
2035	27%	24.4%
2036	26.9%	24%
2037	26.8%	23.7%
2038	26.7%	23.4%
2039	26.6%	23.1%
2040	26.4%	22.8%
2041	26.3%	22.5%
2042	26.2%	22.2%
2043	26.1%	22%
2044	25.9%	21.7%
2045	25.8%	21.4%
2046	25.6%	21.2%
2047	25.4%	20.9%
2048	25.2%	20.7%
2049	24.9%	20.5%
2050	24.7%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32% of the population in Egypt and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 40.9% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Egypt and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Egypt vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.82% in Egypt 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
	Egypt	Nicaragua
1960	685,403	55,664
1961	703,216	57,499
1962	720,128	59,547
1963	738,788	61,738
1964	749,608	64,227
1965	752,682	67,056
1966	774,391	69,883
1967	788,908	72,722
1968	809,482	75,458
1969	824,564	78,237
1970	841,952	81,127
1971	868,365	84,139
1972	893,333	76,906
1973	905,068	89,662
1974	946,052	92,505
1975	987,822	95,230
1976	1,030,546	98,100
1977	1,065,298	100,498
1978	1,107,179	98,419
1979	1,145,655	96,429
1980	1,181,914	108,604
1981	1,206,830	110,421
1982	1,258,574	112,468
1983	1,318,474	110,618
1984	1,351,297	110,133
1985	1,388,718	110,949
1986	1,410,249	113,054
1987	1,436,059	112,885
1988	1,465,620	117,299
1989	1,461,547	120,128
1990	1,450,747	120,677
1991	1,440,936	121,787
1992	1,421,372	121,204
1993	1,409,374	120,469
1994	1,402,840	119,565
1995	1,406,935	118,325
1996	1,427,161	116,849
1997	1,470,119	114,415
1998	1,519,728	108,862
1999	1,534,697	110,217
2000	1,540,084	109,192
2001	1,568,962	107,109
2002	1,593,474	105,805
2003	1,614,293	106,142
2004	1,626,745	106,904
2005	1,660,624	108,984
2006	1,693,374	110,073
2007	1,749,322	110,341
2008	1,792,943	110,395
2009	1,848,123	110,213
2010	1,910,134	110,475
2011	1,951,851	110,026
2012	2,060,535	110,065
2013	2,156,922	109,032
2014	2,195,761	108,420
2015	2,227,594	107,344
2016	2,131,690	106,585
2017	2,122,866	105,468
2018	1,908,512	104,814
2019	1,805,818	102,817
2020	1,704,988	90,515
2021	1,566,491	89,213
2022	1,736,123	100,987
2023	1,780,230	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Egypt vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 17 deaths per 100,000 live births in Egypt, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Egypt	Nicaragua
1985	141	319
1986	135	313
1987	128	316
1988	121	301
1989	114	286
1990	107	281
1991	100	273
1992	93	272
1993	86	265
1994	81	256
1995	75	251
1996	69	244
1997	64	236
1998	60	239
1999	56	228
2000	53	213
2001	50	194
2002	48	170
2003	45	154
2004	43	140
2005	41	124
2006	40	113
2007	38	106
2008	36	101
2009	34	99
2010	32	96
2011	31	93
2012	29	88
2013	27	86
2014	26	83
2015	24	81
2016	23	77
2017	21	72
2018	20	67
2019	19	69
2020	31	87
2021	42	124
2022	24	61
2023	17	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.75% in Egypt 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
	Egypt	Nicaragua
1960	32%	19.8%
1961	30.9%	19.6%
1962	29.9%	19.4%
1963	28.9%	19.2%
1964	28%	19%
1965	27.2%	18.7%
1966	26.5%	18.4%
1967	25.9%	18.1%
1968	25.4%	17.8%
1969	25%	17.4%
1970	24.7%	17.1%
1971	24.3%	16.6%
1972	23.9%	18.7%
1973	23.3%	15.6%
1974	22.6%	15%
1975	21.7%	14.4%
1976	20.8%	13.7%
1977	19.8%	12.9%
1978	18.8%	12.2%
1979	17.8%	11.5%
1980	16.8%	10.8%
1981	15.9%	10.2%
1982	14.9%	9.58%
1983	13.9%	9.07%
1984	12.9%	8.62%
1985	11.9%	8.21%
1986	11%	7.85%
1987	10.2%	7.53%
1988	9.57%	7.22%
1989	9.03%	6.92%
1990	8.57%	6.62%
1991	8.14%	6.31%
1992	7.73%	6%
1993	7.31%	5.69%
1994	6.88%	5.39%
1995	6.45%	5.09%
1996	6.04%	4.81%
1997	5.65%	4.54%
1998	5.29%	5.01%
1999	4.96%	4.04%
2000	4.66%	3.82%
2001	4.39%	3.62%
2002	4.15%	3.43%
2003	3.94%	3.26%
2004	3.75%	3.1%
2005	3.57%	2.95%
2006	3.41%	2.81%
2007	3.27%	2.68%
2008	3.12%	2.55%
2009	2.99%	2.44%
2010	2.86%	2.33%
2011	2.74%	2.22%
2012	2.62%	2.13%
2013	2.52%	2.03%
2014	2.41%	1.94%
2015	2.33%	1.86%
2016	2.24%	1.78%
2017	2.16%	1.71%
2018	2.08%	1.64%
2019	2.01%	1.57%
2020	1.94%	1.51%
2021	1.87%	1.45%
2022	1.81%	1.39%
2023	1.75%	1.34%