Fertility & birth rates in Iran and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Iran vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Iran was 1.7 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 Iran 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
	Iran	Nicaragua
1960	7.52	7.16
1961	7.46	7.11
1962	7.4	7.1
1963	7.32	7.08
1964	7.24	7.06
1965	7.22	7.03
1966	7.21	6.99
1967	7.19	6.94
1968	7.12	6.89
1969	7.01	6.83
1970	6.8	6.77
1971	6.55	6.71
1972	6.26	6.65
1973	6.06	6.59
1974	5.97	6.52
1975	5.95	6.45
1976	6.07	6.37
1977	6.18	6.28
1978	6.34	6.16
1979	6.55	6.07
1980	6.63	5.96
1981	6.62	5.84
1982	6.59	5.74
1983	6.53	5.61
1984	6.43	5.49
1985	6.24	5.36
1986	6.01	5.22
1987	5.72	5.07
1988	5.43	4.93
1989	5.17	4.76
1990	4.93	4.6
1991	4.57	4.43
1992	4.1	4.27
1993	3.67	4.1
1994	3.24	3.94
1995	2.85	3.78
1996	2.54	3.62
1997	2.32	3.47
1998	2.19	3.34
1999	2.09	3.22
2000	2	3.12
2001	1.92	3
2002	1.84	2.89
2003	1.8	2.83
2004	1.78	2.78
2005	1.76	2.77
2006	1.76	2.73
2007	1.75	2.7
2008	1.74	2.66
2009	1.74	2.63
2010	1.75	2.6
2011	1.79	2.56
2012	1.85	2.53
2013	1.91	2.49
2014	1.98	2.46
2015	2.02	2.43
2016	2.05	2.41
2017	2.02	2.38
2018	1.92	2.35
2019	1.77	2.32
2020	1.7	2.3
2021	1.71	2.27
2022	1.7	2.24
2023	1.7	2.22
2024	1.68	2.21
2025	1.67	2.18
2026	1.66	2.16
2027	1.65	2.14
2028	1.64	2.11
2029	1.64	2.09
2030	1.63	2.07
2031	1.63	2.05
2032	1.63	2.04
2033	1.63	2.02
2034	1.63	2.01
2035	1.63	2
2036	1.63	1.98
2037	1.63	1.97
2038	1.63	1.96
2039	1.63	1.95
2040	1.63	1.94
2041	1.63	1.93
2042	1.63	1.92
2043	1.63	1.91
2044	1.63	1.9
2045	1.63	1.89
2046	1.63	1.89
2047	1.63	1.88
2048	1.63	1.87
2049	1.63	1.87
2050	1.63	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Iran	Nicaragua
1960	43.5%	47.6%
1961	44.1%	47.8%
1962	44.6%	48%
1963	44.9%	48.2%
1964	45%	48.2%
1965	45%	48.1%
1966	44.9%	47.9%
1967	44.8%	47.8%
1968	44.8%	47.7%
1969	44.7%	47.6%
1970	44.6%	47.5%
1971	44.4%	47.5%
1972	44.2%	47.4%
1973	43.8%	47.4%
1974	43.5%	47.3%
1975	43.2%	47.3%
1976	43%	47.3%
1977	42.9%	47.2%
1978	43%	47.3%
1979	43.1%	47.3%
1980	43.3%	47.3%
1981	42.9%	47.3%
1982	42.7%	47.3%
1983	43%	47.2%
1984	43.3%	47.2%
1985	43.5%	47.1%
1986	43.7%	47%
1987	43.9%	46.9%
1988	44%	46.7%
1989	44.2%	46.4%
1990	44.1%	46.1%
1991	43.9%	45.7%
1992	43.6%	45.2%
1993	43.6%	44.8%
1994	43.2%	44.3%
1995	42.1%	43.7%
1996	40.7%	43.1%
1997	39.1%	42.4%
1998	37.3%	41.7%
1999	35.4%	41%
2000	33.6%	40.3%
2001	31.7%	39.6%
2002	30.1%	38.9%
2003	28.7%	38.2%
2004	27.4%	37.5%
2005	26.2%	36.8%
2006	25.3%	36.2%
2007	24.6%	35.7%
2008	24%	35.2%
2009	23.7%	34.7%
2010	23.4%	34.2%
2011	23.3%	33.8%
2012	23.3%	33.3%
2013	23.3%	32.9%
2014	23.4%	32.6%
2015	23.6%	32.2%
2016	23.8%	31.8%
2017	23.9%	31.5%
2018	24%	31.1%
2019	23.9%	30.8%
2020	23.8%	30.4%
2021	23.6%	30.1%
2022	23.2%	29.6%
2023	22.8%	29.2%
2024	22.4%	28.8%
2025	22%	28.3%
2026	21.6%	27.9%
2027	21.1%	27.4%
2028	20.5%	27%
2029	19.9%	26.6%
2030	19.3%	26.2%
2031	18.6%	25.8%
2032	18%	25.4%
2033	17.4%	25%
2034	17%	24.7%
2035	16.7%	24.4%
2036	16.4%	24%
2037	16.2%	23.7%
2038	15.9%	23.4%
2039	15.8%	23.1%
2040	15.6%	22.8%
2041	15.5%	22.5%
2042	15.4%	22.2%
2043	15.3%	22%
2044	15.3%	21.7%
2045	15.2%	21.4%
2046	15.2%	21.2%
2047	15.2%	20.9%
2048	15.2%	20.7%
2049	15.1%	20.5%
2050	15.1%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 22.4% of the population in Iran and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Iran and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Iran vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.1% in Iran 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
	Iran	Nicaragua
1960	584,060	55,664
1961	594,674	57,499
1962	595,538	59,547
1963	620,126	61,738
1964	635,589	64,227
1965	663,029	67,056
1966	695,040	69,883
1967	727,276	72,722
1968	743,992	75,458
1969	780,660	78,237
1970	794,612	81,127
1971	805,830	84,139
1972	804,043	76,906
1973	831,880	89,662
1974	873,369	92,505
1975	929,481	95,230
1976	1,013,347	98,100
1977	1,091,542	100,498
1978	1,156,974	98,419
1979	1,294,306	96,429
1980	1,361,293	108,604
1981	1,376,830	110,421
1982	1,514,240	112,468
1983	1,573,612	110,618
1984	1,653,051	110,133
1985	1,661,750	110,949
1986	1,659,289	113,054
1987	1,639,644	112,885
1988	1,614,512	117,299
1989	1,609,739	120,128
1990	1,530,434	120,677
1991	1,495,594	121,787
1992	1,365,466	121,204
1993	1,219,658	120,469
1994	1,008,076	119,565
1995	879,648	118,325
1996	784,508	116,849
1997	726,574	114,415
1998	717,655	108,862
1999	723,237	110,217
2000	731,203	109,192
2001	743,658	107,109
2002	752,205	105,805
2003	732,600	106,142
2004	801,203	106,904
2005	837,305	108,984
2006	884,529	110,073
2007	919,254	110,341
2008	940,983	110,395
2009	958,322	110,213
2010	980,380	110,475
2011	1,023,925	110,026
2012	1,073,804	110,065
2013	1,119,533	109,032
2014	1,158,552	108,420
2015	1,178,317	107,344
2016	1,186,949	106,585
2017	1,140,549	105,468
2018	1,035,052	104,814
2019	893,063	102,817
2020	663,978	90,515
2021	645,725	89,213
2022	753,525	100,987
2023	750,150	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Iran vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Iran, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Iran	Nicaragua
1985	160	319
1986	148	313
1987	136	316
1988	126	301
1989	113	286
1990	107	281
1991	94	273
1992	86	272
1993	80	265
1994	71	256
1995	65	251
1996	59	244
1997	55	236
1998	50	239
1999	46	228
2000	43	213
2001	40	194
2002	38	170
2003	37	154
2004	34	140
2005	33	124
2006	32	113
2007	31	106
2008	30	101
2009	28	99
2010	27	96
2011	26	93
2012	25	88
2013	24	86
2014	23	83
2015	22	81
2016	21	77
2017	20	72
2018	19	67
2019	18	69
2020	34	87
2021	51	124
2022	21	61
2023	16	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.18% in Iran 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
	Iran	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	18.9%	16.6%
1972	18%	18.7%
1973	17.1%	15.6%
1974	16.2%	15%
1975	15.3%	14.4%
1976	14.4%	13.7%
1977	13.5%	12.9%
1978	12.6%	12.2%
1979	11.7%	11.5%
1980	10.8%	10.8%
1981	10%	10.2%
1982	9.3%	9.58%
1983	8.67%	9.07%
1984	8.13%	8.62%
1985	7.64%	8.21%
1986	7.2%	7.85%
1987	6.8%	7.53%
1988	6.42%	7.22%
1989	6.07%	6.92%
1990	5.76%	6.62%
1991	5.48%	6.31%
1992	5.22%	6%
1993	5%	5.69%
1994	4.79%	5.39%
1995	4.59%	5.09%
1996	4.4%	4.81%
1997	4.21%	4.54%
1998	4.02%	5.01%
1999	3.83%	4.04%
2000	3.63%	3.82%
2001	3.42%	3.62%
2002	3.22%	3.43%
2003	3.02%	3.26%
2004	2.83%	3.1%
2005	2.65%	2.95%
2006	2.48%	2.81%
2007	2.32%	2.68%
2008	2.17%	2.55%
2009	2.04%	2.44%
2010	1.93%	2.33%
2011	1.84%	2.22%
2012	1.75%	2.13%
2013	1.68%	2.03%
2014	1.61%	1.94%
2015	1.55%	1.86%
2016	1.5%	1.78%
2017	1.45%	1.71%
2018	1.39%	1.64%
2019	1.35%	1.57%
2020	1.3%	1.51%
2021	1.26%	1.45%
2022	1.22%	1.39%
2023	1.18%	1.34%