Fertility & birth rates in Ireland and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Ireland vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ireland 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 Ireland 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
	Ireland	Nicaragua
1960	3.78	7.16
1961	3.78	7.11
1962	3.92	7.1
1963	4.01	7.08
1964	4.07	7.06
1965	4.04	7.03
1966	3.94	6.99
1967	3.84	6.94
1968	3.77	6.89
1969	3.83	6.83
1970	3.85	6.77
1971	3.93	6.71
1972	3.84	6.65
1973	3.71	6.59
1974	3.59	6.52
1975	3.37	6.45
1976	3.29	6.37
1977	3.24	6.28
1978	3.21	6.16
1979	3.21	6.07
1980	3.21	5.96
1981	3.05	5.84
1982	2.94	5.74
1983	2.74	5.61
1984	2.58	5.49
1985	2.48	5.36
1986	2.44	5.22
1987	2.32	5.07
1988	2.17	4.93
1989	2.08	4.76
1990	2.11	4.6
1991	2.08	4.43
1992	1.99	4.27
1993	1.9	4.1
1994	1.85	3.94
1995	1.84	3.78
1996	1.88	3.62
1997	1.93	3.47
1998	1.94	3.34
1999	1.9	3.22
2000	1.89	3.12
2001	1.94	3
2002	1.97	2.89
2003	1.96	2.83
2004	1.93	2.78
2005	1.86	2.77
2006	1.91	2.73
2007	2.01	2.7
2008	2.06	2.66
2009	2.06	2.63
2010	2.05	2.6
2011	2.03	2.56
2012	1.98	2.53
2013	1.93	2.49
2014	1.89	2.46
2015	1.85	2.43
2016	1.81	2.41
2017	1.77	2.38
2018	1.75	2.35
2019	1.71	2.32
2020	1.63	2.3
2021	1.78	2.27
2022	1.54	2.24
2023	1.5	2.22
2024	1.5	2.21
2025	1.5	2.18
2026	1.5	2.16
2027	1.5	2.14
2028	1.5	2.11
2029	1.5	2.09
2030	1.5	2.07
2031	1.5	2.05
2032	1.5	2.04
2033	1.5	2.02
2034	1.5	2.01
2035	1.5	2
2036	1.5	1.98
2037	1.5	1.97
2038	1.5	1.96
2039	1.51	1.95
2040	1.51	1.94
2041	1.5	1.93
2042	1.5	1.92
2043	1.5	1.91
2044	1.51	1.9
2045	1.51	1.89
2046	1.5	1.89
2047	1.5	1.88
2048	1.5	1.87
2049	1.5	1.87
2050	1.5	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ireland	Nicaragua
1960	30.9%	47.6%
1961	31%	47.8%
1962	30.9%	48%
1963	30.9%	48.2%
1964	30.9%	48.2%
1965	31.1%	48.1%
1966	31.1%	47.9%
1967	31.1%	47.8%
1968	31.1%	47.7%
1969	31.1%	47.6%
1970	31.1%	47.5%
1971	31.2%	47.5%
1972	31.2%	47.4%
1973	31.2%	47.4%
1974	31.2%	47.3%
1975	31.1%	47.3%
1976	31%	47.3%
1977	30.9%	47.2%
1978	30.7%	47.3%
1979	30.5%	47.3%
1980	30.4%	47.3%
1981	30.3%	47.3%
1982	30.1%	47.3%
1983	29.9%	47.2%
1984	29.6%	47.2%
1985	29.3%	47.1%
1986	28.9%	47%
1987	28.5%	46.9%
1988	28.1%	46.7%
1989	27.6%	46.4%
1990	27.1%	46.1%
1991	26.6%	45.7%
1992	26%	45.2%
1993	25.5%	44.8%
1994	24.9%	44.3%
1995	24.2%	43.7%
1996	23.6%	43.1%
1997	23%	42.4%
1998	22.5%	41.7%
1999	22.1%	41%
2000	21.8%	40.3%
2001	21.4%	39.6%
2002	21.1%	38.9%
2003	21%	38.2%
2004	20.8%	37.5%
2005	20.6%	36.8%
2006	20.4%	36.2%
2007	20.3%	35.7%
2008	20.5%	35.2%
2009	20.7%	34.7%
2010	21.1%	34.2%
2011	21.4%	33.8%
2012	21.5%	33.3%
2013	21.5%	32.9%
2014	21.4%	32.6%
2015	21.3%	32.2%
2016	21.2%	31.8%
2017	20.9%	31.5%
2018	20.7%	31.1%
2019	20.4%	30.8%
2020	20.1%	30.4%
2021	19.8%	30.1%
2022	19.5%	29.6%
2023	19%	29.2%
2024	18.6%	28.8%
2025	18.1%	28.3%
2026	17.6%	27.9%
2027	17.2%	27.4%
2028	16.9%	27%
2029	16.6%	26.6%
2030	16.3%	26.2%
2031	16%	25.8%
2032	15.8%	25.4%
2033	15.6%	25%
2034	15.4%	24.7%
2035	15.3%	24.4%
2036	15.2%	24%
2037	15.1%	23.7%
2038	15.1%	23.4%
2039	15.2%	23.1%
2040	15.2%	22.8%
2041	15.3%	22.5%
2042	15.4%	22.2%
2043	15.4%	22%
2044	15.5%	21.7%
2045	15.6%	21.4%
2046	15.6%	21.2%
2047	15.7%	20.9%
2048	15.7%	20.7%
2049	15.7%	20.5%
2050	15.6%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.6% of the population in Ireland and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 27.1% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ireland and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Ireland vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.58% in Ireland 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
	Ireland	Nicaragua
1960	28,286	55,664
1961	25,137	57,499
1962	28,077	59,547
1963	29,667	61,738
1964	31,532	64,227
1965	30,500	67,056
1966	26,866	69,883
1967	29,895	72,722
1968	27,697	75,458
1969	29,326	78,237
1970	30,756	81,127
1971	35,606	84,139
1972	34,316	76,906
1973	34,562	89,662
1974	34,199	92,505
1975	34,128	95,230
1976	33,676	98,100
1977	35,448	100,498
1978	36,288	98,419
1979	38,798	96,429
1980	40,612	108,604
1981	39,364	110,421
1982	38,344	112,468
1983	34,053	110,618
1984	31,791	110,133
1985	29,013	110,949
1986	27,963	113,054
1987	26,904	112,885
1988	22,912	117,299
1989	20,012	120,128
1990	21,787	120,677
1991	21,206	121,787
1992	20,283	121,204
1993	17,166	120,469
1994	17,234	119,565
1995	16,601	118,325
1996	18,915	116,849
1997	21,311	114,415
1998	22,277	108,862
1999	21,402	110,217
2000	23,592	109,192
2001	27,837	107,109
2002	31,062	105,805
2003	32,372	106,142
2004	33,376	106,904
2005	33,279	108,984
2006	36,752	110,073
2007	43,109	110,341
2008	46,691	110,395
2009	47,168	110,213
2010	47,426	110,475
2011	45,801	110,026
2012	42,775	110,065
2013	39,302	109,032
2014	37,728	108,420
2015	35,265	107,344
2016	33,339	106,585
2017	31,379	105,468
2018	29,878	104,814
2019	28,365	102,817
2020	23,687	90,515
2021	26,064	89,213
2022	19,287	100,987
2023	19,638	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Ireland 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 Ireland, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.38% in Ireland 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
	Ireland	Nicaragua
1960	3.53%	19.8%
1961	3.38%	19.6%
1962	3.25%	19.4%
1963	3.13%	19.2%
1964	3.01%	19%
1965	2.87%	18.7%
1966	2.71%	18.4%
1967	2.55%	18.1%
1968	2.41%	17.8%
1969	2.3%	17.4%
1970	2.22%	17.1%
1971	2.17%	16.6%
1972	2.14%	18.7%
1973	2.11%	15.6%
1974	2.06%	15%
1975	2%	14.4%
1976	1.91%	13.7%
1977	1.81%	12.9%
1978	1.69%	12.2%
1979	1.56%	11.5%
1980	1.43%	10.8%
1981	1.32%	10.2%
1982	1.23%	9.58%
1983	1.17%	9.07%
1984	1.11%	8.62%
1985	1.07%	8.21%
1986	1.04%	7.85%
1987	1.02%	7.53%
1988	0.99%	7.22%
1989	0.96%	6.92%
1990	0.92%	6.62%
1991	0.87%	6.31%
1992	0.81%	6%
1993	0.77%	5.69%
1994	0.74%	5.39%
1995	0.73%	5.09%
1996	0.73%	4.81%
1997	0.73%	4.54%
1998	0.73%	5.01%
1999	0.73%	4.04%
2000	0.72%	3.82%
2001	0.69%	3.62%
2002	0.65%	3.43%
2003	0.6%	3.26%
2004	0.56%	3.1%
2005	0.52%	2.95%
2006	0.49%	2.81%
2007	0.46%	2.68%
2008	0.44%	2.55%
2009	0.43%	2.44%
2010	0.42%	2.33%
2011	0.41%	2.22%
2012	0.4%	2.13%
2013	0.39%	2.03%
2014	0.38%	1.94%
2015	0.37%	1.86%
2016	0.36%	1.78%
2017	0.35%	1.71%
2018	0.34%	1.64%
2019	0.34%	1.57%
2020	0.35%	1.51%
2021	0.36%	1.45%
2022	0.37%	1.39%
2023	0.38%	1.34%