Fertility & birth rates in Italy and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Italy vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Italy was 1.2 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 Italy 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
	Italy	Nicaragua
1960	2.4	7.16
1961	2.44	7.11
1962	2.46	7.1
1963	2.51	7.08
1964	2.66	7.06
1965	2.6	7.03
1966	2.58	6.99
1967	2.5	6.94
1968	2.46	6.89
1969	2.47	6.83
1970	2.38	6.77
1971	2.4	6.71
1972	2.35	6.65
1973	2.3	6.59
1974	2.28	6.52
1975	2.17	6.45
1976	2.04	6.37
1977	1.93	6.28
1978	1.84	6.16
1979	1.73	6.07
1980	1.64	5.96
1981	1.58	5.84
1982	1.56	5.74
1983	1.51	5.61
1984	1.46	5.49
1985	1.42	5.36
1986	1.35	5.22
1987	1.33	5.07
1988	1.36	4.93
1989	1.33	4.76
1990	1.33	4.6
1991	1.3	4.43
1992	1.3	4.27
1993	1.25	4.1
1994	1.21	3.94
1995	1.19	3.78
1996	1.2	3.62
1997	1.22	3.47
1998	1.22	3.34
1999	1.23	3.22
2000	1.26	3.12
2001	1.25	3
2002	1.27	2.89
2003	1.29	2.83
2004	1.34	2.78
2005	1.33	2.77
2006	1.37	2.73
2007	1.39	2.7
2008	1.44	2.66
2009	1.44	2.63
2010	1.44	2.6
2011	1.42	2.56
2012	1.42	2.53
2013	1.39	2.49
2014	1.38	2.46
2015	1.36	2.43
2016	1.36	2.41
2017	1.34	2.38
2018	1.31	2.35
2019	1.27	2.32
2020	1.24	2.3
2021	1.25	2.27
2022	1.24	2.24
2023	1.2	2.22
2024	1.21	2.21
2025	1.22	2.18
2026	1.22	2.16
2027	1.23	2.14
2028	1.24	2.11
2029	1.24	2.09
2030	1.25	2.07
2031	1.26	2.05
2032	1.26	2.04
2033	1.27	2.02
2034	1.28	2.01
2035	1.28	2
2036	1.29	1.98
2037	1.29	1.97
2038	1.3	1.96
2039	1.3	1.95
2040	1.31	1.94
2041	1.31	1.93
2042	1.31	1.92
2043	1.32	1.91
2044	1.32	1.9
2045	1.33	1.89
2046	1.33	1.89
2047	1.34	1.88
2048	1.34	1.87
2049	1.35	1.87
2050	1.35	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Italy	Nicaragua
1960	25%	47.6%
1961	25%	47.8%
1962	24.7%	48%
1963	24.5%	48.2%
1964	24.5%	48.2%
1965	24.5%	48.1%
1966	24.5%	47.9%
1967	24.6%	47.8%
1968	24.6%	47.7%
1969	24.7%	47.6%
1970	24.7%	47.5%
1971	24.6%	47.5%
1972	24.6%	47.4%
1973	24.6%	47.4%
1974	24.5%	47.3%
1975	24.3%	47.3%
1976	24.1%	47.3%
1977	23.7%	47.2%
1978	23.4%	47.3%
1979	22.8%	47.3%
1980	22.3%	47.3%
1981	21.6%	47.3%
1982	21.1%	47.3%
1983	20.5%	47.2%
1984	19.9%	47.2%
1985	19.3%	47.1%
1986	18.7%	47%
1987	18.1%	46.9%
1988	17.5%	46.7%
1989	17%	46.4%
1990	16.5%	46.1%
1991	15.8%	45.7%
1992	15.2%	45.2%
1993	15%	44.8%
1994	14.8%	44.3%
1995	14.6%	43.7%
1996	14.5%	43.1%
1997	14.4%	42.4%
1998	14.3%	41.7%
1999	14.3%	41%
2000	14.3%	40.3%
2001	14.2%	39.6%
2002	14.2%	38.9%
2003	14.2%	38.2%
2004	14.2%	37.5%
2005	14.1%	36.8%
2006	14.1%	36.2%
2007	14%	35.7%
2008	14%	35.2%
2009	14%	34.7%
2010	14%	34.2%
2011	14%	33.8%
2012	14%	33.3%
2013	13.9%	32.9%
2014	13.8%	32.6%
2015	13.7%	32.2%
2016	13.6%	31.8%
2017	13.4%	31.5%
2018	13.2%	31.1%
2019	13%	30.8%
2020	12.8%	30.4%
2021	12.6%	30.1%
2022	12.4%	29.6%
2023	12.1%	29.2%
2024	11.9%	28.8%
2025	11.7%	28.3%
2026	11.4%	27.9%
2027	11.2%	27.4%
2028	11%	27%
2029	10.9%	26.6%
2030	10.7%	26.2%
2031	10.6%	25.8%
2032	10.5%	25.4%
2033	10.4%	25%
2034	10.3%	24.7%
2035	10.3%	24.4%
2036	10.3%	24%
2037	10.3%	23.7%
2038	10.3%	23.4%
2039	10.4%	23.1%
2040	10.4%	22.8%
2041	10.5%	22.5%
2042	10.5%	22.2%
2043	10.6%	22%
2044	10.7%	21.7%
2045	10.7%	21.4%
2046	10.8%	21.2%
2047	10.8%	20.9%
2048	10.9%	20.7%
2049	10.9%	20.5%
2050	10.9%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.9% of the population in Italy and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 16.5% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Italy and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Italy vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.38% in Italy 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
	Italy	Nicaragua
1960	426,697	55,664
1961	459,880	57,499
1962	427,387	59,547
1963	440,767	61,738
1964	527,089	64,227
1965	474,222	67,056
1966	488,427	69,883
1967	439,074	72,722
1968	399,268	75,458
1969	390,827	78,237
1970	376,753	81,127
1971	383,922	84,139
1972	364,355	76,906
1973	328,508	89,662
1974	336,176	92,505
1975	271,660	95,230
1976	228,445	98,100
1977	190,248	100,498
1978	168,465	98,419
1979	129,531	96,429
1980	84,650	108,604
1981	73,452	110,421
1982	79,161	112,468
1983	33,939	110,618
1984	50,919	110,133
1985	28,297	110,949
1986	11,319	113,054
1987	16,980	112,885
1988	33,977	117,299
1989	28,336	120,128
1990	22,688	120,677
1991	11,352	121,787
1992	22,718	121,204
1993	0	120,469
1994	-17,053	119,565
1995	-34,107	118,325
1996	-22,744	116,849
1997	-22,756	114,415
1998	-39,835	108,862
1999	-22,766	110,217
2000	-17,082	109,192
2001	-11,396	107,109
2002	-22,836	105,805
2003	-40,179	106,142
2004	11,566	106,904
2005	-17,450	108,984
2006	0	110,073
2007	-5,876	110,341
2008	-11,842	110,395
2009	-17,866	110,213
2010	-23,928	110,475
2011	-48,021	110,026
2012	-78,248	110,065
2013	-90,468	109,032
2014	-96,513	108,420
2015	-162,620	107,344
2016	-138,265	106,585
2017	-192,007	105,468
2018	-192,475	104,814
2019	-215,025	102,817
2020	-338,801	90,515
2021	-301,579	89,213
2022	-318,674	100,987
2023	-283,168	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Italy vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Italy, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Italy	Nicaragua
1985	22	319
1986	22	313
1987	21	316
1988	20	301
1989	19	286
1990	18	281
1991	18	273
1992	17	272
1993	16	265
1994	15	256
1995	15	251
1996	14	244
1997	13	236
1998	12	239
1999	11	228
2000	11	213
2001	10	194
2002	10	170
2003	8	154
2004	8	140
2005	8	124
2006	7	113
2007	7	106
2008	7	101
2009	8	99
2010	8	96
2011	8	93
2012	8	88
2013	8	86
2014	8	83
2015	8	81
2016	8	77
2017	8	72
2018	7	67
2019	7	69
2020	8	87
2021	7	124
2022	10	61
2023	6	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.28% in Italy 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
	Italy	Nicaragua
1960	5.19%	19.8%
1961	4.98%	19.6%
1962	4.76%	19.4%
1963	4.53%	19.2%
1964	4.31%	19%
1965	4.11%	18.7%
1966	3.93%	18.4%
1967	3.78%	18.1%
1968	3.64%	17.8%
1969	3.51%	17.4%
1970	3.36%	17.1%
1971	3.18%	16.6%
1972	2.98%	18.7%
1973	2.76%	15.6%
1974	2.53%	15%
1975	2.31%	14.4%
1976	2.11%	13.7%
1977	1.95%	12.9%
1978	1.82%	12.2%
1979	1.7%	11.5%
1980	1.61%	10.8%
1981	1.52%	10.2%
1982	1.43%	9.58%
1983	1.35%	9.07%
1984	1.27%	8.62%
1985	1.2%	8.21%
1986	1.14%	7.85%
1987	1.08%	7.53%
1988	1.04%	7.22%
1989	1%	6.92%
1990	0.97%	6.62%
1991	0.93%	6.31%
1992	0.89%	6%
1993	0.85%	5.69%
1994	0.8%	5.39%
1995	0.75%	5.09%
1996	0.7%	4.81%
1997	0.66%	4.54%
1998	0.62%	5.01%
1999	0.59%	4.04%
2000	0.56%	3.82%
2001	0.53%	3.62%
2002	0.51%	3.43%
2003	0.48%	3.26%
2004	0.46%	3.1%
2005	0.45%	2.95%
2006	0.43%	2.81%
2007	0.42%	2.68%
2008	0.41%	2.55%
2009	0.41%	2.44%
2010	0.4%	2.33%
2011	0.39%	2.22%
2012	0.38%	2.13%
2013	0.37%	2.03%
2014	0.36%	1.94%
2015	0.35%	1.86%
2016	0.34%	1.78%
2017	0.33%	1.71%
2018	0.32%	1.64%
2019	0.31%	1.57%
2020	0.3%	1.51%
2021	0.29%	1.45%
2022	0.28%	1.39%
2023	0.28%	1.34%