Fertility & birth rates in Jamaica and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Jamaica vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Jamaica was 1.36 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 Jamaica 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
	Jamaica	Nicaragua
1960	5.54	7.16
1961	5.6	7.11
1962	5.64	7.1
1963	5.73	7.08
1964	5.79	7.06
1965	5.72	7.03
1966	5.69	6.99
1967	5.67	6.94
1968	5.58	6.89
1969	5.47	6.83
1970	5.35	6.77
1971	5.21	6.71
1972	5.06	6.65
1973	5	6.59
1974	4.67	6.52
1975	4.44	6.45
1976	4.21	6.37
1977	4	6.28
1978	3.84	6.16
1979	3.72	6.07
1980	3.59	5.96
1981	3.51	5.84
1982	3.46	5.74
1983	3.41	5.61
1984	3.32	5.49
1985	3.21	5.36
1986	3.11	5.22
1987	3.02	5.07
1988	2.98	4.93
1989	2.93	4.76
1990	2.96	4.6
1991	3	4.43
1992	3.03	4.27
1993	2.99	4.1
1994	2.93	3.94
1995	2.85	3.78
1996	2.77	3.62
1997	2.68	3.47
1998	2.57	3.34
1999	2.47	3.22
2000	2.35	3.12
2001	2.3	3
2002	2.27	2.89
2003	2.24	2.83
2004	2.2	2.78
2005	2.15	2.77
2006	2.09	2.73
2007	2.02	2.7
2008	1.95	2.66
2009	1.88	2.63
2010	1.8	2.6
2011	1.72	2.56
2012	1.65	2.53
2013	1.59	2.49
2014	1.54	2.46
2015	1.51	2.43
2016	1.46	2.41
2017	1.43	2.38
2018	1.4	2.35
2019	1.39	2.32
2020	1.38	2.3
2021	1.38	2.27
2022	1.37	2.24
2023	1.36	2.22
2024	1.35	2.21
2025	1.34	2.18
2026	1.33	2.16
2027	1.33	2.14
2028	1.33	2.11
2029	1.33	2.09
2030	1.33	2.07
2031	1.33	2.05
2032	1.34	2.04
2033	1.34	2.02
2034	1.34	2.01
2035	1.35	2
2036	1.35	1.98
2037	1.36	1.97
2038	1.36	1.96
2039	1.37	1.95
2040	1.37	1.94
2041	1.37	1.93
2042	1.37	1.92
2043	1.38	1.91
2044	1.38	1.9
2045	1.39	1.89
2046	1.39	1.89
2047	1.39	1.88
2048	1.4	1.87
2049	1.4	1.87
2050	1.41	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Jamaica	Nicaragua
1960	41.2%	47.6%
1961	41.7%	47.8%
1962	42.2%	48%
1963	42.7%	48.2%
1964	43.3%	48.2%
1965	43.9%	48.1%
1966	44.3%	47.9%
1967	44.6%	47.8%
1968	44.9%	47.7%
1969	45%	47.6%
1970	45%	47.5%
1971	44.8%	47.5%
1972	44.4%	47.4%
1973	44%	47.4%
1974	43.5%	47.3%
1975	42.9%	47.3%
1976	42.3%	47.3%
1977	41.7%	47.2%
1978	41%	47.3%
1979	40.4%	47.3%
1980	39.8%	47.3%
1981	39.2%	47.3%
1982	38.7%	47.3%
1983	38.2%	47.2%
1984	37.9%	47.2%
1985	37.5%	47.1%
1986	37.2%	47%
1987	36.8%	46.9%
1988	36.5%	46.7%
1989	36.1%	46.4%
1990	35.8%	46.1%
1991	35.5%	45.7%
1992	35.4%	45.2%
1993	35.3%	44.8%
1994	35.2%	44.3%
1995	35.1%	43.7%
1996	34.9%	43.1%
1997	34.6%	42.4%
1998	34.2%	41.7%
1999	33.8%	41%
2000	33.2%	40.3%
2001	32.7%	39.6%
2002	32.2%	38.9%
2003	31.7%	38.2%
2004	31.2%	37.5%
2005	30.6%	36.8%
2006	30%	36.2%
2007	29.3%	35.7%
2008	28.5%	35.2%
2009	27.7%	34.7%
2010	26.9%	34.2%
2011	26.2%	33.8%
2012	25.4%	33.3%
2013	24.7%	32.9%
2014	24%	32.6%
2015	23.4%	32.2%
2016	22.8%	31.8%
2017	22.3%	31.5%
2018	21.7%	31.1%
2019	21.1%	30.8%
2020	20.6%	30.4%
2021	20%	30.1%
2022	19.6%	29.6%
2023	19.1%	29.2%
2024	18.7%	28.8%
2025	18.3%	28.3%
2026	17.9%	27.9%
2027	17.6%	27.4%
2028	17.2%	27%
2029	16.9%	26.6%
2030	16.7%	26.2%
2031	16.4%	25.8%
2032	16.2%	25.4%
2033	15.9%	25%
2034	15.7%	24.7%
2035	15.5%	24.4%
2036	15.3%	24%
2037	15.1%	23.7%
2038	14.8%	23.4%
2039	14.6%	23.1%
2040	14.4%	22.8%
2041	14.2%	22.5%
2042	14%	22.2%
2043	13.8%	22%
2044	13.6%	21.7%
2045	13.4%	21.4%
2046	13.2%	21.2%
2047	13%	20.9%
2048	12.8%	20.7%
2049	12.6%	20.5%
2050	12.5%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.7% of the population in Jamaica and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 35.8% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Jamaica and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Jamaica vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.49% in Jamaica 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
	Jamaica	Nicaragua
1960	51,944	55,664
1961	51,931	57,499
1962	51,758	59,547
1963	52,277	61,738
1964	52,501	64,227
1965	51,423	67,056
1966	50,808	69,883
1967	50,187	72,722
1968	49,189	75,458
1969	48,258	78,237
1970	47,547	81,127
1971	47,206	84,139
1972	46,676	76,906
1973	47,438	89,662
1974	45,526	92,505
1975	44,736	95,230
1976	43,878	98,100
1977	42,999	100,498
1978	42,475	98,419
1979	42,449	96,429
1980	42,316	108,604
1981	42,898	110,421
1982	43,816	112,468
1983	45,095	110,618
1984	45,644	110,133
1985	45,122	110,949
1986	44,520	113,054
1987	44,155	112,885
1988	43,978	117,299
1989	43,591	120,128
1990	44,465	120,677
1991	45,617	121,787
1992	46,494	121,204
1993	46,090	120,469
1994	45,210	119,565
1995	43,705	118,325
1996	42,297	116,849
1997	40,521	114,415
1998	38,628	108,862
1999	36,649	110,217
2000	34,452	109,192
2001	33,666	107,109
2002	33,572	105,805
2003	33,340	106,142
2004	32,500	106,904
2005	31,506	108,984
2006	30,213	110,073
2007	28,886	110,341
2008	27,553	110,395
2009	26,311	110,213
2010	25,031	110,475
2011	23,627	110,026
2012	22,320	110,065
2013	21,037	109,032
2014	19,751	108,420
2015	18,489	107,344
2016	16,944	106,585
2017	15,419	105,468
2018	13,929	104,814
2019	13,094	102,817
2020	12,170	90,515
2021	6,382	89,213
2022	11,215	100,987
2023	10,072	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Jamaica vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 130 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jamaica, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Jamaica	Nicaragua
1985	45	319
1986	45	313
1987	46	316
1988	48	301
1989	50	286
1990	54	281
1991	58	273
1992	62	272
1993	67	265
1994	71	256
1995	74	251
1996	77	244
1997	79	236
1998	80	239
1999	81	228
2000	82	213
2001	82	194
2002	81	170
2003	79	154
2004	77	140
2005	81	124
2006	89	113
2007	89	106
2008	91	101
2009	93	99
2010	94	96
2011	89	93
2012	89	88
2013	94	86
2014	100	83
2015	100	81
2016	102	77
2017	106	72
2018	112	67
2019	120	69
2020	126	87
2021	186	124
2022	138	61
2023	130	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.93% in Jamaica 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
	Jamaica	Nicaragua
1960	8.17%	19.8%
1961	7.79%	19.6%
1962	7.45%	19.4%
1963	7.17%	19.2%
1964	6.91%	19%
1965	6.69%	18.7%
1966	6.49%	18.4%
1967	6.28%	18.1%
1968	6.08%	17.8%
1969	5.87%	17.4%
1970	5.64%	17.1%
1971	5.41%	16.6%
1972	5.18%	18.7%
1973	4.95%	15.6%
1974	4.74%	15%
1975	4.55%	14.4%
1976	4.37%	13.7%
1977	4.21%	12.9%
1978	4.06%	12.2%
1979	3.92%	11.5%
1980	3.78%	10.8%
1981	3.66%	10.2%
1982	3.54%	9.58%
1983	3.43%	9.07%
1984	3.32%	8.62%
1985	3.22%	8.21%
1986	3.13%	7.85%
1987	3.04%	7.53%
1988	2.96%	7.22%
1989	2.88%	6.92%
1990	2.8%	6.62%
1991	2.73%	6.31%
1992	2.66%	6%
1993	2.58%	5.69%
1994	2.51%	5.39%
1995	2.43%	5.09%
1996	2.35%	4.81%
1997	2.27%	4.54%
1998	2.19%	5.01%
1999	2.12%	4.04%
2000	2.06%	3.82%
2001	2%	3.62%
2002	1.97%	3.43%
2003	1.94%	3.26%
2004	1.92%	3.1%
2005	1.92%	2.95%
2006	1.91%	2.81%
2007	1.92%	2.68%
2008	1.92%	2.55%
2009	1.91%	2.44%
2010	1.91%	2.33%
2011	1.9%	2.22%
2012	1.89%	2.13%
2013	1.88%	2.03%
2014	1.87%	1.94%
2015	1.87%	1.86%
2016	1.86%	1.78%
2017	1.86%	1.71%
2018	1.87%	1.64%
2019	1.88%	1.57%
2020	1.9%	1.51%
2021	1.91%	1.45%
2022	1.93%	1.39%
2023	1.93%	1.34%