Fertility & birth rates in Liberia and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Liberia vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Liberia was 3.95 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 Liberia 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
	Liberia	Nicaragua
1960	6.39	7.16
1961	6.45	7.11
1962	6.5	7.1
1963	6.56	7.08
1964	6.59	7.06
1965	6.62	7.03
1966	6.63	6.99
1967	6.65	6.94
1968	6.66	6.89
1969	6.64	6.83
1970	6.58	6.77
1971	6.54	6.71
1972	6.6	6.65
1973	6.65	6.59
1974	6.69	6.52
1975	6.74	6.45
1976	6.79	6.37
1977	6.84	6.28
1978	6.88	6.16
1979	6.92	6.07
1980	6.87	5.96
1981	6.83	5.84
1982	6.79	5.74
1983	6.76	5.61
1984	6.73	5.49
1985	6.69	5.36
1986	6.64	5.22
1987	6.57	5.07
1988	6.51	4.93
1989	6.43	4.76
1990	6.37	4.6
1991	6.32	4.43
1992	6.28	4.27
1993	6.25	4.1
1994	6.21	3.94
1995	6.17	3.78
1996	6.13	3.62
1997	6.08	3.47
1998	6.02	3.34
1999	5.95	3.22
2000	5.88	3.12
2001	5.77	3
2002	5.65	2.89
2003	5.55	2.83
2004	5.51	2.78
2005	5.52	2.77
2006	5.53	2.73
2007	5.46	2.7
2008	5.33	2.66
2009	5.17	2.63
2010	5.06	2.6
2011	4.97	2.56
2012	4.88	2.53
2013	4.75	2.49
2014	4.62	2.46
2015	4.52	2.43
2016	4.46	2.41
2017	4.4	2.38
2018	4.34	2.35
2019	4.26	2.32
2020	4.17	2.3
2021	4.09	2.27
2022	4.02	2.24
2023	3.95	2.22
2024	3.86	2.21
2025	3.79	2.18
2026	3.71	2.16
2027	3.64	2.14
2028	3.57	2.11
2029	3.51	2.09
2030	3.43	2.07
2031	3.38	2.05
2032	3.31	2.04
2033	3.25	2.02
2034	3.2	2.01
2035	3.15	2
2036	3.11	1.98
2037	3.06	1.97
2038	3.02	1.96
2039	2.98	1.95
2040	2.94	1.94
2041	2.91	1.93
2042	2.87	1.92
2043	2.83	1.91
2044	2.8	1.9
2045	2.77	1.89
2046	2.73	1.89
2047	2.7	1.88
2048	2.68	1.87
2049	2.65	1.87
2050	2.62	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Liberia	Nicaragua
1960	41.1%	47.6%
1961	41.1%	47.8%
1962	41.2%	48%
1963	41.4%	48.2%
1964	41.7%	48.2%
1965	42%	48.1%
1966	42.2%	47.9%
1967	42.4%	47.8%
1968	42.6%	47.7%
1969	42.8%	47.6%
1970	42.9%	47.5%
1971	43%	47.5%
1972	43.2%	47.4%
1973	43.3%	47.4%
1974	43.4%	47.3%
1975	43.5%	47.3%
1976	43.6%	47.3%
1977	43.7%	47.2%
1978	43.8%	47.3%
1979	43.9%	47.3%
1980	44%	47.3%
1981	44.1%	47.3%
1982	44.2%	47.3%
1983	44.2%	47.2%
1984	44.2%	47.2%
1985	44.2%	47.1%
1986	44.3%	47%
1987	44.3%	46.9%
1988	44.2%	46.7%
1989	44.1%	46.4%
1990	44.1%	46.1%
1991	44.2%	45.7%
1992	44.1%	45.2%
1993	43.9%	44.8%
1994	43.8%	44.3%
1995	43.6%	43.7%
1996	43.4%	43.1%
1997	43.3%	42.4%
1998	43.2%	41.7%
1999	43.1%	41%
2000	43%	40.3%
2001	43%	39.6%
2002	42.9%	38.9%
2003	42.9%	38.2%
2004	42.9%	37.5%
2005	43%	36.8%
2006	43.1%	36.2%
2007	43.2%	35.7%
2008	43.2%	35.2%
2009	43.1%	34.7%
2010	43.1%	34.2%
2011	42.7%	33.8%
2012	42.4%	33.3%
2013	42.5%	32.9%
2014	42.5%	32.6%
2015	42.4%	32.2%
2016	42.3%	31.8%
2017	42.1%	31.5%
2018	42%	31.1%
2019	41.7%	30.8%
2020	41.4%	30.4%
2021	41%	30.1%
2022	40.5%	29.6%
2023	40%	29.2%
2024	39.5%	28.8%
2025	39.1%	28.3%
2026	38.6%	27.9%
2027	38.1%	27.4%
2028	37.7%	27%
2029	37.2%	26.6%
2030	36.9%	26.2%
2031	36.5%	25.8%
2032	36.2%	25.4%
2033	35.8%	25%
2034	35.5%	24.7%
2035	35.2%	24.4%
2036	34.9%	24%
2037	34.5%	23.7%
2038	34.2%	23.4%
2039	33.9%	23.1%
2040	33.6%	22.8%
2041	33.2%	22.5%
2042	32.9%	22.2%
2043	32.6%	22%
2044	32.3%	21.7%
2045	32%	21.4%
2046	31.6%	21.2%
2047	31.3%	20.9%
2048	31%	20.7%
2049	30.7%	20.5%
2050	30.4%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 39.5% of the population in Liberia and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 44.1% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Liberia and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Liberia vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.41% in Liberia 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
	Liberia	Nicaragua
1960	25,713	55,664
1961	26,670	57,499
1962	27,679	59,547
1963	28,708	61,738
1964	29,592	64,227
1965	30,618	67,056
1966	31,454	69,883
1967	32,519	72,722
1968	33,536	75,458
1969	34,677	78,237
1970	35,196	81,127
1971	36,015	84,139
1972	37,860	76,906
1973	39,694	89,662
1974	41,499	92,505
1975	43,478	95,230
1976	45,528	98,100
1977	47,582	100,498
1978	49,813	98,419
1979	52,125	96,429
1980	53,452	108,604
1981	55,003	110,421
1982	56,127	112,468
1983	57,562	110,618
1984	59,460	110,133
1985	59,988	110,949
1986	61,924	113,054
1987	62,147	112,885
1988	62,703	117,299
1989	63,238	120,128
1990	52,770	120,677
1991	47,426	121,787
1992	50,204	121,204
1993	51,609	120,469
1994	52,101	119,565
1995	53,407	118,325
1996	56,392	116,849
1997	61,444	114,415
1998	72,146	108,862
1999	78,130	110,217
2000	83,143	109,192
2001	86,217	107,109
2002	88,643	105,805
2003	87,534	106,142
2004	91,755	106,904
2005	96,478	108,984
2006	104,099	110,073
2007	109,165	110,341
2008	112,032	110,395
2009	113,429	110,213
2010	114,249	110,475
2011	115,496	110,026
2012	121,973	110,065
2013	120,138	109,032
2014	116,667	108,420
2015	115,479	107,344
2016	118,852	106,585
2017	119,376	105,468
2018	120,231	104,814
2019	120,635	102,817
2020	120,632	90,515
2021	121,038	89,213
2022	123,747	100,987
2023	125,730	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Liberia vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 628 deaths per 100,000 live births in Liberia, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Liberia	Nicaragua
1985	1,749	319
1986	1,678	313
1987	1,655	316
1988	1,647	301
1989	1,633	286
1990	2,146	281
1991	1,627	273
1992	1,643	272
1993	1,709	265
1994	1,811	256
1995	1,530	251
1996	1,438	244
1997	1,043	236
1998	962	239
1999	852	228
2000	786	213
2001	720	194
2002	700	170
2003	759	154
2004	645	140
2005	619	124
2006	647	113
2007	659	106
2008	663	101
2009	674	99
2010	712	96
2011	726	93
2012	728	88
2013	725	86
2014	801	83
2015	784	81
2016	690	77
2017	703	72
2018	707	67
2019	689	69
2020	664	87
2021	667	124
2022	634	61
2023	628	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 7.29% in Liberia 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
	Liberia	Nicaragua
1960	31.3%	19.8%
1961	31.3%	19.6%
1962	31.3%	19.4%
1963	31.2%	19.2%
1964	31.1%	19%
1965	30.8%	18.7%
1966	30.6%	18.4%
1967	30.2%	18.1%
1968	29.8%	17.8%
1969	29.3%	17.4%
1970	28.8%	17.1%
1971	28.3%	16.6%
1972	27.8%	18.7%
1973	27.4%	15.6%
1974	26.9%	15%
1975	26.5%	14.4%
1976	26%	13.7%
1977	25.6%	12.9%
1978	25.3%	12.2%
1979	24.9%	11.5%
1980	24.6%	10.8%
1981	24.3%	10.2%
1982	24.1%	9.58%
1983	24%	9.07%
1984	24.1%	8.62%
1985	24.3%	8.21%
1986	24.7%	7.85%
1987	25.2%	7.53%
1988	25.8%	7.22%
1989	26.4%	6.92%
1990	26.8%	6.62%
1991	27%	6.31%
1992	26.9%	6%
1993	26.6%	5.69%
1994	25.9%	5.39%
1995	25.1%	5.09%
1996	24.1%	4.81%
1997	23%	4.54%
1998	21.8%	5.01%
1999	20.5%	4.04%
2000	19.2%	3.82%
2001	17.9%	3.62%
2002	16.7%	3.43%
2003	15.4%	3.26%
2004	14.3%	3.1%
2005	13.3%	2.95%
2006	12.5%	2.81%
2007	11.8%	2.68%
2008	11.3%	2.55%
2009	10.8%	2.44%
2010	10.4%	2.33%
2011	10.1%	2.22%
2012	9.82%	2.13%
2013	9.54%	2.03%
2014	9.5%	1.94%
2015	9.08%	1.86%
2016	8.83%	1.78%
2017	8.6%	1.71%
2018	8.4%	1.64%
2019	8.19%	1.57%
2020	7.97%	1.51%
2021	7.74%	1.45%
2022	7.51%	1.39%
2023	7.29%	1.34%