Fertility & birth rates in Luxembourg and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Luxembourg vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Luxembourg was 1.25 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 Luxembourg 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
	Luxembourg	Nicaragua
1960	2.29	7.16
1961	-	7.11
1962	2.37	7.1
1963	-	7.08
1964	2.34	7.06
1965	2.42	7.03
1966	2.34	6.99
1967	2.24	6.94
1968	2.12	6.89
1969	2.02	6.83
1970	1.97	6.77
1971	1.95	6.71
1972	1.75	6.65
1973	1.58	6.59
1974	1.58	6.52
1975	1.55	6.45
1976	1.48	6.37
1977	1.5	6.28
1978	1.48	6.16
1979	1.48	6.07
1980	1.5	5.96
1981	1.55	5.84
1982	1.49	5.74
1983	1.43	5.61
1984	1.42	5.49
1985	1.38	5.36
1986	1.43	5.22
1987	1.4	5.07
1988	1.51	4.93
1989	1.52	4.76
1990	1.6	4.6
1991	1.6	4.43
1992	1.64	4.27
1993	1.7	4.1
1994	1.72	3.94
1995	1.7	3.78
1996	1.77	3.62
1997	1.71	3.47
1998	1.68	3.34
1999	1.74	3.22
2000	1.76	3.12
2001	1.66	3
2002	1.63	2.89
2003	1.62	2.83
2004	1.66	2.78
2005	1.63	2.77
2006	1.65	2.73
2007	1.61	2.7
2008	1.61	2.66
2009	1.59	2.63
2010	1.63	2.6
2011	1.52	2.56
2012	1.57	2.53
2013	1.55	2.49
2014	1.5	2.46
2015	1.47	2.43
2016	1.41	2.41
2017	1.39	2.38
2018	1.38	2.35
2019	1.34	2.32
2020	1.36	2.3
2021	1.38	2.27
2022	1.31	2.24
2023	1.25	2.22
2024	1.25	2.21
2025	1.26	2.18
2026	1.26	2.16
2027	1.27	2.14
2028	1.27	2.11
2029	1.28	2.09
2030	1.28	2.07
2031	1.29	2.05
2032	1.29	2.04
2033	1.29	2.02
2034	1.29	2.01
2035	1.3	2
2036	1.3	1.98
2037	1.3	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	1.31	1.91
2044	1.32	1.9
2045	1.32	1.89
2046	1.32	1.89
2047	1.32	1.88
2048	1.32	1.87
2049	1.33	1.87
2050	1.33	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Luxembourg	Nicaragua
1960	21.2%	47.6%
1961	21.5%	47.8%
1962	21.7%	48%
1963	21.9%	48.2%
1964	22.1%	48.2%
1965	22.3%	48.1%
1966	22.5%	47.9%
1967	22.6%	47.8%
1968	22.5%	47.7%
1969	22.4%	47.6%
1970	22.2%	47.5%
1971	22%	47.5%
1972	21.6%	47.4%
1973	21.2%	47.4%
1974	20.9%	47.3%
1975	20.5%	47.3%
1976	20.2%	47.3%
1977	19.9%	47.2%
1978	19.5%	47.3%
1979	19.2%	47.3%
1980	18.8%	47.3%
1981	18.4%	47.3%
1982	18.1%	47.3%
1983	17.8%	47.2%
1984	17.5%	47.2%
1985	17.2%	47.1%
1986	17%	47%
1987	16.9%	46.9%
1988	17%	46.7%
1989	17.2%	46.4%
1990	17.4%	46.1%
1991	17.6%	45.7%
1992	17.8%	45.2%
1993	18%	44.8%
1994	18.3%	44.3%
1995	18.4%	43.7%
1996	18.6%	43.1%
1997	18.7%	42.4%
1998	18.8%	41.7%
1999	18.9%	41%
2000	18.9%	40.3%
2001	18.9%	39.6%
2002	18.9%	38.9%
2003	18.8%	38.2%
2004	18.7%	37.5%
2005	18.5%	36.8%
2006	18.4%	36.2%
2007	18.2%	35.7%
2008	18%	35.2%
2009	17.8%	34.7%
2010	17.7%	34.2%
2011	17.4%	33.8%
2012	17.1%	33.3%
2013	16.9%	32.9%
2014	16.7%	32.6%
2015	16.6%	32.2%
2016	16.4%	31.8%
2017	16.2%	31.5%
2018	16.1%	31.1%
2019	16%	30.8%
2020	16%	30.4%
2021	15.9%	30.1%
2022	15.9%	29.6%
2023	15.8%	29.2%
2024	15.8%	28.8%
2025	15.7%	28.3%
2026	15.7%	27.9%
2027	15.7%	27.4%
2028	15.6%	27%
2029	15.5%	26.6%
2030	15.4%	26.2%
2031	15.3%	25.8%
2032	15.2%	25.4%
2033	15.1%	25%
2034	15%	24.7%
2035	14.9%	24.4%
2036	14.7%	24%
2037	14.6%	23.7%
2038	14.5%	23.4%
2039	14.3%	23.1%
2040	14.2%	22.8%
2041	14%	22.5%
2042	13.9%	22.2%
2043	13.8%	22%
2044	13.7%	21.7%
2045	13.6%	21.4%
2046	13.5%	21.2%
2047	13.5%	20.9%
2048	13.5%	20.7%
2049	13.5%	20.5%
2050	13.5%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Luxembourg and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 17.4% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Luxembourg and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Luxembourg vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.33% in Luxembourg 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
	Luxembourg	Nicaragua
1960	1,319	55,664
1961	1,489	57,499
1962	1,091	59,547
1963	1,199	61,738
1964	1,377	64,227
1965	1,260	67,056
1966	1,168	69,883
1967	837	72,722
1968	604	75,458
1969	303	78,237
1970	272	81,127
1971	69	84,139
1972	-35	76,906
1973	-421	89,662
1974	-390	92,505
1975	-395	95,230
1976	-578	98,100
1977	-36	100,498
1978	-145	98,419
1979	72	96,429
1980	37	108,604
1981	329	110,421
1982	183	112,468
1983	37	110,618
1984	146	110,133
1985	74	110,949
1986	331	113,054
1987	222	112,885
1988	747	117,299
1989	679	120,128
1990	1,145	120,677
1991	1,239	121,787
1992	1,098	121,204
1993	1,470	120,469
1994	1,652	119,565
1995	1,634	118,325
1996	1,781	116,849
1997	1,552	114,415
1998	1,486	108,862
1999	1,808	110,217
2000	1,963	109,192
2001	1,766	107,109
2002	1,607	105,805
2003	1,220	106,142
2004	1,878	106,904
2005	1,721	108,984
2006	1,748	110,073
2007	1,584	110,341
2008	2,003	110,395
2009	1,991	110,213
2010	2,129	110,475
2011	1,814	110,026
2012	2,124	110,065
2013	2,336	109,032
2014	2,225	108,420
2015	2,107	107,344
2016	2,095	106,585
2017	1,968	105,468
2018	1,945	104,814
2019	1,922	102,817
2020	1,828	90,515
2021	2,240	89,213
2022	2,024	100,987
2023	1,933	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Luxembourg vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Luxembourg, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Luxembourg	Nicaragua
1985	24	319
1986	24	313
1987	23	316
1988	24	301
1989	21	286
1990	24	281
1991	25	273
1992	26	272
1993	20	265
1994	20	256
1995	22	251
1996	23	244
1997	22	236
1998	18	239
1999	21	228
2000	18	213
2001	19	194
2002	17	170
2003	15	154
2004	17	140
2005	17	124
2006	16	113
2007	14	106
2008	13	101
2009	15	99
2010	17	96
2011	13	93
2012	13	88
2013	15	86
2014	13	83
2015	13	81
2016	13	77
2017	15	72
2018	9	67
2019	12	69
2020	6	87
2021	6	124
2022	6	61
2023	11	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Luxembourg 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
	Luxembourg	Nicaragua
1960	3.72%	19.8%
1961	3.54%	19.6%
1962	3.36%	19.4%
1963	3.2%	19.2%
1964	3.04%	19%
1965	2.89%	18.7%
1966	2.75%	18.4%
1967	2.61%	18.1%
1968	2.48%	17.8%
1969	2.36%	17.4%
1970	2.24%	17.1%
1971	2.11%	16.6%
1972	1.99%	18.7%
1973	1.88%	15.6%
1974	1.77%	15%
1975	1.67%	14.4%
1976	1.58%	13.7%
1977	1.51%	12.9%
1978	1.44%	12.2%
1979	1.39%	11.5%
1980	1.34%	10.8%
1981	1.29%	10.2%
1982	1.25%	9.58%
1983	1.21%	9.07%
1984	1.16%	8.62%
1985	1.12%	8.21%
1986	1.07%	7.85%
1987	1.02%	7.53%
1988	0.97%	7.22%
1989	0.93%	6.92%
1990	0.88%	6.62%
1991	0.83%	6.31%
1992	0.78%	6%
1993	0.73%	5.69%
1994	0.68%	5.39%
1995	0.64%	5.09%
1996	0.6%	4.81%
1997	0.56%	4.54%
1998	0.53%	5.01%
1999	0.5%	4.04%
2000	0.47%	3.82%
2001	0.44%	3.62%
2002	0.42%	3.43%
2003	0.39%	3.26%
2004	0.37%	3.1%
2005	0.35%	2.95%
2006	0.33%	2.81%
2007	0.31%	2.68%
2008	0.3%	2.55%
2009	0.29%	2.44%
2010	0.28%	2.33%
2011	0.27%	2.22%
2012	0.27%	2.13%
2013	0.26%	2.03%
2014	0.26%	1.94%
2015	0.26%	1.86%
2016	0.25%	1.78%
2017	0.25%	1.71%
2018	0.25%	1.64%
2019	0.25%	1.57%
2020	0.25%	1.51%
2021	0.24%	1.45%
2022	0.24%	1.39%
2023	0.23%	1.34%