Fertility & birth rates in Myanmar and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Myanmar vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Myanmar was 2.12 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 Myanmar 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
	Myanmar	Nicaragua
1960	5.9	7.16
1961	5.9	7.11
1962	5.9	7.1
1963	5.91	7.08
1964	5.91	7.06
1965	5.91	7.03
1966	5.88	6.99
1967	5.84	6.94
1968	5.8	6.89
1969	5.75	6.83
1970	5.68	6.77
1971	5.62	6.71
1972	5.53	6.65
1973	5.44	6.59
1974	5.34	6.52
1975	5.25	6.45
1976	5.16	6.37
1977	5.07	6.28
1978	4.99	6.16
1979	4.9	6.07
1980	4.79	5.96
1981	4.69	5.84
1982	4.66	5.74
1983	4.63	5.61
1984	4.52	5.49
1985	4.32	5.36
1986	4.08	5.22
1987	3.86	5.07
1988	3.67	4.93
1989	3.59	4.76
1990	3.5	4.6
1991	3.43	4.43
1992	3.35	4.27
1993	3.28	4.1
1994	3.2	3.94
1995	3.13	3.78
1996	3.06	3.62
1997	2.99	3.47
1998	2.91	3.34
1999	2.85	3.22
2000	2.81	3.12
2001	2.79	3
2002	2.77	2.89
2003	2.68	2.83
2004	2.59	2.78
2005	2.52	2.77
2006	2.47	2.73
2007	2.45	2.7
2008	2.4	2.66
2009	2.37	2.63
2010	2.34	2.6
2011	2.31	2.56
2012	2.28	2.53
2013	2.26	2.49
2014	2.25	2.46
2015	2.27	2.43
2016	2.27	2.41
2017	2.25	2.38
2018	2.23	2.35
2019	2.21	2.32
2020	2.18	2.3
2021	2.16	2.27
2022	2.13	2.24
2023	2.12	2.22
2024	2.1	2.21
2025	2.08	2.18
2026	2.06	2.16
2027	2.04	2.14
2028	2.02	2.11
2029	2.01	2.09
2030	2	2.07
2031	1.98	2.05
2032	1.97	2.04
2033	1.96	2.02
2034	1.94	2.01
2035	1.93	2
2036	1.92	1.98
2037	1.92	1.97
2038	1.91	1.96
2039	1.9	1.95
2040	1.89	1.94
2041	1.89	1.93
2042	1.88	1.92
2043	1.87	1.91
2044	1.86	1.9
2045	1.86	1.89
2046	1.85	1.89
2047	1.85	1.88
2048	1.84	1.87
2049	1.83	1.87
2050	1.83	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Myanmar	Nicaragua
1960	39.9%	47.6%
1961	40.2%	47.8%
1962	40.6%	48%
1963	40.9%	48.2%
1964	41%	48.2%
1965	41.1%	48.1%
1966	41.1%	47.9%
1967	41%	47.8%
1968	40.9%	47.7%
1969	40.8%	47.6%
1970	40.7%	47.5%
1971	40.6%	47.5%
1972	40.5%	47.4%
1973	40.3%	47.4%
1974	40.2%	47.3%
1975	40.1%	47.3%
1976	40%	47.3%
1977	39.8%	47.2%
1978	39.6%	47.3%
1979	39.4%	47.3%
1980	39.2%	47.3%
1981	39%	47.3%
1982	38.8%	47.3%
1983	38.6%	47.2%
1984	38.3%	47.2%
1985	38.1%	47.1%
1986	37.8%	47%
1987	37.4%	46.9%
1988	37%	46.7%
1989	36.6%	46.4%
1990	36.2%	46.1%
1991	35.8%	45.7%
1992	35.4%	45.2%
1993	35.1%	44.8%
1994	34.7%	44.3%
1995	34.2%	43.7%
1996	33.8%	43.1%
1997	33.3%	42.4%
1998	32.8%	41.7%
1999	32.3%	41%
2000	31.8%	40.3%
2001	31.4%	39.6%
2002	31%	38.9%
2003	30.7%	38.2%
2004	30.4%	37.5%
2005	30.1%	36.8%
2006	29.7%	36.2%
2007	29.4%	35.7%
2008	29%	35.2%
2009	28.6%	34.7%
2010	28.2%	34.2%
2011	27.9%	33.8%
2012	27.5%	33.3%
2013	27.1%	32.9%
2014	26.8%	32.6%
2015	26.5%	32.2%
2016	26.2%	31.8%
2017	25.9%	31.5%
2018	25.6%	31.1%
2019	25.4%	30.8%
2020	25.1%	30.4%
2021	24.9%	30.1%
2022	24.7%	29.6%
2023	24.5%	29.2%
2024	24.3%	28.8%
2025	24.1%	28.3%
2026	23.9%	27.9%
2027	23.6%	27.4%
2028	23.4%	27%
2029	23.2%	26.6%
2030	23%	26.2%
2031	22.7%	25.8%
2032	22.4%	25.4%
2033	22.2%	25%
2034	21.9%	24.7%
2035	21.7%	24.4%
2036	21.4%	24%
2037	21.2%	23.7%
2038	21%	23.4%
2039	20.8%	23.1%
2040	20.6%	22.8%
2041	20.4%	22.5%
2042	20.2%	22.2%
2043	20.1%	22%
2044	19.9%	21.7%
2045	19.8%	21.4%
2046	19.6%	21.2%
2047	19.5%	20.9%
2048	19.4%	20.7%
2049	19.2%	20.5%
2050	19.1%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.3% of the population in Myanmar and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 36.2% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Myanmar and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Myanmar vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.88% in Myanmar 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
	Myanmar	Nicaragua
1960	465,049	55,664
1961	474,818	57,499
1962	487,925	59,547
1963	501,548	61,738
1964	516,334	64,227
1965	533,443	67,056
1966	546,378	69,883
1967	559,577	72,722
1968	571,123	75,458
1969	584,979	78,237
1970	595,337	81,127
1971	608,784	84,139
1972	616,411	76,906
1973	624,619	89,662
1974	628,458	92,505
1975	635,005	95,230
1976	642,829	98,100
1977	649,915	100,498
1978	658,068	98,419
1979	669,338	96,429
1980	673,815	108,604
1981	679,851	110,421
1982	701,212	112,468
1983	719,710	110,618
1984	723,623	110,133
1985	705,905	110,949
1986	679,467	113,054
1987	652,960	112,885
1988	630,392	117,299
1989	636,610	120,128
1990	636,081	120,677
1991	637,622	121,787
1992	634,484	121,204
1993	633,576	120,469
1994	626,411	119,565
1995	620,376	118,325
1996	619,488	116,849
1997	613,103	114,415
1998	606,110	108,862
1999	597,916	110,217
2000	596,979	109,192
2001	601,524	107,109
2002	602,873	105,805
2003	582,173	106,142
2004	556,494	106,904
2005	537,429	108,984
2006	527,165	110,073
2007	523,745	110,341
2008	373,287	110,395
2009	505,144	110,213
2010	497,745	110,475
2011	492,271	110,026
2012	487,210	110,065
2013	487,648	109,032
2014	488,114	108,420
2015	495,769	107,344
2016	499,508	106,585
2017	492,276	105,468
2018	482,316	104,814
2019	469,924	102,817
2020	448,626	90,515
2021	394,104	89,213
2022	415,647	100,987
2023	408,331	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Myanmar vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 185 deaths per 100,000 live births in Myanmar, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Myanmar	Nicaragua
1985	674	319
1986	652	313
1987	631	316
1988	616	301
1989	603	286
1990	586	281
1991	566	273
1992	542	272
1993	522	265
1994	498	256
1995	472	251
1996	442	244
1997	416	236
1998	398	239
1999	388	228
2000	375	213
2001	361	194
2002	347	170
2003	335	154
2004	324	140
2005	312	124
2006	301	113
2007	290	106
2008	286	101
2009	268	99
2010	259	96
2011	249	93
2012	243	88
2013	237	86
2014	228	83
2015	222	81
2016	215	77
2017	209	72
2018	201	67
2019	195	69
2020	198	87
2021	231	124
2022	193	61
2023	185	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.87% in Myanmar 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
	Myanmar	Nicaragua
1960	-	19.8%
1961	-	19.6%
1962	-	19.4%
1963	-	19.2%
1964	-	19%
1965	-	18.7%
1966	-	18.4%
1967	-	18.1%
1968	18%	17.8%
1969	17.7%	17.4%
1970	17.4%	17.1%
1971	17%	16.6%
1972	16.7%	18.7%
1973	16.3%	15.6%
1974	16%	15%
1975	15.6%	14.4%
1976	15.3%	13.7%
1977	14.9%	12.9%
1978	14.6%	12.2%
1979	14.3%	11.5%
1980	14%	10.8%
1981	13.7%	10.2%
1982	13.4%	9.58%
1983	13.1%	9.07%
1984	12.9%	8.62%
1985	12.7%	8.21%
1986	12.5%	7.85%
1987	12.2%	7.53%
1988	12%	7.22%
1989	11.8%	6.92%
1990	11.5%	6.62%
1991	11.3%	6.31%
1992	11%	6%
1993	10.7%	5.69%
1994	10.5%	5.39%
1995	10.2%	5.09%
1996	9.94%	4.81%
1997	9.68%	4.54%
1998	9.43%	5.01%
1999	9.19%	4.04%
2000	8.95%	3.82%
2001	8.71%	3.62%
2002	8.47%	3.43%
2003	8.22%	3.26%
2004	7.97%	3.1%
2005	7.71%	2.95%
2006	7.44%	2.81%
2007	7.16%	2.68%
2008	10.1%	2.55%
2009	6.6%	2.44%
2010	6.32%	2.33%
2011	6.05%	2.22%
2012	5.8%	2.13%
2013	5.56%	2.03%
2014	5.34%	1.94%
2015	5.13%	1.86%
2016	4.95%	1.78%
2017	4.77%	1.71%
2018	4.6%	1.64%
2019	4.44%	1.57%
2020	4.29%	1.51%
2021	4.14%	1.45%
2022	4%	1.39%
2023	3.87%	1.34%