Fertility & birth rates in Nauru and Venezuela

Fertility rate in Nauru vs Venezuela chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nauru was 3.33 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.08 in Venezuela in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Nauru vs Venezuela population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nauru	Venezuela
1960	5.34	6.38
1961	5.38	6.3
1962	5.42	6.23
1963	5.44	6.16
1964	5.47	6.07
1965	5.48	5.98
1966	5.41	5.87
1967	5.29	5.75
1968	5.14	5.61
1969	4.94	5.47
1970	4.74	5.32
1971	4.54	5.17
1972	4.36	5.04
1973	4.19	4.91
1974	4.07	4.79
1975	3.97	4.69
1976	3.9	4.59
1977	3.86	4.49
1978	3.84	4.4
1979	3.85	4.3
1980	3.88	4.2
1981	3.94	4.1
1982	3.99	4.01
1983	4.06	3.93
1984	4.11	3.86
1985	4.14	3.79
1986	4.15	3.73
1987	4.14	3.67
1988	4.11	3.6
1989	4.07	3.52
1990	4.02	3.45
1991	3.99	3.37
1992	3.95	3.29
1993	3.89	3.22
1994	3.84	3.15
1995	3.81	3.08
1996	3.78	3.02
1997	3.74	2.97
1998	3.68	2.91
1999	3.64	2.86
2000	3.54	2.79
2001	3.46	2.78
2002	3.4	2.74
2003	3.39	2.7
2004	3.38	2.64
2005	3.38	2.63
2006	3.4	2.6
2007	3.5	2.52
2008	3.67	2.48
2009	3.85	2.42
2010	4.02	2.4
2011	4.12	2.4
2012	4.12	2.38
2013	4.1	2.33
2014	4.09	2.3
2015	4.08	2.25
2016	4.03	2.22
2017	3.88	2.18
2018	3.68	2.15
2019	3.53	2.13
2020	3.47	2.12
2021	3.43	2.11
2022	3.38	2.09
2023	3.33	2.08
2024	3.29	2.08
2025	3.25	2.06
2026	3.2	2.04
2027	3.16	2.03
2028	3.12	2.01
2029	3.09	2
2030	3.05	1.99
2031	3.01	1.98
2032	2.98	1.97
2033	2.95	1.96
2034	2.92	1.95
2035	2.89	1.94
2036	2.86	1.93
2037	2.83	1.92
2038	2.8	1.91
2039	2.77	1.91
2040	2.75	1.9
2041	2.72	1.89
2042	2.7	1.88
2043	2.67	1.87
2044	2.65	1.86
2045	2.63	1.86
2046	2.61	1.85
2047	2.58	1.84
2048	2.56	1.84
2049	2.55	1.83
2050	2.53	1.83

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nauru	Venezuela
1960	34.8%	46.8%
1961	35.2%	46.9%
1962	35.7%	47%
1963	36.5%	47%
1964	37.5%	47%
1965	38.6%	46.9%
1966	39.4%	46.8%
1967	39.5%	46.6%
1968	41.3%	46.3%
1969	43.4%	46%
1970	42.9%	45.6%
1971	41.3%	45.2%
1972	39.7%	44.7%
1973	38.1%	44.3%
1974	36.4%	43.8%
1975	34.9%	43.3%
1976	33.4%	42.9%
1977	31.9%	42.5%
1978	30.9%	42.1%
1979	30.6%	41.7%
1980	30.9%	41.3%
1981	31.9%	41%
1982	33.2%	40.6%
1983	34.6%	40.3%
1984	35.7%	39.9%
1985	36.5%	39.6%
1986	37.5%	39.3%
1987	38.3%	39%
1988	39.2%	38.7%
1989	40.2%	38.4%
1990	41.2%	38.1%
1991	42.1%	37.8%
1992	42.5%	37.4%
1993	42.5%	37%
1994	42.1%	36.6%
1995	41.7%	36.2%
1996	41.1%	35.8%
1997	40.5%	35.3%
1998	39.9%	34.9%
1999	39.4%	34.5%
2000	38.9%	34%
2001	38.5%	33.6%
2002	38.2%	33.1%
2003	37.7%	32.7%
2004	37.1%	32.2%
2005	36.6%	31.8%
2006	36.1%	31.4%
2007	35.7%	31%
2008	35.6%	30.6%
2009	35.8%	30.3%
2010	36.3%	29.9%
2011	37.1%	29.5%
2012	37.7%	29.2%
2013	38%	28.9%
2014	38.2%	28.5%
2015	38.2%	28.2%
2016	38.2%	27.9%
2017	38%	27.8%
2018	37.6%	27.9%
2019	37.6%	28%
2020	38%	27.8%
2021	38.3%	27.4%
2022	38.3%	26.8%
2023	38.2%	26.2%
2024	37.8%	25.5%
2025	37.1%	24.9%
2026	36.4%	24.3%
2027	35.7%	23.8%
2028	35%	23.2%
2029	34.3%	22.8%
2030	33.7%	22.4%
2031	33.1%	22%
2032	32.7%	21.7%
2033	32.4%	21.5%
2034	32.1%	21.4%
2035	31.9%	21.4%
2036	31.6%	21.4%
2037	31.3%	21.5%
2038	31.1%	21.5%
2039	31%	21.4%
2040	31%	21.4%
2041	30.9%	21.3%
2042	30.9%	21.2%
2043	30.9%	21.1%
2044	30.9%	20.9%
2045	30.8%	20.7%
2046	30.7%	20.5%
2047	30.6%	20.3%
2048	30.4%	20%
2049	30.2%	19.8%
2050	30%	19.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.8% of the population in Nauru and 25.5% in Venezuela in 2024, compared to 41.2% and 38.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nauru and Venezuela compared.

Natural population change in Nauru vs Venezuela by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.28% in Nauru and +1% in Venezuela. 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
	Nauru	Venezuela
1960	72	285,105
1961	70	292,109
1962	75	299,345
1963	88	307,279
1964	100	314,397
1965	113	321,695
1966	123	329,697
1967	117	335,813
1968	116	340,973
1969	71	343,596
1970	49	350,709
1971	50	355,212
1972	53	360,749
1973	57	367,612
1974	63	375,678
1975	70	385,045
1976	79	395,344
1977	89	405,315
1978	111	414,032
1979	130	421,256
1980	145	425,613
1981	157	432,059
1982	162	436,564
1983	163	443,569
1984	166	449,186
1985	171	455,517
1986	178	468,252
1987	186	474,204
1988	195	477,569
1989	204	478,053
1990	214	478,168
1991	225	477,917
1992	237	474,824
1993	235	473,189
1994	229	469,178
1995	225	469,267
1996	221	468,653
1997	218	472,002
1998	214	469,123
1999	212	463,787
2000	207	459,802
2001	203	451,487
2002	200	466,821
2003	201	456,902
2004	202	455,881
2005	204	463,260
2006	209	460,152
2007	222	452,482
2008	240	435,870
2009	261	427,257
2010	281	425,397
2011	291	425,958
2012	292	420,758
2013	291	408,930
2014	290	395,088
2015	291	384,560
2016	289	359,651
2017	279	340,222
2018	265	317,302
2019	255	274,826
2020	246	237,223
2021	236	207,746
2022	226	216,619
2023	213	213,020

Maternal mortality chart: Nauru vs Venezuela

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 273 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nauru, compared to 227 deaths in Venezuela.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nauru	Venezuela
1985	191	83
1986	209	81
1987	206	81
1988	202	80
1989	198	80
1990	195	83
1991	216	80
1992	217	82
1993	219	82
1994	220	84
1995	219	84
1996	218	86
1997	218	82
1998	257	82
1999	277	88
2000	278	86
2001	299	101
2002	321	87
2003	323	97
2004	324	94
2005	328	93
2006	304	96
2007	303	92
2008	302	103
2009	300	109
2010	297	110
2011	260	104
2012	255	113
2013	247	123
2014	240	133
2015	253	136
2016	248	162
2017	259	195
2018	269	205
2019	267	202
2020	309	207
2021	266	251
2022	317	219
2023	273	227

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.89% in Nauru and 2.43% in Venezuela. 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
	Nauru	Venezuela
1960	-	7.97%
1961	-	7.72%
1962	-	7.49%
1963	-	7.3%
1964	-	7.14%
1965	-	7%
1966	-	6.87%
1967	-	6.75%
1968	-	6.61%
1969	-	6.47%
1970	-	6.3%
1971	-	6.12%
1972	-	5.94%
1973	-	5.75%
1974	-	5.57%
1975	-	5.38%
1976	-	5.2%
1977	-	5.01%
1978	-	4.82%
1979	-	4.62%
1980	-	4.42%
1981	-	4.24%
1982	-	4.07%
1983	-	3.91%
1984	-	3.77%
1985	8.62%	3.64%
1986	8.2%	3.5%
1987	7.81%	3.37%
1988	7.43%	3.23%
1989	7.08%	3.09%
1990	6.74%	2.96%
1991	6.41%	2.86%
1992	6.09%	2.78%
1993	5.78%	2.73%
1994	5.49%	2.68%
1995	5.22%	2.63%
1996	4.97%	2.55%
1997	4.74%	2.45%
1998	4.52%	2.34%
1999	4.32%	2.24%
2000	4.13%	2.15%
2001	3.96%	2.09%
2002	3.81%	2.03%
2003	3.66%	1.98%
2004	3.53%	1.91%
2005	3.41%	1.85%
2006	3.29%	1.79%
2007	3.15%	1.74%
2008	3%	1.72%
2009	2.84%	1.71%
2010	2.66%	1.72%
2011	2.48%	1.73%
2012	2.29%	1.76%
2013	2.11%	1.79%
2014	1.93%	1.83%
2015	1.76%	1.92%
2016	1.61%	2.43%
2017	1.47%	2.43%
2018	1.34%	2.43%
2019	1.22%	2.43%
2020	1.11%	2.43%
2021	1.02%	2.43%
2022	0.95%	2.43%
2023	0.89%	2.43%