Fertility & birth rates in Nepal and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in Nepal vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nepal was 1.98 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 Nepal 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
	Nepal	Nicaragua
1960	6.07	7.16
1961	6.09	7.11
1962	6.08	7.1
1963	6.06	7.08
1964	6.04	7.06
1965	6.01	7.03
1966	5.98	6.99
1967	5.95	6.94
1968	5.94	6.89
1969	5.89	6.83
1970	5.87	6.77
1971	5.85	6.71
1972	5.8	6.65
1973	5.7	6.59
1974	5.75	6.52
1975	5.73	6.45
1976	5.72	6.37
1977	5.69	6.28
1978	5.68	6.16
1979	5.64	6.07
1980	5.6	5.96
1981	5.58	5.84
1982	5.55	5.74
1983	5.54	5.61
1984	5.51	5.49
1985	5.46	5.36
1986	5.4	5.22
1987	5.35	5.07
1988	5.31	4.93
1989	5.26	4.76
1990	5.21	4.6
1991	5.15	4.43
1992	5.07	4.27
1993	5.04	4.1
1994	4.96	3.94
1995	4.87	3.78
1996	4.67	3.62
1997	4.44	3.47
1998	4.28	3.34
1999	4.13	3.22
2000	3.98	3.12
2001	3.79	3
2002	3.6	2.89
2003	3.44	2.83
2004	3.28	2.78
2005	3.12	2.77
2006	2.97	2.73
2007	2.86	2.7
2008	2.74	2.66
2009	2.63	2.63
2010	2.54	2.6
2011	2.46	2.56
2012	2.42	2.53
2013	2.36	2.49
2014	2.32	2.46
2015	2.27	2.43
2016	2.23	2.41
2017	2.17	2.38
2018	2.12	2.35
2019	2.08	2.32
2020	2.05	2.3
2021	2.03	2.27
2022	2	2.24
2023	1.98	2.22
2024	1.96	2.21
2025	1.94	2.18
2026	1.92	2.16
2027	1.9	2.14
2028	1.89	2.11
2029	1.88	2.09
2030	1.86	2.07
2031	1.85	2.05
2032	1.84	2.04
2033	1.83	2.02
2034	1.82	2.01
2035	1.81	2
2036	1.8	1.98
2037	1.79	1.97
2038	1.79	1.96
2039	1.78	1.95
2040	1.78	1.94
2041	1.77	1.93
2042	1.77	1.92
2043	1.76	1.91
2044	1.76	1.9
2045	1.75	1.89
2046	1.75	1.89
2047	1.74	1.88
2048	1.74	1.87
2049	1.74	1.87
2050	1.73	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nepal	Nicaragua
1960	40.7%	47.6%
1961	40.7%	47.8%
1962	40.6%	48%
1963	40.5%	48.2%
1964	40.4%	48.2%
1965	40.4%	48.1%
1966	40.4%	47.9%
1967	40.3%	47.8%
1968	40.3%	47.7%
1969	40.3%	47.6%
1970	40.3%	47.5%
1971	40.4%	47.5%
1972	40.4%	47.4%
1973	40.5%	47.4%
1974	40.5%	47.3%
1975	40.6%	47.3%
1976	40.7%	47.3%
1977	40.7%	47.2%
1978	40.8%	47.3%
1979	40.8%	47.3%
1980	40.9%	47.3%
1981	40.9%	47.3%
1982	40.9%	47.3%
1983	41%	47.2%
1984	41%	47.2%
1985	41.1%	47.1%
1986	41.2%	47%
1987	41.3%	46.9%
1988	41.4%	46.7%
1989	41.5%	46.4%
1990	41.5%	46.1%
1991	41.5%	45.7%
1992	41.4%	45.2%
1993	41.3%	44.8%
1994	41.4%	44.3%
1995	41.4%	43.7%
1996	41.5%	43.1%
1997	41.4%	42.4%
1998	41.3%	41.7%
1999	41.1%	41%
2000	40.9%	40.3%
2001	40.7%	39.6%
2002	40.4%	38.9%
2003	40%	38.2%
2004	39.6%	37.5%
2005	39.2%	36.8%
2006	38.7%	36.2%
2007	38.1%	35.7%
2008	37.5%	35.2%
2009	36.7%	34.7%
2010	36%	34.2%
2011	35.3%	33.8%
2012	34.7%	33.3%
2013	34.2%	32.9%
2014	33.6%	32.6%
2015	33%	32.2%
2016	32.5%	31.8%
2017	32.1%	31.5%
2018	31.6%	31.1%
2019	30.9%	30.8%
2020	30.1%	30.4%
2021	29.4%	30.1%
2022	28.9%	29.6%
2023	28.7%	29.2%
2024	28.4%	28.8%
2025	28.1%	28.3%
2026	27.7%	27.9%
2027	27.3%	27.4%
2028	26.8%	27%
2029	26.4%	26.6%
2030	26%	26.2%
2031	25.6%	25.8%
2032	25.2%	25.4%
2033	24.8%	25%
2034	24.5%	24.7%
2035	24.1%	24.4%
2036	23.8%	24%
2037	23.4%	23.7%
2038	23%	23.4%
2039	22.7%	23.1%
2040	22.4%	22.8%
2041	22.1%	22.5%
2042	21.7%	22.2%
2043	21.4%	22%
2044	21.1%	21.7%
2045	20.8%	21.4%
2046	20.5%	21.2%
2047	20.3%	20.9%
2048	20%	20.7%
2049	19.7%	20.5%
2050	19.5%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.4% of the population in Nepal and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nepal and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in Nepal vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.37% in Nepal 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
	Nepal	Nicaragua
1960	203,374	55,664
1961	209,917	57,499
1962	215,368	59,547
1963	219,586	61,738
1964	227,948	64,227
1965	233,726	67,056
1966	241,716	69,883
1967	249,240	72,722
1968	258,259	75,458
1969	264,560	78,237
1970	272,439	81,127
1971	280,752	84,139
1972	286,708	76,906
1973	288,750	89,662
1974	303,078	92,505
1975	312,479	95,230
1976	323,222	98,100
1977	332,843	100,498
1978	345,765	98,419
1979	355,597	96,429
1980	364,254	108,604
1981	374,145	110,421
1982	385,741	112,468
1983	399,103	110,618
1984	411,122	110,133
1985	423,240	110,949
1986	434,802	113,054
1987	449,400	112,885
1988	463,581	117,299
1989	478,771	120,128
1990	495,202	120,677
1991	512,233	121,787
1992	533,029	121,204
1993	561,549	120,469
1994	578,293	119,565
1995	591,283	118,325
1996	580,099	116,849
1997	565,882	114,415
1998	562,787	108,862
1999	557,847	110,217
2000	554,506	109,192
2001	542,118	107,109
2002	525,045	105,805
2003	516,575	106,142
2004	504,853	106,904
2005	489,093	108,984
2006	475,335	110,073
2007	464,780	110,341
2008	452,353	110,395
2009	441,290	110,213
2010	432,631	110,475
2011	429,957	110,026
2012	430,151	110,065
2013	424,804	109,032
2014	423,166	108,420
2015	410,565	107,344
2016	415,921	106,585
2017	406,219	105,468
2018	394,576	104,814
2019	387,113	102,817
2020	373,553	90,515
2021	351,165	89,213
2022	379,021	100,987
2023	368,450	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: Nepal vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 142 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nepal, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nepal	Nicaragua
1985	1,186	319
1986	1,143	313
1987	1,088	316
1988	1,038	301
1989	973	286
1990	920	281
1991	850	273
1992	768	272
1993	703	265
1994	657	256
1995	625	251
1996	584	244
1997	550	236
1998	522	239
1999	512	228
2000	480	213
2001	443	194
2002	414	170
2003	387	154
2004	364	140
2005	344	124
2006	318	113
2007	309	106
2008	302	101
2009	299	99
2010	297	96
2011	286	93
2012	272	88
2013	258	86
2014	245	83
2015	236	81
2016	214	77
2017	197	72
2018	183	67
2019	170	69
2020	153	87
2021	173	124
2022	139	61
2023	142	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.65% in Nepal 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
	Nepal	Nicaragua
1960	32.8%	19.8%
1961	32.4%	19.6%
1962	31.9%	19.4%
1963	31.3%	19.2%
1964	30.7%	19%
1965	30%	18.7%
1966	29.4%	18.4%
1967	28.7%	18.1%
1968	28%	17.8%
1969	27.3%	17.4%
1970	26.7%	17.1%
1971	26.2%	16.6%
1972	25.6%	18.7%
1973	25%	15.6%
1974	24.5%	15%
1975	23.9%	14.4%
1976	23.3%	13.7%
1977	22.7%	12.9%
1978	22.1%	12.2%
1979	21.5%	11.5%
1980	20.8%	10.8%
1981	20.2%	10.2%
1982	19.5%	9.58%
1983	18.8%	9.07%
1984	18.2%	8.62%
1985	17.5%	8.21%
1986	16.8%	7.85%
1987	16.1%	7.53%
1988	15.3%	7.22%
1989	14.6%	6.92%
1990	13.9%	6.62%
1991	13.2%	6.31%
1992	12.5%	6%
1993	11.8%	5.69%
1994	11.2%	5.39%
1995	10.6%	5.09%
1996	10%	4.81%
1997	9.44%	4.54%
1998	8.91%	5.01%
1999	8.4%	4.04%
2000	7.92%	3.82%
2001	7.48%	3.62%
2002	7.06%	3.43%
2003	6.69%	3.26%
2004	6.35%	3.1%
2005	6.04%	2.95%
2006	5.76%	2.81%
2007	5.51%	2.68%
2008	5.27%	2.55%
2009	5.05%	2.44%
2010	4.83%	2.33%
2011	4.62%	2.22%
2012	4.41%	2.13%
2013	4.21%	2.03%
2014	4.01%	1.94%
2015	3.82%	1.86%
2016	3.64%	1.78%
2017	3.46%	1.71%
2018	3.3%	1.64%
2019	3.14%	1.57%
2020	2.99%	1.51%
2021	2.86%	1.45%
2022	2.75%	1.39%
2023	2.65%	1.34%