Fertility & birth rates in New Zealand and Nicaragua

Fertility rate in New Zealand vs Nicaragua chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in New Zealand was 1.56 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 New Zealand 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
	New Zealand	Nicaragua
1960	4.24	7.16
1961	4.31	7.11
1962	4.19	7.1
1963	4.05	7.08
1964	3.8	7.06
1965	3.54	7.03
1966	3.41	6.99
1967	3.35	6.94
1968	3.34	6.89
1969	3.28	6.83
1970	3.17	6.77
1971	3.18	6.71
1972	3	6.65
1973	2.76	6.59
1974	2.58	6.52
1975	2.37	6.45
1976	2.27	6.37
1977	2.21	6.28
1978	2.07	6.16
1979	2.12	6.07
1980	2.03	5.96
1981	2.01	5.84
1982	1.95	5.74
1983	1.92	5.61
1984	1.93	5.49
1985	1.93	5.36
1986	1.96	5.22
1987	2.03	5.07
1988	2.1	4.93
1989	2.12	4.76
1990	2.18	4.6
1991	2.09	4.43
1992	2.06	4.27
1993	2.04	4.1
1994	1.98	3.94
1995	1.98	3.78
1996	1.96	3.62
1997	1.96	3.47
1998	1.89	3.34
1999	1.97	3.22
2000	1.98	3.12
2001	1.97	3
2002	1.89	2.89
2003	1.93	2.83
2004	1.98	2.78
2005	1.97	2.77
2006	2.01	2.73
2007	2.18	2.7
2008	2.19	2.66
2009	2.13	2.63
2010	2.17	2.6
2011	2.09	2.56
2012	2.1	2.53
2013	2.01	2.49
2014	1.92	2.46
2015	1.99	2.43
2016	1.87	2.41
2017	1.81	2.38
2018	1.71	2.35
2019	1.72	2.32
2020	1.61	2.3
2021	1.64	2.27
2022	1.66	2.24
2023	1.56	2.22
2024	1.55	2.21
2025	1.54	2.18
2026	1.53	2.16
2027	1.53	2.14
2028	1.52	2.11
2029	1.52	2.09
2030	1.52	2.07
2031	1.52	2.05
2032	1.52	2.04
2033	1.51	2.02
2034	1.51	2.01
2035	1.51	2
2036	1.51	1.98
2037	1.51	1.97
2038	1.51	1.96
2039	1.51	1.95
2040	1.51	1.94
2041	1.51	1.93
2042	1.51	1.92
2043	1.51	1.91
2044	1.51	1.9
2045	1.51	1.89
2046	1.51	1.89
2047	1.51	1.88
2048	1.51	1.87
2049	1.51	1.87
2050	1.51	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	New Zealand	Nicaragua
1960	32.8%	47.6%
1961	33%	47.8%
1962	33%	48%
1963	32.9%	48.2%
1964	32.9%	48.2%
1965	32.7%	48.1%
1966	32.6%	47.9%
1967	32.5%	47.8%
1968	32.3%	47.7%
1969	32.2%	47.6%
1970	31.9%	47.5%
1971	31.7%	47.5%
1972	31.4%	47.4%
1973	31%	47.4%
1974	30.5%	47.3%
1975	30.1%	47.3%
1976	29.6%	47.3%
1977	29%	47.2%
1978	28.4%	47.3%
1979	27.8%	47.3%
1980	27.2%	47.3%
1981	26.7%	47.3%
1982	26.2%	47.3%
1983	25.6%	47.2%
1984	25.1%	47.2%
1985	24.6%	47.1%
1986	24.2%	47%
1987	23.8%	46.9%
1988	23.5%	46.7%
1989	23.3%	46.4%
1990	23.3%	46.1%
1991	23.2%	45.7%
1992	23.1%	45.2%
1993	23.1%	44.8%
1994	23.1%	44.3%
1995	23.1%	43.7%
1996	23%	43.1%
1997	23%	42.4%
1998	23%	41.7%
1999	22.9%	41%
2000	22.8%	40.3%
2001	22.6%	39.6%
2002	22.4%	38.9%
2003	22.1%	38.2%
2004	21.8%	37.5%
2005	21.5%	36.8%
2006	21.3%	36.2%
2007	21.1%	35.7%
2008	21%	35.2%
2009	20.9%	34.7%
2010	20.9%	34.2%
2011	20.8%	33.8%
2012	20.6%	33.3%
2013	20.4%	32.9%
2014	20.2%	32.6%
2015	19.9%	32.2%
2016	19.6%	31.8%
2017	19.5%	31.5%
2018	19.3%	31.1%
2019	19.2%	30.8%
2020	19%	30.4%
2021	18.9%	30.1%
2022	18.6%	29.6%
2023	18.4%	29.2%
2024	18.1%	28.8%
2025	17.9%	28.3%
2026	17.6%	27.9%
2027	17.4%	27.4%
2028	17.2%	27%
2029	17%	26.6%
2030	16.8%	26.2%
2031	16.6%	25.8%
2032	16.4%	25.4%
2033	16.3%	25%
2034	16.1%	24.7%
2035	16%	24.4%
2036	15.9%	24%
2037	15.8%	23.7%
2038	15.7%	23.4%
2039	15.6%	23.1%
2040	15.5%	22.8%
2041	15.4%	22.5%
2042	15.4%	22.2%
2043	15.4%	22%
2044	15.3%	21.7%
2045	15.3%	21.4%
2046	15.3%	21.2%
2047	15.3%	20.9%
2048	15.3%	20.7%
2049	15.2%	20.5%
2050	15.2%	20.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in New Zealand and 28.8% in Nicaragua in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of New Zealand and Nicaragua compared.

Natural population change in New Zealand vs Nicaragua by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.51% in New Zealand 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
	New Zealand	Nicaragua
1960	41,791	55,664
1961	43,482	57,499
1962	42,865	59,547
1963	42,027	61,738
1964	39,375	64,227
1965	36,982	67,056
1966	36,151	69,883
1967	37,974	72,722
1968	37,594	75,458
1969	38,098	78,237
1970	37,101	81,127
1971	40,000	84,139
1972	38,244	76,906
1973	35,239	89,662
1974	33,896	92,505
1975	31,355	95,230
1976	29,456	98,100
1977	28,020	100,498
1978	26,156	98,419
1979	26,675	96,429
1980	23,658	108,604
1981	25,374	110,421
1982	24,207	112,468
1983	24,315	110,618
1984	26,043	110,133
1985	24,126	110,949
1986	25,549	113,054
1987	27,603	112,885
1988	29,846	117,299
1989	30,749	120,128
1990	33,298	120,677
1991	33,518	121,787
1992	32,067	121,204
1993	31,685	120,469
1994	30,372	119,565
1995	29,828	118,325
1996	28,997	116,849
1997	30,137	114,415
1998	29,146	108,862
1999	28,916	110,217
2000	29,897	109,192
2001	27,939	107,109
2002	25,941	105,805
2003	28,150	106,142
2004	29,634	106,904
2005	30,674	108,984
2006	30,924	110,073
2007	35,480	110,341
2008	35,143	110,395
2009	33,560	110,213
2010	35,458	110,475
2011	31,302	110,026
2012	31,077	110,065
2013	29,096	109,032
2014	26,196	108,420
2015	29,408	107,344
2016	28,237	106,585
2017	26,282	105,468
2018	24,797	104,814
2019	25,344	102,817
2020	24,993	90,515
2021	23,767	89,213
2022	20,264	100,987
2023	19,039	100,921

Maternal mortality chart: New Zealand vs Nicaragua

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 7 deaths per 100,000 live births in New Zealand, compared to 60 deaths in Nicaragua.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	New Zealand	Nicaragua
1985	19	319
1986	18	313
1987	19	316
1988	19	301
1989	18	286
1990	18	281
1991	16	273
1992	15	272
1993	14	265
1994	13	256
1995	14	251
1996	14	244
1997	13	236
1998	12	239
1999	12	228
2000	11	213
2001	10	194
2002	11	170
2003	11	154
2004	11	140
2005	11	124
2006	10	113
2007	10	106
2008	10	101
2009	10	99
2010	10	96
2011	10	93
2012	9	88
2013	8	86
2014	7	83
2015	8	81
2016	8	77
2017	8	72
2018	7	67
2019	8	69
2020	8	87
2021	8	124
2022	23	61
2023	7	60

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.47% in New Zealand 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
	New Zealand	Nicaragua
1960	2.78%	19.8%
1961	2.68%	19.6%
1962	2.58%	19.4%
1963	2.48%	19.2%
1964	2.39%	19%
1965	2.31%	18.7%
1966	2.25%	18.4%
1967	2.2%	18.1%
1968	2.16%	17.8%
1969	2.12%	17.4%
1970	2.08%	17.1%
1971	2.03%	16.6%
1972	1.98%	18.7%
1973	1.94%	15.6%
1974	1.88%	15%
1975	1.83%	14.4%
1976	1.77%	13.7%
1977	1.71%	12.9%
1978	1.66%	12.2%
1979	1.61%	11.5%
1980	1.56%	10.8%
1981	1.52%	10.2%
1982	1.48%	9.58%
1983	1.45%	9.07%
1984	1.41%	8.62%
1985	1.38%	8.21%
1986	1.34%	7.85%
1987	1.29%	7.53%
1988	1.24%	7.22%
1989	1.18%	6.92%
1990	1.12%	6.62%
1991	1.06%	6.31%
1992	1%	6%
1993	0.95%	5.69%
1994	0.91%	5.39%
1995	0.87%	5.09%
1996	0.84%	4.81%
1997	0.81%	4.54%
1998	0.78%	5.01%
1999	0.76%	4.04%
2000	0.74%	3.82%
2001	0.72%	3.62%
2002	0.7%	3.43%
2003	0.69%	3.26%
2004	0.67%	3.1%
2005	0.66%	2.95%
2006	0.65%	2.81%
2007	0.65%	2.68%
2008	0.64%	2.55%
2009	0.63%	2.44%
2010	0.62%	2.33%
2011	0.61%	2.22%
2012	0.6%	2.13%
2013	0.59%	2.03%
2014	0.57%	1.94%
2015	0.56%	1.86%
2016	0.55%	1.78%
2017	0.53%	1.71%
2018	0.52%	1.64%
2019	0.51%	1.57%
2020	0.5%	1.51%
2021	0.49%	1.45%
2022	0.48%	1.39%
2023	0.47%	1.34%