Nicaragua birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Nicaragua chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Nicaragua is 2.22, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 4.1 — a -45.9% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nicaragua	World
1960	7.16	4.69
1961	7.11	4.56
1962	7.1	5.02
1963	7.08	5.31
1964	7.06	5.13
1965	7.03	5.08
1966	6.99	4.97
1967	6.94	4.87
1968	6.89	4.98
1969	6.83	4.88
1970	6.77	4.84
1971	6.71	4.69
1972	6.65	4.55
1973	6.59	4.42
1974	6.52	4.26
1975	6.45	4.07
1976	6.37	3.97
1977	6.28	3.84
1978	6.16	3.77
1979	6.07	3.76
1980	5.96	3.73
1981	5.84	3.71
1982	5.74	3.72
1983	5.61	3.59
1984	5.49	3.57
1985	5.36	3.53
1986	5.22	3.51
1987	5.07	3.48
1988	4.93	3.39
1989	4.76	3.35
1990	4.6	3.31
1991	4.43	3.13
1992	4.27	3.04
1993	4.1	2.97
1994	3.94	2.92
1995	3.78	2.87
1996	3.62	2.82
1997	3.47	2.78
1998	3.34	2.75
1999	3.22	2.72
2000	3.12	2.73
2001	3	2.69
2002	2.89	2.66
2003	2.83	2.64
2004	2.78	2.63
2005	2.77	2.61
2006	2.73	2.61
2007	2.7	2.6
2008	2.66	2.6
2009	2.63	2.59
2010	2.6	2.57
2011	2.56	2.55
2012	2.53	2.56
2013	2.49	2.53
2014	2.46	2.52
2015	2.43	2.49
2016	2.41	2.49
2017	2.38	2.46
2018	2.35	2.39
2019	2.32	2.35
2020	2.3	2.28
2021	2.27	2.25
2022	2.24	2.22
2023	2.22	2.2
2024	2.21	2.19
2025	2.18	2.18
2026	2.16	2.18
2027	2.14	2.17
2028	2.11	2.16
2029	2.09	2.15
2030	2.07	2.14
2031	2.05	2.13
2032	2.04	2.12
2033	2.02	2.12
2034	2.01	2.11
2035	2	2.1
2036	1.98	2.09
2037	1.97	2.09
2038	1.96	2.08
2039	1.95	2.08
2040	1.94	2.08
2041	1.93	2.07
2042	1.92	2.07
2043	1.91	2.07
2044	1.9	2.07
2045	1.89	2.06
2046	1.89	2.06
2047	1.88	2.06
2048	1.87	2.05
2049	1.87	2.05
2050	1.86	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 23% were to women under 20 years old, 51% to women ages 20-29, and 26% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 24.3%, 51.9%, and 23.9% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Nicaragua by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Nicaragua	World
1960	47.6%	37.4%
1961	47.8%	37.5%
1962	48%	37.6%
1963	48.2%	37.8%
1964	48.2%	38%
1965	48.1%	38%
1966	47.9%	38%
1967	47.8%	38%
1968	47.7%	37.9%
1969	47.6%	37.8%
1970	47.5%	37.7%
1971	47.5%	37.6%
1972	47.4%	37.5%
1973	47.4%	37.3%
1974	47.3%	37.2%
1975	47.3%	37.1%
1976	47.3%	36.9%
1977	47.2%	36.7%
1978	47.3%	36.3%
1979	47.3%	35.9%
1980	47.3%	35.5%
1981	47.3%	35.2%
1982	47.3%	34.9%
1983	47.2%	34.6%
1984	47.2%	34.3%
1985	47.1%	34%
1986	47%	33.8%
1987	46.9%	33.6%
1988	46.7%	33.4%
1989	46.4%	33.2%
1990	46.1%	33%
1991	45.7%	32.9%
1992	45.2%	32.7%
1993	44.8%	32.5%
1994	44.3%	32.3%
1995	43.7%	32.1%
1996	43.1%	31.8%
1997	42.4%	31.5%
1998	41.7%	31.1%
1999	41%	30.8%
2000	40.3%	30.4%
2001	39.6%	30%
2002	38.9%	29.6%
2003	38.2%	29.2%
2004	37.5%	28.8%
2005	36.8%	28.5%
2006	36.2%	28.1%
2007	35.7%	27.9%
2008	35.2%	27.6%
2009	34.7%	27.5%
2010	34.2%	27.3%
2011	33.8%	27.1%
2012	33.3%	27%
2013	32.9%	26.9%
2014	32.6%	26.8%
2015	32.2%	26.6%
2016	31.8%	26.5%
2017	31.5%	26.4%
2018	31.1%	26.2%
2019	30.8%	26%
2020	30.4%	25.8%
2021	30.1%	25.6%
2022	29.6%	25.3%
2023	29.2%	25%
2024	28.8%	24.7%
2025	28.3%	24.4%
2026	27.9%	24.1%
2027	27.4%	23.8%
2028	27%	23.4%
2029	26.6%	23.1%
2030	26.2%	22.8%
2031	25.8%	22.6%
2032	25.4%	22.3%
2033	25%	22.1%
2034	24.7%	21.9%
2035	24.4%	21.7%
2036	24%	21.6%
2037	23.7%	21.5%
2038	23.4%	21.4%
2039	23.1%	21.3%
2040	22.8%	21.2%
2041	22.5%	21.1%
2042	22.2%	21%
2043	22%	21%
2044	21.7%	20.9%
2045	21.4%	20.8%
2046	21.2%	20.7%
2047	20.9%	20.7%
2048	20.7%	20.6%
2049	20.5%	20.5%
2050	20.2%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Nicaragua was 47.6% in 1960, 44.8% in 1993, and 28.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Nicaragua.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Nicaragua, excluding migration, has been +1.58% annually. On average, 101,708 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Nicaragua
1960	55,664
1961	57,499
1962	59,547
1963	61,738
1964	64,227
1965	67,056
1966	69,883
1967	72,722
1968	75,458
1969	78,237
1970	81,127
1971	84,139
1972	76,906
1973	89,662
1974	92,505
1975	95,230
1976	98,100
1977	100,498
1978	98,419
1979	96,429
1980	108,604
1981	110,421
1982	112,468
1983	110,618
1984	110,133
1985	110,949
1986	113,054
1987	112,885
1988	117,299
1989	120,128
1990	120,677
1991	121,787
1992	121,204
1993	120,469
1994	119,565
1995	118,325
1996	116,849
1997	114,415
1998	108,862
1999	110,217
2000	109,192
2001	107,109
2002	105,805
2003	106,142
2004	106,904
2005	108,984
2006	110,073
2007	110,341
2008	110,395
2009	110,213
2010	110,475
2011	110,026
2012	110,065
2013	109,032
2014	108,420
2015	107,344
2016	106,585
2017	105,468
2018	104,814
2019	102,817
2020	90,515
2021	89,213
2022	100,987
2023	100,921

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Nicaragua was 60 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.06% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -71.8% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nicaragua	World
1985	319	460
1986	313	438
1987	316	429
1988	301	414
1989	286	401
1990	281	391
1991	273	395
1992	272	395
1993	265	389
1994	256	382
1995	251	371
1996	244	366
1997	236	358
1998	239	360
1999	228	340
2000	213	328
2001	194	321
2002	170	311
2003	154	301
2004	140	291
2005	124	283
2006	113	276
2007	106	269
2008	101	264
2009	99	258
2010	96	253
2011	93	247
2012	88	239
2013	86	235
2014	83	231
2015	81	228
2016	77	220
2017	72	215
2018	67	211
2019	69	207
2020	87	211
2021	124	242
2022	61	203
2023	60	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Nicaragua was 13.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.34% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 38.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Nicaragua	World
1960	19.8%	18.5%
1961	19.6%	18.1%
1962	19.4%	17.8%
1963	19.2%	17.5%
1964	19%	17.7%
1965	18.7%	17.5%
1966	18.4%	17.3%
1967	18.1%	17%
1968	17.8%	16.5%
1969	17.4%	15.5%
1970	17.1%	15.2%
1971	16.6%	15.1%
1972	18.7%	14.4%
1973	15.6%	14.1%
1974	15%	13.7%
1975	14.4%	13.4%
1976	13.7%	13%
1977	12.9%	12.5%
1978	12.2%	12.1%
1979	11.5%	11.7%
1980	10.8%	11.4%
1981	10.2%	11%
1982	9.58%	10.8%
1983	9.07%	10.6%
1984	8.62%	10.4%
1985	8.21%	10.1%
1986	7.85%	9.81%
1987	7.53%	9.47%
1988	7.22%	9.31%
1989	6.92%	9.02%
1990	6.62%	8.81%
1991	6.31%	8.66%
1992	6%	8.46%
1993	5.69%	8.19%
1994	5.39%	7.98%
1995	5.09%	7.76%
1996	4.81%	7.52%
1997	4.54%	7.28%
1998	5.01%	7.05%
1999	4.04%	6.76%
2000	3.82%	6.48%
2001	3.62%	6.21%
2002	3.43%	5.94%
2003	3.26%	5.65%
2004	3.1%	5.43%
2005	2.95%	5.16%
2006	2.81%	4.92%
2007	2.68%	4.7%
2008	2.55%	4.5%
2009	2.44%	4.31%
2010	2.33%	4.11%
2011	2.22%	3.97%
2012	2.13%	3.77%
2013	2.03%	3.61%
2014	1.94%	3.48%
2015	1.86%	3.35%
2016	1.78%	3.23%
2017	1.71%	3.11%
2018	1.64%	2.97%
2019	1.57%	2.86%
2020	1.51%	2.75%
2021	1.45%	2.66%
2022	1.39%	2.59%
2023	1.34%	2.49%