Fertility & birth rates in Nicaragua and North Korea

Fertility rate in Nicaragua vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nicaragua was 2.22 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in North Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Nicaragua vs North Korea population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nicaragua	North Korea
1960	7.16	3.57
1961	7.11	3.26
1962	7.1	3.41
1963	7.08	3.63
1964	7.06	3.55
1965	7.03	3.56
1966	6.99	3.71
1967	6.94	4.05
1968	6.89	3.87
1969	6.83	3.86
1970	6.77	3.85
1971	6.71	3.74
1972	6.65	3.89
1973	6.59	3.35
1974	6.52	3.14
1975	6.45	3.05
1976	6.37	2.84
1977	6.28	2.77
1978	6.16	2.79
1979	6.07	2.85
1980	5.96	2.84
1981	5.84	2.92
1982	5.74	2.85
1983	5.61	2.78
1984	5.49	2.71
1985	5.36	2.65
1986	5.22	2.59
1987	5.07	2.53
1988	4.93	2.47
1989	4.76	2.41
1990	4.6	2.39
1991	4.43	2.35
1992	4.27	2.29
1993	4.1	2.22
1994	3.94	2.18
1995	3.78	2.15
1996	3.62	2.09
1997	3.47	2.03
1998	3.34	1.99
1999	3.22	1.97
2000	3.12	1.94
2001	3	1.94
2002	2.89	1.92
2003	2.83	1.91
2004	2.78	1.9
2005	2.77	1.87
2006	2.73	1.94
2007	2.7	1.94
2008	2.66	1.97
2009	2.63	1.91
2010	2.6	1.89
2011	2.56	1.88
2012	2.53	1.88
2013	2.49	1.88
2014	2.46	1.87
2015	2.43	1.86
2016	2.41	1.86
2017	2.38	1.85
2018	2.35	1.83
2019	2.32	1.83
2020	2.3	1.82
2021	2.27	1.81
2022	2.24	1.8
2023	2.22	1.78
2024	2.21	1.78
2025	2.18	1.77
2026	2.16	1.75
2027	2.14	1.74
2028	2.11	1.73
2029	2.09	1.73
2030	2.07	1.72
2031	2.05	1.72
2032	2.04	1.71
2033	2.02	1.71
2034	2.01	1.71
2035	2	1.7
2036	1.98	1.7
2037	1.97	1.7
2038	1.96	1.69
2039	1.95	1.69
2040	1.94	1.69
2041	1.93	1.69
2042	1.92	1.69
2043	1.91	1.69
2044	1.9	1.68
2045	1.89	1.68
2046	1.89	1.68
2047	1.88	1.68
2048	1.87	1.67
2049	1.87	1.67
2050	1.86	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nicaragua	North Korea
1960	47.6%	37.5%
1961	47.8%	37%
1962	48%	36.6%
1963	48.2%	36.5%
1964	48.2%	36.6%
1965	48.1%	36.7%
1966	47.9%	37.3%
1967	47.8%	38.3%
1968	47.7%	39.2%
1969	47.6%	39.8%
1970	47.5%	40.1%
1971	47.5%	40.3%
1972	47.4%	40.2%
1973	47.4%	39.8%
1974	47.3%	39.3%
1975	47.3%	38.8%
1976	47.3%	38.3%
1977	47.2%	37.7%
1978	47.3%	36.9%
1979	47.3%	36%
1980	47.3%	35.1%
1981	47.3%	34.2%
1982	47.3%	33.1%
1983	47.2%	32%
1984	47.2%	30.9%
1985	47.1%	29.9%
1986	47%	29%
1987	46.9%	28%
1988	46.7%	27.3%
1989	46.4%	26.8%
1990	46.1%	26.5%
1991	45.7%	26.4%
1992	45.2%	26.3%
1993	44.8%	26.4%
1994	44.3%	26.4%
1995	43.7%	26.4%
1996	43.1%	26.3%
1997	42.4%	26.2%
1998	41.7%	26%
1999	41%	25.8%
2000	40.3%	25.6%
2001	39.6%	25.3%
2002	38.9%	25%
2003	38.2%	24.6%
2004	37.5%	24.3%
2005	36.8%	23.9%
2006	36.2%	23.4%
2007	35.7%	23%
2008	35.2%	22.5%
2009	34.7%	22.1%
2010	34.2%	21.6%
2011	33.8%	21.2%
2012	33.3%	20.8%
2013	32.9%	20.4%
2014	32.6%	20.1%
2015	32.2%	19.8%
2016	31.8%	19.6%
2017	31.5%	19.4%
2018	31.1%	19.2%
2019	30.8%	19.1%
2020	30.4%	19.1%
2021	30.1%	19.1%
2022	29.6%	19%
2023	29.2%	19%
2024	28.8%	18.9%
2025	28.3%	18.9%
2026	27.9%	18.9%
2027	27.4%	18.8%
2028	27%	18.7%
2029	26.6%	18.6%
2030	26.2%	18.5%
2031	25.8%	18.3%
2032	25.4%	18.1%
2033	25%	17.9%
2034	24.7%	17.6%
2035	24.4%	17.4%
2036	24%	17.1%
2037	23.7%	16.8%
2038	23.4%	16.6%
2039	23.1%	16.3%
2040	22.8%	16.1%
2041	22.5%	15.9%
2042	22.2%	15.7%
2043	22%	15.5%
2044	21.7%	15.4%
2045	21.4%	15.3%
2046	21.2%	15.2%
2047	20.9%	15.2%
2048	20.7%	15.2%
2049	20.5%	15.2%
2050	20.2%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.8% of the population in Nicaragua and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nicaragua and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Nicaragua vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Nicaragua and +0.42% in North Korea. 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
	Nicaragua	North Korea
1960	55,664	277,717
1961	57,499	257,788
1962	59,547	286,534
1963	61,738	321,805
1964	64,227	323,623
1965	67,056	335,587
1966	69,883	363,882
1967	72,722	414,632
1968	75,458	399,837
1969	78,237	404,189
1970	81,127	406,129
1971	84,139	393,220
1972	76,906	411,997
1973	89,662	338,600
1974	92,505	306,902
1975	95,230	288,966
1976	98,100	255,841
1977	100,498	242,870
1978	98,419	243,533
1979	96,429	251,409
1980	108,604	255,206
1981	110,421	273,800
1982	112,468	276,332
1983	110,618	279,046
1984	110,133	282,987
1985	110,949	287,714
1986	113,054	293,227
1987	112,885	296,030
1988	117,299	299,305
1989	120,128	303,078
1990	120,677	312,460
1991	121,787	320,551
1992	121,204	324,002
1993	120,469	320,880
1994	119,565	320,861
1995	118,325	233,381
1996	116,849	226,095
1997	114,415	211,325
1998	108,862	197,589
1999	110,217	181,613
2000	109,192	161,591
2001	107,109	143,321
2002	105,805	119,504
2003	106,142	178,775
2004	106,904	155,838
2005	108,984	132,765
2006	110,073	129,171
2007	110,341	120,521
2008	110,395	122,015
2009	110,213	111,530
2010	110,475	112,443
2011	110,026	114,798
2012	110,065	118,773
2013	109,032	122,519
2014	108,420	127,078
2015	107,344	127,365
2016	106,585	125,048
2017	105,468	120,181
2018	104,814	113,164
2019	102,817	106,208
2020	90,515	95,920
2021	89,213	99,710
2022	100,987	96,495
2023	100,921	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Nicaragua vs North Korea

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 60 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nicaragua, compared to 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nicaragua	North Korea
1985	319	76
1986	313	68
1987	316	62
1988	301	55
1989	286	49
1990	281	43
1991	273	38
1992	272	37
1993	265	46
1994	256	57
1995	251	127
1996	244	128
1997	236	128
1998	239	129
1999	228	129
2000	213	129
2001	194	130
2002	170	131
2003	154	76
2004	140	77
2005	124	78
2006	113	80
2007	106	80
2008	101	79
2009	99	78
2010	96	77
2011	93	76
2012	88	76
2013	86	75
2014	83	73
2015	81	72
2016	77	71
2017	72	70
2018	67	69
2019	69	66
2020	87	66
2021	124	72
2022	61	67
2023	60	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.34% in Nicaragua and 1.8% in North Korea. 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
	Nicaragua	North Korea
1960	19.8%	11.6%
1961	19.6%	11.2%
1962	19.4%	10.8%
1963	19.2%	10.4%
1964	19%	9.92%
1965	18.7%	9.46%
1966	18.4%	8.96%
1967	18.1%	8.45%
1968	17.8%	7.94%
1969	17.4%	7.45%
1970	17.1%	6.99%
1971	16.6%	6.58%
1972	18.7%	6.2%
1973	15.6%	5.86%
1974	15%	5.56%
1975	14.4%	5.28%
1976	13.7%	5.03%
1977	12.9%	4.8%
1978	12.2%	4.59%
1979	11.5%	4.4%
1980	10.8%	4.22%
1981	10.2%	4.05%
1982	9.58%	3.91%
1983	9.07%	3.8%
1984	8.62%	3.71%
1985	8.21%	3.68%
1986	7.85%	3.68%
1987	7.53%	3.78%
1988	7.22%	3.83%
1989	6.92%	3.95%
1990	6.62%	4.07%
1991	6.31%	4.18%
1992	6%	4.25%
1993	5.69%	4.27%
1994	5.39%	4.25%
1995	5.09%	10.8%
1996	4.81%	10.6%
1997	4.54%	10.5%
1998	5.01%	10.3%
1999	4.04%	10.2%
2000	3.82%	10%
2001	3.62%	9.9%
2002	3.43%	9.78%
2003	3.26%	3.45%
2004	3.1%	3.38%
2005	2.95%	3.33%
2006	2.81%	3.28%
2007	2.68%	3.24%
2008	2.55%	3.1%
2009	2.44%	3%
2010	2.33%	2.87%
2011	2.22%	2.72%
2012	2.13%	2.57%
2013	2.03%	2.41%
2014	1.94%	2.26%
2015	1.86%	2.14%
2016	1.78%	2.06%
2017	1.71%	1.91%
2018	1.64%	1.84%
2019	1.57%	1.77%
2020	1.51%	1.74%
2021	1.45%	1.74%
2022	1.39%	1.77%
2023	1.34%	1.8%