Fertility & birth rates in Nicaragua and Saint Kitts and Nevis

Fertility rate in Nicaragua vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 1.51 in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Nicaragua vs Saint Kitts and Nevis 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	Saint Kitts
1960	7.16	6.54
1961	7.11	6.27
1962	7.1	6.06
1963	7.08	6.12
1964	7.06	6.08
1965	7.03	6.01
1966	6.99	5.78
1967	6.94	5.46
1968	6.89	5.17
1969	6.83	4.97
1970	6.77	4.73
1971	6.71	4.51
1972	6.65	4.16
1973	6.59	3.97
1974	6.52	3.81
1975	6.45	3.68
1976	6.37	3.59
1977	6.28	3.48
1978	6.16	3.29
1979	6.07	3.23
1980	5.96	3.26
1981	5.84	3.3
1982	5.74	3.18
1983	5.61	3.1
1984	5.49	2.88
1985	5.36	2.82
1986	5.22	2.68
1987	5.07	2.62
1988	4.93	2.62
1989	4.76	2.69
1990	4.6	2.73
1991	4.43	2.6
1992	4.27	2.43
1993	4.1	2.38
1994	3.94	2.31
1995	3.78	2.3
1996	3.62	2.26
1997	3.47	2.3
1998	3.34	2.31
1999	3.22	2.26
2000	3.12	2.13
2001	3	2.08
2002	2.89	2.04
2003	2.83	2
2004	2.78	1.96
2005	2.77	1.93
2006	2.73	1.9
2007	2.7	1.87
2008	2.66	1.83
2009	2.63	1.8
2010	2.6	1.76
2011	2.56	1.74
2012	2.53	1.71
2013	2.49	1.68
2014	2.46	1.67
2015	2.43	1.64
2016	2.41	1.63
2017	2.38	1.61
2018	2.35	1.59
2019	2.32	1.57
2020	2.3	1.55
2021	2.27	1.53
2022	2.24	1.51
2023	2.22	1.51
2024	2.21	1.53
2025	2.18	1.51
2026	2.16	1.5
2027	2.14	1.49
2028	2.11	1.49
2029	2.09	1.49
2030	2.07	1.48
2031	2.05	1.48
2032	2.04	1.48
2033	2.02	1.48
2034	2.01	1.48
2035	2	1.48
2036	1.98	1.48
2037	1.97	1.49
2038	1.96	1.49
2039	1.95	1.49
2040	1.94	1.49
2041	1.93	1.49
2042	1.92	1.49
2043	1.91	1.5
2044	1.9	1.5
2045	1.89	1.5
2046	1.89	1.5
2047	1.88	1.5
2048	1.87	1.5
2049	1.87	1.5
2050	1.86	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nicaragua	Saint Kitts
1960	47.6%	45.6%
1961	47.8%	45.7%
1962	48%	45.8%
1963	48.2%	46%
1964	48.2%	46.1%
1965	48.1%	46.3%
1966	47.9%	46.6%
1967	47.8%	47%
1968	47.7%	47.4%
1969	47.6%	47.7%
1970	47.5%	47.2%
1971	47.5%	45.8%
1972	47.4%	44.3%
1973	47.4%	42.9%
1974	47.3%	41.6%
1975	47.3%	40.5%
1976	47.3%	39.6%
1977	47.2%	38.8%
1978	47.3%	38.2%
1979	47.3%	37.6%
1980	47.3%	36.9%
1981	47.3%	36.2%
1982	47.3%	35.6%
1983	47.2%	35.1%
1984	47.2%	34.7%
1985	47.1%	34.5%
1986	47%	34.3%
1987	46.9%	34.2%
1988	46.7%	34.1%
1989	46.4%	34.1%
1990	46.1%	34.2%
1991	45.7%	34.1%
1992	45.2%	33.6%
1993	44.8%	32.9%
1994	44.3%	32.3%
1995	43.7%	31.7%
1996	43.1%	31.1%
1997	42.4%	30.6%
1998	41.7%	30.1%
1999	41%	29.7%
2000	40.3%	29.3%
2001	39.6%	28.8%
2002	38.9%	28.1%
2003	38.2%	27.4%
2004	37.5%	26.6%
2005	36.8%	26%
2006	36.2%	25.3%
2007	35.7%	24.8%
2008	35.2%	24.4%
2009	34.7%	24%
2010	34.2%	23.3%
2011	33.8%	22.7%
2012	33.3%	22.2%
2013	32.9%	21.7%
2014	32.6%	21.1%
2015	32.2%	20.6%
2016	31.8%	20.2%
2017	31.5%	19.9%
2018	31.1%	19.6%
2019	30.8%	19.3%
2020	30.4%	19.1%
2021	30.1%	18.8%
2022	29.6%	18.6%
2023	29.2%	18.3%
2024	28.8%	18.2%
2025	28.3%	18.3%
2026	27.9%	18.4%
2027	27.4%	18.2%
2028	27%	17.9%
2029	26.6%	17.7%
2030	26.2%	17.5%
2031	25.8%	17.2%
2032	25.4%	17%
2033	25%	16.8%
2034	24.7%	16.5%
2035	24.4%	16.3%
2036	24%	16.1%
2037	23.7%	15.9%
2038	23.4%	15.7%
2039	23.1%	15.5%
2040	22.8%	15.4%
2041	22.5%	15.2%
2042	22.2%	15.1%
2043	22%	15%
2044	21.7%	14.8%
2045	21.4%	14.7%
2046	21.2%	14.6%
2047	20.9%	14.5%
2048	20.7%	14.5%
2049	20.5%	14.4%
2050	20.2%	14.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.8% of the population in Nicaragua and 18.2% in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 34.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nicaragua and Saint Kitts and Nevis compared.

Natural population change in Nicaragua vs Saint Kitts and Nevis by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Nicaragua and +0.26% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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	Saint Kitts
1960	55,664	1,562
1961	57,499	1,466
1962	59,547	1,373
1963	61,738	1,360
1964	64,227	1,305
1965	67,056	1,228
1966	69,883	1,103
1967	72,722	951
1968	75,458	812
1969	78,237	708
1970	81,127	611
1971	84,139	615
1972	76,906	619
1973	89,662	646
1974	92,505	670
1975	95,230	688
1976	98,100	703
1977	100,498	697
1978	98,419	654
1979	96,429	643
1980	108,604	652
1981	110,421	684
1982	112,468	672
1983	110,618	664
1984	110,133	598
1985	110,949	574
1986	113,054	520
1987	112,885	486
1988	117,299	471
1989	120,128	476
1990	120,677	471
1991	121,787	411
1992	121,204	369
1993	120,469	373
1994	119,565	370
1995	118,325	382
1996	116,849	379
1997	114,415	405
1998	108,862	415
1999	110,217	413
2000	109,192	376
2001	107,109	369
2002	105,805	365
2003	106,142	369
2004	106,904	365
2005	108,984	361
2006	110,073	355
2007	110,341	341
2008	110,395	322
2009	110,213	300
2010	110,475	274
2011	110,026	250
2012	110,065	246
2013	109,032	227
2014	108,420	213
2015	107,344	197
2016	106,585	185
2017	105,468	169
2018	104,814	150
2019	102,817	135
2020	90,515	98
2021	89,213	-20
2022	100,987	14
2023	100,921	84

Maternal mortality chart: Nicaragua vs Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 74 deaths in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nicaragua	Saint Kitts
1985	319	290
1986	313	285
1987	316	302
1988	301	308
1989	286	316
1990	281	302
1991	273	280
1992	272	255
1993	265	225
1994	256	205
1995	251	204
1996	244	194
1997	236	194
1998	239	193
1999	228	164
2000	213	143
2001	194	131
2002	170	115
2003	154	111
2004	140	104
2005	124	102
2006	113	99
2007	106	96
2008	101	95
2009	99	93
2010	96	92
2011	93	90
2012	88	88
2013	86	82
2014	83	82
2015	81	76
2016	77	75
2017	72	74
2018	67	78
2019	69	74
2020	87	80
2021	124	111
2022	61	99
2023	60	74

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.34% in Nicaragua and 1.63% in Saint Kitts and Nevis. 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	Saint Kitts
1960	19.8%	-
1961	19.6%	-
1962	19.4%	-
1963	19.2%	-
1964	19%	-
1965	18.7%	-
1966	18.4%	-
1967	18.1%	-
1968	17.8%	-
1969	17.4%	-
1970	17.1%	-
1971	16.6%	-
1972	18.7%	-
1973	15.6%	6.16%
1974	15%	6.03%
1975	14.4%	5.91%
1976	13.7%	5.78%
1977	12.9%	5.64%
1978	12.2%	5.48%
1979	11.5%	5.29%
1980	10.8%	5.06%
1981	10.2%	4.81%
1982	9.58%	4.53%
1983	9.07%	4.26%
1984	8.62%	4%
1985	8.21%	3.76%
1986	7.85%	3.56%
1987	7.53%	3.39%
1988	7.22%	3.24%
1989	6.92%	3.12%
1990	6.62%	3.03%
1991	6.31%	2.96%
1992	6%	2.9%
1993	5.69%	2.85%
1994	5.39%	2.8%
1995	5.09%	2.76%
1996	4.81%	2.7%
1997	4.54%	2.64%
1998	5.01%	2.56%
1999	4.04%	2.48%
2000	3.82%	2.39%
2001	3.62%	2.29%
2002	3.43%	2.2%
2003	3.26%	2.11%
2004	3.1%	2.03%
2005	2.95%	1.97%
2006	2.81%	1.92%
2007	2.68%	1.89%
2008	2.55%	1.88%
2009	2.44%	1.87%
2010	2.33%	1.88%
2011	2.22%	1.89%
2012	2.13%	1.91%
2013	2.03%	1.93%
2014	1.94%	1.95%
2015	1.86%	1.94%
2016	1.78%	1.93%
2017	1.71%	1.9%
2018	1.64%	1.86%
2019	1.57%	1.82%
2020	1.51%	1.77%
2021	1.45%	1.72%
2022	1.39%	1.68%
2023	1.34%	1.63%