Fertility & birth rates in Nicaragua and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Nicaragua vs Switzerland 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 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Nicaragua vs Switzerland 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	Switzerland
1960	7.16	2.44
1961	7.11	2.52
1962	7.1	2.58
1963	7.08	2.65
1964	7.06	2.66
1965	7.03	2.59
1966	6.99	2.5
1967	6.94	2.39
1968	6.89	2.29
1969	6.83	2.19
1970	6.77	2.1
1971	6.71	2.04
1972	6.65	1.91
1973	6.59	1.81
1974	6.52	1.73
1975	6.45	1.61
1976	6.37	1.55
1977	6.28	1.53
1978	6.16	1.51
1979	6.07	1.52
1980	5.96	1.55
1981	5.84	1.55
1982	5.74	1.56
1983	5.61	1.52
1984	5.49	1.53
1985	5.36	1.52
1986	5.22	1.53
1987	5.07	1.52
1988	4.93	1.57
1989	4.76	1.56
1990	4.6	1.58
1991	4.43	1.58
1992	4.27	1.58
1993	4.1	1.51
1994	3.94	1.49
1995	3.78	1.48
1996	3.62	1.5
1997	3.47	1.48
1998	3.34	1.47
1999	3.22	1.48
2000	3.12	1.5
2001	3	1.38
2002	2.89	1.39
2003	2.83	1.39
2004	2.78	1.42
2005	2.77	1.42
2006	2.73	1.44
2007	2.7	1.46
2008	2.66	1.48
2009	2.63	1.5
2010	2.6	1.52
2011	2.56	1.52
2012	2.53	1.52
2013	2.49	1.52
2014	2.46	1.54
2015	2.43	1.54
2016	2.41	1.54
2017	2.38	1.52
2018	2.35	1.52
2019	2.32	1.48
2020	2.3	1.46
2021	2.27	1.52
2022	2.24	1.39
2023	2.22	1.33
2024	2.21	1.33
2025	2.18	1.34
2026	2.16	1.34
2027	2.14	1.35
2028	2.11	1.35
2029	2.09	1.35
2030	2.07	1.35
2031	2.05	1.36
2032	2.04	1.36
2033	2.02	1.37
2034	2.01	1.37
2035	2	1.37
2036	1.98	1.38
2037	1.97	1.38
2038	1.96	1.38
2039	1.95	1.38
2040	1.94	1.39
2041	1.93	1.39
2042	1.92	1.39
2043	1.91	1.4
2044	1.9	1.4
2045	1.89	1.4
2046	1.89	1.4
2047	1.88	1.41
2048	1.87	1.41
2049	1.87	1.41
2050	1.86	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nicaragua	Switzerland
1960	47.6%	24%
1961	47.8%	24%
1962	48%	24.1%
1963	48.2%	24.1%
1964	48.2%	24.1%
1965	48.1%	24.1%
1966	47.9%	24.2%
1967	47.8%	24.1%
1968	47.7%	24%
1969	47.6%	23.8%
1970	47.5%	23.8%
1971	47.5%	23.7%
1972	47.4%	23.5%
1973	47.4%	23.2%
1974	47.3%	22.8%
1975	47.3%	22.4%
1976	47.3%	22%
1977	47.2%	21.4%
1978	47.3%	20.9%
1979	47.3%	20.3%
1980	47.3%	19.7%
1981	47.3%	19.2%
1982	47.3%	18.8%
1983	47.2%	18.3%
1984	47.2%	18%
1985	47.1%	17.6%
1986	47%	17.4%
1987	46.9%	17.2%
1988	46.7%	17.1%
1989	46.4%	17%
1990	46.1%	17.1%
1991	45.7%	17.2%
1992	45.2%	17.3%
1993	44.8%	17.5%
1994	44.3%	17.6%
1995	43.7%	17.6%
1996	43.1%	17.7%
1997	42.4%	17.6%
1998	41.7%	17.6%
1999	41%	17.5%
2000	40.3%	17.4%
2001	39.6%	17.1%
2002	38.9%	16.8%
2003	38.2%	16.6%
2004	37.5%	16.4%
2005	36.8%	16.1%
2006	36.2%	15.9%
2007	35.7%	15.6%
2008	35.2%	15.4%
2009	34.7%	15.3%
2010	34.2%	15.2%
2011	33.8%	15.1%
2012	33.3%	15%
2013	32.9%	14.9%
2014	32.6%	14.9%
2015	32.2%	14.9%
2016	31.8%	14.9%
2017	31.5%	14.9%
2018	31.1%	15%
2019	30.8%	15%
2020	30.4%	15.1%
2021	30.1%	15.1%
2022	29.6%	15.1%
2023	29.2%	15%
2024	28.8%	15%
2025	28.3%	14.9%
2026	27.9%	14.8%
2027	27.4%	14.7%
2028	27%	14.6%
2029	26.6%	14.5%
2030	26.2%	14.3%
2031	25.8%	14.1%
2032	25.4%	14%
2033	25%	13.8%
2034	24.7%	13.6%
2035	24.4%	13.5%
2036	24%	13.3%
2037	23.7%	13.2%
2038	23.4%	13.1%
2039	23.1%	13%
2040	22.8%	12.9%
2041	22.5%	12.8%
2042	22.2%	12.8%
2043	22%	12.7%
2044	21.7%	12.8%
2045	21.4%	12.8%
2046	21.2%	12.8%
2047	20.9%	12.9%
2048	20.7%	12.9%
2049	20.5%	13%
2050	20.2%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.8% of the population in Nicaragua and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nicaragua and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Nicaragua vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Nicaragua and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	55,664	42,090
1961	57,499	48,365
1962	59,547	49,050
1963	61,738	52,956
1964	64,227	59,050
1965	67,056	56,222
1966	69,883	53,854
1967	72,722	52,128
1968	75,458	47,328
1969	78,237	44,182
1970	81,127	42,648
1971	84,139	38,523
1972	76,906	35,061
1973	89,662	30,906
1974	92,505	27,902
1975	95,230	22,820
1976	98,100	17,017
1977	100,498	16,959
1978	98,419	13,820
1979	96,429	14,477
1980	108,604	14,535
1981	110,421	13,979
1982	112,468	15,339
1983	110,618	12,837
1984	110,133	16,105
1985	110,949	14,882
1986	113,054	16,261
1987	112,885	15,708
1988	117,299	21,099
1989	120,128	19,941
1990	120,677	20,146
1991	121,787	23,800
1992	121,204	24,064
1993	120,469	21,509
1994	119,565	20,982
1995	118,325	19,010
1996	116,849	19,801
1997	114,415	17,722
1998	108,862	16,353
1999	110,217	16,431
2000	109,192	15,806
2001	107,109	10,845
2002	105,805	10,199
2003	106,142	8,807
2004	106,904	13,302
2005	108,984	11,899
2006	110,073	12,723
2007	110,341	13,592
2008	110,395	15,295
2009	110,213	15,487
2010	110,475	17,997
2011	110,026	18,990
2012	110,065	18,393
2013	109,032	17,797
2014	108,420	21,290
2015	107,344	19,050
2016	106,585	22,608
2017	105,468	20,284
2018	104,814	20,434
2019	102,817	18,008
2020	90,515	9,502
2021	89,213	18,279
2022	100,987	7,899
2023	100,921	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Nicaragua vs Switzerland

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 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nicaragua	Switzerland
1985	319	15
1986	313	14
1987	316	14
1988	301	15
1989	286	14
1990	281	14
1991	273	14
1992	272	13
1993	265	13
1994	256	12
1995	251	12
1996	244	11
1997	236	10
1998	239	10
1999	228	9
2000	213	9
2001	194	8
2002	170	9
2003	154	8
2004	140	8
2005	124	8
2006	113	8
2007	106	7
2008	101	7
2009	99	7
2010	96	7
2011	93	7
2012	88	7
2013	86	7
2014	83	6
2015	81	6
2016	77	7
2017	72	6
2018	67	6
2019	69	6
2020	87	5
2021	124	4
2022	61	4
2023	60	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.34% in Nicaragua and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	19.8%	2.65%
1961	19.6%	2.6%
1962	19.4%	2.53%
1963	19.2%	2.45%
1964	19%	2.36%
1965	18.7%	2.26%
1966	18.4%	2.16%
1967	18.1%	2.07%
1968	17.8%	1.99%
1969	17.4%	1.92%
1970	17.1%	1.84%
1971	16.6%	1.76%
1972	18.7%	1.67%
1973	15.6%	1.57%
1974	15%	1.48%
1975	14.4%	1.38%
1976	13.7%	1.29%
1977	12.9%	1.21%
1978	12.2%	1.14%
1979	11.5%	1.09%
1980	10.8%	1.04%
1981	10.2%	1%
1982	9.58%	0.97%
1983	9.07%	0.94%
1984	8.62%	0.92%
1985	8.21%	0.9%
1986	7.85%	0.89%
1987	7.53%	0.88%
1988	7.22%	0.86%
1989	6.92%	0.84%
1990	6.62%	0.82%
1991	6.31%	0.78%
1992	6%	0.75%
1993	5.69%	0.71%
1994	5.39%	0.67%
1995	5.09%	0.64%
1996	4.81%	0.62%
1997	4.54%	0.6%
1998	5.01%	0.58%
1999	4.04%	0.57%
2000	3.82%	0.56%
2001	3.62%	0.55%
2002	3.43%	0.54%
2003	3.26%	0.53%
2004	3.1%	0.52%
2005	2.95%	0.51%
2006	2.81%	0.49%
2007	2.68%	0.48%
2008	2.55%	0.47%
2009	2.44%	0.46%
2010	2.33%	0.46%
2011	2.22%	0.45%
2012	2.13%	0.44%
2013	2.03%	0.44%
2014	1.94%	0.43%
2015	1.86%	0.43%
2016	1.78%	0.42%
2017	1.71%	0.41%
2018	1.64%	0.41%
2019	1.57%	0.4%
2020	1.51%	0.4%
2021	1.45%	0.4%
2022	1.39%	0.4%
2023	1.34%	0.39%