Fertility & birth rates in Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Nicaragua vs Trinidad and Tobago 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 1.53 in Trinidad and Tobago in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Nicaragua vs Trinidad and Tobago 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	Trinidad
1960	7.16	5.41
1961	7.11	5.41
1962	7.1	5.36
1963	7.08	5.24
1964	7.06	5.08
1965	7.03	4.88
1966	6.99	4.62
1967	6.94	4.35
1968	6.89	4.11
1969	6.83	3.86
1970	6.77	3.71
1971	6.71	3.61
1972	6.65	3.55
1973	6.59	3.47
1974	6.52	3.32
1975	6.45	3.21
1976	6.37	3.14
1977	6.28	3.12
1978	6.16	3.13
1979	6.07	3.13
1980	5.96	3.15
1981	5.84	3.13
1982	5.74	3.11
1983	5.61	3.07
1984	5.49	3.02
1985	5.36	2.99
1986	5.22	2.9
1987	5.07	2.78
1988	4.93	2.65
1989	4.76	2.53
1990	4.6	2.39
1991	4.43	2.29
1992	4.27	2.21
1993	4.1	2.13
1994	3.94	2.06
1995	3.78	1.97
1996	3.62	1.89
1997	3.47	1.83
1998	3.34	1.78
1999	3.22	1.76
2000	3.12	1.73
2001	3	1.71
2002	2.89	1.67
2003	2.83	1.65
2004	2.78	1.63
2005	2.77	1.63
2006	2.73	1.62
2007	2.7	1.62
2008	2.66	1.62
2009	2.63	1.62
2010	2.6	1.61
2011	2.56	1.61
2012	2.53	1.61
2013	2.49	1.6
2014	2.46	1.6
2015	2.43	1.6
2016	2.41	1.6
2017	2.38	1.59
2018	2.35	1.59
2019	2.32	1.58
2020	2.3	1.57
2021	2.27	1.56
2022	2.24	1.54
2023	2.22	1.53
2024	2.21	1.54
2025	2.18	1.52
2026	2.16	1.52
2027	2.14	1.51
2028	2.11	1.51
2029	2.09	1.51
2030	2.07	1.51
2031	2.05	1.51
2032	2.04	1.51
2033	2.02	1.51
2034	2.01	1.51
2035	2	1.51
2036	1.98	1.51
2037	1.97	1.51
2038	1.96	1.51
2039	1.95	1.51
2040	1.94	1.51
2041	1.93	1.51
2042	1.92	1.51
2043	1.91	1.51
2044	1.9	1.51
2045	1.89	1.51
2046	1.89	1.51
2047	1.88	1.51
2048	1.87	1.52
2049	1.87	1.52
2050	1.86	1.52

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nicaragua	Trinidad
1960	47.6%	43.1%
1961	47.8%	43.2%
1962	48%	43.2%
1963	48.2%	43.3%
1964	48.2%	43.2%
1965	48.1%	43.1%
1966	47.9%	42.9%
1967	47.8%	42.7%
1968	47.7%	42.3%
1969	47.6%	41.9%
1970	47.5%	41.2%
1971	47.5%	40.4%
1972	47.4%	39.7%
1973	47.4%	39.1%
1974	47.3%	38.4%
1975	47.3%	37.6%
1976	47.3%	36.8%
1977	47.2%	36%
1978	47.3%	35.3%
1979	47.3%	34.8%
1980	47.3%	34.4%
1981	47.3%	34.2%
1982	47.3%	34.2%
1983	47.2%	34.2%
1984	47.2%	34.3%
1985	47.1%	34.4%
1986	47%	34.4%
1987	46.9%	34.4%
1988	46.7%	34.2%
1989	46.4%	34%
1990	46.1%	33.7%
1991	45.7%	33.3%
1992	45.2%	32.8%
1993	44.8%	32.2%
1994	44.3%	31.6%
1995	43.7%	30.8%
1996	43.1%	29.9%
1997	42.4%	28.9%
1998	41.7%	27.9%
1999	41%	27%
2000	40.3%	26%
2001	39.6%	25%
2002	38.9%	24.2%
2003	38.2%	23.4%
2004	37.5%	22.7%
2005	36.8%	22.1%
2006	36.2%	21.6%
2007	35.7%	21.2%
2008	35.2%	20.8%
2009	34.7%	20.5%
2010	34.2%	20.3%
2011	33.8%	20.1%
2012	33.3%	20%
2013	32.9%	19.9%
2014	32.6%	19.7%
2015	32.2%	19.6%
2016	31.8%	19.5%
2017	31.5%	19.3%
2018	31.1%	19%
2019	30.8%	18.8%
2020	30.4%	18.7%
2021	30.1%	18.5%
2022	29.6%	18.3%
2023	29.2%	18%
2024	28.8%	17.8%
2025	28.3%	17.5%
2026	27.9%	17.2%
2027	27.4%	16.9%
2028	27%	16.6%
2029	26.6%	16.4%
2030	26.2%	16.1%
2031	25.8%	15.8%
2032	25.4%	15.5%
2033	25%	15.3%
2034	24.7%	15.1%
2035	24.4%	14.9%
2036	24%	14.7%
2037	23.7%	14.5%
2038	23.4%	14.4%
2039	23.1%	14.2%
2040	22.8%	14.1%
2041	22.5%	14.1%
2042	22.2%	14%
2043	22%	13.9%
2044	21.7%	13.9%
2045	21.4%	13.8%
2046	21.2%	13.8%
2047	20.9%	13.7%
2048	20.7%	13.7%
2049	20.5%	13.6%
2050	20.2%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.8% of the population in Nicaragua and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Natural population change in Nicaragua vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Nicaragua and +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago. 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	Trinidad
1960	55,664	24,766
1961	57,499	25,518
1962	59,547	25,763
1963	61,738	25,507
1964	64,227	25,065
1965	67,056	24,349
1966	69,883	23,228
1967	72,722	21,992
1968	75,458	20,849
1969	78,237	19,652
1970	81,127	19,074
1971	84,139	19,400
1972	76,906	20,116
1973	89,662	20,617
1974	92,505	20,412
1975	95,230	20,468
1976	98,100	20,875
1977	100,498	21,660
1978	98,419	22,538
1979	96,429	23,475
1980	108,604	24,557
1981	110,421	25,015
1982	112,468	25,181
1983	110,618	25,118
1984	110,133	24,738
1985	110,949	24,487
1986	113,054	23,705
1987	112,885	22,398
1988	117,299	21,028
1989	120,128	19,636
1990	120,677	18,052
1991	121,787	16,903
1992	121,204	15,910
1993	120,469	14,878
1994	119,565	14,032
1995	118,325	12,971
1996	116,849	12,101
1997	114,415	11,405
1998	108,862	10,964
1999	110,217	10,821
2000	109,192	10,588
2001	107,109	10,438
2002	105,805	10,316
2003	106,142	10,169
2004	106,904	10,149
2005	108,984	9,822
2006	110,073	9,889
2007	110,341	9,939
2008	110,395	9,872
2009	110,213	9,769
2010	110,475	9,698
2011	110,026	9,601
2012	110,065	9,376
2013	109,032	9,020
2014	108,420	8,571
2015	107,344	7,963
2016	106,585	7,436
2017	105,468	6,779
2018	104,814	5,869
2019	102,817	5,647
2020	90,515	4,558
2021	89,213	2,091
2022	100,987	3,773
2023	100,921	3,200

Maternal mortality chart: Nicaragua vs Trinidad and Tobago

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 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nicaragua	Trinidad
1985	319	87
1986	313	89
1987	316	86
1988	301	87
1989	286	86
1990	281	84
1991	273	82
1992	272	85
1993	265	85
1994	256	84
1995	251	85
1996	244	84
1997	236	82
1998	239	79
1999	228	78
2000	213	76
2001	194	72
2002	170	69
2003	154	67
2004	140	63
2005	124	60
2006	113	58
2007	106	57
2008	101	55
2009	99	54
2010	96	54
2011	93	53
2012	88	51
2013	86	50
2014	83	50
2015	81	50
2016	77	51
2017	72	51
2018	67	53
2019	69	53
2020	87	35
2021	124	54
2022	61	30
2023	60	54

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.34% in Nicaragua and 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago. 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	Trinidad
1960	19.8%	6.74%
1961	19.6%	6.53%
1962	19.4%	6.33%
1963	19.2%	6.14%
1964	19%	5.96%
1965	18.7%	5.8%
1966	18.4%	5.66%
1967	18.1%	5.53%
1968	17.8%	5.4%
1969	17.4%	5.28%
1970	17.1%	5.17%
1971	16.6%	5.06%
1972	18.7%	4.95%
1973	15.6%	4.84%
1974	15%	4.72%
1975	14.4%	4.6%
1976	13.7%	4.48%
1977	12.9%	4.37%
1978	12.2%	4.25%
1979	11.5%	4.14%
1980	10.8%	4.03%
1981	10.2%	3.92%
1982	9.58%	3.83%
1983	9.07%	3.73%
1984	8.62%	3.64%
1985	8.21%	3.56%
1986	7.85%	3.49%
1987	7.53%	3.42%
1988	7.22%	3.36%
1989	6.92%	3.3%
1990	6.62%	3.25%
1991	6.31%	3.21%
1992	6%	3.16%
1993	5.69%	3.13%
1994	5.39%	3.09%
1995	5.09%	3.06%
1996	4.81%	3.02%
1997	4.54%	2.99%
1998	5.01%	2.96%
1999	4.04%	2.92%
2000	3.82%	2.88%
2001	3.62%	2.84%
2002	3.43%	2.81%
2003	3.26%	2.76%
2004	3.1%	2.72%
2005	2.95%	2.68%
2006	2.81%	2.64%
2007	2.68%	2.59%
2008	2.55%	2.55%
2009	2.44%	2.51%
2010	2.33%	2.47%
2011	2.22%	2.43%
2012	2.13%	2.38%
2013	2.03%	2.35%
2014	1.94%	2.3%
2015	1.86%	2.26%
2016	1.78%	2.22%
2017	1.71%	2.18%
2018	1.64%	2.14%
2019	1.57%	2.1%
2020	1.51%	2.06%
2021	1.45%	2.01%
2022	1.39%	1.96%
2023	1.34%	1.91%