Fertility & birth rates in Nicaragua and Tuvalu

Fertility rate in Nicaragua vs Tuvalu 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 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Nicaragua vs Tuvalu 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	Tuvalu
1960	7.16	5.15
1961	7.11	5.09
1962	7.1	5
1963	7.08	4.91
1964	7.06	4.83
1965	7.03	4.73
1966	6.99	4.64
1967	6.94	4.49
1968	6.89	4.36
1969	6.83	4.23
1970	6.77	4.08
1971	6.71	3.94
1972	6.65	3.81
1973	6.59	3.71
1974	6.52	3.63
1975	6.45	3.58
1976	6.37	3.55
1977	6.28	3.56
1978	6.16	3.59
1979	6.07	3.65
1980	5.96	3.73
1981	5.84	3.8
1982	5.74	3.88
1983	5.61	3.91
1984	5.49	3.95
1985	5.36	3.97
1986	5.22	3.97
1987	5.07	3.94
1988	4.93	3.88
1989	4.76	3.8
1990	4.6	3.75
1991	4.43	3.79
1992	4.27	3.86
1993	4.1	3.92
1994	3.94	3.92
1995	3.78	3.96
1996	3.62	3.95
1997	3.47	3.95
1998	3.34	3.95
1999	3.22	3.92
2000	3.12	3.84
2001	3	3.75
2002	2.89	3.64
2003	2.83	3.58
2004	2.78	3.55
2005	2.77	3.55
2006	2.73	3.53
2007	2.7	3.45
2008	2.66	3.42
2009	2.63	3.43
2010	2.6	3.44
2011	2.56	3.46
2012	2.53	3.47
2013	2.49	3.39
2014	2.46	3.33
2015	2.43	3.31
2016	2.41	3.3
2017	2.38	3.3
2018	2.35	3.33
2019	2.32	3.33
2020	2.3	3.31
2021	2.27	3.28
2022	2.24	3.24
2023	2.22	3.21
2024	2.21	3.17
2025	2.18	3.14
2026	2.16	3.1
2027	2.14	3.06
2028	2.11	3.03
2029	2.09	3
2030	2.07	2.97
2031	2.05	2.94
2032	2.04	2.91
2033	2.02	2.88
2034	2.01	2.84
2035	2	2.82
2036	1.98	2.79
2037	1.97	2.77
2038	1.96	2.74
2039	1.95	2.72
2040	1.94	2.69
2041	1.93	2.67
2042	1.92	2.65
2043	1.91	2.63
2044	1.9	2.61
2045	1.89	2.58
2046	1.89	2.57
2047	1.88	2.54
2048	1.87	2.52
2049	1.87	2.5
2050	1.86	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nicaragua	Tuvalu
1960	47.6%	41%
1961	47.8%	42.1%
1962	48%	43.1%
1963	48.2%	43.9%
1964	48.2%	44.1%
1965	48.1%	43.9%
1966	47.9%	43.9%
1967	47.8%	44.1%
1968	47.7%	44.3%
1969	47.6%	43.9%
1970	47.5%	43.2%
1971	47.5%	42.3%
1972	47.4%	41.3%
1973	47.4%	40.2%
1974	47.3%	39.4%
1975	47.3%	38.9%
1976	47.3%	38.1%
1977	47.2%	37%
1978	47.3%	35.5%
1979	47.3%	34.5%
1980	47.3%	34%
1981	47.3%	33.4%
1982	47.3%	32.8%
1983	47.2%	32.1%
1984	47.2%	31.6%
1985	47.1%	31.7%
1986	47%	32.3%
1987	46.9%	32.9%
1988	46.7%	33.5%
1989	46.4%	34.1%
1990	46.1%	34.5%
1991	45.7%	35%
1992	45.2%	35.4%
1993	44.8%	35.9%
1994	44.3%	36.1%
1995	43.7%	36.2%
1996	43.1%	36.3%
1997	42.4%	36.3%
1998	41.7%	36.3%
1999	41%	36.2%
2000	40.3%	36.3%
2001	39.6%	36.3%
2002	38.9%	36.3%
2003	38.2%	36%
2004	37.5%	35.5%
2005	36.8%	35%
2006	36.2%	34.5%
2007	35.7%	34%
2008	35.2%	33.5%
2009	34.7%	33.1%
2010	34.2%	32.8%
2011	33.8%	32.6%
2012	33.3%	32.5%
2013	32.9%	32.4%
2014	32.6%	32.1%
2015	32.2%	31.9%
2016	31.8%	31.8%
2017	31.5%	31.6%
2018	31.1%	31.6%
2019	30.8%	31.7%
2020	30.4%	31.7%
2021	30.1%	31.6%
2022	29.6%	32%
2023	29.2%	32.6%
2024	28.8%	32.9%
2025	28.3%	33%
2026	27.9%	32.9%
2027	27.4%	32.7%
2028	27%	32.3%
2029	26.6%	31.8%
2030	26.2%	31.2%
2031	25.8%	30.6%
2032	25.4%	29.9%
2033	25%	29.3%
2034	24.7%	28.7%
2035	24.4%	28.2%
2036	24%	27.8%
2037	23.7%	27.5%
2038	23.4%	27.1%
2039	23.1%	26.9%
2040	22.8%	26.9%
2041	22.5%	26.9%
2042	22.2%	26.9%
2043	22%	27%
2044	21.7%	27.1%
2045	21.4%	27.3%
2046	21.2%	27.4%
2047	20.9%	27.6%
2048	20.7%	27.7%
2049	20.5%	27.8%
2050	20.2%	27.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.8% of the population in Nicaragua and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nicaragua and Tuvalu compared.

Natural population change in Nicaragua vs Tuvalu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Nicaragua and +1.48% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	55,664	126
1961	57,499	120
1962	59,547	113
1963	61,738	106
1964	64,227	98
1965	67,056	93
1966	69,883	91
1967	72,722	92
1968	75,458	97
1969	78,237	102
1970	81,127	102
1971	84,139	101
1972	76,906	94
1973	89,662	101
1974	92,505	102
1975	95,230	108
1976	98,100	117
1977	100,498	128
1978	98,419	141
1979	96,429	158
1980	108,604	173
1981	110,421	186
1982	112,468	198
1983	110,618	206
1984	110,133	212
1985	110,949	215
1986	113,054	219
1987	112,885	219
1988	117,299	215
1989	120,128	208
1990	120,677	204
1991	121,787	203
1992	121,204	196
1993	120,469	202
1994	119,565	195
1995	118,325	191
1996	116,849	182
1997	114,415	177
1998	108,862	172
1999	110,217	166
2000	109,192	159
2001	107,109	151
2002	105,805	141
2003	106,142	136
2004	106,904	132
2005	108,984	131
2006	110,073	129
2007	110,341	125
2008	110,395	125
2009	110,213	130
2010	110,475	136
2011	110,026	142
2012	110,065	148
2013	109,032	148
2014	108,420	149
2015	107,344	153
2016	106,585	157
2017	105,468	163
2018	104,814	169
2019	102,817	166
2020	90,515	161
2021	89,213	151
2022	100,987	150
2023	100,921	137

Maternal mortality chart: Nicaragua vs Tuvalu

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 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nicaragua	Tuvalu
1985	319	230
1986	313	226
1987	316	252
1988	301	300
1989	286	296
1990	281	291
1991	273	289
1992	272	312
1993	265	286
1994	256	284
1995	251	281
1996	244	277
1997	236	249
1998	239	245
1999	228	242
2000	213	237
2001	194	235
2002	170	234
2003	154	210
2004	140	209
2005	124	230
2006	113	226
2007	106	222
2008	101	219
2009	99	215
2010	96	213
2011	93	169
2012	88	168
2013	86	168
2014	83	168
2015	81	169
2016	77	170
2017	72	171
2018	67	153
2019	69	155
2020	87	206
2021	124	157
2022	61	220
2023	60	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.34% in Nicaragua and 1.99% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	19.8%	17.7%
1961	19.6%	17%
1962	19.4%	16.3%
1963	19.2%	15.6%
1964	19%	14.9%
1965	18.7%	14.2%
1966	18.4%	13.6%
1967	18.1%	12.9%
1968	17.8%	12.3%
1969	17.4%	11.7%
1970	17.1%	11.1%
1971	16.6%	10.5%
1972	18.7%	9.93%
1973	15.6%	9.37%
1974	15%	8.81%
1975	14.4%	8.31%
1976	13.7%	7.84%
1977	12.9%	7.43%
1978	12.2%	7.08%
1979	11.5%	6.76%
1980	10.8%	6.49%
1981	10.2%	6.26%
1982	9.58%	6.06%
1983	9.07%	5.9%
1984	8.62%	5.76%
1985	8.21%	5.66%
1986	7.85%	5.59%
1987	7.53%	5.53%
1988	7.22%	5.47%
1989	6.92%	5.42%
1990	6.62%	5.37%
1991	6.31%	5.31%
1992	6%	5.24%
1993	5.69%	5.15%
1994	5.39%	5.05%
1995	5.09%	4.94%
1996	4.81%	4.81%
1997	4.54%	4.67%
1998	5.01%	4.52%
1999	4.04%	4.39%
2000	3.82%	4.26%
2001	3.62%	4.16%
2002	3.43%	4.07%
2003	3.26%	3.98%
2004	3.1%	3.89%
2005	2.95%	3.8%
2006	2.81%	3.68%
2007	2.68%	3.56%
2008	2.55%	3.42%
2009	2.44%	3.28%
2010	2.33%	3.14%
2011	2.22%	3.02%
2012	2.13%	2.91%
2013	2.03%	2.8%
2014	1.94%	2.71%
2015	1.86%	2.61%
2016	1.78%	2.52%
2017	1.71%	2.43%
2018	1.64%	2.35%
2019	1.57%	2.27%
2020	1.51%	2.19%
2021	1.45%	2.12%
2022	1.39%	2.05%
2023	1.34%	1.99%