Fertility & birth rates in Nicaragua and Uganda

Fertility rate in Nicaragua vs Uganda 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 4.28 in Uganda in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Nicaragua vs Uganda 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	Uganda
1960	7.16	6.91
1961	7.11	6.93
1962	7.1	6.96
1963	7.08	6.98
1964	7.06	7.01
1965	7.03	7.04
1966	6.99	7.07
1967	6.94	7.1
1968	6.89	7.13
1969	6.83	7.12
1970	6.77	7.15
1971	6.71	7.18
1972	6.65	7.19
1973	6.59	7.19
1974	6.52	7.19
1975	6.45	7.2
1976	6.37	7.19
1977	6.28	7.18
1978	6.16	7.16
1979	6.07	7.14
1980	5.96	7.11
1981	5.84	7.12
1982	5.74	7.11
1983	5.61	7.07
1984	5.49	7.02
1985	5.36	7.04
1986	5.22	7.08
1987	5.07	7.12
1988	4.93	7.1
1989	4.76	7.05
1990	4.6	7.01
1991	4.43	6.94
1992	4.27	6.91
1993	4.1	6.89
1994	3.94	6.9
1995	3.78	6.87
1996	3.62	6.84
1997	3.47	6.86
1998	3.34	6.84
1999	3.22	6.83
2000	3.12	6.79
2001	3	6.76
2002	2.89	6.74
2003	2.83	6.67
2004	2.78	6.61
2005	2.77	6.53
2006	2.73	6.43
2007	2.7	6.33
2008	2.66	6.2
2009	2.63	6.12
2010	2.6	6.02
2011	2.56	5.89
2012	2.53	5.73
2013	2.49	5.56
2014	2.46	5.41
2015	2.43	5.25
2016	2.41	5.11
2017	2.38	4.99
2018	2.35	4.87
2019	2.32	4.74
2020	2.3	4.62
2021	2.27	4.51
2022	2.24	4.39
2023	2.22	4.28
2024	2.21	4.16
2025	2.18	4.06
2026	2.16	3.97
2027	2.14	3.87
2028	2.11	3.79
2029	2.09	3.69
2030	2.07	3.61
2031	2.05	3.53
2032	2.04	3.45
2033	2.02	3.38
2034	2.01	3.31
2035	2	3.25
2036	1.98	3.19
2037	1.97	3.14
2038	1.96	3.09
2039	1.95	3.04
2040	1.94	2.99
2041	1.93	2.94
2042	1.92	2.9
2043	1.91	2.86
2044	1.9	2.82
2045	1.89	2.78
2046	1.89	2.74
2047	1.88	2.71
2048	1.87	2.67
2049	1.87	2.64
2050	1.86	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nicaragua	Uganda
1960	47.6%	46.3%
1961	47.8%	46.6%
1962	48%	46.8%
1963	48.2%	46.9%
1964	48.2%	46.8%
1965	48.1%	46.7%
1966	47.9%	46.6%
1967	47.8%	46.6%
1968	47.7%	46.5%
1969	47.6%	46.5%
1970	47.5%	46.5%
1971	47.5%	46.7%
1972	47.4%	46.9%
1973	47.4%	47.1%
1974	47.3%	47.3%
1975	47.3%	47.4%
1976	47.3%	47.5%
1977	47.2%	47.5%
1978	47.3%	47.6%
1979	47.3%	47.7%
1980	47.3%	47.9%
1981	47.3%	48%
1982	47.3%	48%
1983	47.2%	48.1%
1984	47.2%	48%
1985	47.1%	48%
1986	47%	48%
1987	46.9%	48%
1988	46.7%	48.1%
1989	46.4%	48.1%
1990	46.1%	48.2%
1991	45.7%	48.3%
1992	45.2%	48.4%
1993	44.8%	48.5%
1994	44.3%	48.6%
1995	43.7%	49.1%
1996	43.1%	49.4%
1997	42.4%	49.7%
1998	41.7%	49.9%
1999	41%	50%
2000	40.3%	50.1%
2001	39.6%	50.1%
2002	38.9%	50.1%
2003	38.2%	50.1%
2004	37.5%	50.1%
2005	36.8%	50.1%
2006	36.2%	50%
2007	35.7%	50%
2008	35.2%	49.8%
2009	34.7%	49.7%
2010	34.2%	49.5%
2011	33.8%	49.3%
2012	33.3%	49.1%
2013	32.9%	48.8%
2014	32.6%	48.5%
2015	32.2%	48.1%
2016	31.8%	47.5%
2017	31.5%	46.9%
2018	31.1%	46.3%
2019	30.8%	45.8%
2020	30.4%	45.2%
2021	30.1%	44.7%
2022	29.6%	44.3%
2023	29.2%	43.9%
2024	28.8%	43.5%
2025	28.3%	43.1%
2026	27.9%	42.7%
2027	27.4%	42.2%
2028	27%	41.8%
2029	26.6%	41.3%
2030	26.2%	40.9%
2031	25.8%	40.5%
2032	25.4%	40%
2033	25%	39.5%
2034	24.7%	39%
2035	24.4%	38.4%
2036	24%	37.8%
2037	23.7%	37.3%
2038	23.4%	36.7%
2039	23.1%	36.1%
2040	22.8%	35.6%
2041	22.5%	35.1%
2042	22.2%	34.6%
2043	22%	34.1%
2044	21.7%	33.6%
2045	21.4%	33.1%
2046	21.2%	32.7%
2047	20.9%	32.3%
2048	20.7%	31.8%
2049	20.5%	31.5%
2050	20.2%	31.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.8% of the population in Nicaragua and 43.5% in Uganda in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 48.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nicaragua and Uganda compared.

Natural population change in Nicaragua vs Uganda by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Nicaragua and +3.17% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	55,664	225,080
1961	57,499	232,894
1962	59,547	241,513
1963	61,738	250,885
1964	64,227	260,733
1965	67,056	271,830
1966	69,883	282,225
1967	72,722	296,692
1968	75,458	309,725
1969	78,237	320,486
1970	81,127	333,202
1971	84,139	328,294
1972	76,906	335,935
1973	89,662	340,780
1974	92,505	345,773
1975	95,230	354,278
1976	98,100	359,458
1977	100,498	365,216
1978	98,419	371,930
1979	96,429	381,626
1980	108,604	370,287
1981	110,421	380,028
1982	112,468	390,820
1983	110,618	404,940
1984	110,133	421,241
1985	110,949	462,534
1986	113,054	487,693
1987	112,885	527,397
1988	117,299	547,759
1989	120,128	565,367
1990	120,677	587,291
1991	121,787	602,740
1992	121,204	627,139
1993	120,469	650,032
1994	119,565	675,092
1995	118,325	697,218
1996	116,849	699,707
1997	114,415	727,523
1998	108,862	741,175
1999	110,217	775,166
2000	109,192	803,069
2001	107,109	836,751
2002	105,805	868,756
2003	106,142	901,374
2004	106,904	938,623
2005	108,984	969,096
2006	110,073	999,958
2007	110,341	1,029,893
2008	110,395	1,055,935
2009	110,213	1,090,600
2010	110,475	1,121,564
2011	110,026	1,147,263
2012	110,065	1,167,473
2013	109,032	1,184,250
2014	108,420	1,201,599
2015	107,344	1,224,839
2016	106,585	1,249,565
2017	105,468	1,290,658
2018	104,814	1,332,600
2019	102,817	1,367,044
2020	90,515	1,397,288
2021	89,213	1,423,377
2022	100,987	1,455,576
2023	100,921	1,477,166

Maternal mortality chart: Nicaragua vs Uganda

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 Uganda.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nicaragua	Uganda
1985	319	842
1986	313	781
1987	316	709
1988	301	655
1989	286	609
1990	281	575
1991	273	549
1992	272	530
1993	265	515
1994	256	507
1995	251	514
1996	244	513
1997	236	522
1998	239	523
1999	228	504
2000	213	475
2001	194	440
2002	170	416
2003	154	395
2004	140	384
2005	124	417
2006	113	409
2007	106	345
2008	101	324
2009	99	322
2010	96	304
2011	93	295
2012	88	285
2013	86	308
2014	83	311
2015	81	299
2016	77	272
2017	72	246
2018	67	232
2019	69	219
2020	87	209
2021	124	216
2022	61	184
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 3.88% in Uganda. 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	Uganda
1960	19.8%	22.3%
1961	19.6%	21.9%
1962	19.4%	21.6%
1963	19.2%	21.3%
1964	19%	20.9%
1965	18.7%	20.6%
1966	18.4%	20.3%
1967	18.1%	19.9%
1968	17.8%	19.7%
1969	17.4%	19.4%
1970	17.1%	19.3%
1971	16.6%	19.3%
1972	18.7%	19.4%
1973	15.6%	19.6%
1974	15%	19.9%
1975	14.4%	20.3%
1976	13.7%	20.7%
1977	12.9%	21.2%
1978	12.2%	21.6%
1979	11.5%	21.8%
1980	10.8%	22%
1981	10.2%	21.9%
1982	9.58%	21.4%
1983	9.07%	20.9%
1984	8.62%	20.3%
1985	8.21%	19.9%
1986	7.85%	19.5%
1987	7.53%	19.2%
1988	7.22%	18.9%
1989	6.92%	18.7%
1990	6.62%	18.3%
1991	6.31%	17.9%
1992	6%	17.4%
1993	5.69%	17%
1994	5.39%	16.7%
1995	5.09%	16.5%
1996	4.81%	16.2%
1997	4.54%	16%
1998	5.01%	15.6%
1999	4.04%	15.2%
2000	3.82%	14.6%
2001	3.62%	13.9%
2002	3.43%	13.1%
2003	3.26%	12.3%
2004	3.1%	11.5%
2005	2.95%	10.7%
2006	2.81%	9.97%
2007	2.68%	9.3%
2008	2.55%	8.69%
2009	2.44%	8.14%
2010	2.33%	7.61%
2011	2.22%	7.1%
2012	2.13%	6.67%
2013	2.03%	6.24%
2014	1.94%	5.91%
2015	1.86%	5.58%
2016	1.78%	5.25%
2017	1.71%	4.98%
2018	1.64%	4.74%
2019	1.57%	4.53%
2020	1.51%	4.35%
2021	1.45%	4.18%
2022	1.39%	4.05%
2023	1.34%	3.88%