Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Birth rate, crude

Nicaragua
19.14 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Paraguay
19.73 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
79th
Paraguay rank
76th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Paraguay
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How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 19.73 per 1,000 people against 19.14 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.59 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 79th and Paraguay ranks 76th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Paraguay Difference Ahead
1960s 48.2 per 1,000 people 40.7 per 1,000 people 7.5 per 1,000 people Nicaragua
1970s 45.9 per 1,000 people 35.51 per 1,000 people 10.39 per 1,000 people Nicaragua
1980s 40.92 per 1,000 people 36.44 per 1,000 people 4.49 per 1,000 people Nicaragua
1990s 32.48 per 1,000 people 31.34 per 1,000 people 1.14 per 1,000 people Nicaragua
2000s 25.85 per 1,000 people 24.24 per 1,000 people 1.62 per 1,000 people Nicaragua
2010s 22.61 per 1,000 people 22.33 per 1,000 people 0.2864 per 1,000 people Nicaragua
2020s 19.74 per 1,000 people 20.36 per 1,000 people 0.6176 per 1,000 people Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 19.73 per 1,000 people against 19.14 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
0.59 per 1,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Nicaragua ranks 79th and Paraguay ranks 76th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.