Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Birth rate vs. death rate
Nicaragua
19.38 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Paraguay
19.98 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
83rd
Paraguay rank
80th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 19.98 births per 1,000 people against 19.38 births per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.6 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 83rd and Paraguay ranks 80th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 7 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.21 births per 1,000 people | 43.5 births per 1,000 people | 8.71 births per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 48.2 births per 1,000 people | 40.7 births per 1,000 people | 7.5 births per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 45.9 births per 1,000 people | 35.51 births per 1,000 people | 10.39 births per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 40.92 births per 1,000 people | 36.44 births per 1,000 people | 4.49 births per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 32.48 births per 1,000 people | 31.34 births per 1,000 people | 1.14 births per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 25.85 births per 1,000 people | 24.24 births per 1,000 people | 1.62 births per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 22.61 births per 1,000 people | 22.33 births per 1,000 people | 0.2864 births per 1,000 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 19.89 births per 1,000 people | 20.52 births per 1,000 people | 0.6253 births per 1,000 people | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 19.98 births per 1,000 people against 19.38 births per 1,000 people in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 0.6 births per 1,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 83rd and Paraguay ranks 80th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.