Nicaragua vs South Africa: Fertility rate, total
Nicaragua
2.21 births per woman
in 2024
South Africa
2.21 births per woman
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
93rd
South Africa rank
94th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Nicaragua
- South Africa
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.21 births per woman against 2.21 births per woman in South Africa, a difference of 0 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 94th of 218 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.02 births per woman | 5.94 births per woman | 1.08 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 6.46 births per woman | 5.23 births per woman | 1.23 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 5.4 births per woman | 4.48 births per woman | 0.9178 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 3.88 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman | 0.7222 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.81 births per woman | 2.47 births per woman | 0.3406 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.45 births per woman | 2.36 births per woman | 0.0906 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.25 births per woman | 2.23 births per woman | 0.015 births per woman | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Nicaragua or South Africa?
- Nicaragua, at 2.21 births per woman against 2.21 births per woman in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Nicaragua and South Africa?
- 0 births per woman, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Nicaragua ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 94th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.