Birth rate vs death rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Birth rate vs death rate was 19.38 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
19.38
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
83rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
54.11
in 1950
All-time low
19.38
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate vs death rate in Nicaragua, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 19.38 for birth rate vs death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate vs death rate in Nicaragua peaked at 54.11 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 19.38, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 83rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.21 | 50.49 | 54.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 48.2 | 47 | 50.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.9 | 44.58 | 46.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.92 | 37.52 | 44.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.48 | 28.48 | 36.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.85 | 24.61 | 27.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.61 | 20.81 | 24.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.89 | 19.38 | 20.45 | 4 |
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More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,175 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 65,212 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 66,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,973 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 64,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 67,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 65,623 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate vs death rate in Nicaragua?
- Birth rate vs death rate in Nicaragua was 19.38 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate vs death rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 54.11 in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate vs death rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.38 in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for birth rate vs death rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 83rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate vs death rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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