Total Fertility Rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Total Fertility Rate was 2.28 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Nicaragua, 1960–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 2.28 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Nicaragua peaked at 7.16 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.28, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 90th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.03 | 6.86 | 7.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.5 | 6.07 | 6.81 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.4 | 4.76 | 5.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.88 | 3.22 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.82 | 2.63 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.49 | 2.38 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 | 2.28 | 2.35 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 87 Seychelles 2.32 compare
- 88 Morocco 2.3 compare
- 89 Panama 2.3 compare
- 91 Dominican Republic 2.25 compare
- 92 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 2.19 compare
- 93 Peru 2.16 compare
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 66,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 64,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 66,210 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 64,480 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 66,518 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Nicaragua?
- Total fertility rate in Nicaragua was 2.28 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 7.16 in 1960.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.28 in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for total fertility rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 90th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.