Dominican Republic vs Nicaragua: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Dominican Republic
2.15 children per women
in 2023
Nicaragua
2.17 children per women
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
99th
Nicaragua rank
97th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Dominican Republic
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.17 children per women against 2.15 children per women in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 99th and Nicaragua ranks 97th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.57 children per women | 5.04 children per women | 0.5311 children per women | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 5.66 children per women | 5.44 children per women | 0.2182 children per women | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 4.59 children per women | 5.34 children per women | 0.7451 children per women | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 3.43 children per women | 4.74 children per women | 1.3 children per women | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.91 children per women | 3.6 children per women | 0.6862 children per women | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.52 children per women | 2.69 children per women | 0.1782 children per women | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.34 children per women | 2.38 children per women | 0.0433 children per women | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.18 children per women | 2.2 children per women | 0.0168 children per women | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Dominican Republic or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 2.17 children per women against 2.15 children per women in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
- 0.02 children per women, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Nicaragua?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Nicaragua rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Dominican Republic ranks 99th and Nicaragua ranks 97th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).