Indonesia vs Nicaragua: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Indonesia
2.12 births per woman
in 2024
Nicaragua
2.21 births per woman
in 2024
Indonesia rank
96th
Nicaragua rank
93rd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Indonesia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.21 births per woman against 2.12 births per woman in Indonesia, a difference of 0.09 births per woman.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 96th and Nicaragua ranks 93rd of 215 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.56 births per woman | 7.02 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 5.07 births per woman | 6.46 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 3.84 births per woman | 5.4 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 2.84 births per woman | 3.88 births per woman | 1.03 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.45 births per woman | 2.81 births per woman | 0.3598 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.37 births per woman | 2.45 births per woman | 0.0864 births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.15 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman | 0.0964 births per woman | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Indonesia or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 2.21 births per woman against 2.12 births per woman in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Indonesia and Nicaragua?
- 0.09 births per woman, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Nicaragua rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Indonesia ranks 96th and Nicaragua ranks 93rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.