Nepal vs Nicaragua: Birth rate

Nepal
19.34 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nicaragua
19.38 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nepal rank
84th
Nicaragua rank
83rd

Birth rate over time

  • Nepal
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 19.38 births per 1,000 people against 19.34 births per 1,000 people in Nepal, a difference of 0.04 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nepal ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 83rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1950s 45.75 births per 1,000 people 52.21 births per 1,000 people 6.46 births per 1,000 people Nicaragua
1960s 44.05 births per 1,000 people 48.2 births per 1,000 people 4.14 births per 1,000 people Nicaragua
1970s 41.76 births per 1,000 people 45.9 births per 1,000 people 4.14 births per 1,000 people Nicaragua
1980s 39.49 births per 1,000 people 40.92 births per 1,000 people 1.44 births per 1,000 people Nicaragua
1990s 35.88 births per 1,000 people 32.48 births per 1,000 people 3.41 births per 1,000 people Nepal
2000s 26.6 births per 1,000 people 25.85 births per 1,000 people 0.7517 births per 1,000 people Nepal
2010s 22.04 births per 1,000 people 22.61 births per 1,000 people 0.5702 births per 1,000 people Nicaragua
2020s 19.71 births per 1,000 people 19.89 births per 1,000 people 0.1848 births per 1,000 people Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Nepal or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 19.38 births per 1,000 people against 19.34 births per 1,000 people in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Nepal and Nicaragua?
0.04 births per 1,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nicaragua?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Nicaragua rank globally for birth rate?
Nepal ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 83rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.