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