Births by age of mother in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Births by age of mother was 0 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0
World rank
132nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
38
in 1976
All-time low
0
in 2016
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Births by age of mother in Nicaragua, 1950–2023

010203040195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for births by age of mother in Nicaragua is 0, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births by age of mother in Nicaragua peaked at 38 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2016.

That places Nicaragua 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Births by age of mother in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Births by age of mother in Nicaragua, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 18 —
1951 18 +0.0%
1952 19 +5.6%
1953 19 +0.0%
1954 20 +5.3%
1955 21 +5.0%
1956 23 +9.5%
1957 24 +4.3%
1958 25 +4.2%
1959 26 +4.0%
1960 27 +3.8%
1961 27 +0.0%
1962 28 +3.7%
1963 28 +0.0%
1964 29 +3.6%
1965 29 +0.0%
1966 30 +3.4%
1967 31 +3.3%
1968 32 +3.2%
1969 32 +0.0%
1970 33 +3.1%
1971 34 +3.0%
1972 35 +2.9%
1973 36 +2.9%
1974 36 +0.0%
1975 37 +2.8%
1976 38 +2.7%
1977 38 +0.0%
1978 37 -2.6%
1979 35 -5.4%
1980 34 -2.9%
1981 33 -2.9%
1982 33 +0.0%
1983 31 -6.1%
1984 31 +0.0%
1985 31 +0.0%
1986 30 -3.2%
1987 30 +0.0%
1988 30 +0.0%
1989 27 -10.0%
1990 27 +0.0%
1991 25 -7.4%
1992 24 -4.0%
1993 24 +0.0%
1994 23 -4.2%
1995 21 -8.7%
1996 20 -4.8%
1997 20 +0.0%
1998 19 -5.0%
1999 19 +0.0%
2000 19 +0.0%
2001 17 -10.5%
2002 16 -5.9%
2003 14 -12.5%
2004 13 -7.1%
2005 11 -15.4%
2006 9 -18.2%
2007 6 -33.3%
2008 6 +0.0%
2009 4 -33.3%
2010 2 -50.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2012 1 -50.0%
2013 1 +0.0%
2014 1 +0.0%
2015 1 +0.0%
2016 0 -100.0%
2017 0 —
2018 0 —
2019 0 —
2020 0 —
2021 0 —
2022 0 —
2023 0 —

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Births by age of mother in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2016 -100.0% 1 0
2010 -50.0% 4 2
2012 -50.0% 2 1
2007 -33.3% 9 6
2009 -33.3% 6 4

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 21.3 18 26 10
1960s 29.3 27 32 10
1970s 35.9 33 38 10
1980s 31 27 34 10
1990s 22.2 19 27 10
2000s 11.5 4 19 10
2010s 0.8 0 2 10
2020s 0 0 0 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 132 Albania 0
  2. 132 American Samoa 0
  3. 132 Andorra 0
  4. 132 Anguilla 0
  5. 132 Antigua and Barbuda 0
  6. 132 Argentina 0 compare
  7. 132 Aruba 0 compare
  8. 132 Australia 0
  9. 132 Bahamas 0 compare
  10. 132 Barbados 0
  11. 132 Belize 0
  12. 132 Bermuda 0
  13. 132 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0
  14. 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
  15. 132 Brazil 0 compare
  16. 132 British Virgin Islands 0
  17. 132 Brunei 0 compare
  18. 132 Cape Verde 0
  19. 132 Cayman Islands 0
  20. 132 Chile 0 compare
  21. 132 Colombia 0 compare
  22. 132 Cook Islands 0
  23. 132 Costa Rica 0 compare
  24. 132 Croatia 0 compare
  25. 132 Cuba 0 compare
  26. 132 Curacao 0 compare
  27. 132 Dominica 0 compare
  28. 132 Ecuador 0 compare
  29. 132 El Salvador 0 compare
  30. 132 Falkland Islands 0
  31. 132 Faroe Islands 0
  32. 132 France 0 compare
  33. 132 French Guiana 0
  34. 132 French Polynesia 0 compare
  35. 132 Germany 0 compare
  36. 132 Gibraltar 0
  37. 132 Greenland 0
  38. 132 Grenada 0
  39. 132 Guadeloupe 0 compare
  40. 132 Guam 0
  41. 132 Guernsey 0
  42. 132 Hong Kong 0 compare
  43. 132 Hungary 0 compare
  44. 132 Iceland 0
  45. 132 Isle of Man 0
  46. 132 Jamaica 0 compare
  47. 132 Japan 0 compare
  48. 132 Jersey 0
  49. 132 Kiribati 0 compare
  50. 132 Liechtenstein 0
  51. 132 Luxembourg 0 compare
  52. 132 Macao 0 compare
  53. 132 Maldives 0 compare
  54. 132 Malta 0
  55. 132 Marshall Islands 0
  56. 132 Martinique 0 compare
  57. 132 Mauritius 0 compare
  58. 132 Mexico 0 compare
  59. 132 Micronesia (country) 0 compare
  60. 132 Moldova 0
  61. 132 Monaco 0
  62. 132 Montenegro 0
  63. 132 Montserrat 0
  64. 132 Nauru 0
  65. 132 New Caledonia 0 compare
  66. 132 New Zealand 0
  67. 132 Niue 0
  68. 132 North Macedonia 0
  69. 132 Northern Mariana Islands 0
  70. 132 Palau 0
  71. 132 Paraguay 0 compare
  72. 132 Portugal 0 compare
  73. 132 Puerto Rico 0 compare
  74. 132 Reunion 0 compare
  75. 132 Romania 0
  76. 132 Saint Barthelemy 0
  77. 132 Saint Helena 0
  78. 132 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0
  79. 132 Saint Lucia 0 compare
  80. 132 Saint Martin (French Part) 0
  81. 132 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0
  82. 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0
  83. 132 San Marino 0
  84. 132 Sao Tome and Principe 0 compare
  85. 132 Serbia 0
  86. 132 Seychelles 0
  87. 132 Singapore 0 compare
  88. 132 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0
  89. 132 Slovakia 0 compare
  90. 132 South Korea 0 compare
  91. 132 Suriname 0 compare
  92. 132 Taiwan 0 compare
  93. 132 Thailand 0 compare
  94. 132 Tokelau 0
  95. 132 Tonga 0 compare
  96. 132 Trinidad and Tobago 0 compare
  97. 132 Turks and Caicos Islands 0
  98. 132 Tuvalu 0
  99. 132 United States Virgin Islands 0
  100. 132 Uruguay 0 compare
  101. 132 Uzbekistan 0 compare
  102. 132 Vatican 0
  103. 132 Venezuela 0 compare
  104. 132 Wallis and Futuna 0

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Frequently asked questions

What is births by age of mother in Nicaragua?
Births by age of mother in Nicaragua was 0 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest births by age of mother recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 38 in 1976.
What is the lowest births by age of mother recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2016.
How does Nicaragua rank for births by age of mother?
Nicaragua ranks 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is births by age of mother rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births by age of mother
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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