Crude birth rate per 1,000 people fell 11.6% to 17.1 births in Nicaragua in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in Nicaragua reached an all time high of 50.0 births in 1960 and an all time low of 17.1 births in 2024. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, crude birth rate per 1,000 people in Costa Rica amounted to 10.7 births, 15.4 births in El Salvador, 20.5 births in Honduras and 13.5 births in Mexico in 2024.
Nicaragua has been ranked 67th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of crude birth rate per 1,000 people, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Crude Birth Rate (Per 1,000 People) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Belize | births | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | births | 7.08 | 6.94 | 6.80 | 6.66 | 6.52 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | births | 9.59 | 9.37 | 9.15 | 8.93 | 8.72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | births | 18.1 | 17.8 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | births | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.3 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | births | 8.54 | 8.34 | 8.14 | 7.94 | 7.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | births | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.92 | 9.66 | 9.40 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | births | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.83 | 9.62 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | births | 9.56 | 9.49 | 9.41 | 9.34 | 9.27 |
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