Nicaragua vs South Africa: Fertility rate: births per woman
Nicaragua
2.22 live births per woman
in 2023
South Africa
2.22 live births per woman
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
98th
South Africa rank
99th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Nicaragua
- South Africa
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 2.22 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in South Africa, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 99th of 236 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.13 live births per woman | 6.1 live births per woman | 1.02 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 7.02 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 1.08 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 6.46 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 1.23 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 5.4 live births per woman | 4.48 live births per woman | 0.9178 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 3.88 live births per woman | 3.15 live births per woman | 0.7222 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.81 live births per woman | 2.47 live births per woman | 0.3406 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 0.0906 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.26 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | 0.0185 live births per woman | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Nicaragua or South Africa?
- Nicaragua, at 2.22 live births per woman against 2.22 live births per woman in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Nicaragua and South Africa?
- 0 live births per woman, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Nicaragua ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 99th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.