Nicaragua Population (2024)

Population now

6,945,265

World: 107th
Central America: 3rd

Male:	3,423,133	(49.28 %)
Female:	3,523,320	(50.72 %)

Births in 2024:	150,151
Deaths in 2024:	42,724

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	72.07 years
Female:	78.93 years
Total:	75.54 years
Median Age:	26.91 years

Birth Rate:	18.24
Death Rate:	5.19
Growth Rate:	2.51 %
Fertility Rate:	2.25

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Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Nicaragua Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	2M	885k	888k	1	1.77%	51.82	18.74	7.37	47.00	45.68	48.32	15.37	39.58%	13.69
1961	2M	914k	916k	1	1.81%	50.87	18.10	7.31	47.64	46.31	48.96	15.18	40.03%	14.13
1962	2M	943k	945k	1	1.86%	49.92	17.46	7.25	48.28	46.95	49.60	14.94	40.48%	14.58
1963	2M	973k	974k	1	1.91%	49.02	16.85	7.19	48.92	47.58	50.26	14.67	41.01%	15.03
1964	2M	1M	1M	1	1.97%	48.22	16.26	7.13	49.57	48.21	50.91	14.47	41.86%	15.49
1965	2M	1M	1M	1	2.03%	47.54	15.71	7.07	50.22	48.85	51.58	14.39	42.71%	15.97
1966	2M	1M	1M	1	2.10%	47.02	15.19	7.03	50.87	49.50	52.24	14.37	43.57%	16.46
1967	2M	1M	1M	1	2.17%	46.64	14.70	6.98	51.54	50.16	52.91	14.43	44.43%	16.97
1968	2M	1M	1M	1	2.26%	46.37	14.24	6.94	52.21	50.82	53.58	14.54	45.29%	17.49
1969	2M	1M	1M	1	2.35%	46.21	13.81	6.90	52.87	51.48	54.25	14.67	46.16%	18.03
1970	2M	1M	1M	1	2.44%	46.13	13.41	6.86	53.52	52.12	54.91	14.79	47.03%	18.58
1971	2M	1M	1M	1	2.53%	46.11	13.05	6.82	54.15	52.72	55.57	14.86	47.79%	19.16
1972	3M	1M	1M	1	2.63%	46.11	12.72	6.77	54.74	53.27	56.22	14.95	48.06%	19.76
1973	3M	1M	1M	1	2.71%	46.10	12.42	6.71	55.31	53.76	56.85	15.03	48.34%	20.38
1974	3M	1M	1M	1	2.79%	46.05	12.15	6.65	55.83	54.19	57.48	15.11	48.62%	21.02
1975	3M	1M	1M	1.01	2.86%	45.94	11.90	6.57	56.32	54.55	58.10	15.20	48.90%	21.68
1976	3M	1M	1M	1.01	2.92%	45.79	11.68	6.50	56.76	54.85	58.70	15.22	49.18%	22.36
1977	3M	1M	1M	1.01	2.98%	45.59	11.46	6.41	57.18	55.10	59.30	15.26	49.46%	23.05
1978	3M	2M	2M	1	3.03%	45.34	11.24	6.33	57.57	55.32	59.88	15.30	49.73%	23.77
1979	3M	2M	2M	1	3.08%	45.04	11.03	6.23	57.96	55.54	60.46	15.33	50.01%	24.49
1980	3M	2M	2M	1	3.13%	44.64	10.80	6.14	58.35	55.76	61.04	15.36	50.29%	25.22
1981	3M	2M	2M	1	3.18%	44.13	10.55	6.03	58.76	56.02	61.62	15.36	50.57%	25.95
1982	3M	2M	2M	1	3.23%	43.48	10.27	5.90	59.20	56.32	62.21	15.34	50.85%	26.68
1983	4M	2M	2M	1	3.28%	42.72	9.97	5.76	59.67	56.67	62.82	15.33	51.13%	27.41
1984	4M	2M	2M	1	3.34%	41.84	9.65	5.61	60.19	57.10	63.44	15.34	51.41%	28.13
1985	4M	2M	2M	0.99	3.40%	40.88	9.30	5.45	60.76	57.61	64.07	15.38	51.68%	28.84
1986	4M	2M	2M	0.99	3.47%	39.86	8.92	5.28	61.39	58.22	64.72	15.43	51.96%	29.52
1987	4M	2M	2M	0.99	3.55%	38.82	8.53	5.10	62.08	58.91	65.38	15.52	52.24%	30.19
1988	4M	2M	2M	0.99	3.66%	37.81	8.12	4.93	62.80	59.68	66.05	15.64	52.52%	30.85
1989	4M	2M	2M	0.99	3.77%	36.82	7.72	4.76	63.55	60.49	66.71	15.76	52.80%	31.53
1990	4M	2M	2M	0.98	3.89%	35.87	7.34	4.60	64.29	61.31	67.35	15.89	53.08%	32.23
1991	4M	2M	2M	0.98	4.00%	34.92	6.98	4.43	65.01	62.11	67.97	16.08	53.35%	32.96
1992	4M	2M	2M	0.98	4.10%	33.97	6.66	4.27	65.68	62.85	68.55	16.27	53.63%	33.70
1993	4M	2M	2M	0.98	4.17%	33.01	6.38	4.10	66.30	63.51	69.10	16.46	53.91%	34.46
1994	5M	2M	2M	0.98	4.21%	32.03	6.15	3.94	66.85	64.10	69.61	16.68	54.18%	35.21
1995	5M	2M	2M	0.98	4.22%	31.06	5.95	3.78	67.34	64.60	70.09	16.91	54.44%	35.93
1996	5M	2M	2M	0.98	4.20%	30.12	5.79	3.62	67.80	65.03	70.55	17.17	54.59%	36.62
1997	5M	2M	2M	0.98	4.17%	29.24	5.66	3.47	68.23	65.44	71.02	17.44	54.74%	37.28
1998	5M	2M	2M	0.98	4.13%	28.42	5.54	3.34	68.67	65.83	71.48	17.73	54.89%	37.92
1999	5M	2M	3M	0.98	4.10%	27.69	5.43	3.22	69.10	66.22	71.96	18.03	55.04%	38.54
2000	5M	3M	3M	0.98	4.07%	27.05	5.34	3.11	69.53	66.60	72.43	18.32	55.19%	39.15
2001	5M	3M	3M	0.98	4.05%	26.51	5.25	3.02	69.93	66.96	72.87	18.66	55.34%	39.73
2002	5M	3M	3M	0.98	4.02%	26.04	5.19	2.94	70.31	67.29	73.29	18.99	55.48%	40.31
2003	5M	3M	3M	0.98	3.98%	25.64	5.15	2.87	70.64	67.59	73.65	19.37	55.63%	40.87
2004	5M	3M	3M	0.98	3.94%	25.28	5.12	2.82	70.93	67.85	73.98	19.74	55.78%	41.43
2005	5M	3M	3M	0.97	3.89%	24.96	5.10	2.77	71.20	68.08	74.27	20.09	55.94%	42.00
2006	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.85%	24.67	5.09	2.73	71.44	68.29	74.54	20.46	56.13%	42.58
2007	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.79%	24.40	5.09	2.69	71.67	68.51	74.80	20.82	56.33%	43.17
2008	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.75%	24.13	5.08	2.66	71.92	68.72	75.07	21.18	56.53%	43.77
2009	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.69%	23.85	5.08	2.63	72.17	68.95	75.35	21.53	56.72%	44.37
2010	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.66%	23.56	5.06	2.60	72.43	69.19	75.63	21.88	56.92%	44.98
2011	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.60%	23.25	5.05	2.58	72.69	69.42	75.93	22.24	57.11%	45.59
2012	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.55%	22.92	5.04	2.55	72.95	69.64	76.23	22.59	57.31%	46.20
2013	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.49%	22.59	5.03	2.53	73.20	69.84	76.52	22.94	57.51%	46.82
2014	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.42%	22.23	5.03	2.50	73.43	70.03	76.80	23.29	57.70%	47.44
2015	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.35%	21.86	5.03	2.48	73.65	70.20	77.06	23.63	57.90%	48.06
2016	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.26%	21.47	5.04	2.46	73.86	70.37	77.31	23.99	58.09%	48.68
2017	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.17%	21.06	5.05	2.43	74.07	70.55	77.55	24.37	58.30%	49.31
2018	6M	3M	3M	0.97	3.08%	20.64	5.06	2.40	74.28	70.74	77.77	24.74	58.52%	49.93
2019	7M	3M	3M	0.97	2.98%	20.22	5.08	2.38	74.49	70.94	77.98	25.11	58.76%	50.55
2020	7M	3M	3M	0.97	2.89%	19.79	5.09	2.35	74.70	71.16	78.19	25.46	59.01%	51.16
2021	7M	3M	3M	0.97	2.89%	19.79	5.09	2.35	74.70	71.16	78.19	25.82	59.28%	51.76
2022	7M	3M	3M	0.97	2.89%	19.79	5.09	2.35	74.70	71.16	78.19	26.18	59.56%	52.35
2023	7M	3M	3M	0.97	2.61%	18.63	5.16	2.27	75.33	71.84	78.74	26.55	59.85%	52.94
2024	7M	3M	4M	0.97	2.51%	18.24	5.19	2.25	75.54	72.07	78.93	26.91	60.16%	53.52

Nicaragua Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	7M	3M	4M	0.97	2.43%	17.85	5.21	2.22	75.75	72.30	79.11	27.28	60.48%	54.12
2026	7M	3M	4M	0.97	2.34%	17.56	5.25	2.20	75.95	72.52	79.28	27.62	60.81%	54.71
2027	7M	4M	4M	0.97	2.26%	17.27	5.29	2.18	76.15	72.74	79.46	27.96	61.15%	55.32
2028	7M	4M	4M	0.97	2.18%	16.98	5.34	2.15	76.34	72.96	79.63	28.30	61.51%	55.92
2029	7M	4M	4M	0.97	2.10%	16.69	5.38	2.13	76.54	73.18	79.81	28.64	61.88%	56.50
2030	7M	4M	4M	0.97	2.03%	16.40	5.42	2.11	76.74	73.40	79.98	28.97	62.26%	57.08
2031	7M	4M	4M	0.97	1.95%	16.17	5.48	2.09	76.93	73.62	80.14	29.31	62.66%	57.65
2032	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.87%	15.95	5.55	2.07	77.12	73.83	80.30	29.65	63.06%	58.20
2033	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.80%	15.72	5.61	2.06	77.32	74.05	80.47	30.00	63.48%	58.73
2034	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.73%	15.50	5.68	2.04	77.51	74.26	80.63	30.35	63.90%	59.25
2035	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.66%	15.27	5.74	2.02	77.70	74.48	80.79	30.72	64.34%	59.77
2036	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.59%	15.08	5.82	2.01	77.88	74.70	80.94	31.06	64.79%	60.27
2037	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.52%	14.89	5.90	1.99	78.07	74.91	81.09	31.39	65.24%	60.76
2038	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.45%	14.69	5.99	1.98	78.25	75.13	81.24	31.76	65.71%	61.24
2039	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.39%	14.50	6.07	1.96	78.44	75.34	81.39	32.10	66.18%	61.70
2040	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.33%	14.31	6.15	1.95	78.62	75.56	81.54	32.47	66.66%	62.16
2041	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.26%	14.13	6.24	1.94	78.80	75.77	81.68	32.80	67.14%	62.60
2042	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.20%	13.95	6.34	1.93	78.98	75.99	81.83	33.17	67.63%	63.02
2043	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.14%	13.76	6.43	1.92	79.15	76.20	81.97	33.49	68.12%	63.43
2044	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.08%	13.58	6.53	1.91	79.33	76.42	82.12	33.86	68.60%	63.83
2045	8M	4M	4M	0.97	1.02%	13.40	6.62	1.90	79.51	76.63	82.26	34.22	69.08%	64.20
2046	8M	4M	4M	0.97	0.97%	13.22	6.72	1.89	79.68	76.84	82.40	34.58	69.55%	64.57
2047	8M	4M	4M	0.97	0.91%	13.05	6.82	1.88	79.86	77.05	82.54	34.94	70.02%	64.92
2048	8M	4M	4M	0.97	0.86%	12.87	6.92	1.87	80.03	77.27	82.68	35.32	70.49%	65.26
2049	8M	4M	4M	0.97	0.81%	12.70	7.02	1.86	80.21	77.48	82.82	35.67	70.95%	65.58
2050	9M	4M	4M	0.98	0.76%	12.52	7.12	1.85	80.38	77.69	82.96	36.06	71.41%	65.88

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1	Managua	1,084,882	973,087

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