Nicaragua Population 1950-2022
Chart and table of Nicaragua population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Nicaragua in 2022 is 6,948,392, a 1.43% increase from 2021.
- The population of Nicaragua in 2021 was 6,850,540, a 1.4% increase from 2020.
- The population of Nicaragua in 2020 was 6,755,895, a 1.38% increase from 2019.
- The population of Nicaragua in 2019 was 6,663,924, a 1.4% increase from 2018.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2022 Population |
| India |
1,417,173,173 |
| Indonesia |
275,501,339 |
| Pakistan |
235,824,862 |
| Nigeria |
218,541,212 |
| Bangladesh |
171,186,372 |
| Philippines |
115,559,009 |
| Egypt |
110,990,103 |
| Vietnam |
98,186,856 |
| Myanmar |
54,179,306 |
| Kenya |
54,027,487 |
| Sudan |
46,874,204 |
| Ukraine |
39,701,739 |
| Morocco |
37,457,971 |
| Angola |
35,588,987 |
| Uzbekistan |
34,627,652 |
| Ghana |
33,475,870 |
| Cameroon |
27,914,536 |
| Sri Lanka |
21,832,143 |
| Zambia |
20,017,675 |
| Cambodia |
16,767,842 |
| Tunisia |
12,356,117 |
| Bolivia |
12,224,110 |
| Honduras |
10,432,860 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10,142,619 |
| Nicaragua |
6,948,392 |
| El Salvador |
6,336,392 |
| Republic of Congo |
5,970,424 |
| Mauritania |
4,736,139 |
| Georgia |
3,744,385 |
| Mongolia |
3,398,366 |
| Moldova |
3,272,996 |
| Lesotho |
2,305,825 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,341,296 |
| Eswatini |
1,201,670 |
| Djibouti |
1,120,849 |
| Bhutan |
782,455 |
| Solomon Islands |
724,273 |
| Cabo Verde |
593,149 |
| Micronesia |
539,013 |
| Vanuatu |
326,740 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
227,380 |
| Kiribati |
131,232 |
|
Nicaragua - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
6,948,392 |
1.43% |
| 2021 |
6,850,540 |
1.40% |
| 2020 |
6,755,895 |
1.38% |
| 2019 |
6,663,924 |
1.40% |
| 2018 |
6,572,233 |
1.42% |
| 2017 |
6,480,532 |
1.43% |
| 2016 |
6,389,235 |
1.44% |
| 2015 |
6,298,598 |
1.45% |
| 2014 |
6,208,676 |
1.46% |
| 2013 |
6,119,379 |
1.47% |
| 2012 |
6,030,607 |
1.48% |
| 2011 |
5,942,553 |
1.48% |
| 2010 |
5,855,734 |
1.47% |
| 2009 |
5,770,639 |
1.46% |
| 2008 |
5,687,744 |
1.43% |
| 2007 |
5,607,453 |
1.40% |
| 2006 |
5,529,811 |
1.38% |
| 2005 |
5,454,678 |
1.27% |
| 2004 |
5,386,223 |
1.19% |
| 2003 |
5,323,062 |
1.22% |
| 2002 |
5,259,006 |
1.28% |
| 2001 |
5,192,764 |
1.36% |
| 2000 |
5,123,222 |
1.45% |
| 1999 |
5,049,878 |
1.51% |
| 1998 |
4,974,552 |
1.61% |
| 1997 |
4,895,962 |
1.74% |
| 1996 |
4,812,391 |
1.92% |
| 1995 |
4,721,929 |
2.09% |
| 1994 |
4,625,260 |
2.18% |
| 1993 |
4,526,689 |
2.25% |
| 1992 |
4,427,172 |
2.31% |
| 1991 |
4,327,289 |
2.35% |
| 1990 |
4,227,820 |
2.38% |
| 1989 |
4,129,447 |
2.38% |
| 1988 |
4,033,291 |
2.33% |
| 1987 |
3,941,463 |
2.32% |
| 1986 |
3,852,017 |
2.36% |
| 1985 |
3,763,034 |
2.41% |
| 1984 |
3,674,501 |
2.51% |
| 1983 |
3,584,610 |
2.65% |
| 1982 |
3,491,906 |
2.77% |
| 1981 |
3,397,659 |
2.86% |
| 1980 |
3,303,309 |
2.77% |
| 1979 |
3,214,311 |
2.74% |
| 1978 |
3,128,544 |
2.96% |
| 1977 |
3,038,680 |
3.10% |
| 1976 |
2,947,454 |
3.15% |
| 1975 |
2,857,461 |
3.19% |
| 1974 |
2,769,211 |
3.22% |
| 1973 |
2,682,747 |
3.06% |
| 1972 |
2,603,182 |
3.08% |
| 1971 |
2,525,481 |
3.30% |
| 1970 |
2,444,767 |
3.30% |
| 1969 |
2,366,635 |
3.29% |
| 1968 |
2,291,300 |
3.26% |
| 1967 |
2,219,001 |
3.21% |
| 1966 |
2,150,003 |
3.16% |
| 1965 |
2,084,097 |
3.13% |
| 1964 |
2,020,941 |
3.10% |
| 1963 |
1,960,155 |
3.09% |
| 1962 |
1,901,451 |
3.08% |
| 1961 |
1,844,630 |
3.07% |
| 1960 |
1,789,684 |
3.07% |
| 1959 |
1,736,396 |
3.08% |
| 1958 |
1,684,589 |
3.06% |
| 1957 |
1,634,509 |
3.05% |
| 1956 |
1,586,169 |
3.03% |
| 1955 |
1,539,551 |
3.00% |
| 1954 |
1,494,674 |
2.97% |
| 1953 |
1,451,493 |
2.95% |
| 1952 |
1,409,845 |
2.93% |
| 1951 |
1,369,713 |
2.95% |
| 1950 |
1,330,442 |
0.00% |
