| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 09 Dec 2024 |
The current population of Nicaragua is 6,983,218 as of March 23, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Nicaragua is projected at 6,916,140, or 6.92 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Nicaragua is projected at 6,823,613, or 6.82 million people, for the year 2023.
Nicaragua is the ninth-most populous country in North America and is in the 109th position in the world on the list of 237 countries and territories.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 6,870,070 | 6,916,140 | 92,139 | 1.332 | 0.0847 |
| 2025 | 6,962,209 | 7,007,502 | 90,586 | 1.293 | 0.0851 |
| 2026 | 7,052,795 | 7,097,329 | 89,068 | 1.255 | 0.0855 |
| 2027 | 7,141,863 | 7,185,722 | 87,718 | 1.221 | 0.0859 |
| 2028 | 7,229,581 | 7,272,686 | 86,211 | 1.185 | 0.0862 |
| 2029 | 7,315,792 | 7,358,005 | 84,425 | 1.147 | 0.0865 |
| 2030 | 7,400,217 | 7,441,603 | 82,772 | 1.112 | 0.0868 |
| 2031 | 7,482,989 | 7,523,767 | 81,557 | 1.084 | 0.0871 |
| 2032 | 7,564,546 | 7,604,395 | 79,699 | 1.048 | 0.0874 |
| 2033 | 7,644,245 | 7,683,393 | 78,296 | 1.019 | 0.0877 |
| 2034 | 7,722,541 | 7,760,891 | 76,699 | 0.988 | 0.0880 |
| 2035 | 7,799,240 | 7,836,703 | 74,926 | 0.956 | 0.0882 |
| 2036 | 7,874,166 | 7,910,787 | 73,241 | 0.926 | 0.0884 |
| 2037 | 7,947,407 | 7,983,288 | 71,761 | 0.899 | 0.0887 |
| 2038 | 8,019,168 | 8,054,135 | 69,934 | 0.868 | 0.0889 |
| 2039 | 8,089,102 | 8,122,957 | 67,710 | 0.834 | 0.0891 |
| 2040 | 8,156,812 | 8,189,914 | 66,205 | 0.808 | 0.0892 |
| 2041 | 8,223,017 | 8,255,157 | 64,281 | 0.779 | 0.0894 |
| 2042 | 8,287,298 | 8,318,520 | 62,443 | 0.751 | 0.0896 |
| 2043 | 8,349,741 | 8,380,006 | 60,530 | 0.722 | 0.0897 |
| 2044 | 8,410,271 | 8,439,716 | 58,889 | 0.698 | 0.0899 |
| 2045 | 8,469,160 | 8,497,615 | 56,910 | 0.670 | 0.0900 |
| 2046 | 8,526,070 | 8,553,411 | 54,682 | 0.639 | 0.0902 |
| 2047 | 8,580,752 | 8,607,278 | 53,052 | 0.616 | 0.0903 |
| 2048 | 8,633,804 | 8,659,284 | 50,960 | 0.589 | 0.0904 |
| 2049 | 8,684,764 | 8,708,924 | 48,320 | 0.555 | 0.0905 |
| 2050 | 8,733,084 | 8,756,430 | 46,691 | 0.533 | 0.0906 |
| 2051 | 8,779,775 | 8,801,962 | 44,375 | 0.504 | 0.0907 |
| 2052 | 8,824,150 | 8,844,972 | 41,645 | 0.471 | 0.0908 |
| 2053 | 8,865,795 | 8,885,363 | 39,136 | 0.440 | 0.0909 |
| 2054 | 8,904,931 | 8,923,486 | 37,109 | 0.416 | 0.0909 |
| 2055 | 8,942,040 | 8,959,459 | 34,838 | 0.389 | 0.0910 |
| 2056 | 8,976,878 | 8,993,117 | 32,477 | 0.361 | 0.0910 |
| 2057 | 9,009,355 | 9,024,586 | 30,462 | 0.338 | 0.0911 |
| 2058 | 9,039,817 | 9,054,245 | 28,855 | 0.319 | 0.0911 |
| 2059 | 9,068,672 | 9,081,923 | 26,501 | 0.292 | 0.0912 |
| 2060 | 9,095,173 | 9,107,127 | 23,907 | 0.263 | 0.0912 |
| 2061 | 9,119,080 | 9,129,737 | 21,313 | 0.233 | 0.0912 |
| 2062 | 9,140,393 | 9,150,115 | 19,444 | 0.213 | 0.0912 |
| 2063 | 9,159,837 | 9,168,374 | 17,075 | 0.186 | 0.0911 |
| 2064 | 9,176,912 | 9,184,317 | 14,809 | 0.161 | 0.0911 |
| 2065 | 9,191,721 | 9,198,031 | 12,619 | 0.137 | 0.0911 |
| 2066 | 9,204,340 | 9,209,808 | 10,937 | 0.119 | 0.0910 |
| 2067 | 9,215,277 | 9,219,472 | 8,390 | 0.091 | 0.0909 |
| 2068 | 9,223,667 | 9,227,007 | 6,681 | 0.072 | 0.0908 |
| 2069 | 9,230,348 | 9,232,481 | 4,267 | 0.046 | 0.0907 |
| 2070 | 9,234,615 | 9,235,612 | 1,994 | 0.022 | 0.0906 |
| 2071 | 9,236,609 | 9,236,799 | 379 | 0.004 | 0.0905 |
| 2072 | 9,236,988 | 9,236,138 | -1,701 | -0.018 | 0.0904 |
| 2073 | 9,235,287 | 9,233,361 | -3,852 | -0.042 | 0.0903 |
| 2074 | 9,231,435 | 9,228,417 | -6,036 | -0.065 | 0.0901 |
| 2075 | 9,225,399 | 9,221,968 | -6,862 | -0.074 | 0.0900 |
| 2076 | 9,218,537 | 9,214,038 | -8,999 | -0.098 | 0.0898 |
| 2077 | 9,209,538 | 9,204,061 | -10,953 | -0.119 | 0.0896 |
| 2078 | 9,198,585 | 9,192,488 | -12,193 | -0.133 | 0.0895 |
| 2079 | 9,186,392 | 9,179,281 | -14,222 | -0.155 | 0.0893 |
| 2080 | 9,172,170 | 9,164,172 | -15,996 | -0.175 | 0.0891 |
| 2081 | 9,156,174 | 9,147,266 | -17,815 | -0.195 | 0.0889 |
| 2082 | 9,138,359 | 9,128,844 | -19,029 | -0.208 | 0.0887 |
| 2083 | 9,119,330 | 9,109,258 | -20,143 | -0.221 | 0.0885 |
| 2084 | 9,099,187 | 9,088,339 | -21,696 | -0.239 | 0.0883 |
| 2085 | 9,077,491 | 9,066,054 | -22,874 | -0.252 | 0.0881 |
| 2086 | 9,054,617 | 9,042,502 | -24,231 | -0.268 | 0.0879 |
| 2087 | 9,030,386 | 9,017,930 | -24,913 | -0.276 | 0.0877 |
| 2088 | 9,005,473 | 8,992,484 | -25,979 | -0.289 | 0.0875 |
| 2089 | 8,979,494 | 8,965,769 | -27,450 | -0.306 | 0.0872 |
| 2090 | 8,952,044 | 8,938,113 | -27,862 | -0.312 | 0.0870 |
| 2091 | 8,924,182 | 8,909,512 | -29,341 | -0.329 | 0.0868 |
| 2092 | 8,894,841 | 8,879,841 | -30,000 | -0.338 | 0.0866 |
| 2093 | 8,864,841 | 8,849,180 | -31,322 | -0.354 | 0.0863 |
| 2094 | 8,833,519 | 8,817,825 | -31,388 | -0.356 | 0.0861 |
| 2095 | 8,802,131 | 8,785,878 | -32,506 | -0.370 | 0.0858 |
| 2096 | 8,769,625 | 8,752,898 | -33,453 | -0.382 | 0.0856 |
| 2097 | 8,736,172 | 8,719,025 | -34,293 | -0.393 | 0.0854 |
| 2098 | 8,701,879 | 8,684,150 | -35,457 | -0.408 | 0.0851 |
| 2099 | 8,666,422 | 8,648,333 | -36,179 | -0.418 | 0.0848 |
| 2100 | 8,630,243 | 8,611,722 | -37,042 | -0.430 | 0.0846 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 1,312,506 | 1,331,439 | 37,866 | 2.844 | 0.0534 |
| 1951 | 1,350,372 | 1,369,650 | 38,556 | 2.815 | 0.0540 |
| 1952 | 1,388,928 | 1,409,021 | 40,186 | 2.852 | 0.0545 |
| 1953 | 1,429,114 | 1,449,900 | 41,572 | 2.867 | 0.0550 |
| 1954 | 1,470,686 | 1,492,256 | 43,140 | 2.891 | 0.0556 |
| 1955 | 1,513,826 | 1,536,246 | 44,841 | 2.919 | 0.0561 |
| 1956 | 1,558,667 | 1,581,973 | 46,611 | 2.947 | 0.0566 |
| 1957 | 1,605,278 | 1,629,465 | 48,374 | 2.969 | 0.0571 |
| 1958 | 1,653,652 | 1,678,739 | 50,175 | 2.989 | 0.0577 |
| 1959 | 1,703,827 | 1,729,787 | 51,920 | 3.002 | 0.0583 |
| 1960 | 1,755,747 | 1,782,370 | 53,245 | 2.988 | 0.0591 |
| 1961 | 1,808,992 | 1,836,451 | 54,918 | 2.991 | 0.0599 |
| 1962 | 1,863,910 | 1,892,320 | 56,819 | 3.003 | 0.0606 |
| 1963 | 1,920,729 | 1,950,159 | 58,860 | 3.018 | 0.0611 |
| 1964 | 1,979,589 | 2,010,176 | 61,173 | 3.043 | 0.0616 |
| 1965 | 2,040,762 | 2,072,681 | 63,838 | 3.080 | 0.0622 |
| 1966 | 2,104,600 | 2,137,820 | 66,440 | 3.108 | 0.0628 |
| 1967 | 2,171,040 | 2,205,567 | 69,054 | 3.131 | 0.0635 |
| 1968 | 2,240,094 | 2,275,836 | 71,484 | 3.141 | 0.0642 |
| 1969 | 2,311,578 | 2,348,398 | 73,640 | 3.136 | 0.0649 |
| 1970 | 2,385,218 | 2,423,065 | 75,694 | 3.124 | 0.0656 |
| 1971 | 2,460,912 | 2,499,825 | 77,827 | 3.114 | 0.0663 |
| 1972 | 2,538,739 | 2,573,578 | 69,678 | 2.708 | 0.0669 |
| 1973 | 2,608,417 | 2,649,278 | 81,723 | 3.085 | 0.0676 |
| 1974 | 2,690,140 | 2,732,075 | 83,869 | 3.070 | 0.0684 |
| 1975 | 2,774,009 | 2,816,943 | 85,869 | 3.049 | 0.0692 |
| 1976 | 2,859,878 | 2,903,851 | 87,946 | 3.029 | 0.0701 |
| 1977 | 2,947,824 | 2,992,534 | 89,420 | 2.988 | 0.0709 |
| 1978 | 3,037,244 | 3,080,314 | 86,141 | 2.797 | 0.0718 |
| 1979 | 3,123,385 | 3,164,525 | 82,280 | 2.600 | 0.0724 |
| 1980 | 3,205,665 | 3,252,403 | 93,476 | 2.874 | 0.0731 |
| 1981 | 3,299,141 | 3,345,674 | 93,066 | 2.782 | 0.0739 |
| 1982 | 3,392,207 | 3,438,745 | 93,076 | 2.707 | 0.0745 |
| 1983 | 3,485,283 | 3,530,282 | 89,998 | 2.549 | 0.0752 |
| 1984 | 3,575,281 | 3,619,104 | 87,645 | 2.422 | 0.0757 |
| 1985 | 3,662,926 | 3,706,479 | 87,106 | 2.350 | 0.0761 |
| 1986 | 3,750,032 | 3,794,157 | 88,249 | 2.326 | 0.0765 |
| 1987 | 3,838,281 | 3,882,164 | 87,766 | 2.261 | 0.0769 |
| 1988 | 3,926,047 | 3,972,320 | 92,547 | 2.330 | 0.0773 |
| 1989 | 4,018,594 | 4,066,476 | 95,763 | 2.355 | 0.0777 |
| 1990 | 4,114,357 | 4,162,559 | 96,404 | 2.316 | 0.0781 |
| 1991 | 4,210,761 | 4,259,637 | 97,752 | 2.295 | 0.0786 |
| 1992 | 4,308,513 | 4,357,026 | 97,026 | 2.227 | 0.0791 |
| 1993 | 4,405,539 | 4,453,732 | 96,386 | 2.164 | 0.0797 |
| 1994 | 4,501,925 | 4,549,316 | 94,783 | 2.084 | 0.0802 |
| 1995 | 4,596,708 | 4,642,931 | 92,446 | 1.991 | 0.0806 |
| 1996 | 4,689,154 | 4,729,974 | 81,640 | 1.726 | 0.0810 |
| 1997 | 4,770,794 | 4,809,573 | 77,558 | 1.613 | 0.0812 |
| 1998 | 4,848,352 | 4,883,655 | 70,607 | 1.446 | 0.0813 |
| 1999 | 4,918,959 | 4,954,018 | 70,118 | 1.415 | 0.0814 |
| 2000 | 4,989,077 | 5,022,633 | 67,113 | 1.336 | 0.0814 |
| 2001 | 5,056,190 | 5,087,825 | 63,270 | 1.244 | 0.0813 |
| 2002 | 5,119,460 | 5,149,909 | 60,899 | 1.183 | 0.0813 |
| 2003 | 5,180,359 | 5,210,963 | 61,209 | 1.175 | 0.0812 |
| 2004 | 5,241,568 | 5,272,912 | 62,687 | 1.189 | 0.0811 |
| 2005 | 5,304,255 | 5,342,105 | 75,701 | 1.417 | 0.0811 |
| 2006 | 5,379,956 | 5,418,855 | 77,799 | 1.436 | 0.0812 |
| 2007 | 5,457,755 | 5,497,243 | 78,977 | 1.437 | 0.0814 |
| 2008 | 5,536,732 | 5,576,593 | 79,722 | 1.430 | 0.0815 |
| 2009 | 5,616,454 | 5,656,601 | 80,294 | 1.419 | 0.0816 |
| 2010 | 5,696,748 | 5,737,450 | 81,404 | 1.419 | 0.0817 |
| 2011 | 5,778,152 | 5,819,051 | 81,798 | 1.406 | 0.0818 |
| 2012 | 5,859,950 | 5,901,287 | 82,673 | 1.401 | 0.0819 |
| 2013 | 5,942,623 | 5,983,845 | 82,443 | 1.378 | 0.0821 |
| 2014 | 6,025,066 | 6,066,492 | 82,851 | 1.366 | 0.0822 |
| 2015 | 6,107,917 | 6,149,417 | 83,000 | 1.350 | 0.0823 |
| 2016 | 6,190,917 | 6,232,666 | 83,497 | 1.340 | 0.0825 |
| 2017 | 6,274,414 | 6,316,231 | 83,635 | 1.324 | 0.0826 |
| 2018 | 6,358,049 | 6,400,080 | 84,062 | 1.313 | 0.0828 |
| 2019 | 6,442,111 | 6,483,657 | 83,092 | 1.282 | 0.0830 |
| 2020 | 6,525,203 | 6,565,267 | 80,128 | 1.220 | 0.0832 |
| 2021 | 6,605,331 | 6,644,741 | 78,820 | 1.186 | 0.0835 |
| 2022 | 6,684,151 | 6,730,654 | 93,005 | 1.382 | 0.0839 |
| 2023 | 6,777,156 | 6,823,613 | 92,914 | 1.362 | 0.0843 |