| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Nicaragua is 6,873,405 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Nicaragua is projected at 6,702,385 or 6.702 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Nicaragua is projected at 6,624,554 or 6.625 million people for the year 2020. Nicaragua ranks number 110th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Nicaragua is ranked 9th among 41 countries in North America.
Nicaragua's population peak will be 2068 with 8.88 million people after Nicaragua's population will be decreased year by year. The Nicaraguan population is projected to reach 7.39 million in 2030 and increase further to 8.53 million in 2050 and 8.12 million by 2100. Nicaragua accounts for 0.085 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline by 0.087% in 2053 and is projected to decline at 0.075% by 2100.
Nicaragua was at 126th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 109th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 6,624,554 | 79,052 | 1.21 | 0.085 |
| 2021 | 6,702,385 | 77,831 | 1.17 | 0.085 |
| 2022 | 6,779,100 | 76,715 | 1.14 | 0.085 |
| 2023 | 6,855,178 | 76,078 | 1.12 | 0.085 |
| 2024 | 6,931,331 | 76,153 | 1.11 | 0.085 |
| 2025 | 7,008,003 | 76,672 | 1.11 | 0.086 |
| 2026 | 7,085,363 | 77,360 | 1.10 | 0.086 |
| 2027 | 7,163,085 | 77,722 | 1.10 | 0.086 |
| 2028 | 7,240,597 | 77,512 | 1.08 | 0.086 |
| 2029 | 7,317,067 | 76,470 | 1.06 | 0.086 |
| 2030 | 7,391,881 | 74,814 | 1.02 | 0.086 |
| 2031 | 7,464,813 | 72,932 | 0.99 | 0.087 |
| 2032 | 7,535,945 | 71,132 | 0.95 | 0.087 |
| 2033 | 7,605,365 | 69,420 | 0.92 | 0.087 |
| 2034 | 7,673,251 | 67,886 | 0.89 | 0.087 |
| 2035 | 7,739,739 | 66,488 | 0.87 | 0.087 |
| 2036 | 7,804,762 | 65,023 | 0.84 | 0.087 |
| 2037 | 7,868,217 | 63,455 | 0.81 | 0.087 |
| 2038 | 7,930,054 | 61,837 | 0.79 | 0.087 |
| 2039 | 7,990,251 | 60,197 | 0.76 | 0.087 |
| 2040 | 8,048,745 | 58,494 | 0.73 | 0.087 |
| 2041 | 8,105,527 | 56,782 | 0.71 | 0.088 |
| 2042 | 8,160,554 | 55,027 | 0.68 | 0.088 |
| 2043 | 8,213,753 | 53,199 | 0.65 | 0.088 |
| 2044 | 8,265,072 | 51,319 | 0.62 | 0.088 |
| 2045 | 8,314,449 | 49,377 | 0.60 | 0.088 |
| 2046 | 8,361,847 | 47,398 | 0.57 | 0.088 |
| 2047 | 8,407,251 | 45,404 | 0.54 | 0.088 |
| 2048 | 8,450,609 | 43,358 | 0.52 | 0.088 |
| 2049 | 8,491,885 | 41,276 | 0.49 | 0.088 |
| 2050 | 8,531,048 | 39,163 | 0.46 | 0.088 |
| 2051 | 8,568,062 | 37,014 | 0.43 | 0.088 |
| 2052 | 8,602,934 | 34,872 | 0.41 | 0.088 |
| 2053 | 8,635,684 | 32,750 | 0.38 | 0.087 |
| 2054 | 8,666,347 | 30,663 | 0.36 | 0.087 |
| 2055 | 8,694,976 | 28,629 | 0.33 | 0.087 |
| 2056 | 8,721,557 | 26,581 | 0.31 | 0.087 |
| 2057 | 8,746,086 | 24,529 | 0.28 | 0.087 |
| 2058 | 8,768,548 | 22,462 | 0.26 | 0.087 |
| 2059 | 8,788,911 | 20,363 | 0.23 | 0.087 |
| 2060 | 8,807,152 | 18,241 | 0.21 | 0.087 |
| 2061 | 8,823,283 | 16,131 | 0.18 | 0.087 |
| 2062 | 8,837,315 | 14,032 | 0.16 | 0.086 |
| 2063 | 8,849,240 | 11,925 | 0.13 | 0.086 |
| 2064 | 8,859,069 | 9,829 | 0.11 | 0.086 |
| 2065 | 8,866,792 | 7,723 | 0.09 | 0.086 |
| 2066 | 8,872,436 | 5,644 | 0.06 | 0.086 |
| 2067 | 8,876,022 | 3,586 | 0.04 | 0.086 |
| 2068 | 8,877,557 | 1,535 | 0.02 | 0.085 |
| 2069 | 8,877,071 | -486 | -0.01 | 0.085 |
| 2070 | 8,874,569 | -2,502 | -0.03 | 0.085 |
| 2071 | 8,870,097 | -4,472 | -0.05 | 0.085 |
| 2072 | 8,863,689 | -6,408 | -0.07 | 0.084 |
| 2073 | 8,855,399 | -8,290 | -0.09 | 0.084 |
| 2074 | 8,845,294 | -10,105 | -0.11 | 0.084 |
| 2075 | 8,833,434 | -11,860 | -0.13 | 0.084 |
| 2076 | 8,819,868 | -13,566 | -0.15 | 0.083 |
| 2077 | 8,804,639 | -15,229 | -0.17 | 0.083 |
| 2078 | 8,787,835 | -16,804 | -0.19 | 0.083 |
| 2079 | 8,769,505 | -18,330 | -0.21 | 0.082 |
| 2080 | 8,749,717 | -19,788 | -0.23 | 0.082 |
| 2081 | 8,728,534 | -21,183 | -0.24 | 0.082 |
| 2082 | 8,706,000 | -22,534 | -0.26 | 0.081 |
| 2083 | 8,682,205 | -23,795 | -0.27 | 0.081 |
| 2084 | 8,657,223 | -24,982 | -0.29 | 0.081 |
| 2085 | 8,631,137 | -26,086 | -0.30 | 0.080 |
| 2086 | 8,604,008 | -27,129 | -0.31 | 0.080 |
| 2087 | 8,575,853 | -28,155 | -0.33 | 0.080 |
| 2088 | 8,546,690 | -29,163 | -0.34 | 0.079 |
| 2089 | 8,516,515 | -30,175 | -0.35 | 0.079 |
| 2090 | 8,485,331 | -31,184 | -0.37 | 0.078 |
| 2091 | 8,453,162 | -32,169 | -0.38 | 0.078 |
| 2092 | 8,420,043 | -33,119 | -0.39 | 0.078 |
| 2093 | 8,386,011 | -34,032 | -0.40 | 0.077 |
| 2094 | 8,351,102 | -34,909 | -0.42 | 0.077 |
| 2095 | 8,315,353 | -35,749 | -0.43 | 0.077 |
| 2096 | 8,278,794 | -36,559 | -0.44 | 0.076 |
| 2097 | 8,241,433 | -37,361 | -0.45 | 0.076 |
| 2098 | 8,203,246 | -38,187 | -0.46 | 0.075 |
| 2099 | 8,164,243 | -39,003 | -0.48 | 0.075 |
| 2100 | 8,124,400 | -39,843 | -0.49 | 0.075 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 1,294,992 | - | - | 0.051 |
| 1951 | 1,332,050 | 37,058 | 2.86 | 0.052 |
| 1952 | 1,372,100 | 40,050 | 3.01 | 0.052 |
| 1953 | 1,414,933 | 42,833 | 3.12 | 0.053 |
| 1954 | 1,460,346 | 45,413 | 3.21 | 0.054 |
| 1955 | 1,508,102 | 47,756 | 3.27 | 0.054 |
| 1956 | 1,557,959 | 49,857 | 3.31 | 0.055 |
| 1957 | 1,609,643 | 51,684 | 3.32 | 0.056 |
| 1958 | 1,662,894 | 53,251 | 3.31 | 0.057 |
| 1959 | 1,717,466 | 54,572 | 3.28 | 0.058 |
| 1960 | 1,773,129 | 55,663 | 3.24 | 0.058 |
| 1961 | 1,829,778 | 56,649 | 3.19 | 0.059 |
| 1962 | 1,887,425 | 57,647 | 3.15 | 0.060 |
| 1963 | 1,946,234 | 58,809 | 3.12 | 0.061 |
| 1964 | 2,006,481 | 60,247 | 3.10 | 0.061 |
| 1965 | 2,068,381 | 61,900 | 3.09 | 0.062 |
| 1966 | 2,131,976 | 63,595 | 3.07 | 0.063 |
| 1967 | 2,197,298 | 65,322 | 3.06 | 0.063 |
| 1968 | 2,264,623 | 67,325 | 3.06 | 0.064 |
| 1969 | 2,334,279 | 69,656 | 3.08 | 0.064 |
| 1970 | 2,406,513 | 72,234 | 3.09 | 0.065 |
| 1971 | 2,481,341 | 74,828 | 3.11 | 0.066 |
| 1972 | 2,558,699 | 77,358 | 3.12 | 0.066 |
| 1973 | 2,638,699 | 80,000 | 3.13 | 0.067 |
| 1974 | 2,721,415 | 82,716 | 3.13 | 0.068 |
| 1975 | 2,806,857 | 85,442 | 3.14 | 0.069 |
| 1976 | 2,894,972 | 88,115 | 3.14 | 0.070 |
| 1977 | 2,985,489 | 90,517 | 3.13 | 0.071 |
| 1978 | 3,077,866 | 92,377 | 3.09 | 0.072 |
| 1979 | 3,171,408 | 93,542 | 3.04 | 0.072 |
| 1980 | 3,265,519 | 94,111 | 2.97 | 0.073 |
| 1981 | 3,360,140 | 94,621 | 2.90 | 0.074 |
| 1982 | 3,455,123 | 94,983 | 2.83 | 0.075 |
| 1983 | 3,549,711 | 94,588 | 2.74 | 0.076 |
| 1984 | 3,642,976 | 93,265 | 2.63 | 0.076 |
| 1985 | 3,734,341 | 91,365 | 2.51 | 0.077 |
| 1986 | 3,823,130 | 88,789 | 2.38 | 0.077 |
| 1987 | 3,909,671 | 86,541 | 2.26 | 0.077 |
| 1988 | 3,995,533 | 85,862 | 2.20 | 0.078 |
| 1989 | 4,082,958 | 87,425 | 2.19 | 0.078 |
| 1990 | 4,173,434 | 90,476 | 2.22 | 0.078 |
| 1991 | 4,267,568 | 94,134 | 2.26 | 0.079 |
| 1992 | 4,364,512 | 96,944 | 2.27 | 0.079 |
| 1993 | 4,462,497 | 97,985 | 2.25 | 0.080 |
| 1994 | 4,559,006 | 96,509 | 2.16 | 0.081 |
| 1995 | 4,652,185 | 93,179 | 2.04 | 0.081 |
| 1996 | 4,741,578 | 89,393 | 1.92 | 0.081 |
| 1997 | 4,827,661 | 86,083 | 1.82 | 0.082 |
| 1998 | 4,910,647 | 82,986 | 1.72 | 0.082 |
| 1999 | 4,991,040 | 80,393 | 1.64 | 0.082 |
| 2000 | 5,069,302 | 78,262 | 1.57 | 0.083 |
| 2001 | 5,145,366 | 76,064 | 1.50 | 0.083 |
| 2002 | 5,219,328 | 73,962 | 1.44 | 0.083 |
| 2003 | 5,292,118 | 72,790 | 1.39 | 0.083 |
| 2004 | 5,364,935 | 72,817 | 1.38 | 0.083 |
| 2005 | 5,438,690 | 73,755 | 1.37 | 0.083 |
| 2006 | 5,513,763 | 75,073 | 1.38 | 0.083 |
| 2007 | 5,590,055 | 76,292 | 1.38 | 0.083 |
| 2008 | 5,667,432 | 77,377 | 1.38 | 0.083 |
| 2009 | 5,745,526 | 78,094 | 1.38 | 0.084 |
| 2010 | 5,824,065 | 78,539 | 1.37 | 0.084 |
| 2011 | 5,903,039 | 78,974 | 1.36 | 0.084 |
| 2012 | 5,982,526 | 79,487 | 1.35 | 0.084 |
| 2013 | 6,062,457 | 79,931 | 1.34 | 0.084 |
| 2014 | 6,142,731 | 80,274 | 1.32 | 0.084 |
| 2015 | 6,223,240 | 80,509 | 1.31 | 0.084 |
| 2016 | 6,303,974 | 80,734 | 1.30 | 0.084 |
| 2017 | 6,384,846 | 80,872 | 1.28 | 0.085 |
| 2018 | 6,465,501 | 80,655 | 1.26 | 0.085 |
| 2019 | 6,545,502 | 80,001 | 1.24 | 0.085 |