Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Nicaragua is 16.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Nicaragua peaked at 18.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1960.
That places Nicaragua 86th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.1% | — |
| 1961 | 11.5% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 11.8% | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 12.2% | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 12.6% | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 13.0% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 13.4% | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 14.2% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 14.7% | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 15.1% | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 15.5% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 15.6% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 15.6% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 15.9% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 16.0% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 16.2% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 17.3% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 17.7% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 18.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 17.7% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 17.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 17.2% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.1% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | -0.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 16.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 85% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 16.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.2%, 45% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.8% | 11.1% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 15.1% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 16.1% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.7% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.3% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 16.0% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 83 Kazakhstan 16.3% compare
- 84 Libya 16.1% compare
- 85 Switzerland 16.0% compare
- 87 Zambia 15.8% compare
- 88 Sierra Leone 15.7% compare
- 89 Honduras 15.0% compare
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 98.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,149 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,593 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,557 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.78 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 341.31 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.08 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 394.21 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.87 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.49 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Nicaragua?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Nicaragua was 16.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Nicaragua ranks 86th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.