Population, total in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Population, total was 7.01 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 7.01 million for population, total in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Nicaragua peaked at 7.01 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.78 million, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 108th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.05 million | 1.78 million | 2.35 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.78 million | 2.42 million | 3.16 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.66 million | 3.25 million | 4.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 million | 4.16 million | 4.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.32 million | 5.02 million | 5.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.11 million | 5.74 million | 6.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.78 million | 6.57 million | 7.01 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Urban population 4.17 million (2025)
- Urban population 59.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.8141 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 197.65 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.8141 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.8141 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Nicaragua?
- Population, total in Nicaragua was 7.01 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 7.01 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.78 million in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for population, total?
- Nicaragua ranks 108th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.