What is urban population, per capita in Nicaragua?

Urban population, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.5944 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?

The highest recorded value was 0.5944 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3917 units per person in 1960.

How does Nicaragua rank for urban population, per capita?

Nicaragua ranks 128th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nicaragua data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Nicaragua

Name: Urban population, per capita in Nicaragua
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Nicaragua: Urban population, per capita was 0.5944 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.5944 units per person

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

128th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.5944 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.3917 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Nicaragua, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Nicaragua is 0.5944 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.5944 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3917 units per person, in 1960.

Nicaragua ranks 128th of 218 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.

Urban population, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Nicaragua, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.3917 units per person	—
1961	0.3975 units per person	+1.5%
1962	0.4035 units per person	+1.5%
1963	0.4097 units per person	+1.5%
1964	0.4171 units per person	+1.8%
1965	0.4262 units per person	+2.2%
1966	0.4361 units per person	+2.3%
1967	0.4464 units per person	+2.3%
1968	0.4563 units per person	+2.2%
1969	0.4653 units per person	+2.0%
1970	0.4728 units per person	+1.6%
1971	0.4783 units per person	+1.2%
1972	0.4827 units per person	+0.9%
1973	0.4869 units per person	+0.9%
1974	0.4909 units per person	+0.8%
1975	0.4947 units per person	+0.8%
1976	0.4984 units per person	+0.7%
1977	0.5018 units per person	+0.7%
1978	0.5051 units per person	+0.7%
1979	0.5083 units per person	+0.6%
1980	0.5112 units per person	+0.6%
1981	0.5141 units per person	+0.6%
1982	0.5168 units per person	+0.5%
1983	0.5194 units per person	+0.5%
1984	0.5219 units per person	+0.5%
1985	0.5242 units per person	+0.5%
1986	0.5265 units per person	+0.4%
1987	0.5287 units per person	+0.4%
1988	0.5309 units per person	+0.4%
1989	0.5329 units per person	+0.4%
1990	0.5349 units per person	+0.4%
1991	0.5369 units per person	+0.4%
1992	0.5388 units per person	+0.4%
1993	0.5407 units per person	+0.4%
1994	0.5426 units per person	+0.3%
1995	0.5445 units per person	+0.3%
1996	0.5462 units per person	+0.3%
1997	0.5478 units per person	+0.3%
1998	0.5493 units per person	+0.3%
1999	0.5508 units per person	+0.3%
2000	0.5522 units per person	+0.3%
2001	0.5535 units per person	+0.2%
2002	0.5549 units per person	+0.2%
2003	0.5563 units per person	+0.3%
2004	0.5578 units per person	+0.3%
2005	0.5594 units per person	+0.3%
2006	0.5611 units per person	+0.3%
2007	0.5628 units per person	+0.3%
2008	0.5646 units per person	+0.3%
2009	0.5665 units per person	+0.3%
2010	0.5684 units per person	+0.3%
2011	0.5704 units per person	+0.3%
2012	0.5723 units per person	+0.3%
2013	0.5743 units per person	+0.3%
2014	0.5762 units per person	+0.3%
2015	0.5781 units per person	+0.3%
2016	0.58 units per person	+0.3%
2017	0.5819 units per person	+0.3%
2018	0.5837 units per person	+0.3%
2019	0.5854 units per person	+0.3%
2020	0.587 units per person	+0.3%
2021	0.5886 units per person	+0.3%
2022	0.59 units per person	+0.2%
2023	0.5913 units per person	+0.2%
2024	0.5926 units per person	+0.2%
2025	0.5944 units per person	+0.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.425 units per person	0.3917 units per person	0.4653 units per person	10
1970s	0.492 units per person	0.4728 units per person	0.5083 units per person	10
1980s	0.5227 units per person	0.5112 units per person	0.5329 units per person	10
1990s	0.5433 units per person	0.5349 units per person	0.5508 units per person	10
2000s	0.5589 units per person	0.5522 units per person	0.5665 units per person	10
2010s	0.5771 units per person	0.5684 units per person	0.5854 units per person	10
2020s	0.5907 units per person	0.587 units per person	0.5944 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

125 Poland 0.6009 units per person compare
126 Barbados 0.597 units per person compare
127 Fiji 0.5954 units per person compare
129 Jamaica 0.5943 units per person compare
130 Indonesia 0.5939 units per person compare
131 Honduras 0.5925 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Nicaragua?: Urban population, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.5944 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 0.5944 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3917 units per person in 1960.
How does Nicaragua rank for urban population, per capita?: Nicaragua ranks 128th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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About this data

Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.