Nicaragua Population 1950-2021
Chart and table of Nicaragua population from 1950 to 2021. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Nicaragua in 2021 is 6,702,385, a 1.17% increase from 2020.
- The population of Nicaragua in 2020 was 6,624,554, a 1.21% increase from 2019.
- The population of Nicaragua in 2019 was 6,545,502, a 1.24% increase from 2018.
- The population of Nicaragua in 2018 was 6,465,501, a 1.26% increase from 2017.
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| Country Name |
2021 Population |
| India |
1,393,409,038 |
| Indonesia |
276,361,783 |
| Pakistan |
225,199,937 |
| Nigeria |
211,400,708 |
| Bangladesh |
166,303,498 |
| Philippines |
111,046,913 |
| Egypt |
104,258,327 |
| Vietnam |
98,168,833 |
| Kenya |
54,985,698 |
| Myanmar |
54,806,012 |
| Sudan |
44,909,353 |
| Ukraine |
43,466,819 |
| Morocco |
37,344,795 |
| Uzbekistan |
33,935,763 |
| Angola |
33,933,610 |
| Ghana |
31,732,129 |
| Cameroon |
27,224,265 |
| Sri Lanka |
21,497,310 |
| Zambia |
18,920,651 |
| Cambodia |
16,946,438 |
| Tunisia |
11,935,766 |
| Bolivia |
11,832,940 |
| Honduras |
10,062,991 |
| Papua New Guinea |
9,119,010 |
| Nicaragua |
6,702,385 |
| El Salvador |
6,518,499 |
| Mauritania |
4,775,119 |
| Moldova |
4,024,019 |
| Georgia |
3,979,765 |
| Mongolia |
3,329,289 |
| Lesotho |
2,159,079 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,343,873 |
| Eswatini |
1,172,362 |
| Djibouti |
1,002,187 |
| Bhutan |
779,898 |
| Solomon Islands |
703,996 |
| Cabo Verde |
561,898 |
| Micronesia |
554,397 |
| Vanuatu |
314,464 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
223,368 |
| Kiribati |
121,392 |
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Nicaragua - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2021 |
6,702,385 |
1.17% |
| 2020 |
6,624,554 |
1.21% |
| 2019 |
6,545,502 |
1.24% |
| 2018 |
6,465,501 |
1.26% |
| 2017 |
6,384,846 |
1.28% |
| 2016 |
6,303,974 |
1.30% |
| 2015 |
6,223,240 |
1.31% |
| 2014 |
6,142,731 |
1.32% |
| 2013 |
6,062,457 |
1.34% |
| 2012 |
5,982,526 |
1.35% |
| 2011 |
5,903,039 |
1.36% |
| 2010 |
5,824,065 |
1.37% |
| 2009 |
5,745,526 |
1.38% |
| 2008 |
5,667,432 |
1.38% |
| 2007 |
5,590,055 |
1.38% |
| 2006 |
5,513,763 |
1.38% |
| 2005 |
5,438,690 |
1.37% |
| 2004 |
5,364,935 |
1.38% |
| 2003 |
5,292,118 |
1.39% |
| 2002 |
5,219,328 |
1.44% |
| 2001 |
5,145,366 |
1.50% |
| 2000 |
5,069,302 |
1.57% |
| 1999 |
4,991,040 |
1.64% |
| 1998 |
4,910,647 |
1.72% |
| 1997 |
4,827,661 |
1.82% |
| 1996 |
4,741,578 |
1.92% |
| 1995 |
4,652,185 |
2.04% |
| 1994 |
4,559,006 |
2.16% |
| 1993 |
4,462,497 |
2.25% |
| 1992 |
4,364,512 |
2.27% |
| 1991 |
4,267,568 |
2.26% |
| 1990 |
4,173,434 |
2.22% |
| 1989 |
4,082,958 |
2.19% |
| 1988 |
3,995,533 |
2.20% |
| 1987 |
3,909,671 |
2.26% |
| 1986 |
3,823,130 |
2.38% |
| 1985 |
3,734,341 |
2.51% |
| 1984 |
3,642,976 |
2.63% |
| 1983 |
3,549,711 |
2.74% |
| 1982 |
3,455,123 |
2.83% |
| 1981 |
3,360,140 |
2.90% |
| 1980 |
3,265,519 |
2.97% |
| 1979 |
3,171,408 |
3.04% |
| 1978 |
3,077,866 |
3.09% |
| 1977 |
2,985,489 |
3.13% |
| 1976 |
2,894,972 |
3.14% |
| 1975 |
2,806,857 |
3.14% |
| 1974 |
2,721,415 |
3.13% |
| 1973 |
2,638,699 |
3.13% |
| 1972 |
2,558,699 |
3.12% |
| 1971 |
2,481,341 |
3.11% |
| 1970 |
2,406,513 |
3.09% |
| 1969 |
2,334,279 |
3.08% |
| 1968 |
2,264,623 |
3.06% |
| 1967 |
2,197,298 |
3.06% |
| 1966 |
2,131,976 |
3.07% |
| 1965 |
2,068,381 |
3.09% |
| 1964 |
2,006,481 |
3.10% |
| 1963 |
1,946,234 |
3.12% |
| 1962 |
1,887,425 |
3.15% |
| 1961 |
1,829,778 |
3.19% |
| 1960 |
1,773,129 |
3.24% |
| 1959 |
1,717,466 |
3.28% |
| 1958 |
1,662,894 |
3.31% |
| 1957 |
1,609,643 |
3.32% |
| 1956 |
1,557,959 |
3.31% |
| 1955 |
1,508,102 |
3.27% |
| 1954 |
1,460,346 |
3.21% |
| 1953 |
1,414,933 |
3.12% |
| 1952 |
1,372,100 |
3.01% |
| 1951 |
1,332,050 |
2.86% |
| 1950 |
1,294,992 |
0.00% |
