Nicaragua Population 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Nicaragua population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Nicaragua in 2020 is 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.
- The population of Nicaragua in 2017 was 6,384,846, a 1.28% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population |
| India | 1,380,004,385 |
| Indonesia | 273,523,615 |
| Pakistan | 220,892,340 |
| Nigeria | 206,139,589 |
| Bangladesh | 164,689,383 |
| Philippines | 109,581,078 |
| Egypt | 102,334,404 |
| Vietnam | 97,338,579 |
| Myanmar | 54,409,800 |
| Kenya | 53,771,296 |
| Sudan | 43,849,260 |
| Ukraine | 43,733,762 |
| Morocco | 36,910,560 |
| Uzbekistan | 33,469,203 |
| Angola | 32,866,272 |
| Ghana | 31,072,940 |
| Cameroon | 26,545,863 |
| Sri Lanka | 21,413,249 |
| Zambia | 18,383,955 |
| Cambodia | 16,718,965 |
| Tunisia | 11,818,619 |
| Bolivia | 11,673,021 |
| Honduras | 9,904,607 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8,947,024 |
| Nicaragua | 6,624,554 |
| El Salvador | 6,486,205 |
| Mauritania | 4,649,658 |
| Moldova | 4,033,963 |
| Georgia | 3,989,167 |
| Mongolia | 3,278,290 |
| Lesotho | 2,142,249 |
| Timor-Leste | 1,318,445 |
| Eswatini | 1,160,164 |
| Djibouti | 988,000 |
| Bhutan | 771,608 |
| Solomon Islands | 686,884 |
| Cabo Verde | 555,987 |
| Micronesia | 548,914 |
| Vanuatu | 307,145 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 219,159 |
| Kiribati | 119,449 |
| Nicaragua - Historical Population Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Growth Rate |
| 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% |
