Nicaragua Population Density 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 density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Nicaragua in 2020 is 50.81 people per square kilometer, a 1.21% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Nicaragua in 2019 was 50.21 people per square kilometer, a 1.24% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Nicaragua in 2018 was 49.59 people per square kilometer, a 1.26% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Nicaragua in 2017 was 48.97 people per square kilometer, a 1.28% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Bangladesh | 1,115.55 |
| Micronesia | 784.16 |
| India | 419.80 |
| Philippines | 365.27 |
| Sri Lanka | 326.37 |
| El Salvador | 308.28 |
| Vietnam | 293.87 |
| Pakistan | 277.47 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 228.29 |
| Nigeria | 223.15 |
| Kiribati | 147.47 |
| Indonesia | 142.94 |
| Cabo Verde | 137.96 |
| Ghana | 130.26 |
| Moldova | 119.17 |
| Egypt | 102.19 |
| Kenya | 92.65 |
| Cambodia | 92.35 |
| Timor-Leste | 88.66 |
| Honduras | 88.05 |
| Morocco | 82.66 |
| Myanmar | 80.42 |
| Uzbekistan | 74.81 |
| Ukraine | 72.46 |
| Tunisia | 72.24 |
| Lesotho | 70.56 |
| Eswatini | 66.83 |
| Georgia | 57.23 |
| Cameroon | 55.83 |
| Nicaragua | 50.81 |
| Djibouti | 42.59 |
| Angola | 26.36 |
| Vanuatu | 25.20 |
| Zambia | 24.43 |
| Solomon Islands | 23.77 |
| Bhutan | 20.10 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19.33 |
| Bolivia | 10.63 |
| Mauritania | 4.51 |
| Mongolia | 2.10 |
| Sudan | 0.00 |
| Nicaragua - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 50.81 | 1.21% |
| 2019 | 50.21 | 1.24% |
| 2018 | 49.59 | 1.26% |
| 2017 | 48.97 | 1.28% |
| 2016 | 48.35 | 1.30% |
| 2015 | 47.74 | 1.31% |
| 2014 | 47.12 | 1.32% |
| 2013 | 46.50 | 1.34% |
| 2012 | 45.89 | 1.35% |
| 2011 | 45.28 | 1.36% |
| 2010 | 44.67 | 1.37% |
| 2009 | 44.07 | 1.38% |
| 2008 | 43.47 | 1.38% |
| 2007 | 42.88 | 1.38% |
| 2006 | 42.29 | 1.38% |
| 2005 | 41.72 | 1.37% |
| 2004 | 41.15 | 1.38% |
| 2003 | 40.59 | 1.39% |
| 2002 | 40.03 | 1.44% |
| 2001 | 39.47 | 1.50% |
| 2000 | 38.88 | 1.57% |
| 1999 | 38.28 | 1.64% |
| 1998 | 37.67 | 1.72% |
| 1997 | 37.03 | 1.82% |
| 1996 | 36.37 | 1.92% |
| 1995 | 35.68 | 2.04% |
| 1994 | 34.97 | 2.16% |
| 1993 | 34.23 | 2.25% |
| 1992 | 33.48 | 2.27% |
| 1991 | 32.73 | 2.26% |
| 1990 | 32.01 | 2.22% |
| 1989 | 31.32 | 2.19% |
| 1988 | 30.65 | 2.20% |
| 1987 | 29.99 | 2.26% |
| 1986 | 29.33 | 2.38% |
| 1985 | 28.64 | 2.51% |
| 1984 | 27.94 | 2.63% |
| 1983 | 27.23 | 2.74% |
| 1982 | 26.50 | 2.83% |
| 1981 | 25.77 | 2.90% |
| 1980 | 25.05 | 2.97% |
| 1979 | 24.33 | 3.04% |
| 1978 | 23.61 | 3.09% |
| 1977 | 22.90 | 3.13% |
| 1976 | 22.21 | 3.14% |
| 1975 | 21.53 | 3.14% |
| 1974 | 20.87 | 3.13% |
| 1973 | 20.24 | 3.13% |
| 1972 | 19.63 | 3.12% |
| 1971 | 19.03 | 3.11% |
| 1970 | 18.46 | 3.09% |
| 1969 | 17.91 | 3.08% |
| 1968 | 17.37 | 3.06% |
| 1967 | 16.85 | 3.06% |
| 1966 | 16.35 | 3.07% |
| 1965 | 15.87 | 3.09% |
| 1964 | 15.39 | 3.10% |
| 1963 | 14.93 | 3.12% |
| 1962 | 14.48 | 3.15% |
| 1961 | 14.04 | 3.19% |
| 1960 | 13.60 | 3.24% |
| 1959 | 13.17 | 3.28% |
| 1958 | 12.76 | 3.31% |
| 1957 | 12.35 | 3.32% |
| 1956 | 11.95 | 3.31% |
| 1955 | 11.57 | 3.27% |
| 1954 | 11.20 | 3.21% |
| 1953 | 10.85 | 3.12% |
| 1952 | 10.52 | 3.01% |
| 1951 | 10.22 | 2.86% |
| 1950 | 9.93 | 0.00% |
