Population in Nicaragua
224 indicators covering population for Nicaragua.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population aged 25-64 years | 3,310 thousands | 2025 | up 27.7% | 112th |
| General government total expenditure | 208.79 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 228.1% | 106th |
| Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking | 37.0% | 2024 | down 24.5% | 65th |
| Population growth | 1.3% | 2024 | down 1.8% | 82nd |
| Rural population | 39.8% | 2024 | down 5.8% | 98th |
| DEC alternative conversion factor | 36.62 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 41.1% | 83rd |
| Official exchange rate | 36.62 LCU per US$, period average | 2024 | up 41.1% | 86th |
| GDP | 721.28 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 133.9% | 111th |
| GDP per capita | 104,289 current LCU | 2024 | up 105.1% | 105th |
| GDP | 19.69 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 65.8% | 132nd |
| GDP per capita | 2,848 current US$ | 2024 | up 45.4% | 156th |
| GDP | 211.27 billion constant LCU | 2024 | up 30.1% | 119th |
| GDP deflator | 341.4 base year varies by country | 2024 | up 79.7% | 31st |
| GDP growth | 3.6% | 2024 | down 25.0% | 90th |
| GDP at market prices | 15.84 billion constant 2010 US$ | 2024 | up 30.1% | 129th |
| GNI | 685.06 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 130.8% | 112th |
| GNI per capita | 99,052 current LCU | 2024 | up 102.5% | 104th |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | 2,510 current US$ | 2024 | up 35.7% | 156th |
| Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking | 89.2 | 2023 | up 17.7% | 119th |
| Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP | 26.6% | 2024 | up 177.5% | 6th |
| Population growth rate | 1.4% | 2023 | down 1.2% | 89th |
| Population | 6.82 million people | 2023 | up 14.0% | 109th |
| Population: comparison of UN projections | 6.82 million people | 2023 | up 14.0% | 109th |
| Birth rate | 19.38 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.5% | 83rd |
| Number of births, by world region | 132,214 births | 2023 | down 4.8% | 100th |
| Annual change in population | 92,957 people | 2023 | up 12.6% | 89th |
| Population | 6.82 million people | 2023 | up 14.0% | 110th |
| Number of children under 15, by world region | 1.99 million people | 2023 | up 1.1% | 101st |
| Population by age group | 6.82 million people | 2023 | up 14.0% | 109th |
| Life expectancy by sex | 77.42 years | 2023 | up 2.5% | 130th |
| Total dependency ratio | 52.9% | 2023 | down 11.7% | 141st |
| Youth dependency ratio | 44.6% | 2023 | down 15.3% | 82nd |
| Number of children, working-age adults, and older people | 367,038 people | 2023 | up 36.0% | 124th |
| Population by age group | 367,038 people | 2023 | up 36.0% | 124th |
| Population growth rate with and without migration | 1.4% | 2023 | down 1.2% | 89th |
| Median age vs. births per woman | 25.27 years | 2023 | up 14.6% | 162nd |
| Number of children, working-age adults, and older people | 367,038 people | 2023 | up 36.0% | 124th |
| The global population hockey stick | 6.82 million people | 2023 | up 14.0% | 110th |
| Number of births | 132,214 births | 2023 | down 4.8% | 100th |
| Population | 6.82 million people | 2023 | up 14.0% | 109th |
| Share of children, working-age adults, and older people | 1.99 million people | 2023 | up 1.1% | 101st |
| Population | 6.82 million people | 2023 | up 14.0% | 110th |
| Births, by age of mother | 0 births | 2023 | down 100.0% | 132nd |
| Population by age group | 657,210 people | 2023 | down 2.9% | 101st |
| Share of births by age of mother | 23.9% | 2023 | down 5.6% | 2nd |
| Birth rate | 19.38 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 16.5% | 83rd |
| Birth rate by women's age group | 93.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2023 | down 10.3% | 22nd |
| Has the population peaked? | 6.82 million people | 2023 | up 14.0% | 109th |
| Life expectancy at birth, total | 74.95 years | 2023 | up 3.3% | 104th |
| Fertility rate, total | 2.22 births per woman | 2023 | down 11.0% | 93rd |
| Mortality rate, infant | 10.3 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 35.6% | 116th |
| Total population by age | 23.71 | 2023 | up 47.0% | 125th |
| Population density of the capital city | 5,216 people per km² | 2100 | down 3.0% | 104th |
| Military personnel as a share of total population | 0.2% | 2022 | down 11.0% | 117th |
| GDP, PPP | 52.99 billion constant 2011 international $ | 2024 | up 30.1% | 120th |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 7,662 constant 2011 international $ | 2024 | up 14.1% | 139th |
| GDP, PPP | 60.23 billion current international $ | 2024 | up 95.9% | 123rd |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 8,709 current international $ | 2024 | up 71.8% | 140th |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange | 0.327 | 2024 | down 15.4% | 158th |
| PPP conversion factor, GDP | 11.98 LCU per international $ | 2024 | up 19.4% | 81st |