Population in Nicaragua 224 indicators covering population for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank GNI per capita, PPP 8,270 current international $ 2024 up 69.5% 142nd PPP conversion factor, private consumption 13.62 LCU per international $ 2024 up 30.4% 83rd Share of population who haver never drunk alcohol 38.1% 2020 down 3.2% 98th Voter turnout of voting-age population 63.9% 2021 down 11.1% 68th Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas 2.34 million people 2020 up 18.8% 96th Share of population living in cities, towns and rural areas 34.9% 2020 down 3.9% 121st Share of population living in cities 34.9% 2020 down 3.9% 121st Share of population living in cities, towns and suburbs vs. GDP per capita 64.4% 2020 down 2.0% 165th Share of population living in rural areas 35.6% 2020 up 3.8% 72nd Share of babies born with a low birthweight 10.1% 2020 down 7.4% 82nd Share of urban population who live in the largest city 30.3% 2020 up 1.5% 67th Stillbirth rate 0.949 deaths per 100 births 2023 down 19.9% 77th Share of population living in the capital city 19.5% 2020 down 0.5% 72nd Total debt service 13.8% 2023 down 36.3% 9th 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services 73.02 2020 up 9.1% 143rd 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water 81.71 2020 up 0.8% 156th 6.2.1.c Proportion of population practising open defecation 6.79 2020 down 33.1% 47th New internal displacements 575 2025 down 46.3% 117th Share of the population at risk of catastrophic spending when surgical care is required 38.3% 2022 down 14.1% 35th Internally displaced persons 89 2024 up 368.4% 94th Birth rate among adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 71.28 per 1,000 population 2023 down 32.8% 40th Prison population rate 332 prisoners per 100,000 people 2018 up 176.7% 25th Birth rate among girls aged 10 to 14 4.69 per 1,000 population 2023 down 2.1% 10th Share of urban population living in slums 67.2% 2010 down 6.1% 11th Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants 0.6% 2020 up 13.2% 73rd International migrants, by country of destination 43,757 2024 up 8.7% 167th Total number of international immigrants 43,757 immigrants 2024 up 8.7% 167th Share of the population born in another country 0.6% 2024 down 3.4% 206th Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population 14.3% 2018 down 31.5% 134th Population census recently completed 0 2015 down 100.0% 64th Country has a population register 0 2015 — 35th Census based on population register recently completed 0 2015 — 12th 6.1.1 Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 55.52 2020 up 7.5% 89th Total population 7,008 2025 up 14.0% 16th Share of population below and above $30 per day 5.67 million people 2014 up 10.6% 74th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.20 a day (PPP) 15.7% 2014 down 49.8% 39th Replacement-level fertility rate 2.12 2010 down 1.4% 93rd Share of neonates protected at birth against neonatal tetanus 92.0% 2022 up 13.6% 49th Literate and illiterate world population 12.7% 2014 down 42.4% 46th Crude death rate caused by intentional injuries 10.37 2022 down 15.8% 23rd Percentage of population with access to electricity - SDG 7.1.1 88.7 2024 up 8.3% 34th Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 11.35 2021 down 10.5% 22nd Rate of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population - SDG 5.45 2023 down 45.1% 30th Percentage of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and 59.6 2023 up 23.4% 29th ← Previous Page 4 of 4