Population ages 15-64, total in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Population ages 15-64, total was 4.62 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64, total in Nicaragua is 4.62 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total in Nicaragua peaked at 4.62 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 887,723, in 1960.
That places Nicaragua 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 million | 887,723 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.40 million | 1.21 million | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 million | 1.63 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.44 million | 2.13 million | 2.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 million | 2.82 million | 3.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.84 million | 3.52 million | 4.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.42 million | 4.23 million | 4.62 million | 6 |
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More health data for Nicaragua
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 67,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 64,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 66,568 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 6.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 64,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 67,513 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 67,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 65,623 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 65,977 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 65,212 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total in Nicaragua?
- Population ages 15-64, total in Nicaragua was 4.62 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 4.62 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 887,723 in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for population ages 15-64, total?
- Nicaragua ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.