Population, male in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Population, male was 3.45 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3.45 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
107th
of 215 countries
All-time high
3.45 million
in 2025
All-time low
886,835
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Nicaragua, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 3.45 million for population, male in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Nicaragua peaked at 3.45 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 886,835, in 1960.

That places Nicaragua 107th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.02 million 886,835 1.17 million 10
1970s 1.38 million 1.21 million 1.57 million 10
1980s 1.80 million 1.61 million 1.99 million 10
1990s 2.25 million 2.04 million 2.43 million 10
2000s 2.61 million 2.47 million 2.78 million 10
2010s 3.00 million 2.82 million 3.19 million 10
2020s 3.33 million 3.23 million 3.45 million 6

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 104 Turkmenistan 3.74 million compare
  2. 105 Kyrgyzstan 3.63 million compare
  3. 106 Paraguay 3.52 million compare
  4. 108 Oman 3.43 million compare
  5. 109 Hong Kong 3.38 million compare
  6. 110 Congo 3.24 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Nicaragua?
Population, male in Nicaragua was 3.45 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 3.45 million in 2025.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 886,835 in 1960.
How does Nicaragua rank for population, male?
Nicaragua ranks 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.