Population, male in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Population, male was 3.45 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, male in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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, 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
Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.