Total current population for Nicaragua in 2025 is 7,237,313, a 1.33% increase from 2024.

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<li>Total population for Nicaragua in 2024 was <strong>7,142,529</strong>, a <strong>4.67% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Total population for Nicaragua in 2023 was <strong>6,823,613</strong>, a <strong>1.38% increase</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Total population for Nicaragua in 2022 was <strong>6,730,654</strong>, a <strong>1.29% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

The total population in Nicaragua was estimated at 6.9 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides - Nicaragua Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Nicaragua population growth rate for 2023 was 1.37%, a 0.09% increase from 2022.

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<li>Nicaragua population growth rate for 2022 was <strong>1.28%</strong>, a <strong>0.08% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Nicaragua population growth rate for 2021 was <strong>1.20%</strong>, a <strong>0.05% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Nicaragua population growth rate for 2020 was <strong>1.25%</strong>, a <strong>0.05% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Population in largest city in Nicaragua was reported at 1107118 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nicaragua - Population in largest city - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

The total population of Nicaragua was estimated at approximately 6.93 million people in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the total population has risen by around 2.63 million people since 1994. Between 2024 and 2030, the total population will rise by around 490 thousand people, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

Population growth (annual %) in Nicaragua was reported at 1.3717 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nicaragua - Population growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the Managua, Nicaragua metro area from 1950 to 2025.

Population, female in Nicaragua was reported at 3468026 Persons in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nicaragua - Population, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

The share of employees in Nicaragua's workforce was below the average of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2019. In that year, approximately 53.8 percent of the employed population of Nicaragua held “paid employment jobs”, or jobs where they held employment contracts with right to basic remuneration. The share of employees in Nicaragua is expected to remain constant within the next years, while the own-account workers is estimated to increase.

Nicaragua NI: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data was reported at 9.833 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.947 % for 2016. Nicaragua NI: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data is updated yearly, averaging 9.358 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.701 % in 2007 and a record low of 7.468 % in 1969. Nicaragua NI: Population: Male: Ages 20-24: % of Male Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nicaragua – Table NI.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Male population between the ages 20 to 24 as a percentage of the total male population.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision.; ;

Population, total in Nicaragua was reported at 6823613 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nicaragua - Population, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Nicaragua birth rate for 2025 is 18.08, a 1.81% decline from 2024.

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<li>Nicaragua birth rate for 2024 was <strong>18.41</strong>, a <strong>1.78% decline</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Nicaragua birth rate for 2023 was <strong>18.75</strong>, a <strong>2.21% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Nicaragua birth rate for 2022 was <strong>19.17</strong>, a <strong>2.16% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

In 2024, the labor participation rate among the total population aged between 15 and 64 in Nicaragua remained nearly unchanged at around 68.16 percent. Still, the labor participation rate reached its highest value in the observed period in 2024. The labor force participation rate refers to the share of the population aged 15 years and over who are economically active. Unemployed people actively searching for work are included, whereas the long-term unemployed (economically inactive) are not. It is calculated by dividing the total number of workers aged 15 and over by the total population aged 15 and over.Find more key insights for the labor participation rate among the total population aged between 15 and 64 in countries like Honduras and Panama.

Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) in Nicaragua was reported at 28.3 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nicaragua - Population ages 0-14, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

There were 739 100 Linkedin users in Nicaragua in December 2024, which accounted for 10.9% of its entire population. People aged 25 to 34 were the largest user group (370 000).

Nicaragua is among the Latin American and Caribbean countries with the highest rates of self-employment. In 2019, approximately 46.16 percent of the employed population in Nicaragua was considered self-employed, or having a job where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. The share of self-employed people in Nicaragua is expected to slightly fluctuate until 2024.

In 2024, Belize had the highest share of the population living in rural areas in Central America, with over half the residents. Followed closely behind by Guatemala, with almost 47 percent of the population in rural regions. In 2022, Nicaragua ranked as the third most populated country in the region, with over six million inhabitants.

Population, male (% of total population) in Nicaragua was reported at 49.18 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nicaragua - Population, male (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Population, female (% of total population) in Nicaragua was reported at 50.82 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Nicaragua - Population, female (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Historical chart and dataset showing Nicaragua crime rate per 100K population by year from 1990 to 2021.