What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Liberia and Nicaragua?

139,710 people, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nicaragua?

133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Liberia vs Nicaragua: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Liberia

2.62 million people

in 2050

Nicaragua

2.76 million people

in 2050

Liberia rank

92nd

Nicaragua rank

91st

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

Liberia
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 2.76 million people against 2.62 million people in Liberia, a difference of 139,710 people.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 92nd and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 30 and Nicaragua in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1000s	262,832 people	210,409 people	52,423 people	Liberia
1100s	276,663 people	229,530 people	47,133 people	Liberia
1200s	291,215 people	250,372 people	40,843 people	Liberia
1300s	306,513 people	273,054 people	33,459 people	Liberia
1400s	322,554 people	297,618 people	24,936 people	Liberia
1500s	339,241 people	323,827 people	15,414 people	Liberia
1600s	356,183 people	160,642 people	195,541 people	Liberia
1700s	372,046 people	78,414 people	293,632 people	Liberia
1710s	374,872 people	83,627 people	291,245 people	Liberia
1720s	377,947 people	89,248 people	288,699 people	Liberia
1730s	381,158 people	95,209 people	285,949 people	Liberia
1740s	384,518 people	101,525 people	282,993 people	Liberia
1750s	388,042 people	108,207 people	279,835 people	Liberia
1760s	391,748 people	115,268 people	276,480 people	Liberia
1770s	395,656 people	122,717 people	272,939 people	Liberia
1780s	399,793 people	130,563 people	269,230 people	Liberia
1790s	404,187 people	138,809 people	265,378 people	Liberia
1800s	408,877 people	147,457 people	261,420 people	Liberia
1810s	413,908 people	156,503 people	257,405 people	Liberia
1820s	419,337 people	165,937 people	253,400 people	Liberia
1830s	425,240 people	194,369 people	230,871 people	Liberia
1840s	431,710 people	223,871 people	207,839 people	Liberia
1850s	438,873 people	257,486 people	181,387 people	Liberia
1860s	446,901 people	269,066 people	177,835 people	Liberia
1870s	456,030 people	279,713 people	176,317 people	Liberia
1880s	466,601 people	312,614 people	153,987 people	Liberia
1890s	479,126 people	349,489 people	129,637 people	Liberia
1900s	494,412 people	389,672 people	104,740 people	Liberia
1910s	513,832 people	433,144 people	80,688 people	Liberia
1920s	539,958 people	479,756 people	60,202 people	Liberia
1930s	578,410 people	582,600 people	4,190 people	Nicaragua
1940s	645,154 people	668,812 people	23,658 people	Nicaragua
1950s	854,345 people	963,425 people	109,080 people	Nicaragua
1960s	997,823 people	1.18 million people	177,283 people	Nicaragua
1970s	1.15 million people	1.41 million people	258,683 people	Nicaragua
1980s	1.35 million people	1.75 million people	394,480 people	Nicaragua
1990s	1.21 million people	2.09 million people	882,644 people	Nicaragua
2000s	1.82 million people	2.35 million people	527,880 people	Nicaragua
2010s	2.27 million people	2.58 million people	312,284 people	Nicaragua
2020s	2.51 million people	2.82 million people	318,038 people	Nicaragua
2030s	2.68 million people	2.97 million people	294,431 people	Nicaragua
2040s	2.70 million people	2.90 million people	201,589 people	Nicaragua
2050s	2.62 million people	2.76 million people	139,710 people	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Liberia or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 2.76 million people against 2.62 million people in Liberia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Liberia and Nicaragua?: 139,710 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nicaragua?: 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Liberia and Nicaragua rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?: Liberia ranks 92nd and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.