Nicaragua vs Slovakia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Nicaragua
2.76 million people
in 2050
Slovakia
2.26 million people
in 2050
Nicaragua rank
91st
Slovakia rank
94th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 2.76 million people against 2.26 million people in Slovakia, a difference of 505,060 people.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Slovakia's.

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

Nicaragua ranks 91st and Slovakia ranks 94th of 238 countries.

Across the 43 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 5 and Slovakia in 38.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Slovakia Difference Ahead
1000s 210,409 people 349,775 people 139,366 people Slovakia
1100s 229,530 people 419,191 people 189,661 people Slovakia
1200s 250,372 people 556,764 people 306,392 people Slovakia
1300s 273,054 people 825,440 people 552,386 people Slovakia
1400s 297,618 people 663,600 people 365,982 people Slovakia
1500s 323,827 people 799,680 people 475,853 people Slovakia
1600s 160,642 people 1.20 million people 1.04 million people Slovakia
1700s 78,414 people 1.09 million people 1.01 million people Slovakia
1710s 83,627 people 1.13 million people 1.04 million people Slovakia
1720s 89,248 people 1.16 million people 1.08 million people Slovakia
1730s 95,209 people 1.21 million people 1.11 million people Slovakia
1740s 101,525 people 1.25 million people 1.15 million people Slovakia
1750s 108,207 people 1.29 million people 1.18 million people Slovakia
1760s 115,268 people 1.34 million people 1.23 million people Slovakia
1770s 122,717 people 1.40 million people 1.27 million people Slovakia
1780s 130,563 people 1.45 million people 1.32 million people Slovakia
1790s 138,809 people 1.51 million people 1.37 million people Slovakia
1800s 147,457 people 1.57 million people 1.42 million people Slovakia
1810s 156,503 people 1.63 million people 1.47 million people Slovakia
1820s 165,937 people 1.73 million people 1.56 million people Slovakia
1830s 194,369 people 1.83 million people 1.64 million people Slovakia
1840s 223,871 people 1.94 million people 1.72 million people Slovakia
1850s 257,486 people 2.06 million people 1.80 million people Slovakia
1860s 269,066 people 2.18 million people 1.91 million people Slovakia
1870s 279,713 people 2.26 million people 1.98 million people Slovakia
1880s 312,614 people 2.35 million people 2.04 million people Slovakia
1890s 349,489 people 2.44 million people 2.10 million people Slovakia
1900s 389,672 people 2.54 million people 2.15 million people Slovakia
1910s 433,144 people 2.60 million people 2.16 million people Slovakia
1920s 479,756 people 2.61 million people 2.13 million people Slovakia
1930s 582,600 people 2.83 million people 2.24 million people Slovakia
1940s 668,812 people 2.71 million people 2.04 million people Slovakia
1950s 963,425 people 2.59 million people 1.62 million people Slovakia
1960s 1.18 million people 2.75 million people 1.58 million people Slovakia
1970s 1.41 million people 2.55 million people 1.13 million people Slovakia
1980s 1.75 million people 2.33 million people 586,091 people Slovakia
1990s 2.09 million people 2.32 million people 225,292 people Slovakia
2000s 2.35 million people 2.40 million people 47,957 people Slovakia
2010s 2.58 million people 2.50 million people 86,349 people Nicaragua
2020s 2.82 million people 2.56 million people 267,491 people Nicaragua
2030s 2.97 million people 2.48 million people 490,550 people Nicaragua
2040s 2.90 million people 2.35 million people 552,542 people Nicaragua
2050s 2.76 million people 2.26 million people 505,060 people Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Nicaragua or Slovakia?
Nicaragua, at 2.76 million people against 2.26 million people in Slovakia as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Nicaragua and Slovakia?
505,060 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Slovakia?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Nicaragua and Slovakia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Nicaragua ranks 91st and Slovakia ranks 94th 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
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.