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Nicaragua vs Venezuela: Urban and rural population projected to 2050

Nicaragua
2.76 million people
in 2050
Venezuela
3.06 million people
in 2050
Nicaragua rank
91st
Venezuela rank
89th

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 3.06 million people against 2.76 million people in Nicaragua, a difference of 302,250 people.

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

Across all 133 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 91st and Venezuela ranks 89th of 238 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 43 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Venezuela Difference Ahead
1000s 210,409 people 299,994 people 89,585 people Venezuela
1100s 229,530 people 319,981 people 90,451 people Venezuela
1200s 250,372 people 339,938 people 89,566 people Venezuela
1300s 273,054 people 359,805 people 86,751 people Venezuela
1400s 297,618 people 379,381 people 81,763 people Venezuela
1500s 323,827 people 398,046 people 74,219 people Venezuela
1600s 160,642 people 394,138 people 233,496 people Venezuela
1700s 78,414 people 478,319 people 399,905 people Venezuela
1710s 83,627 people 481,552 people 397,925 people Venezuela
1720s 89,248 people 485,228 people 395,980 people Venezuela
1730s 95,209 people 488,686 people 393,477 people Venezuela
1740s 101,525 people 491,894 people 390,369 people Venezuela
1750s 108,207 people 494,819 people 386,612 people Venezuela
1760s 115,268 people 497,420 people 382,152 people Venezuela
1770s 122,717 people 499,655 people 376,938 people Venezuela
1780s 130,563 people 501,475 people 370,912 people Venezuela
1790s 138,809 people 502,826 people 364,017 people Venezuela
1800s 147,457 people 503,650 people 356,193 people Venezuela
1810s 156,503 people 503,879 people 347,376 people Venezuela
1820s 165,937 people 610,136 people 444,199 people Venezuela
1830s 194,369 people 737,699 people 543,330 people Venezuela
1840s 223,871 people 890,432 people 666,561 people Venezuela
1850s 257,486 people 1.07 million people 815,254 people Venezuela
1860s 269,066 people 1.29 million people 1.02 million people Venezuela
1870s 279,713 people 1.42 million people 1.14 million people Venezuela
1880s 312,614 people 1.55 million people 1.24 million people Venezuela
1890s 349,489 people 1.71 million people 1.36 million people Venezuela
1900s 389,672 people 1.70 million people 1.31 million people Venezuela
1910s 433,144 people 1.65 million people 1.22 million people Venezuela
1920s 479,756 people 1.60 million people 1.13 million people Venezuela
1930s 582,600 people 2.00 million people 1.41 million people Venezuela
1940s 668,812 people 2.25 million people 1.59 million people Venezuela
1950s 963,425 people 2.83 million people 1.86 million people Venezuela
1960s 1.18 million people 3.19 million people 2.01 million people Venezuela
1970s 1.41 million people 3.19 million people 1.78 million people Venezuela
1980s 1.75 million people 3.18 million people 1.43 million people Venezuela
1990s 2.09 million people 3.04 million people 953,406 people Venezuela
2000s 2.35 million people 3.03 million people 681,818 people Venezuela
2010s 2.58 million people 3.30 million people 717,735 people Venezuela
2020s 2.82 million people 3.05 million people 229,678 people Venezuela
2030s 2.97 million people 3.08 million people 110,978 people Venezuela
2040s 2.90 million people 3.09 million people 189,308 people Venezuela
2050s 2.76 million people 3.06 million people 302,250 people Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Nicaragua or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 3.06 million people against 2.76 million people in Nicaragua as of 2050.
What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Nicaragua and Venezuela?
302,250 people, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Venezuela?
133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
How do Nicaragua and Venezuela rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Nicaragua ranks 91st and Venezuela ranks 89th 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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About this data

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.