Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5944 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.5944 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.5944 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3917 people per person, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 129th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3917 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3975 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4035 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.4097 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.4171 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4262 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4361 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4464 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4563 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.4653 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4728 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4783 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4827 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4869 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4909 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4947 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4984 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5018 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5051 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5083 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5112 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5141 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5168 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5194 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5219 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5242 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5265 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5287 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5309 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5329 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5349 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5369 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5388 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5407 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5426 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5445 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5462 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5478 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5493 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5508 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5522 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5535 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5549 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5563 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5578 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5594 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5611 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5628 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5646 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5665 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5684 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5704 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5723 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5743 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5762 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5781 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.58 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5819 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5837 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5854 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.587 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5886 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.59 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5913 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5926 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5944 people per person | +0.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.5944 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.5944 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.425 people per person | 0.3917 people per person | 0.4653 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.492 people per person | 0.4728 people per person | 0.5083 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5227 people per person | 0.5112 people per person | 0.5329 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5433 people per person | 0.5349 people per person | 0.5508 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5589 people per person | 0.5522 people per person | 0.5665 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5771 people per person | 0.5684 people per person | 0.5854 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5907 people per person | 0.587 people per person | 0.5944 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More population data for Nicaragua
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.4231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.4231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.3894 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,095 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.15 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7708 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 71.56 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 394,954 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.5944 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5944 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3917 people per person in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 129th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.