Population density in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Population density was 71.56 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
71.56
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
148th
of 235 countries
All-time high
76.76
in 2071
All-time low
0.6754
in 1700
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Nicaragua, 1000–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population density in Nicaragua is 71.56, measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in Nicaragua peaked at 76.76 in 2071 and was at its lowest, 0.6754, in 1700.
Nicaragua ranks 148th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population density in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 1.75 | — |
| 1100 | 1.91 | +9.1% |
| 1200 | 2.08 | +9.1% |
| 1300 | 2.27 | +9.1% |
| 1400 | 2.48 | +9.1% |
| 1500 | 2.7 | +9.1% |
| 1600 | 1.35 | -50.0% |
| 1700 | 0.6754 | -50.0% |
| 1710 | 0.7236 | +7.1% |
| 1720 | 0.7753 | +7.1% |
| 1730 | 0.8307 | +7.1% |
| 1740 | 0.89 | +7.1% |
| 1750 | 0.9536 | +7.1% |
| 1760 | 1.02 | +7.1% |
| 1770 | 1.09 | +7.1% |
| 1780 | 1.17 | +7.1% |
| 1790 | 1.26 | +7.1% |
| 1800 | 1.55 | +23.0% |
| 1801 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 1.55 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 1.55 | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 1.56 | +0.6% |
| 1821 | 1.58 | +1.0% |
| 1822 | 1.6 | +1.3% |
| 1823 | 1.62 | +1.6% |
| 1824 | 1.65 | +1.6% |
| 1825 | 1.67 | +1.6% |
| 1826 | 1.7 | +1.6% |
| 1827 | 1.73 | +1.6% |
| 1828 | 1.76 | +1.6% |
| 1829 | 1.78 | +1.6% |
| 1830 | 1.81 | +1.6% |
| 1831 | 1.84 | +1.6% |
| 1832 | 1.87 | +1.6% |
| 1833 | 1.9 | +1.6% |
| 1834 | 1.93 | +1.6% |
| 1835 | 1.96 | +1.6% |
| 1836 | 1.99 | +1.6% |
| 1837 | 2.03 | +1.6% |
| 1838 | 2.06 | +1.6% |
| 1839 | 2.09 | +1.6% |
| 1840 | 2.13 | +1.6% |
| 1841 | 2.16 | +1.6% |
| 1842 | 2.2 | +1.6% |
| 1843 | 2.23 | +1.6% |
| 1844 | 2.27 | +1.6% |
| 1845 | 2.3 | +1.6% |
| 1846 | 2.34 | +1.6% |
| 1847 | 2.38 | +1.6% |
| 1848 | 2.42 | +1.6% |
| 1849 | 2.45 | +1.4% |
| 1850 | 2.48 | +1.2% |
| 1851 | 2.51 | +1.3% |
| 1852 | 2.54 | +1.1% |
| 1853 | 2.56 | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 2.58 | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 2.61 | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 2.63 | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 2.65 | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 2.68 | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 2.7 | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 2.72 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 2.75 | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 2.77 | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 2.8 | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 2.82 | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 2.85 | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 2.87 | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 2.9 | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 2.92 | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 2.95 | +1.0% |
| 1870 | 2.99 | +1.1% |
| 1871 | 3.02 | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 3.06 | +1.4% |
| 1873 | 3.11 | +1.5% |
| 1874 | 3.15 | +1.5% |
| 1875 | 3.2 | +1.5% |
| 1876 | 3.25 | +1.5% |
| 1877 | 3.29 | +1.5% |
| 1878 | 3.34 | +1.5% |
| 1879 | 3.39 | +1.5% |
| 1880 | 3.44 | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 3.49 | +1.5% |
| 1882 | 3.54 | +1.5% |
| 1883 | 3.59 | +1.5% |
| 1884 | 3.65 | +1.5% |
| 1885 | 3.7 | +1.5% |
| 1886 | 3.75 | +1.5% |
| 1887 | 3.81 | +1.5% |
| 1888 | 3.86 | +1.5% |
| 1889 | 3.92 | +1.5% |
| 1890 | 3.98 | +1.5% |
| 1891 | 4.03 | +1.5% |
| 1892 | 4.09 | +1.5% |
| 1893 | 4.15 | +1.5% |
| 1894 | 4.21 | +1.4% |
| 1895 | 4.27 | +1.4% |
| 1896 | 4.34 | +1.4% |
| 1897 | 4.4 | +1.4% |
| 1898 | 4.46 | +1.4% |
| 1899 | 4.53 | +1.5% |
| 1900 | 4.6 | +1.6% |
| 1901 | 4.67 | +1.6% |
| 1902 | 4.75 | +1.7% |
| 1903 | 4.84 | +1.7% |
| 1904 | 4.92 | +1.7% |
| 1905 | 5.01 | +1.7% |
| 1906 | 5.09 | +1.7% |
| 1907 | 5.18 | +1.7% |
| 1908 | 5.27 | +1.7% |
| 1909 | 5.36 | +1.7% |
| 1910 | 5.46 | +1.7% |
| 1911 | 5.55 | +1.7% |
| 1912 | 5.65 | +1.7% |
| 1913 | 5.74 | +1.7% |
| 1914 | 5.84 | +1.7% |
| 1915 | 5.95 | +1.7% |
| 1916 | 6.05 | +1.7% |
| 1917 | 6.15 | +1.7% |
| 1918 | 6.24 | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 6.33 | +1.3% |
| 1920 | 6.4 | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 6.46 | +0.9% |
| 1922 | 6.51 | +0.8% |
| 1923 | 6.55 | +0.6% |
| 1924 | 6.59 | +0.6% |
| 1925 | 6.63 | +0.6% |
| 1926 | 6.67 | +0.6% |
| 1927 | 6.71 | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 6.75 | +0.6% |
| 1929 | 6.81 | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 6.89 | +1.2% |
| 1931 | 6.99 | +1.5% |
| 1932 | 7.11 | +1.7% |
| 1933 | 7.25 | +2.0% |
| 1934 | 7.4 | +2.0% |
| 1935 | 7.55 | +2.0% |
| 1936 | 7.7 | +2.0% |
| 1937 | 7.86 | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 8.01 | +2.0% |
| 1939 | 8.19 | +2.2% |
| 1940 | 8.38 | +2.4% |
| 1941 | 8.59 | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 8.82 | +2.7% |
| 1943 | 9.07 | +2.8% |
| 1944 | 9.33 | +2.8% |
| 1945 | 9.6 | +2.8% |
| 1946 | 9.87 | +2.8% |
| 1947 | 10.15 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | 10.44 | +2.8% |
| 1949 | 10.74 | +2.9% |
| 1950 | 11.06 | +3.0% |
| 1951 | 11.38 | +2.9% |
| 1952 | 11.71 | +2.9% |
| 1953 | 12.05 | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 12.4 | +2.9% |
| 1955 | 12.77 | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 13.15 | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 13.54 | +3.0% |
| 1958 | 13.95 | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 14.37 | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 14.81 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 15.26 | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 15.72 | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 16.21 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 16.7 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 17.22 | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 17.76 | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 18.33 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 18.91 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 19.51 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 20.14 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 20.77 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 21.39 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 22.02 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 22.7 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 23.41 | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 24.13 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 24.87 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 25.6 | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 26.3 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 27.03 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 27.8 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 28.58 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 29.34 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 30.07 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 30.8 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 31.53 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 32.26 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 33.01 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 33.79 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 34.59 | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 35.4 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 36.21 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 37.01 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 37.8 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 38.58 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 39.31 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 39.97 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 40.58 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 41.17 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 41.74 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 42.28 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 42.79 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 43.3 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 43.82 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 44.39 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 45.03 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 45.68 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 46.34 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 47.01 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 47.68 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 48.36 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 49.04 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 49.72 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 50.41 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 51.1 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 51.79 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 52.49 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 53.18 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 53.88 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 54.56 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 55.22 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 55.93 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 56.7 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 57.47 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 58.23 | +1.3% |
| 2026 | 58.98 | +1.3% |
| 2027 | 59.71 | +1.2% |
| 2028 | 60.43 | +1.2% |
| 2029 | 61.14 | +1.2% |
| 2030 | 61.84 | +1.1% |
| 2031 | 62.52 | +1.1% |
| 2032 | 63.19 | +1.1% |
| 2033 | 63.85 | +1.0% |
| 2034 | 64.49 | +1.0% |
| 2035 | 65.12 | +1.0% |
| 2036 | 65.74 | +0.9% |
| 2037 | 66.34 | +0.9% |
| 2038 | 66.93 | +0.9% |
| 2039 | 67.5 | +0.9% |
| 2040 | 68.06 | +0.8% |
| 2041 | 68.6 | +0.8% |
| 2042 | 69.13 | +0.8% |
| 2043 | 69.64 | +0.7% |
| 2044 | 70.13 | +0.7% |
| 2045 | 70.61 | +0.7% |
| 2046 | 71.08 | +0.7% |
| 2047 | 71.52 | +0.6% |
| 2048 | 71.96 | +0.6% |
| 2049 | 72.37 | +0.6% |
| 2050 | 72.76 | +0.5% |
| 2051 | 73.14 | +0.5% |
| 2052 | 73.5 | +0.5% |
| 2053 | 73.84 | +0.5% |
| 2054 | 74.15 | +0.4% |
| 2055 | 74.45 | +0.4% |
| 2056 | 74.73 | +0.4% |
| 2057 | 74.99 | +0.3% |
| 2058 | 75.24 | +0.3% |
| 2059 | 75.47 | +0.3% |
| 2060 | 75.68 | +0.3% |
| 2061 | 75.87 | +0.2% |
| 2062 | 76.04 | +0.2% |
| 2063 | 76.19 | +0.2% |
| 2064 | 76.32 | +0.2% |
| 2065 | 76.43 | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 76.53 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 76.61 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 76.67 | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 76.72 | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 76.75 | +0.0% |
| 2071 | 76.76 | +0.0% |
| 2072 | 76.75 | -0.0% |
| 2073 | 76.73 | -0.0% |
| 2074 | 76.69 | -0.1% |
| 2075 | 76.63 | -0.1% |
| 2076 | 76.57 | -0.1% |
| 2077 | 76.48 | -0.1% |
| 2078 | 76.39 | -0.1% |
| 2079 | 76.28 | -0.1% |
| 2080 | 76.15 | -0.2% |
| 2081 | 76.01 | -0.2% |
| 2082 | 75.86 | -0.2% |
| 2083 | 75.7 | -0.2% |
| 2084 | 75.52 | -0.2% |
| 2085 | 75.34 | -0.2% |
| 2086 | 75.14 | -0.3% |
| 2087 | 74.94 | -0.3% |
| 2088 | 74.73 | -0.3% |
| 2089 | 74.5 | -0.3% |
| 2090 | 74.27 | -0.3% |
| 2091 | 74.04 | -0.3% |
| 2092 | 73.79 | -0.3% |
| 2093 | 73.53 | -0.3% |
| 2094 | 73.27 | -0.4% |
| 2095 | 73.01 | -0.4% |
| 2096 | 72.73 | -0.4% |
| 2097 | 72.45 | -0.4% |
| 2098 | 72.16 | -0.4% |
| 2099 | 71.87 | -0.4% |
| 2100 | 71.56 | -0.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 71.56 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 132.68, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 71.56 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600 | -50.0% | 2.7 | 1.35 |
| 1700 | -50.0% | 1.35 | 0.6754 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1 |
| 1100s | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.08 | 2.08 | 2.08 | 1 |
| 1300s | 2.27 | 2.27 | 2.27 | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.48 | 2.48 | 2.48 | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 |
| 1600s | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.6754 | 0.6754 | 0.6754 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.7236 | 0.7236 | 0.7236 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.7753 | 0.7753 | 0.7753 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.8307 | 0.8307 | 0.8307 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.9536 | 0.9536 | 0.9536 | 1 |
| 1760s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1 |
| 1770s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1 |
| 1780s | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1 |
| 1790s | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1810s | 1.55 | 1.55 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1820s | 1.66 | 1.56 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1830s | 1.95 | 1.81 | 2.09 | 10 |
| 1840s | 2.29 | 2.13 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 1850s | 2.59 | 2.48 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.84 | 2.72 | 2.95 | 10 |
| 1870s | 3.18 | 2.99 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 1880s | 3.68 | 3.44 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 1890s | 4.25 | 3.98 | 4.53 | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.97 | 4.6 | 5.36 | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.9 | 5.46 | 6.33 | 10 |
| 1920s | 6.61 | 6.4 | 6.81 | 10 |
| 1930s | 7.5 | 6.89 | 8.19 | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.5 | 8.38 | 10.74 | 10 |
| 1950s | 12.64 | 11.06 | 14.37 | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.04 | 14.81 | 19.51 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.13 | 20.14 | 26.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.42 | 27.03 | 33.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.06 | 34.59 | 41.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.24 | 41.74 | 47.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.76 | 47.68 | 53.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.84 | 54.56 | 61.14 | 10 |
| 2030s | 64.75 | 61.84 | 67.5 | 10 |
| 2040s | 70.31 | 68.06 | 72.37 | 10 |
| 2050s | 74.23 | 72.76 | 75.47 | 10 |
| 2060s | 76.31 | 75.68 | 76.72 | 10 |
| 2070s | 76.6 | 76.28 | 76.76 | 10 |
| 2080s | 75.39 | 74.5 | 76.15 | 10 |
| 2090s | 73.11 | 71.87 | 74.27 | 10 |
| 2100s | 71.56 | 71.56 | 71.56 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Nicaragua?
- Population density in Nicaragua was 71.56 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 76.76 in 2071.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6754 in 1700.
- How does Nicaragua rank for population density?
- Nicaragua ranks 148th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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