Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.99 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Nicaragua, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.99 million people for share of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Nicaragua peaked at 2.04 million people in 1997 and was at its lowest, 594,500 people, in 1950.
That places Nicaragua 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 701,255 people | 594,500 people | 818,772 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 982,273 people | 848,238 people | 1.12 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.32 million people | 1.15 million people | 1.50 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.72 million people | 1.54 million people | 1.89 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.00 million people | 1.92 million people | 2.04 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.98 million people | 1.96 million people | 2.02 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 million people | 1.96 million people | 2.00 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.00 million people | 1.99 million people | 2.00 million people | 4 |
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More population data for Nicaragua
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 394,954 people (2100)
- Population density 71.56 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.21 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 311 people (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.21 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.21 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.22 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Nicaragua?
- Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Nicaragua was 1.99 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million people in 1997.
- What is the lowest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 594,500 people in 1950.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Nicaragua ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.