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Population in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Population was 6.82 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
6.82 million people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
109th
of 238 countries
All-time high
6.82 million people
in 2023
All-time low
81,274 people
in 1700
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Nicaragua, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Nicaragua is 6.82 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Nicaragua peaked at 6.82 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81,274 people, in 1700.

Nicaragua ranks 109th of 238 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 210,412 people 210,412 people 210,412 people 1
1100s 229,540 people 229,540 people 229,540 people 1
1200s 250,408 people 250,408 people 250,408 people 1
1300s 273,172 people 273,172 people 273,172 people 1
1400s 298,006 people 298,006 people 298,006 people 1
1500s 325,097 people 325,097 people 325,097 people 1
1600s 162,548 people 162,548 people 162,548 people 1
1700s 81,274 people 81,274 people 81,274 people 1
1710s 87,079 people 87,079 people 87,079 people 1
1720s 93,299 people 93,299 people 93,299 people 1
1730s 99,964 people 99,964 people 99,964 people 1
1740s 107,104 people 107,104 people 107,104 people 1
1750s 114,754 people 114,754 people 114,754 people 1
1760s 122,951 people 122,951 people 122,951 people 1
1770s 131,733 people 131,733 people 131,733 people 1
1780s 141,143 people 141,143 people 141,143 people 1
1790s 151,224 people 151,224 people 151,224 people 1
1800s 186,000 people 186,000 people 186,000 people 10
1810s 186,060 people 186,000 people 186,598 people 10
1820s 200,322 people 187,802 people 214,736 people 10
1830s 234,651 people 218,186 people 251,831 people 10
1840s 275,124 people 255,876 people 294,719 people 10
1850s 312,133 people 298,221 people 324,994 people 10
1860s 341,288 people 327,880 people 355,313 people 10
1870s 382,787 people 359,284 people 408,128 people 10
1880s 442,343 people 414,091 people 471,663 people 10
1890s 511,013 people 478,516 people 544,995 people 10
1900s 598,040 people 553,531 people 645,326 people 10
1910s 709,547 people 656,534 people 761,208 people 10
1920s 794,857 people 769,730 people 819,324 people 10
1930s 901,981 people 828,973 people 985,508 people 10
1940s 1.14 million people 1.01 million people 1.29 million people 10
1950s 1.52 million people 1.33 million people 1.73 million people 10
1960s 2.05 million people 1.78 million people 2.35 million people 10
1970s 2.78 million people 2.42 million people 3.16 million people 10
1980s 3.66 million people 3.25 million people 4.07 million people 10
1990s 4.58 million people 4.16 million people 4.95 million people 10
2000s 5.32 million people 5.02 million people 5.66 million people 10
2010s 6.11 million people 5.74 million people 6.48 million people 10
2020s 6.69 million people 6.57 million people 6.82 million people 4

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  3. 108 Paraguay 6.84 million people compare
  4. 110 Bulgaria 6.80 million people compare
  5. 111 Serbia 6.77 million people compare
  6. 112 El Salvador 6.31 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Nicaragua?
Population in Nicaragua was 6.82 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 6.82 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 81,274 people in 1700.
How does Nicaragua rank for population?
Nicaragua ranks 109th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.