Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 2.76 million people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
2.76 million people
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
91st
of 238 countries
All-time high
2.99 million people
in 2037
All-time low
78,414 people
in 1700
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Nicaragua, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Nicaragua is 2.76 million people, measured in 2050.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Nicaragua peaked at 2.99 million people in 2037 and was at its lowest, 78,414 people, in 1700.
That places Nicaragua 91st out of 238 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 210,409 people | — |
| 1100 | 229,530 people | +9.1% |
| 1200 | 250,372 people | +9.1% |
| 1300 | 273,054 people | +9.1% |
| 1400 | 297,618 people | +9.0% |
| 1500 | 323,827 people | +8.8% |
| 1600 | 160,642 people | -50.4% |
| 1700 | 78,414 people | -51.2% |
| 1710 | 83,627 people | +6.6% |
| 1720 | 89,248 people | +6.7% |
| 1730 | 95,209 people | +6.7% |
| 1740 | 101,525 people | +6.6% |
| 1750 | 108,207 people | +6.6% |
| 1760 | 115,268 people | +6.5% |
| 1770 | 122,717 people | +6.5% |
| 1780 | 130,563 people | +6.4% |
| 1790 | 138,809 people | +6.3% |
| 1800 | 147,457 people | +6.2% |
| 1810 | 156,503 people | +6.1% |
| 1820 | 165,937 people | +6.0% |
| 1830 | 194,369 people | +17.1% |
| 1840 | 223,871 people | +15.2% |
| 1850 | 257,486 people | +15.0% |
| 1860 | 269,066 people | +4.5% |
| 1870 | 279,713 people | +4.0% |
| 1880 | 312,614 people | +11.8% |
| 1890 | 349,489 people | +11.8% |
| 1900 | 389,672 people | +11.5% |
| 1910 | 433,144 people | +11.2% |
| 1920 | 479,756 people | +10.8% |
| 1930 | 582,600 people | +21.4% |
| 1940 | 668,812 people | +14.8% |
| 1950 | 866,057 people | +29.5% |
| 1951 | 887,668 people | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 909,105 people | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 930,613 people | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 952,153 people | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 973,804 people | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 995,613 people | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 1.02 million people | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 1.04 million people | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 1.06 million people | +2.1% |
| 1960 | 1.08 million people | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 1.11 million people | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 1.13 million people | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 1.15 million people | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 1.17 million people | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.19 million people | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 1.21 million people | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.22 million people | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.24 million people | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.26 million people | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 1.28 million people | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.30 million people | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.33 million people | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 1.36 million people | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.39 million people | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1.42 million people | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.46 million people | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 1.49 million people | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 1.52 million people | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 1.56 million people | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 1.59 million people | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.63 million people | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.66 million people | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 1.70 million people | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.73 million people | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.76 million people | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.80 million people | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.83 million people | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.86 million people | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.90 million people | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.94 million people | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.97 million people | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.01 million people | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.05 million people | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.08 million people | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.12 million people | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.15 million people | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2.17 million people | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 2.20 million people | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 2.23 million people | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.25 million people | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.27 million people | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 2.29 million people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.31 million people | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 2.33 million people | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.35 million people | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.38 million people | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.40 million people | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.43 million people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.45 million people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.48 million people | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.50 million people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.52 million people | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.55 million people | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.57 million people | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.59 million people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 2.62 million people | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.64 million people | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2.66 million people | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.69 million people | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.71 million people | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.73 million people | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.76 million people | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.79 million people | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.82 million people | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 2.84 million people | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 2.86 million people | +0.8% |
| 2027 | 2.89 million people | +0.7% |
| 2028 | 2.90 million people | +0.7% |
| 2029 | 2.92 million people | +0.6% |
| 2030 | 2.94 million people | +0.5% |
| 2031 | 2.95 million people | +0.4% |
| 2032 | 2.96 million people | +0.4% |
| 2033 | 2.97 million people | +0.3% |
| 2034 | 2.98 million people | +0.2% |
| 2035 | 2.98 million people | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 2.98 million people | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 2.99 million people | +0.0% |
| 2038 | 2.98 million people | -0.1% |
| 2039 | 2.98 million people | -0.2% |
| 2040 | 2.97 million people | -0.2% |
| 2041 | 2.96 million people | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 2.95 million people | -0.4% |
| 2043 | 2.94 million people | -0.5% |
| 2044 | 2.92 million people | -0.6% |
| 2045 | 2.90 million people | -0.7% |
| 2046 | 2.88 million people | -0.8% |
| 2047 | 2.85 million people | -0.9% |
| 2048 | 2.82 million people | -1.0% |
| 2049 | 2.79 million people | -1.1% |
| 2050 | 2.76 million people | -1.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 2.76 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.39 million people, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 2.76 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 598,606 people, 4.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -51.2% | 160,642 people | 78,414 people |
| 1600 | -50.4% | 323,827 people | 160,642 people |
| 1950 | +29.5% | 668,812 people | 866,057 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 210,409 people | 210,409 people | 210,409 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 229,530 people | 229,530 people | 229,530 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 250,372 people | 250,372 people | 250,372 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 273,054 people | 273,054 people | 273,054 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 297,618 people | 297,618 people | 297,618 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 323,827 people | 323,827 people | 323,827 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 160,642 people | 160,642 people | 160,642 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 78,414 people | 78,414 people | 78,414 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 83,627 people | 83,627 people | 83,627 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 89,248 people | 89,248 people | 89,248 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 95,209 people | 95,209 people | 95,209 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 101,525 people | 101,525 people | 101,525 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 108,207 people | 108,207 people | 108,207 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 115,268 people | 115,268 people | 115,268 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 122,717 people | 122,717 people | 122,717 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 130,563 people | 130,563 people | 130,563 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 138,809 people | 138,809 people | 138,809 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 147,457 people | 147,457 people | 147,457 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 156,503 people | 156,503 people | 156,503 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 165,937 people | 165,937 people | 165,937 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 194,369 people | 194,369 people | 194,369 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 223,871 people | 223,871 people | 223,871 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 257,486 people | 257,486 people | 257,486 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 269,066 people | 269,066 people | 269,066 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 279,713 people | 279,713 people | 279,713 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 312,614 people | 312,614 people | 312,614 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 349,489 people | 349,489 people | 349,489 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 389,672 people | 389,672 people | 389,672 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 433,144 people | 433,144 people | 433,144 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 479,756 people | 479,756 people | 479,756 people | 1 |
| 1930s | 582,600 people | 582,600 people | 582,600 people | 1 |
| 1940s | 668,812 people | 668,812 people | 668,812 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 963,425 people | 866,057 people | 1.06 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.18 million people | 1.08 million people | 1.26 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.41 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.56 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.75 million people | 1.59 million people | 1.90 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 million people | 1.94 million people | 2.23 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.35 million people | 2.25 million people | 2.45 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 million people | 2.48 million people | 2.69 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 million people | 2.71 million people | 2.92 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.97 million people | 2.94 million people | 2.99 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 2.90 million people | 2.79 million people | 2.97 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 2.76 million people | 2.76 million people | 2.76 million people | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Nicaragua?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Nicaragua was 2.76 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 million people in 2037.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,414 people in 1700.
- How does Nicaragua rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Nicaragua ranks 91st out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.