Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita was 59.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua stood at 59.4%. That is the highest value across all 76 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, share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 59.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1950.
Nicaragua ranks 142nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.6% | 35.0% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.5% | 39.2% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.2% | 47.3% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.3% | 51.1% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 53.5% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 55.2% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 56.8% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 58.7% | 59.4% | 6 |
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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 population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua?
- Share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua was 59.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1950.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 142nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp 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 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.