Population · Americas · 2025 data
Nicaragua Population
Nicaragua had a population of 7.01 million in 2025, ranking #108 of 216 countries and territories (0.09% of the world). The population grew by 14.0% over the past ten years.
Population of Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,007,502 | +1.32% |
| 2024 | 6,916,140 | +1.36% |
| 2023 | 6,823,613 | +1.38% |
| 2022 | 6,730,654 | +1.29% |
| 2021 | 6,644,741 | +1.21% |
| 2020 | 6,565,267 | +1.26% |
| 2019 | 6,483,657 | +1.31% |
| 2018 | 6,400,080 | +1.33% |
| 2017 | 6,316,231 | +1.34% |
| 2016 | 6,232,666 | +1.35% |
| 2015 | 6,149,417 | +1.37% |
| 2014 | 6,066,492 | +1.38% |
| 2013 | 5,983,845 | +1.40% |
| 2012 | 5,901,287 | +1.41% |
| 2011 | 5,819,051 | +1.42% |
| 2010 | 5,737,450 | +1.43% |
| 2009 | 5,656,601 | +1.43% |
| 2008 | 5,576,593 | +1.44% |
| 2007 | 5,497,243 | +1.45% |
| 2006 | 5,418,855 | +1.44% |
| 2005 | 5,342,105 | +1.31% |
| 2004 | 5,272,912 | +1.19% |
| 2003 | 5,210,963 | +1.19% |
| 2002 | 5,149,909 | +1.22% |
| 2001 | 5,087,825 | +1.30% |
| 2000 | 5,022,633 | +1.39% |
| 1999 | 4,954,018 | +1.44% |
| 1998 | 4,883,655 | +1.54% |
| 1997 | 4,809,573 | +1.68% |
| 1996 | 4,729,974 | +1.87% |
| 1995 | 4,642,931 | +2.06% |
| 1994 | 4,549,316 | +2.15% |
| 1993 | 4,453,732 | +2.22% |
| 1992 | 4,357,026 | +2.29% |
| 1991 | 4,259,637 | +2.33% |
| 1990 | 4,162,559 | +2.36% |
| 1989 | 4,066,476 | +2.37% |
| 1988 | 3,972,320 | +2.32% |
| 1987 | 3,882,164 | +2.32% |
| 1986 | 3,794,157 | +2.37% |
| 1985 | 3,706,479 | +2.41% |
| 1984 | 3,619,104 | +2.52% |
| 1983 | 3,530,282 | +2.66% |
| 1982 | 3,438,745 | +2.78% |
| 1981 | 3,345,674 | +2.87% |
| 1980 | 3,252,403 | +2.78% |
| 1979 | 3,164,525 | +2.73% |
| 1978 | 3,080,314 | +2.93% |
| 1977 | 2,992,534 | +3.05% |
| 1976 | 2,903,851 | +3.09% |
| 1975 | 2,816,943 | +3.11% |
| 1974 | 2,732,075 | +3.13% |
| 1973 | 2,649,278 | +2.94% |
| 1972 | 2,573,578 | +2.95% |
| 1971 | 2,499,825 | +3.17% |
| 1970 | 2,423,065 | +3.18% |
| 1969 | 2,348,398 | +3.19% |
| 1968 | 2,275,836 | +3.19% |
| 1967 | 2,205,567 | +3.17% |
| 1966 | 2,137,820 | +3.14% |
| 1965 | 2,072,681 | +3.11% |
| 1964 | 2,010,176 | +3.08% |
| 1963 | 1,950,159 | +3.06% |
| 1962 | 1,892,320 | +3.04% |
| 1961 | 1,836,451 | +3.03% |
| 1960 | 1,782,370 | — |
Demographics of Nicaragua
Ethnic groups
Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and White) 69%, White 17%, Black 9%, Indigenous 5%
Languages
Spanish (official) 99.5%, Indigenous 0.3%, Portuguese 0.1%, other 0.1% (2020 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 44.9%, Protestant 38.7% (Evangelical 38.2, Adventist 0.5%), other 1.2%, (includes Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ), believer but not belonging to a church 1%, agnostic or atheist 0.4%, none 13.7%, unspecified 0.2% (2020 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 59.8% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
Nicaragua and its neighbours
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).