Population 7,007,502
people· 2025
Published observation
Over time Full published history Nicaragua 2025 · 7.01M
0 1.75M 3.5M 5.26M 7.01M 1960 1993 2025 1960: 1,782,370 1961: 1,836,451 1962: 1,892,320 1963: 1,950,159 1964: 2,010,176 1965: 2,072,681 1966: 2,137,820 1967: 2,205,567 1968: 2,275,836 1969: 2,348,398 1970: 2,423,065 1971: 2,499,825 1972: 2,573,578 1973: 2,649,278 1974: 2,732,075 1975: 2,816,943 1976: 2,903,851 1977: 2,992,534 1978: 3,080,314 1979: 3,164,525 1980: 3,252,403 1981: 3,345,674 1982: 3,438,745 1983: 3,530,282 1984: 3,619,104 1985: 3,706,479 1986: 3,794,157 1987: 3,882,164 1988: 3,972,320 1989: 4,066,476 1990: 4,162,559 1991: 4,259,637 1992: 4,357,026 1993: 4,453,732 1994: 4,549,316 1995: 4,642,931 1996: 4,729,974 1997: 4,809,573 1998: 4,883,655 1999: 4,954,018 2000: 5,022,633 2001: 5,087,825 2002: 5,149,909 2003: 5,210,963 2004: 5,272,912 2005: 5,342,105 2006: 5,418,855 2007: 5,497,243 2008: 5,576,593 2009: 5,656,601 2010: 5,737,450 2011: 5,819,051 2012: 5,901,287 2013: 5,983,845 2014: 6,066,492 2015: 6,149,417 2016: 6,232,666 2017: 6,316,231 2018: 6,400,080 2019: 6,483,657 2020: 6,565,267 2021: 6,644,741 2022: 6,730,654 2023: 6,823,613 2024: 6,916,140 2025: 7,007,502 Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
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