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Latin America & Caribbean · Country statistics

Nicaragua

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population7.01M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$22.24B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$3.17K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth75.12024 · yearsInternet use61.4%2024 · % of populationForest area25.8%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
75.1

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Nicaragua2024 · 75.1
018.7837.5556.3275.11960199320251960: 46.41961: 47.31962: 481963: 48.81964: 49.61965: 50.61966: 51.61967: 52.31968: 52.91969: 53.41970: 53.81971: 54.21972: 481973: 551974: 55.41975: 55.81976: 56.11977: 56.11978: 53.51979: 50.81980: 581981: 58.31982: 58.71983: 56.91984: 56.11985: 56.41986: 57.61987: 57.31988: 59.81989: 61.91990: 62.51991: 63.31992: 63.71993: 64.11994: 64.51995: 64.91996: 65.21997: 65.51998: 64.11999: 65.92000: 66.42001: 672002: 682003: 68.72004: 69.52005: 70.42006: 712007: 71.22008: 71.42009: 71.52010: 71.82011: 722012: 72.42013: 72.62014: 72.82015: 72.92016: 73.22017: 73.42018: 73.92019: 73.82020: 70.82021: 70.52022: 74.52023: 74.92024: 75.1

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Nicaragua in perspective

Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Capital
Managua
Country code
NIC

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