Population in Nicaragua
The population of Nicaragua was 7,007,502 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Nicaragua, 2025
7,007,502
Change from 2024
+1.3%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
108th of 217
Population in Nicaragua over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,007,502 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 6,916,140 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 6,823,613 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 6,730,654 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 6,644,741 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 6,565,267 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 6,483,657 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 6,400,080 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 6,316,231 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 6,232,666 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 6,149,417 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 6,066,492 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 5,983,845 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 5,901,287 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 5,819,051 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 5,737,450 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 5,656,601 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 5,576,593 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 5,497,243 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 5,418,855 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 5,342,105 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 5,272,912 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 5,210,963 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 5,149,909 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 5,087,825 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3% from 6,916,140 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 6,149,417 people, the figure has changed by +14.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Nicaragua has the 108th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Nicaragua
All statistics for Nicaragua
Population growth
1.31%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
6,823,613 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
25.3 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.22 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
1.36%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
5.7%
2025 · World Bank