Urban population share in Nicaragua
59.4% of people in Nicaragua lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Nicaragua, 2025
59.4%
Change from 2024
+0.2percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
128th of 217
Urban population share in Nicaragua over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.4% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 57.2% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 56.7% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 56.1% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 59.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 57.8%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Nicaragua has the 128th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Nicaragua
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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%
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Population
7,007,502 people
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Population growth
1.31%
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