Population growth in Nicaragua
From 1960 to 2019 the population of Nicaragua increased from 1.77 m to 6.55 m people. This is a growth by 268.8 percent in 59 years. The highest increase in Nicaragua was recorded in 1979 with 3.47%. The smallest increase in 2019 with 1.24%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 152.9 percent.
The average age in Nicaragua rose by 0.36 years from 2012 to 2013 from 22.74 to 23.10 years (median value).
Around 59% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.6% annually.
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Population development in Nicaragua since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Nicaragua | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.83 M | 3.14 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 1.89 M | 3.07 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 1.94 M | 3.02 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 2.00 M | 3.01 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 2.06 M | 3.02 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 2.13 M | 3.04 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 2.19 M | 3.04 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 2.26 M | 3.05 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 2.33 M | 3.07 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 2.40 M | 3.09 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 2.47 M | 3.11 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 2.55 M | 3.12 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 2.63 M | 3.13 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 2.71 M | 3.13 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 2.80 M | 3.13 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 2.88 M | 3.13 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 2.97 M | 3.11 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 3.07 M | 3.07 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 3.17 M | 3.47 % | 44.7 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 4,358 M | 1.68 % | |
| 1980 | 3.27 M | 2.97 % | 44.3 ‰ | 10.8 ‰ | 4,434 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 3.36 M | 2.90 % | 43.8 ‰ | 10.6 ‰ | 4,512 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 3.46 M | 2.83 % | 43.2 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 4,593 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 3.55 M | 2.74 % | 42.5 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 4,675 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 3.64 M | 2.63 % | 41.7 ‰ | 9.7 ‰ | 4,757 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 3.73 M | 2.51 % | 40.8 ‰ | 9.4 ‰ | 4,840 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 3.82 M | 2.38 % | 39.9 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 4,926 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 3.91 M | 2.26 % | 38.9 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 5,014 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 4.00 M | 2.20 % | 37.8 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 5,102 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 4.08 M | 2.19 % | 36.8 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 5,191 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 4.17 M | 2.22 % | 35.8 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 5,281 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 4.27 M | 2.26 % | 34.8 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 5,369 M | 1.66 % | |
| 1992 | 4.36 M | 2.27 % | 33.8 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 4.46 M | 2.25 % | 32.8 ‰ | 6.4 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 4.56 M | 2.16 % | 31.9 ‰ | 6.1 ‰ | 5,623 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 4.65 M | 2.04 % | 30.9 ‰ | 5.9 ‰ | 5,708 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 4.74 M | 1.92 % | 30.1 ‰ | 5.8 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 4.83 M | 1.82 % | 29.2 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 5,873 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 4.91 M | 1.72 % | 28.4 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 5,955 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 4.99 M | 1.64 % | 27.6 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 6,035 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 5.07 M | 1.57 % | 26.9 ‰ | 5.3 ‰ | 6,115 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 5.15 M | 1.50 % | 26.2 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 5.22 M | 1.44 % | 25.6 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,274 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 5.29 M | 1.39 % | 25.1 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 6,353 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 5.36 M | 1.38 % | 24.7 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 5.44 M | 1.37 % | 24.2 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 6,513 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 5.51 M | 1.38 % | 23.8 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 6,594 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 5.59 M | 1.38 % | 23.4 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 6,675 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 5.67 M | 1.38 % | 23.0 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,758 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 5.75 M | 1.38 % | 23.8 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,841 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 5.82 M | 1.37 % | 23.6 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2011 | 5.90 M | 1.36 % | 23.2 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 7,003 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2012 | 5.98 M | 1.35 % | 22.9 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 7,086 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2013 | 6.06 M | 1.34 % | 22.6 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 7,170 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2014 | 6.14 M | 1.32 % | 22.2 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 7,254 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2015 | 6.22 M | 1.31 % | 21.9 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 7,339 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2016 | 6.30 M | 1.30 % | 21.5 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 7,424 M | 1.16 % | |
| 2017 | 6.38 M | 1.28 % | 21.1 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 7,509 M | 1.14 % | |
| 2018 | 6.47 M | 1.26 % | 20.6 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 7,592 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 6.55 M | 1.24 % | 7,674 M | 1.07 % |
Birth- and deathrate in Nicaragua
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2018 in the graph: The population in Nicaragua increased by about 80,700 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 5.1 per 1000 people (~ 32,300 deaths) and the birth rate was 20.6 per 1000 people (~ 132,000 births). As a result, around 19,000 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 30,803 in Nicaragua. The number of births was 136,138 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate