The population of Nicaragua is expected to grow by 67,000 in 2018 and reach 6,351,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 21,268 people yearly. On average there are 117,626 births and 30,334 deaths in Nicaragua per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.39 percent per year. The population density of Nicaragua has changed from 27.0 in 1980 to 51.1 in 2016.
| Current population | 6,348,469 people at present (Monday 17th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 29.2 years |
| Life expectancy | 75.8 years | |
| Population density | 52.2 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 6,285,000 | 67,000 (1.1%) | -21,268 | 29.2 | 2.15 | 52 | 3,757,000 (59.8%) |
| 2017 | 6,218,000 | 68,072 (1.1%) | -21,268 | 28.9 | 2.17 | 52 | 3,696,000 (59.4%) |
| 2016 | 6,149,928 | 67,893 (1.1%) | -21,268 | 28.5 | 2.20 | 51 | 3,635,038 (59.1%) |
| 2015 | 6,082,035 | 68,038 (1.1%) | -21,268 | 28.2 | 2.23 | 51 | 3,574,959 (58.8%) |
| 2010 | 5,737,723 | 71,142 (1.2%) | -27,000 | 26.6 | 2.43 | 48 | 3,285,133 (57.3%) |
| 2005 | 5,379,328 | 69,625 (1.3%) | -31,000 | 25.1 | 2.68 | 45 | 3,008,820 (55.9%) |
| 2000 | 5,026,796 | 77,136 (1.5%) | -34,800 | 23.7 | 3.08 | 42 | 2,751,517 (54.7%) |
| 1995 | 4,612,228 | 91,503 (2.0%) | -29,000 | 22.6 | 3.78 | 38 | 2,469,110 (53.5%) |
| 1990 | 4,144,565 | 89,300 (2.2%) | -24,000 | 21.7 | 4.60 | 34 | 2,169,141 (52.3%) |
| 1985 | 3,709,091 | 89,838 (2.4%) | -30,000 | 21.3 | 5.45 | 31 | 1,896,755 (51.1%) |
| 1980 | 3,249,910 | 92,555 (2.9%) | -22,000 | 21.2 | 6.13 | 27 | 1,622,940 (49.9%) |
| 1975 | 2,796,746 | 84,898 (3.0%) | -11,600 | 21.1 | 6.60 | 23 | 1,363,050 (48.7%) |
| 1970 | 2,398,096 | 71,957 (3.0%) | -7,600 | 21.1 | 6.89 | 20 | 1,127,825 (47.0%) |
| 1965 | 2,062,630 | 60,511 (2.9%) | -3,799 | 21.0 | 7.01 | 17 | 880,887 (42.7%) |
| 1960 | 1,774,699 | 55,701 (3.0%) | -2,801 | 21.1 | 7.34 | 15 | 702,444 (39.6%) |
In 2017 the population of Nicaragua was 6,218,000 and the average age increased from 21.1 in 1960 to 28.9. Urban population has increased from 2,751,517 (54.7%) in 2000 to 3,757,000 (59.8%) in the current year. The population density of Nicaragua has changed from 27.0 in 1980 to 51.1 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,417,000 | 66,000 (1.0%) | -16,031 | 29.9 | 2.09 | 53 | 3,881,000 (60.5%) |
| 2025 | 6,732,000 | 63,000 (0.9%) | -8,000 | 31.6 | 1.98 | 56 | 4,197,000 (62.3%) |
| 2030 | 7,046,000 | 60,000 (0.9%) | -8,000 | 33.4 | 1.89 | 59 | 4,532,000 (64.3%) |
| 2035 | 7,318,000 | 51,000 (0.7%) | -8,000 | 35.2 | 1.82 | 61 | 4,852,000 (66.3%) |
| 2040 | 7,549,000 | 43,000 (0.6%) | -8,000 | 37.0 | 1.77 | 63 | 5,149,000 (68.2%) |
| 2045 | 7,735,000 | 34,000 (0.4%) | -8,000 | 38.7 | 1.74 | 64 | 5,421,000 (70.1%) |
| 2050 | 7,876,000 | 25,000 (0.3%) | -8,000 | 40.3 | 1.73 | 65 | 5,661,000 (71.9%) |
Total Nicaragua population should reach 6,417,000 by 2020 and should increase to 7,876,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 82.5 (80.5 years for male and 84.6 years for females). Population density will go up to 65.4 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.08% (68,072 residents, including 29,463 deaths). The demographics of Nicaragua constitutes of 3,186,000 women and 3,099,000 men, which means there are 973 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 38.0% of population (2,387,043) is 19 or younger, 56.3% of population (3,540,969) is between age 20 and 64 and 5.7% of population (357,617) is over 65.