The population of Nicaragua is expected to grow by 63,000 in 2025 and reach 6,796,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 8,000 people yearly. On average there are 108,587 births and 33,714 deaths in Nicaragua per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.11 percent per year. The population density of Nicaragua has changed from 27.0 in 1980 to 54.9 in 2023.
| Current population | 6,735,858 people at present (Wednesday 22nd of January 2025) | |
| Median Age | 31.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 77.4 years | |
| Population density | 55.9 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,732,000 | 63,000 (0.9%) | -8,000 | 31.6 | 1.98 | 56 | 4,197,000 (62.3%) |
| 2024 | 6,669,000 | 62,000 (0.9%) | -16,031 | 31.3 | 55 | 4,132,000 (62.0%) | |
| 2023 | 6,607,000 | 63,000 (1.0%) | -16,031 | 30.9 | 55 | 4,069,000 (61.6%) | |
| 2022 | 6,544,000 | 63,000 (1.0%) | -16,031 | 30.6 | 54 | 4,006,000 (61.2%) | |
| 2021 | 6,481,000 | 64,000 (1.0%) | -16,031 | 30.2 | 54 | 3,943,000 (60.8%) | |
| 2020 | 6,417,000 | 66,000 (1.0%) | -16,031 | 29.9 | 2.09 | 53 | 3,881,000 (60.5%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -21,268 | 29.5 | 2.12 | 53 | 3,819,000 (60.1%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -21,268 | 29.2 | 2.15 | 52 | 3,757,000 (59.8%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -21,268 | 28.9 | 2.17 | 52 | 3,696,000 (59.4%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -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 2024 the population of Nicaragua was 6,669,000 and the average age increased from 21.1 in 1960 to 31.3. Urban population has increased from 2,751,517 (54.7%) in 2000 to 4,197,000 (62.3%) in the current year. The population density of Nicaragua has changed from 27.0 in 1980 to 54.9 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -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%) |
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 demographics of Nicaragua constitutes of 3,412,000 women and 3,321,000 men, which means there are 973 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 34.0% of population (2,290,226) is 19 or younger, 58.4% of population (3,932,161) is between age 20 and 64 and 7.6% of population (508,939) is over 65.