Nicaragua - Population
Population, total
The value for Population, total in Nicaragua was 6,624,554 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,624,554 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,773,132 in 1960.
Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 1,773,132 |
| 1961 | 1,829,772 |
| 1962 | 1,887,426 |
| 1963 | 1,946,240 |
| 1964 | 2,006,478 |
| 1965 | 2,068,379 |
| 1966 | 2,131,973 |
| 1967 | 2,197,303 |
| 1968 | 2,264,623 |
| 1969 | 2,334,285 |
| 1970 | 2,406,523 |
| 1971 | 2,481,345 |
| 1972 | 2,558,705 |
| 1973 | 2,638,699 |
| 1974 | 2,721,417 |
| 1975 | 2,806,859 |
| 1976 | 2,894,967 |
| 1977 | 2,985,480 |
| 1978 | 3,077,861 |
| 1979 | 3,171,404 |
| 1980 | 3,265,520 |
| 1981 | 3,360,142 |
| 1982 | 3,455,129 |
| 1983 | 3,549,711 |
| 1984 | 3,642,978 |
| 1985 | 3,734,343 |
| 1986 | 3,823,133 |
| 1987 | 3,909,672 |
| 1988 | 3,995,529 |
| 1989 | 4,082,958 |
| 1990 | 4,173,435 |
| 1991 | 4,267,570 |
| 1992 | 4,364,514 |
| 1993 | 4,462,496 |
| 1994 | 4,559,010 |
| 1995 | 4,652,185 |
| 1996 | 4,741,571 |
| 1997 | 4,827,658 |
| 1998 | 4,910,642 |
| 1999 | 4,991,041 |
| 2000 | 5,069,310 |
| 2001 | 5,145,367 |
| 2002 | 5,219,324 |
| 2003 | 5,292,115 |
| 2004 | 5,364,930 |
| 2005 | 5,438,692 |
| 2006 | 5,513,757 |
| 2007 | 5,590,066 |
| 2008 | 5,667,436 |
| 2009 | 5,745,538 |
| 2010 | 5,824,058 |
| 2011 | 5,903,035 |
| 2012 | 5,982,530 |
| 2013 | 6,062,462 |
| 2014 | 6,142,734 |
| 2015 | 6,223,234 |
| 2016 | 6,303,970 |
| 2017 | 6,384,843 |
| 2018 | 6,465,502 |
| 2019 | 6,545,503 |
| 2020 | 6,624,554 |
Population, female
The value for Population, female in Nicaragua was 3,359,705 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,359,705 in 2020 and a minimum value of 888,189 in 1960.
Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 888,189 |
| 1961 | 916,164 |
| 1962 | 944,641 |
| 1963 | 973,727 |
| 1964 | 1,003,583 |
| 1965 | 1,034,344 |
| 1966 | 1,066,058 |
| 1967 | 1,098,736 |
| 1968 | 1,132,407 |
| 1969 | 1,167,121 |
| 1970 | 1,202,919 |
| 1971 | 1,239,779 |
| 1972 | 1,277,727 |
| 1973 | 1,316,925 |
| 1974 | 1,357,574 |
| 1975 | 1,399,796 |
| 1976 | 1,443,600 |
| 1977 | 1,488,837 |
| 1978 | 1,535,265 |
| 1979 | 1,582,533 |
| 1980 | 1,630,348 |
| 1981 | 1,678,679 |
| 1982 | 1,727,442 |
| 1983 | 1,776,252 |
| 1984 | 1,824,653 |
| 1985 | 1,872,325 |
| 1986 | 1,918,951 |
| 1987 | 1,964,649 |
| 1988 | 2,010,030 |
| 1989 | 2,056,015 |
| 1990 | 2,103,182 |
| 1991 | 2,151,785 |
| 1992 | 2,201,438 |
| 1993 | 2,251,358 |
| 1994 | 2,300,465 |
| 1995 | 2,347,951 |
| 1996 | 2,393,604 |
| 1997 | 2,437,647 |
| 1998 | 2,480,212 |
| 1999 | 2,521,582 |
| 2000 | 2,561,997 |
| 2001 | 2,601,423 |
| 2002 | 2,639,908 |
| 2003 | 2,677,899 |
| 2004 | 2,715,975 |
| 2005 | 2,754,553 |
| 2006 | 2,793,837 |
| 2007 | 2,833,769 |
| 2008 | 2,874,141 |
| 2009 | 2,914,633 |
| 2010 | 2,954,978 |
| 2011 | 2,995,158 |
| 2012 | 3,035,243 |
| 2013 | 3,075,329 |
| 2014 | 3,115,567 |
| 2015 | 3,156,054 |
| 2016 | 3,196,840 |
| 2017 | 3,237,844 |
| 2018 | 3,278,831 |
| 2019 | 3,319,519 |
| 2020 | 3,359,705 |
Population, female (% of total population)
Population, female (% of total population) in Nicaragua was 50.72 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.74 in 2011, while its lowest value was 49.87 in 1976.
Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.09 |
| 1961 | 50.07 |
| 1962 | 50.05 |
| 1963 | 50.03 |
| 1964 | 50.02 |
| 1965 | 50.01 |
| 1966 | 50.00 |
| 1967 | 50.00 |
| 1968 | 50.00 |
| 1969 | 50.00 |
| 1970 | 49.99 |
| 1971 | 49.96 |
| 1972 | 49.94 |
| 1973 | 49.91 |
| 1974 | 49.88 |
| 1975 | 49.87 |
| 1976 | 49.87 |
| 1977 | 49.87 |
| 1978 | 49.88 |
| 1979 | 49.90 |
| 1980 | 49.93 |
| 1981 | 49.96 |
| 1982 | 50.00 |
| 1983 | 50.04 |
| 1984 | 50.09 |
| 1985 | 50.14 |
| 1986 | 50.19 |
| 1987 | 50.25 |
| 1988 | 50.31 |
| 1989 | 50.36 |
| 1990 | 50.39 |
| 1991 | 50.42 |
| 1992 | 50.44 |
| 1993 | 50.45 |
| 1994 | 50.46 |
| 1995 | 50.47 |
| 1996 | 50.48 |
| 1997 | 50.49 |
| 1998 | 50.51 |
| 1999 | 50.52 |
| 2000 | 50.54 |
| 2001 | 50.56 |
| 2002 | 50.58 |
| 2003 | 50.60 |
| 2004 | 50.62 |
| 2005 | 50.65 |
| 2006 | 50.67 |
| 2007 | 50.69 |
| 2008 | 50.71 |
| 2009 | 50.73 |
| 2010 | 50.74 |
| 2011 | 50.74 |
| 2012 | 50.74 |
| 2013 | 50.73 |
| 2014 | 50.72 |
| 2015 | 50.71 |
| 2016 | 50.71 |
| 2017 | 50.71 |
| 2018 | 50.71 |
| 2019 | 50.71 |
| 2020 | 50.72 |
Population, male
The value for Population, male in Nicaragua was 3,264,849 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,264,849 in 2020 and a minimum value of 884,943 in 1960.
Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 884,943 |
| 1961 | 913,608 |
| 1962 | 942,785 |
| 1963 | 972,513 |
| 1964 | 1,002,895 |
| 1965 | 1,034,035 |
| 1966 | 1,065,915 |
| 1967 | 1,098,567 |
| 1968 | 1,132,216 |
| 1969 | 1,167,164 |
| 1970 | 1,203,604 |
| 1971 | 1,241,566 |
| 1972 | 1,280,978 |
| 1973 | 1,321,774 |
| 1974 | 1,363,843 |
| 1975 | 1,407,063 |
| 1976 | 1,451,367 |
| 1977 | 1,496,643 |
| 1978 | 1,542,596 |
| 1979 | 1,588,871 |
| 1980 | 1,635,172 |
| 1981 | 1,681,463 |
| 1982 | 1,727,687 |
| 1983 | 1,773,459 |
| 1984 | 1,818,325 |
| 1985 | 1,862,018 |
| 1986 | 1,904,182 |
| 1987 | 1,945,023 |
| 1988 | 1,985,499 |
| 1989 | 2,026,943 |
| 1990 | 2,070,253 |
| 1991 | 2,115,785 |
| 1992 | 2,163,076 |
| 1993 | 2,211,138 |
| 1994 | 2,258,545 |
| 1995 | 2,304,234 |
| 1996 | 2,347,967 |
| 1997 | 2,390,011 |
| 1998 | 2,430,430 |
| 1999 | 2,469,459 |
| 2000 | 2,507,313 |
| 2001 | 2,543,944 |
| 2002 | 2,579,416 |
| 2003 | 2,614,216 |
| 2004 | 2,648,955 |
| 2005 | 2,684,139 |
| 2006 | 2,719,920 |
| 2007 | 2,756,297 |
| 2008 | 2,793,295 |
| 2009 | 2,830,905 |
| 2010 | 2,869,080 |
| 2011 | 2,907,877 |
| 2012 | 2,947,287 |
| 2013 | 2,987,133 |
| 2014 | 3,027,167 |
| 2015 | 3,067,180 |
| 2016 | 3,107,130 |
| 2017 | 3,146,999 |
| 2018 | 3,186,671 |
| 2019 | 3,225,984 |
| 2020 | 3,264,849 |
Population, male (% of total population)
Population, male (% of total population) in Nicaragua was 49.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 50.13 in 1976, while its lowest value was 49.26 in 2011.
Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.91 |
| 1961 | 49.93 |
| 1962 | 49.95 |
| 1963 | 49.97 |
| 1964 | 49.98 |
| 1965 | 49.99 |
| 1966 | 50.00 |
| 1967 | 50.00 |
| 1968 | 50.00 |
| 1969 | 50.00 |
| 1970 | 50.01 |
| 1971 | 50.04 |
| 1972 | 50.06 |
| 1973 | 50.09 |
| 1974 | 50.12 |
| 1975 | 50.13 |
| 1976 | 50.13 |
| 1977 | 50.13 |
| 1978 | 50.12 |
| 1979 | 50.10 |
| 1980 | 50.07 |
| 1981 | 50.04 |
| 1982 | 50.00 |
| 1983 | 49.96 |
| 1984 | 49.91 |
| 1985 | 49.86 |
| 1986 | 49.81 |
| 1987 | 49.75 |
| 1988 | 49.69 |
| 1989 | 49.64 |
| 1990 | 49.61 |
| 1991 | 49.58 |
| 1992 | 49.56 |
| 1993 | 49.55 |
| 1994 | 49.54 |
| 1995 | 49.53 |
| 1996 | 49.52 |
| 1997 | 49.51 |
| 1998 | 49.49 |
| 1999 | 49.48 |
| 2000 | 49.46 |
| 2001 | 49.44 |
| 2002 | 49.42 |
| 2003 | 49.40 |
| 2004 | 49.38 |
| 2005 | 49.35 |
| 2006 | 49.33 |
| 2007 | 49.31 |
| 2008 | 49.29 |
| 2009 | 49.27 |
| 2010 | 49.26 |
| 2011 | 49.26 |
| 2012 | 49.26 |
| 2013 | 49.27 |
| 2014 | 49.28 |
| 2015 | 49.29 |
| 2016 | 49.29 |
| 2017 | 49.29 |
| 2018 | 49.29 |
| 2019 | 49.29 |
| 2020 | 49.28 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
