Nicaragua Population Clock
Nicaragua has an estimated population of about 7.01 million, which makes it the 101st most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is growing steadily, at 1.31% a year.
The capital is Managua.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Nicaragua's population is changing
Nicaragua records about 367 births and 89 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 278 people per day, or about 101,540 a year before migration is counted.
Net migration runs at about 8,371 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 8% of its natural change.
If the current rate held indefinitely, Nicaragua would take roughly 53 years to double in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 6.23 million to 7.01 million — a gain of 774,836, or 12.4%.
Where people live in Nicaragua
With about 57 people per square kilometre, Nicaragua is moderately populated, close to the world average of 62. That ranks 79th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Iran and Guinea.
Nicaragua covers about 120,340 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 7.01 million into that density figure.
About 59.4% of people live in urban areas, making Nicaragua majority urban, almost exactly the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 4.17 million town and city dwellers and 2.84 million living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Nicaragua
Nicaragua has a broadly balanced age structure: about 28.3% are under 15 and 5.7% are 65 or older. Children outnumber over-65s by roughly 5.0 to one.
The total fertility rate is about 2.21 births per woman, above the ~2.1 replacement level, which is what sustains growth from births alone. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 75.1 years, roughly 1.6 years above the global average of 73.5.
Nicaragua at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 7.01 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #101 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | 1.31% | 2025 |
| Population density | 57 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 120,340 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 59.4% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 75.1 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 2.21 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 28.3% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 5.7% | 2025 |
| Net migration | -8,371 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 367 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 89 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank