Nicaragua's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 7.0 million in 2021.
The population of Nicaragua grew at 1.2% in the last year and is ranked the 15th most populated country in Americas, ahead of Paraguay.
Nicaragua last conducted a national census in 2005 and 84.7% of births in Nicaragua are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Nicaragua compares to other countries around the world and in the Americas region.
Nicaragua's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London