Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Nicaragua

Children under 15 in Nicaragua in 2025 — 1,984,010 people. Ranked 101 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 133.9%.

2025 1.98M people −0.25% vs 2024
World rank 101of 217
Period maximum 2.04M people1997
Period minimum 848,239 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Nicaragua, 1960–2025500,0001M1.5M2M2.5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 848,239 people1962: 909,220 people1964: 968,200 people1966: 1,024,647 people1968: 1,085,726 people1970: 1,151,800 people1972: 1,220,096 people1974: 1,292,709 people1976: 1,372,163 people1978: 1,455,465 people1980: 1,539,925 people1982: 1,625,472 people1984: 1,707,728 people1986: 1,784,484 people1988: 1,854,731 people1990: 1,917,459 people1992: 1,971,479 people1994: 2,013,783 people1996: 2,038,372 people1998: 2,036,636 people2000: 2,024,492 people2002: 2,003,314 people2004: 1,976,290 people2006: 1,961,416 people2008: 1,960,623 people2010: 1,963,048 people2012: 1,968,068 people2014: 1,975,296 people2016: 1,983,240 people2018: 1,993,119 people2020: 1,997,314 people2022: 1,995,433 people2024: 1,989,004 people2025: 1,984,010 people
Change over the period: +1.14M (+133.9%) Average annual rate: 1.32 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua 1.98M people
World 2.01B people
Central America computed 46.63M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 945M people
Children under 15 — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.98M −4,994 −0.25%
2024 1.99M −3,755 −0.19%
2023 1.99M −2,674 −0.13%
2022 2M −1,608 −0.08%
2021 2M −273 −0.01%
2020 2M +1,215 +0.06%
2019 2M +2,980 +0.15%
2018 1.99M +4,738 +0.24%
2017 1.99M +5,141 +0.26%
2016 1.98M +4,216 +0.21%
2015 1.98M +3,728 +0.19%
2014 1.98M +3,738 +0.19%
2013 1.97M +3,490 +0.18%
2012 1.97M +2,722 +0.14%
2011 1.97M +2,298 +0.12%
2010 1.96M +1,804 +0.09%
2009 1.96M +621 +0.03%
2008 1.96M −181 −0.01%
2007 1.96M −612 −0.03%
2006 1.96M −4,364 −0.22%
2005 1.97M −10,510 −0.53%
2004 1.98M −13,453 −0.68%
2003 1.99M −13,571 −0.68%
2002 2M −12,010 −0.6%
2001 2.02M −9,168 −0.45%
2000 2.02M −6,646 −0.33%
1999 2.03M −5,498 −0.27%
1998 2.04M −2,950 −0.14%
1997 2.04M +1,214 +0.06%
1996 2.04M +8,634 +0.43%
1995 2.03M +15,955 +0.79%
1994 2.01M +19,521 +0.98%
1993 1.99M +22,783 +1.16%
1992 1.97M +25,735 +1.32%
1991 1.95M +28,285 +1.48%
1990 1.92M +30,332 +1.61%
1989 1.89M +32,396 +1.75%
1988 1.85M +34,291 +1.88%
1987 1.82M +35,956 +2.01%
1986 1.78M +37,601 +2.15%
1985 1.75M +39,155 +2.29%
1984 1.71M +40,520 +2.43%
1983 1.67M +41,736 +2.57%
1982 1.63M +42,541 +2.69%
1981 1.58M +43,006 +2.79%
1980 1.54M +42,669 +2.85%
1979 1.5M +41,791 +2.87%
1978 1.46M +41,765 +2.95%
1977 1.41M +41,537 +3.03%
1976 1.37M +40,315 +3.03%
1975 1.33M +39,139 +3.03%
1974 1.29M +38,123 +3.04%
1973 1.25M +34,490 +2.83%
1972 1.22M +33,445 +2.82%
1971 1.19M +34,851 +3.03%
1970 1.15M +33,628 +3.01%
1969 1.12M +32,446 +2.99%
1968 1.09M +31,202 +2.96%
1967 1.05M +29,877 +2.92%
1966 1.02M +28,639 +2.88%
1965 996,008 +27,808 +2.87%
1964 968,200 +28,669 +3.05%
1963 939,531 +30,311 +3.33%
1962 909,220 +30,751 +3.5%
1961 878,469 +30,230 +3.56%
1960 848,239

Central America, 2025

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About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.