Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Nicaragua

Population growth in Nicaragua in 2025 — 1.31%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.68 pp.

2025 1.31% −0.03 pp vs 2024
World rank 80of 217
Period maximum 3.14%1969
Period minimum 1.18%2003

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Nicaragua, 1961–202511.522.533.519611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.99%1963: 3.01%1965: 3.06%1967: 3.12%1969: 3.14%1971: 3.12%1973: 2.9%1975: 3.06%1977: 3.01%1979: 2.7%1981: 2.83%1983: 2.63%1985: 2.39%1987: 2.29%1989: 2.34%1991: 2.31%1993: 2.2%1995: 2.04%1997: 1.67%1999: 1.43%2001: 1.29%2003: 1.18%2005: 1.3%2007: 1.44%2009: 1.42%2011: 1.41%2013: 1.39%2015: 1.36%2017: 1.33%2019: 1.3%2021: 1.2%2023: 1.37%2025: 1.31%
Change over the period: −1.68 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Nicaragua 1.31%
World 0.91%
Central America computed 0.95%
Population growth — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 1.31 −0.03 pp
2024 1.35 −0.02 pp
2023 1.37 +0.09 pp
2022 1.28 +0.08 pp
2021 1.2 −0.05 pp
2020 1.25 −0.05 pp
2019 1.3 −0.02 pp
2018 1.32 −0.01 pp
2017 1.33 −0.01 pp
2016 1.34 −0.01 pp
2015 1.36 −0.01 pp
2014 1.37 −0.02 pp
2013 1.39 −0.01 pp
2012 1.4 −0.01 pp
2011 1.41 −0.01 pp
2010 1.42 −0.01 pp
2009 1.42 −0.01 pp
2008 1.43 −0 pp
2007 1.44 +0.01 pp
2006 1.43 +0.12 pp
2005 1.3 +0.12 pp
2004 1.18 +0 pp
2003 1.18 −0.03 pp
2002 1.21 −0.08 pp
2001 1.29 −0.09 pp
2000 1.38 −0.05 pp
1999 1.43 −0.1 pp
1998 1.53 −0.14 pp
1997 1.67 −0.19 pp
1996 1.86 −0.18 pp
1995 2.04 −0.09 pp
1994 2.12 −0.07 pp
1993 2.2 −0.07 pp
1992 2.26 −0.04 pp
1991 2.31 −0.03 pp
1990 2.34 −0.01 pp
1989 2.34 +0.05 pp
1988 2.3 +0 pp
1987 2.29 −0.04 pp
1986 2.34 −0.05 pp
1985 2.39 −0.1 pp
1984 2.48 −0.14 pp
1983 2.63 −0.12 pp
1982 2.74 −0.08 pp
1981 2.83 +0.09 pp
1980 2.74 +0.04 pp
1979 2.7 −0.19 pp
1978 2.89 −0.12 pp
1977 3.01 −0.03 pp
1976 3.04 −0.02 pp
1975 3.06 −0.02 pp
1974 3.08 +0.18 pp
1973 2.9 −0.01 pp
1972 2.91 −0.21 pp
1971 3.12 −0.01 pp
1970 3.13 −0.01 pp
1969 3.14 +0 pp
1968 3.14 +0.02 pp
1967 3.12 +0.03 pp
1966 3.09 +0.03 pp
1965 3.06 +0.03 pp
1964 3.03 +0.02 pp
1963 3.01 +0.01 pp
1962 3 +0.01 pp
1961 2.99

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

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