Rural population in Nicaragua in 2025 — 2,841,991 people. Ranked 93 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 162.1%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.84M | +24,552 | +0.87% |
| 2024 | 2.82M | +28,294 | +1.01% |
| 2023 | 2.79M | +29,270 | +1.06% |
| 2022 | 2.76M | +26,179 | +0.96% |
| 2021 | 2.73M | +22,542 | +0.83% |
| 2020 | 2.71M | +23,067 | +0.86% |
| 2019 | 2.69M | +23,630 | +0.89% |
| 2018 | 2.66M | +23,594 | +0.89% |
| 2017 | 2.64M | +23,417 | +0.89% |
| 2016 | 2.62M | +23,314 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.59M | +23,290 | +0.91% |
| 2014 | 2.57M | +23,365 | +0.92% |
| 2013 | 2.55M | +23,596 | +0.93% |
| 2012 | 2.52M | +23,798 | +0.95% |
| 2011 | 2.5M | +23,932 | +0.97% |
| 2010 | 2.48M | +24,077 | +0.98% |
| 2009 | 2.45M | +24,238 | +1% |
| 2008 | 2.43M | +24,533 | +1.02% |
| 2007 | 2.4M | +24,743 | +1.04% |
| 2006 | 2.38M | +24,698 | +1.05% |
| 2005 | 2.35M | +22,137 | +0.95% |
| 2004 | 2.33M | +19,663 | +0.85% |
| 2003 | 2.31M | +19,812 | +0.86% |
| 2002 | 2.29M | +20,651 | +0.91% |
| 2001 | 2.27M | +22,267 | +0.99% |
| 2000 | 2.25M | +23,886 | +1.07% |
| 1999 | 2.23M | +24,622 | +1.12% |
| 1998 | 2.2M | +26,122 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.17M | +28,332 | +1.32% |
| 1996 | 2.15M | +31,303 | +1.48% |
| 1995 | 2.12M | +34,176 | +1.64% |
| 1994 | 2.08M | +35,351 | +1.73% |
| 1993 | 2.05M | +36,151 | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.01M | +36,718 | +1.86% |
| 1991 | 1.97M | +36,796 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1.94M | +36,525 | +1.92% |
| 1989 | 1.9M | +35,787 | +1.92% |
| 1988 | 1.86M | +34,038 | +1.86% |
| 1987 | 1.83M | +33,123 | +1.84% |
| 1986 | 1.8M | +33,044 | +1.87% |
| 1985 | 1.76M | +32,963 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.73M | +33,712 | +1.99% |
| 1983 | 1.7M | +35,079 | +2.11% |
| 1982 | 1.66M | +35,894 | +2.21% |
| 1981 | 1.63M | +36,071 | +2.27% |
| 1980 | 1.59M | +33,507 | +2.15% |
| 1979 | 1.56M | +31,757 | +2.08% |
| 1978 | 1.52M | +33,586 | +2.25% |
| 1977 | 1.49M | +34,128 | +2.34% |
| 1976 | 1.46M | +33,345 | +2.34% |
| 1975 | 1.42M | +32,427 | +2.33% |
| 1974 | 1.39M | +31,494 | +2.32% |
| 1973 | 1.36M | +27,960 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.33M | +27,184 | +2.08% |
| 1971 | 1.3M | +26,841 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 1.28M | +21,772 | +1.73% |
| 1969 | 1.26M | +18,268 | +1.48% |
| 1968 | 1.24M | +16,284 | +1.33% |
| 1967 | 1.22M | +15,603 | +1.29% |
| 1966 | 1.21M | +16,124 | +1.36% |
| 1965 | 1.19M | +17,724 | +1.51% |
| 1964 | 1.17M | +20,491 | +1.78% |
| 1963 | 1.15M | +22,402 | +1.98% |
| 1962 | 1.13M | +22,344 | +2.02% |
| 1961 | 1.11M | +22,202 | +2.05% |
| 1960 | 1.08M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
