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Population in Estonia compared to Nicaragua: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Nicaragua's population is 5.32 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

Estonia vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Nicaragua
2100 831,394 8,688,116
2099 836,965 8,724,538
2098 842,414 8,760,232
2097 847,873 8,794,755
2096 853,472 8,828,433
2095 859,044 8,861,157
2094 864,547 8,892,755
2093 870,136 8,924,287
2092 875,676 8,954,488
2091 881,282 8,984,026
2090 887,028 9,012,075
2089 892,857 9,039,709
2088 898,736 9,065,862
2087 904,914 9,090,942
2086 911,254 9,115,336
2085 917,722 9,138,363
2084 924,458 9,160,205
2083 931,259 9,180,483
2082 938,110 9,199,639
2081 944,978 9,217,574
2080 952,018 9,233,677
2079 959,194 9,247,995
2078 966,496 9,260,269
2077 973,883 9,271,296
2076 981,283 9,280,355
2075 988,735 9,287,263
2074 996,352 9,293,340
2073 1,004,078 9,297,217
2072 1,011,873 9,298,930
2071 1,019,779 9,298,548
2070 1,027,821 9,296,541
2069 1,035,828 9,292,245
2068 1,043,819 9,285,519
2067 1,051,892 9,277,073
2066 1,059,940 9,266,063
2065 1,068,064 9,253,359
2064 1,076,199 9,238,451
2063 1,084,303 9,221,261
2062 1,092,418 9,201,687
2061 1,100,514 9,180,231
2060 1,108,650 9,156,164
2059 1,116,534 9,129,485
2058 1,124,375 9,100,437
2057 1,132,033 9,069,770
2056 1,139,610 9,037,076
2055 1,147,117 9,002,004
2054 1,154,317 8,964,646
2053 1,161,452 8,925,248
2052 1,168,381 8,883,323
2051 1,175,291 8,838,651
2050 1,182,029 8,791,647
2049 1,188,633 8,743,003
2048 1,194,960 8,691,701
2047 1,201,294 8,638,293
2046 1,207,577 8,583,244
2045 1,213,815 8,525,953
2044 1,220,042 8,466,669
2043 1,226,162 8,405,733
2042 1,232,282 8,342,871
2041 1,238,386 8,278,159
2040 1,244,441 8,211,510
2039 1,250,581 8,143,346
2038 1,256,780 8,072,943
2037 1,263,149 8,000,701
2036 1,269,700 7,926,969
2035 1,276,331 7,851,540
2034 1,283,159 7,774,327
2033 1,290,037 7,695,506
2032 1,297,036 7,615,273
2031 1,304,102 7,533,169
2030 1,311,189 7,449,842
2029 1,318,225 7,364,850
2028 1,325,354 7,278,061
2027 1,332,492 7,189,755
2026 1,339,590 7,100,090
2025 1,358,931 7,008,896
2024 1,372,341 6,916,140
2023 1,370,286 6,823,613
2022 1,348,840 6,730,654
2021 1,330,932 6,644,741
2020 1,329,522 6,565,267
2019 1,326,898 6,483,657
2018 1,321,977 6,400,080
2017 1,317,384 6,316,231
2016 1,315,790 6,232,666
2015 1,315,407 6,149,417
2014 1,314,545 6,066,492
2013 1,317,997 5,983,845
2012 1,322,696 5,901,287
2011 1,327,439 5,819,051
2010 1,331,475 5,737,450
2009 1,334,515 5,656,601
2008 1,337,090 5,576,593
2007 1,340,680 5,497,243
2006 1,346,810 5,418,855
2005 1,354,775 5,342,105
2004 1,362,550 5,272,912
2003 1,370,720 5,210,963
2002 1,379,350 5,149,909
2001 1,388,115 5,087,825
2000 1,396,985 5,022,633
1999 1,390,244 4,954,018
1998 1,386,156 4,883,655
1997 1,399,535 4,809,573
1996 1,415,594 4,729,974
1995 1,436,634 4,642,931
1994 1,462,514 4,549,316
1993 1,494,128 4,453,732
1992 1,533,091 4,357,026
1991 1,561,314 4,259,637
1990 1,569,174 4,162,559
1989 1,568,131 4,066,476
1988 1,561,900 3,972,320
1987 1,552,221 3,882,164
1986 1,540,190 3,794,157
1985 1,528,781 3,706,479
1984 1,518,617 3,619,104
1983 1,508,745 3,530,282
1982 1,498,414 3,438,745
1981 1,487,666 3,345,674
1980 1,477,219 3,252,403
1979 1,468,333 3,164,525
1978 1,460,188 3,080,314
1977 1,450,211 2,992,534
1976 1,439,576 2,903,851
1975 1,429,352 2,816,943
1974 1,418,169 2,732,075
1973 1,405,951 2,649,278
1972 1,392,518 2,573,578
1971 1,376,955 2,499,825
1970 1,360,076 2,423,065
1969 1,345,249 2,348,398
1968 1,331,214 2,275,836
1967 1,318,946 2,205,567
1966 1,308,597 2,137,820
1965 1,294,566 2,072,681
1964 1,277,086 2,010,176
1963 1,258,857 1,950,159
1962 1,241,623 1,892,320
1961 1,225,077 1,836,451
1960 1,211,537 1,782,370

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 831K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Nicaragua
2100 -0.67% -0.42%
2099 -0.65% -0.41%
2098 -0.64% -0.39%
2097 -0.66% -0.38%
2096 -0.65% -0.37%
2095 -0.64% -0.36%
2094 -0.64% -0.35%
2093 -0.63% -0.34%
2092 -0.64% -0.33%
2091 -0.65% -0.31%
2090 -0.65% -0.31%
2089 -0.65% -0.29%
2088 -0.68% -0.28%
2087 -0.7% -0.27%
2086 -0.7% -0.25%
2085 -0.73% -0.24%
2084 -0.73% -0.22%
2083 -0.73% -0.21%
2082 -0.73% -0.19%
2081 -0.74% -0.17%
2080 -0.75% -0.15%
2079 -0.76% -0.13%
2078 -0.76% -0.12%
2077 -0.75% -0.1%
2076 -0.75% -0.07%
2075 -0.76% -0.07%
2074 -0.77% -0.04%
2073 -0.77% -0.02%
2072 -0.78% 0.004%
2071 -0.78% 0.02%
2070 -0.77% 0.05%
2069 -0.77% 0.07%
2068 -0.77% 0.09%
2067 -0.76% 0.12%
2066 -0.76% 0.14%
2065 -0.76% 0.16%
2064 -0.75% 0.19%
2063 -0.74% 0.21%
2062 -0.74% 0.23%
2061 -0.73% 0.26%
2060 -0.71% 0.29%
2059 -0.7% 0.32%
2058 -0.68% 0.34%
2057 -0.66% 0.36%
2056 -0.65% 0.39%
2055 -0.62% 0.42%
2054 -0.61% 0.44%
2053 -0.59% 0.47%
2052 -0.59% 0.51%
2051 -0.57% 0.53%
2050 -0.56% 0.56%
2049 -0.53% 0.59%
2048 -0.53% 0.62%
2047 -0.52% 0.64%
2046 -0.51% 0.67%
2045 -0.51% 0.7%
2044 -0.5% 0.72%
2043 -0.5% 0.75%
2042 -0.49% 0.78%
2041 -0.49% 0.81%
2040 -0.49% 0.84%
2039 -0.49% 0.87%
2038 -0.5% 0.9%
2037 -0.52% 0.93%
2036 -0.52% 0.96%
2035 -0.53% 0.99%
2034 -0.53% 1.02%
2033 -0.54% 1.05%
2032 -0.54% 1.09%
2031 -0.54% 1.12%
2030 -0.53% 1.15%
2029 -0.54% 1.19%
2028 -0.54% 1.23%
2027 -0.53% 1.26%
2026 -1.42% 1.3%
2025 -0.98% 1.34%
2024 0.15% 1.36%
2023 1.59% 1.38%
2022 1.35% 1.29%
2021 0.11% 1.21%
2020 0.2% 1.26%
2019 0.37% 1.31%
2018 0.35% 1.33%
2017 0.12% 1.34%
2016 0.03% 1.35%
2015 0.07% 1.37%
2014 -0.26% 1.38%
2013 -0.36% 1.4%
2012 -0.36% 1.41%
2011 -0.3% 1.42%
2010 -0.23% 1.43%
2009 -0.19% 1.43%
2008 -0.27% 1.44%
2007 -0.46% 1.45%
2006 -0.59% 1.44%
2005 -0.57% 1.31%
2004 -0.6% 1.19%
2003 -0.63% 1.19%
2002 -0.63% 1.22%
2001 -0.63% 1.3%
2000 0.48% 1.39%
1999 0.29% 1.44%
1998 -0.96% 1.54%
1997 -1.13% 1.68%
1996 -1.46% 1.87%
1995 -1.77% 2.06%
1994 -2.12% 2.15%
1993 -2.54% 2.22%
1992 -1.81% 2.29%
1991 -0.5% 2.33%
1990 0.07% 2.36%
1989 0.4% 2.37%
1988 0.62% 2.32%
1987 0.78% 2.32%
1986 0.75% 2.37%
1985 0.67% 2.41%
1984 0.65% 2.52%
1983 0.69% 2.66%
1982 0.72% 2.78%
1981 0.71% 2.87%
1980 0.61% 2.78%
1979 0.56% 2.73%
1978 0.69% 2.93%
1977 0.74% 3.05%
1976 0.72% 3.09%
1975 0.79% 3.11%
1974 0.87% 3.13%
1973 0.96% 2.94%
1972 1.13% 2.95%
1971 1.24% 3.17%
1970 1.1% 3.18%
1969 1.05% 3.19%
1968 0.93% 3.19%
1967 0.79% 3.17%
1966 1.08% 3.14%
1965 1.37% 3.11%
1964 1.45% 3.08%
1963 1.39% 3.06%
1962 1.35% 3.04%
1961 1.12% 3.03%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/estonia/nicaragua | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

Estonia Nicaragua
Current population
1339590
7124343
Population rank 155/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
4.26 hours
5.68 minutes
One birth every
47.9 minutes
3.98 minutes
One death every
32.8 minutes
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 +253
Annual growth/decline +2,055 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 78/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -13,350 -8,371
Net migration rank 141/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -8,371
2024 - -7,742 - -8,189
2023 -5,070 5,717 100,921 -7,996
2022 -5,665 39,754 100,987 -7,996
2021 -5,324 7,043 89,213 -10,383
2020 -2,659 3,694 90,515 -10,383
2019 -1,327 5,386 102,817 -19,730
2018 -1,322 7,089 104,814 -20,742
2017 -1,713 5,202 105,468 -21,849
2016 -1,316 1,081 106,585 -23,076
2015 -1,315 4,261 107,344 -24,353
2014 -1,972 -674 108,420 -25,570
2013 -1,713 -2,688 109,032 -26,587
2012 -1,455 -3,674 110,065 -27,389
2011 -531 -3,941 110,026 -28,221
2010 0 -3,781 110,475 -29,081
2009 -400 -2,089 110,213 -29,913
2008 -668 -2,034 110,395 -30,675
2007 -1,608 -2,941 110,341 -31,357
2006 -2,559 -5,351 110,073 -32,274
2005 -2,981 -5,208 108,984 -33,280
2004 -3,679 -3,681 106,904 -44,222
2003 -5,072 -3,705 106,142 -44,931
2002 -5,380 -2,889 105,805 -44,906
2001 -5,830 -3,280 107,109 -43,837
2000 -5,309 -3,083 109,192 -42,087
1999 -6,117 1,419 110,217 -40,095
1998 -7,208 -3,296 108,862 -38,260
1997 -6,018 -4,066 114,415 -36,851
1996 -5,662 -10,540 116,849 -35,208
1995 -7,327 -12,655 118,325 -25,889
1994 -8,044 -17,984 119,565 -24,773
1993 -5,976 -25,501 120,469 -24,091
1992 -1,993 -38,391 121,204 -24,171
1991 -312 -9,712 121,787 -24,028
1990 2,825 -2,660 120,677 -24,280
1989 5,803 -368 120,128 -24,364
1988 6,404 5,256 117,299 -24,753
1987 6,829 5,389 112,885 -25,127
1986 6,160 5,260 113,054 -24,805
1985 4,281 5,097 110,949 -23,840
1984 5,163 5,006 110,133 -22,493
1983 5,884 4,986 110,618 -20,620
1982 5,244 4,832 112,468 -19,395
1981 4,612 4,789 110,421 -17,353
1980 3,989 4,619 108,604 -15,130
1979 3,818 4,521 96,429 -14,152
1978 4,088 7,234 98,419 -12,273
1977 4,931 7,189 100,498 -11,082
1976 4,319 6,942 98,100 -10,155
1975 4,717 6,737 95,230 -9,349
1974 5,956 6,594 92,505 -8,639
1973 5,623 6,488 89,662 -7,947
1972 6,267 6,432 76,906 -7,219
1971 7,160 6,392 84,139 -6,328
1970 6,257 6,158 81,127 -5,423
1969 5,515 8,650 78,237 -4,592
1968 5,592 9,403 75,458 -3,979
1967 5,012 9,115 72,722 -3,666
1966 4,842 8,998 69,883 -3,443
1965 5,437 8,851 67,056 -3,231
1964 6,897 8,734 64,227 -3,043
1963 6,043 8,410 61,738 -2,881
1962 6,457 8,248 59,547 -2,727
1961 7,228 7,991 57,499 -2,579
1960 7,511 7,762 55,664 -2,418

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people). In Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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