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

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The latest officially reported population of India was 1,463,865,525 in 2025 vs 7,007,502 people in Nicaragua in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,483,314,140 people compared to 7,144,725 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 207.6 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1% per year vs +1.32% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.5% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.14M (31.8% growth).

India vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Nicaragua
2100 1,515,764,791 8,686,387
2099 1,523,450,562 8,722,801
2098 1,531,147,367 8,758,489
2097 1,538,780,583 8,793,005
2096 1,546,380,447 8,826,676
2095 1,553,964,615 8,859,393
2094 1,561,496,245 8,890,985
2093 1,568,975,448 8,922,511
2092 1,576,332,553 8,952,706
2091 1,583,655,135 8,982,238
2090 1,590,899,630 9,010,281
2089 1,598,026,427 9,037,910
2088 1,605,029,461 9,064,058
2087 1,611,883,136 9,089,133
2086 1,618,654,560 9,113,522
2085 1,625,282,641 9,136,545
2084 1,631,712,094 9,158,382
2083 1,637,989,363 9,178,656
2082 1,644,062,886 9,197,809
2081 1,649,962,836 9,215,739
2080 1,655,654,966 9,231,840
2079 1,661,116,882 9,246,154
2078 1,666,332,415 9,258,426
2077 1,671,298,348 9,269,451
2076 1,676,004,895 9,278,508
2075 1,680,459,350 9,285,415
2074 1,684,595,952 9,291,490
2073 1,688,431,647 9,295,367
2072 1,691,990,872 9,297,079
2071 1,695,203,041 9,296,698
2070 1,698,107,519 9,294,691
2069 1,700,664,858 9,290,396
2068 1,702,876,723 9,283,672
2067 1,704,723,837 9,275,227
2066 1,706,198,000 9,264,219
2065 1,707,391,009 9,251,518
2064 1,708,212,818 9,236,612
2063 1,708,696,045 9,219,426
2062 1,708,862,369 9,199,856
2061 1,708,717,131 9,178,404
2060 1,708,195,453 9,154,342
2059 1,707,339,651 9,127,668
2058 1,706,165,210 9,098,625
2057 1,704,656,327 9,067,965
2056 1,702,865,262 9,035,277
2055 1,700,741,939 9,000,212
2054 1,698,325,374 8,962,862
2053 1,695,513,304 8,923,471
2052 1,692,384,182 8,881,555
2051 1,688,910,288 8,836,892
2050 1,685,088,884 8,789,897
2049 1,680,936,533 8,741,263
2048 1,676,430,514 8,689,971
2047 1,671,532,064 8,636,574
2046 1,666,226,180 8,581,536
2045 1,660,522,084 8,524,256
2044 1,654,412,346 8,464,984
2043 1,647,924,060 8,404,060
2042 1,640,993,579 8,341,211
2041 1,633,629,291 8,276,512
2040 1,625,848,393 8,209,876
2039 1,617,677,625 8,141,726
2038 1,609,097,629 8,071,337
2037 1,600,073,012 7,999,109
2036 1,590,593,050 7,925,391
2035 1,580,726,905 7,849,978
2034 1,570,491,868 7,772,780
2033 1,559,906,905 7,693,975
2032 1,548,963,391 7,613,757
2031 1,537,676,208 7,531,669
2030 1,526,059,268 7,448,359
2029 1,514,142,607 7,363,385
2028 1,501,971,477 7,276,613
2027 1,489,498,223 7,188,324
2026 1,476,782,637 7,098,677
2025 1,463,865,525 7,007,502
2024 1,450,935,791 6,916,140
2023 1,438,069,596 6,823,613
2022 1,425,423,212 6,730,654
2021 1,414,203,896 6,644,741
2020 1,402,617,695 6,565,267
2019 1,389,030,312 6,483,657
2018 1,374,659,064 6,400,080
2017 1,359,657,400 6,316,231
2016 1,343,944,296 6,232,666
2015 1,328,024,498 6,149,417
2014 1,312,277,191 6,066,492
2013 1,295,829,511 5,983,845
2012 1,278,674,502 5,901,287
2011 1,261,224,954 5,819,051
2010 1,243,481,564 5,737,450
2009 1,225,524,753 5,656,601
2008 1,207,930,964 5,576,593
2007 1,190,676,021 5,497,243
2006 1,172,878,890 5,418,855
2005 1,154,676,322 5,342,105
2004 1,135,991,513 5,272,912
2003 1,116,803,006 5,210,963
2002 1,097,600,380 5,149,909
2001 1,077,898,575 5,087,825
2000 1,057,922,733 5,022,633
1999 1,038,225,823 4,954,018
1998 1,018,665,080 4,883,655
1997 999,133,762 4,809,573
1996 979,678,458 4,729,974
1995 960,301,044 4,642,931
1994 941,163,767 4,549,316
1993 922,118,387 4,453,732
1992 902,957,070 4,357,026
1991 883,927,600 4,259,637
1990 864,972,221 4,162,559
1989 846,039,529 4,066,476
1988 827,342,990 3,972,320
1987 808,931,270 3,882,164
1986 790,689,978 3,794,157
1985 772,647,793 3,706,479
1984 754,875,449 3,619,104
1983 737,372,681 3,530,282
1982 720,313,473 3,438,745
1981 703,696,250 3,345,674
1980 687,354,025 3,252,403
1979 671,155,747 3,164,525
1978 655,728,229 3,080,314
1977 640,801,103 2,992,534
1976 625,861,883 2,903,851
1975 611,309,535 2,816,943
1974 597,041,391 2,732,075
1973 583,465,598 2,649,278
1972 570,482,142 2,573,578
1971 558,096,387 2,499,825
1970 545,864,268 2,423,065
1969 533,880,544 2,348,398
1968 522,716,889 2,275,836
1967 511,606,372 2,205,567
1966 500,740,247 2,137,820
1965 490,140,146 2,072,681
1964 479,229,598 2,010,176
1963 468,138,575 1,950,159
1962 457,283,090 1,892,320
1961 446,564,729 1,836,451
1960 435,990,338 1,782,370

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 139,369,844 people (a 10.4% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 912,059 people (a 14.6% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st 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) India's population will grow by 13.6% to 1,685,088,884 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Nicaragua will increase by 23% to 8,789,897 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Nicaragua
2100 -0.5% -0.42%
2099 -0.5% -0.41%
2098 -0.5% -0.39%
2097 -0.49% -0.38%
2096 -0.49% -0.37%
2095 -0.48% -0.36%
2094 -0.48% -0.35%
2093 -0.47% -0.34%
2092 -0.46% -0.33%
2091 -0.46% -0.31%
2090 -0.45% -0.31%
2089 -0.44% -0.29%
2088 -0.43% -0.28%
2087 -0.42% -0.27%
2086 -0.41% -0.25%
2085 -0.39% -0.24%
2084 -0.38% -0.22%
2083 -0.37% -0.21%
2082 -0.36% -0.19%
2081 -0.34% -0.17%
2080 -0.33% -0.15%
2079 -0.31% -0.13%
2078 -0.3% -0.12%
2077 -0.28% -0.1%
2076 -0.27% -0.07%
2075 -0.25% -0.07%
2074 -0.23% -0.04%
2073 -0.21% -0.02%
2072 -0.19% 0.004%
2071 -0.17% 0.02%
2070 -0.15% 0.05%
2069 -0.13% 0.07%
2068 -0.11% 0.09%
2067 -0.09% 0.12%
2066 -0.07% 0.14%
2065 -0.05% 0.16%
2064 -0.03% 0.19%
2063 -0.01% 0.21%
2062 0.008% 0.23%
2061 0.03% 0.26%
2060 0.05% 0.29%
2059 0.07% 0.32%
2058 0.09% 0.34%
2057 0.11% 0.36%
2056 0.12% 0.39%
2055 0.14% 0.42%
2054 0.17% 0.44%
2053 0.18% 0.47%
2052 0.21% 0.51%
2051 0.23% 0.53%
2050 0.25% 0.56%
2049 0.27% 0.59%
2048 0.29% 0.62%
2047 0.32% 0.64%
2046 0.34% 0.67%
2045 0.37% 0.7%
2044 0.39% 0.72%
2043 0.42% 0.75%
2042 0.45% 0.78%
2041 0.48% 0.81%
2040 0.51% 0.84%
2039 0.53% 0.87%
2038 0.56% 0.9%
2037 0.6% 0.93%
2036 0.62% 0.96%
2035 0.65% 0.99%
2034 0.68% 1.02%
2033 0.71% 1.05%
2032 0.73% 1.09%
2031 0.76% 1.12%
2030 0.79% 1.15%
2029 0.81% 1.19%
2028 0.84% 1.23%
2027 0.86% 1.26%
2026 0.88% 1.3%
2025 0.89% 1.32%
2024 0.89% 1.36%
2023 0.89% 1.38%
2022 0.79% 1.29%
2021 0.83% 1.21%
2020 0.98% 1.26%
2019 1.05% 1.31%
2018 1.1% 1.33%
2017 1.17% 1.34%
2016 1.2% 1.35%
2015 1.2% 1.37%
2014 1.27% 1.38%
2013 1.34% 1.4%
2012 1.38% 1.41%
2011 1.43% 1.42%
2010 1.47% 1.43%
2009 1.46% 1.43%
2008 1.45% 1.44%
2007 1.52% 1.45%
2006 1.58% 1.44%
2005 1.64% 1.31%
2004 1.72% 1.19%
2003 1.75% 1.19%
2002 1.83% 1.22%
2001 1.89% 1.3%
2000 1.9% 1.39%
1999 1.92% 1.44%
1998 1.95% 1.54%
1997 1.99% 1.68%
1996 2.02% 1.87%
1995 2.03% 2.06%
1994 2.07% 2.15%
1993 2.12% 2.22%
1992 2.15% 2.29%
1991 2.19% 2.33%
1990 2.24% 2.36%
1989 2.26% 2.37%
1988 2.28% 2.32%
1987 2.31% 2.32%
1986 2.34% 2.37%
1985 2.35% 2.41%
1984 2.37% 2.52%
1983 2.37% 2.66%
1982 2.36% 2.78%
1981 2.38% 2.87%
1980 2.41% 2.78%
1979 2.35% 2.73%
1978 2.33% 2.93%
1977 2.39% 3.05%
1976 2.38% 3.09%
1975 2.39% 3.11%
1974 2.33% 3.13%
1973 2.28% 2.94%
1972 2.22% 2.95%
1971 2.24% 3.17%
1970 2.24% 3.18%
1969 2.14% 3.19%
1968 2.17% 3.19%
1967 2.17% 3.17%
1966 2.16% 3.14%
1965 2.28% 3.11%
1964 2.37% 3.08%
1963 2.37% 3.06%
1962 2.4% 3.04%
1961 2.43% 3.03%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Nicaragua's population grew by 1.32%.

Live population counters

India Nicaragua
Current population
1483314140
7144725
Population rank 1/197 107/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.09%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
5.77 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
3.97 minutes
One death every
3.3 seconds
16.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,424 +250
Annual growth/decline +12,929,734 +91,362
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +1.32%
Population growth rate rank 106/197 78/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -495,753 -8,371
Net migration rank 195/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -8,371
2024 13,630,090 -630,830 100,318 -8,189
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 100,921 -7,996
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 100,987 -7,996
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 89,213 -10,383
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 90,515 -10,383
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 102,817 -19,730
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 104,814 -20,742
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 105,468 -21,849
2016 16,202,593 81,248 106,585 -23,076
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 107,344 -24,353
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 108,420 -25,570
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 109,032 -26,587
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 110,065 -27,389
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 110,026 -28,221
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 110,475 -29,081
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 110,213 -29,913
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 110,395 -30,675
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 110,341 -31,357
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 110,073 -32,274
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 108,984 -33,280
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 106,904 -44,222
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 106,142 -44,931
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 105,805 -44,906
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 107,109 -43,837
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 109,192 -42,087
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 110,217 -40,095
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 108,862 -38,260
1997 19,494,098 880 114,415 -36,851
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 116,849 -35,208
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 118,325 -25,889
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 119,565 -24,773
1993 19,152,399 2,364 120,469 -24,091
1992 19,132,757 35,155 121,204 -24,171
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 121,787 -24,028
1990 18,893,588 125,514 120,677 -24,280
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 120,128 -24,364
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 117,299 -24,753
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 112,885 -25,127
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 113,054 -24,805
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 110,949 -23,840
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 110,133 -22,493
1983 17,219,127 119,694 110,618 -20,620
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 112,468 -19,395
1981 16,422,159 33,243 110,421 -17,353
1980 16,018,786 210,914 108,604 -15,130
1979 15,392,957 774,094 96,429 -14,152
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 98,419 -12,273
1977 14,575,662 590,626 100,498 -11,082
1976 14,435,504 275,984 98,100 -10,155
1975 13,958,642 434,205 95,230 -9,349
1974 13,795,836 347,869 92,505 -8,639
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 89,662 -7,947
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 76,906 -7,219
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 84,139 -6,328
1970 12,417,866 233,782 81,127 -5,423
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 78,237 -4,592
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 75,458 -3,979
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 72,722 -3,666
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 69,883 -3,443
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 67,056 -3,231
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 64,227 -3,043
1963 11,016,705 21,640 61,738 -2,881
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 59,547 -2,727
1961 10,468,816 295,177 57,499 -2,579
1960 10,237,489 146,955 55,664 -2,418

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.1% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 142,967,525 people) and 3.89% is from migration (a loss of 5,780,451 people). In Nicaragua 86.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,008,982 people) and 13.3% is from migration (a loss of 154,697 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.19M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 6.2M
Surat 5.94M
Kanpur 4.58M
Kolkata 4.5M
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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