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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,124,343 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 34.2 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.03% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.12M (31.5% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Nicaragua vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Nigeria
2100 8,688,116 481,678,166
2099 8,724,538 481,494,914
2098 8,760,232 481,219,866
2097 8,794,755 480,876,108
2096 8,828,433 480,460,381
2095 8,861,157 479,976,454
2094 8,892,755 479,432,855
2093 8,924,287 478,807,152
2092 8,954,488 478,097,591
2091 8,984,026 477,274,569
2090 9,012,075 476,367,086
2089 9,039,709 475,363,859
2088 9,065,862 474,268,867
2087 9,090,942 473,072,894
2086 9,115,336 471,769,229
2085 9,138,363 470,365,292
2084 9,160,205 468,843,169
2083 9,180,483 467,224,322
2082 9,199,639 465,509,151
2081 9,217,574 463,679,779
2080 9,233,677 461,741,930
2079 9,247,995 459,680,797
2078 9,260,269 457,513,367
2077 9,271,296 455,254,796
2076 9,280,355 452,885,729
2075 9,287,263 450,402,898
2074 9,293,340 447,825,224
2073 9,297,217 445,152,156
2072 9,298,930 442,375,349
2071 9,298,548 439,499,004
2070 9,296,541 436,539,777
2069 9,292,245 433,472,204
2068 9,285,519 430,320,190
2067 9,277,073 427,066,199
2066 9,266,063 423,736,078
2065 9,253,359 420,318,527
2064 9,238,451 416,811,285
2063 9,221,261 413,231,409
2062 9,201,687 409,583,480
2061 9,180,231 405,859,509
2060 9,156,164 402,073,494
2059 9,129,485 398,228,736
2058 9,100,437 394,315,883
2057 9,069,770 390,341,867
2056 9,037,076 386,298,064
2055 9,002,004 382,193,151
2054 8,964,646 378,030,342
2053 8,925,248 373,799,276
2052 8,883,323 369,501,634
2051 8,838,651 365,149,555
2050 8,791,647 360,734,783
2049 8,743,003 356,271,401
2048 8,691,701 351,752,501
2047 8,638,293 347,169,674
2046 8,583,244 342,532,578
2045 8,525,953 337,834,528
2044 8,466,669 333,076,416
2043 8,405,733 328,256,555
2042 8,342,871 323,388,886
2041 8,278,159 318,469,120
2040 8,211,510 313,492,800
2039 8,143,346 308,474,350
2038 8,072,943 303,423,786
2037 8,000,701 298,351,344
2036 7,926,969 293,250,795
2035 7,851,540 288,138,368
2034 7,774,327 283,018,151
2033 7,695,506 277,897,810
2032 7,615,273 272,769,123
2031 7,533,169 267,666,779
2030 7,449,842 262,583,487
2029 7,364,850 257,504,936
2028 7,278,061 252,465,743
2027 7,189,755 247,457,208
2026 7,100,090 242,477,499
2025 7,008,896 237,546,527
2024 6,916,140 232,679,478
2023 6,823,613 227,882,945
2022 6,730,654 223,150,896
2021 6,644,741 218,529,286
2020 6,565,267 213,996,181
2019 6,483,657 209,485,641
2018 6,400,080 204,938,755
2017 6,316,231 200,254,579
2016 6,232,666 195,443,700
2015 6,149,417 190,671,878
2014 6,066,492 185,896,915
2013 5,983,845 181,049,443
2012 5,901,287 176,200,625
2011 5,819,051 171,379,598
2010 5,737,450 166,642,886
2009 5,656,601 162,049,464
2008 5,576,593 157,595,014
2007 5,497,243 153,267,261
2006 5,418,855 149,077,334
2005 5,342,105 145,017,253
2004 5,272,912 141,057,045
2003 5,210,963 137,202,644
2002 5,149,909 133,471,989
2001 5,087,825 129,862,595
2000 5,022,633 126,382,494
1999 4,954,018 123,047,320
1998 4,883,655 119,846,254
1997 4,809,573 116,754,792
1996 4,729,974 113,754,779
1995 4,642,931 110,819,428
1994 4,549,316 107,935,714
1993 4,453,732 105,122,069
1992 4,357,026 102,372,770
1991 4,259,637 99,720,162
1990 4,162,559 97,120,925
1989 4,066,476 94,531,014
1988 3,972,320 92,020,090
1987 3,882,164 89,591,716
1986 3,794,157 87,235,953
1985 3,706,479 84,897,973
1984 3,619,104 82,526,443
1983 3,530,282 80,438,260
1982 3,438,745 78,378,701
1981 3,345,674 76,068,103
1980 3,252,403 73,764,641
1979 3,164,525 71,498,242
1978 3,080,314 69,326,532
1977 2,992,534 67,234,590
1976 2,903,851 65,258,009
1975 2,816,943 63,410,815
1974 2,732,075 61,679,144
1973 2,649,278 60,082,139
1972 2,573,578 58,601,748
1971 2,499,825 57,214,684
1970 2,423,065 55,893,838
1969 2,348,398 54,631,914
1968 2,275,836 53,432,783
1967 2,205,567 52,293,065
1966 2,137,820 51,188,234
1965 2,072,681 50,086,764
1964 2,010,176 49,012,016
1963 1,950,159 47,973,575
1962 1,892,320 46,965,292
1961 1,836,451 45,989,310
1960 1,782,370 45,053,782

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/nicaragua/nigeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Nicaragua's population will grow by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people with a rank change from 107th to 108th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Nigeria
2100 -0.42% 0.04%
2099 -0.41% 0.06%
2098 -0.39% 0.07%
2097 -0.38% 0.09%
2096 -0.37% 0.1%
2095 -0.36% 0.11%
2094 -0.35% 0.13%
2093 -0.34% 0.15%
2092 -0.33% 0.17%
2091 -0.31% 0.19%
2090 -0.31% 0.21%
2089 -0.29% 0.23%
2088 -0.28% 0.25%
2087 -0.27% 0.28%
2086 -0.25% 0.3%
2085 -0.24% 0.32%
2084 -0.22% 0.35%
2083 -0.21% 0.37%
2082 -0.19% 0.39%
2081 -0.17% 0.42%
2080 -0.15% 0.45%
2079 -0.13% 0.47%
2078 -0.12% 0.5%
2077 -0.1% 0.52%
2076 -0.07% 0.55%
2075 -0.07% 0.58%
2074 -0.04% 0.6%
2073 -0.02% 0.63%
2072 0.004% 0.65%
2071 0.02% 0.68%
2070 0.05% 0.71%
2069 0.07% 0.73%
2068 0.09% 0.76%
2067 0.12% 0.79%
2066 0.14% 0.81%
2065 0.16% 0.84%
2064 0.19% 0.87%
2063 0.21% 0.89%
2062 0.23% 0.92%
2061 0.26% 0.94%
2060 0.29% 0.97%
2059 0.32% 0.99%
2058 0.34% 1.02%
2057 0.36% 1.05%
2056 0.39% 1.07%
2055 0.42% 1.1%
2054 0.44% 1.13%
2053 0.47% 1.16%
2052 0.51% 1.19%
2051 0.53% 1.22%
2050 0.56% 1.25%
2049 0.59% 1.28%
2048 0.62% 1.32%
2047 0.64% 1.35%
2046 0.67% 1.39%
2045 0.7% 1.43%
2044 0.72% 1.47%
2043 0.75% 1.51%
2042 0.78% 1.54%
2041 0.81% 1.59%
2040 0.84% 1.63%
2039 0.87% 1.66%
2038 0.9% 1.7%
2037 0.93% 1.74%
2036 0.96% 1.77%
2035 0.99% 1.81%
2034 1.02% 1.84%
2033 1.05% 1.88%
2032 1.09% 1.91%
2031 1.12% 1.94%
2030 1.15% 1.97%
2029 1.19% 2%
2028 1.23% 2.02%
2027 1.26% 2.05%
2026 1.3% 2.08%
2025 1.34% 2.09%
2024 1.36% 2.1%
2023 1.38% 2.12%
2022 1.29% 2.11%
2021 1.21% 2.12%
2020 1.26% 2.15%
2019 1.31% 2.22%
2018 1.33% 2.34%
2017 1.34% 2.46%
2016 1.35% 2.5%
2015 1.37% 2.57%
2014 1.38% 2.68%
2013 1.4% 2.75%
2012 1.41% 2.81%
2011 1.42% 2.84%
2010 1.43% 2.83%
2009 1.43% 2.83%
2008 1.44% 2.82%
2007 1.45% 2.81%
2006 1.44% 2.8%
2005 1.31% 2.81%
2004 1.19% 2.81%
2003 1.19% 2.8%
2002 1.22% 2.78%
2001 1.3% 2.75%
2000 1.39% 2.71%
1999 1.44% 2.67%
1998 1.54% 2.65%
1997 1.68% 2.64%
1996 1.87% 2.65%
1995 2.06% 2.67%
1994 2.15% 2.68%
1993 2.22% 2.69%
1992 2.29% 2.66%
1991 2.33% 2.68%
1990 2.36% 2.74%
1989 2.37% 2.73%
1988 2.32% 2.71%
1987 2.32% 2.7%
1986 2.37% 2.75%
1985 2.41% 2.87%
1984 2.52% 2.6%
1983 2.66% 2.63%
1982 2.78% 3.04%
1981 2.87% 3.12%
1980 2.78% 3.17%
1979 2.73% 3.13%
1978 2.93% 3.11%
1977 3.05% 3.03%
1976 3.09% 2.91%
1975 3.11% 2.81%
1974 3.13% 2.66%
1973 2.94% 2.53%
1972 2.95% 2.42%
1971 3.17% 2.36%
1970 3.18% 2.31%
1969 3.19% 2.24%
1968 3.19% 2.18%
1967 3.17% 2.16%
1966 3.14% 2.2%
1965 3.11% 2.19%
1964 3.08% 2.16%
1963 3.06% 2.15%
1962 3.04% 2.12%
1961 3.03% 2.08%

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

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In 2024, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.36%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Nigeria
Current population
7124343
243824469
Population rank 107/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 2.94%
One net population change
5.68 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
3.98 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
16.8 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +253 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +92,527 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 48/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -8,371 -15,258
Net migration rank 129/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - -15,258
2024 - -8,189 - -35,202
2023 100,921 -7,996 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 100,987 -7,996 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 89,213 -10,383 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 90,515 -10,383 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 102,817 -19,730 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 104,814 -20,742 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 105,468 -21,849 4,706,183 78,685
2016 106,585 -23,076 4,761,594 75,265
2015 107,344 -24,353 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 108,420 -25,570 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 109,032 -26,587 4,811,751 40,201
2012 110,065 -27,389 4,774,508 71,138
2011 110,026 -28,221 4,728,363 67,808
2010 110,475 -29,081 4,629,173 47,966
2009 110,213 -29,913 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 110,395 -30,675 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 110,341 -31,357 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 110,073 -32,274 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 108,984 -33,280 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 106,904 -44,222 3,877,376 46,370
2003 106,142 -44,931 3,751,120 33,857
2002 105,805 -44,906 3,606,814 69,594
2001 107,109 -43,837 3,478,370 64,163
2000 109,192 -42,087 3,343,196 74,535
1999 110,217 -40,095 3,155,425 97,195
1998 108,862 -38,260 3,003,946 145,575
1997 114,415 -36,851 2,936,500 96,885
1996 116,849 -35,208 2,882,205 84,448
1995 118,325 -25,889 2,830,771 73,243
1994 119,565 -24,773 2,735,198 128,134
1993 120,469 -24,091 2,673,675 90,200
1992 121,204 -24,171 2,596,173 138,412
1991 121,787 -24,028 2,527,807 42,760
1990 120,677 -24,280 2,491,928 135,959
1989 120,128 -24,364 2,452,324 99,588
1988 117,299 -24,753 2,376,419 93,510
1987 112,885 -25,127 2,322,397 64,418
1986 113,054 -24,805 2,295,003 29,682
1985 110,949 -23,840 2,289,784 61,514
1984 110,133 -22,493 2,278,060 113,758
1983 110,618 -20,620 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 112,468 -19,395 2,233,401 101,116
1981 110,421 -17,353 2,179,884 106,723
1980 108,604 -15,130 2,121,618 198,672
1979 96,429 -14,152 2,074,807 137,721
1978 98,419 -12,273 2,019,621 111,258
1977 100,498 -11,082 1,923,917 129,075
1976 98,100 -10,155 1,827,289 72,889
1975 95,230 -9,349 1,718,623 75,603
1974 92,505 -8,639 1,624,813 44,281
1973 89,662 -7,947 1,525,485 -618
1972 76,906 -7,219 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 84,139 -6,328 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 81,127 -5,423 1,295,507 7,953
1969 78,237 -4,592 1,213,484 6,912
1968 75,458 -3,979 1,168,254 9,615
1967 72,722 -3,666 1,082,884 18,683
1966 69,883 -3,443 1,095,582 12,513
1965 67,056 -3,231 1,061,840 32,988
1964 64,227 -3,043 1,028,272 26,411
1963 61,738 -2,881 995,116 27,115
1962 59,547 -2,727 966,452 27,906
1961 57,499 -2,579 932,111 25,515
1960 55,664 -2,418 901,301 12,131

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

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Over the last 10 years, 85.5% of the population change in Nicaragua is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people). In Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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