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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,124,343 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 36.5 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.23% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.12M (31.5% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Nicaragua vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Pakistan
2100 8,688,116 514,531,704
2099 8,724,538 513,655,674
2098 8,760,232 512,727,636
2097 8,794,755 511,735,790
2096 8,828,433 510,636,755
2095 8,861,157 509,437,875
2094 8,892,755 508,130,071
2093 8,924,287 506,765,644
2092 8,954,488 505,327,656
2091 8,984,026 503,824,444
2090 9,012,075 502,264,268
2089 9,039,709 500,660,501
2088 9,065,862 498,935,983
2087 9,090,942 497,190,466
2086 9,115,336 495,313,036
2085 9,138,363 493,366,305
2084 9,160,205 491,354,778
2083 9,180,483 489,225,193
2082 9,199,639 486,984,952
2081 9,217,574 484,673,501
2080 9,233,677 482,257,479
2079 9,247,995 479,813,404
2078 9,260,269 477,277,836
2077 9,271,296 474,593,860
2076 9,280,355 471,779,348
2075 9,287,263 468,855,468
2074 9,293,340 465,875,137
2073 9,297,217 462,811,079
2072 9,298,930 459,656,523
2071 9,298,548 456,423,506
2070 9,296,541 453,095,985
2069 9,292,245 449,655,599
2068 9,285,519 446,126,774
2067 9,277,073 442,540,629
2066 9,266,063 438,879,326
2065 9,253,359 435,169,856
2064 9,238,451 431,394,393
2063 9,221,261 427,575,887
2062 9,201,687 423,636,352
2061 9,180,231 419,672,017
2060 9,156,164 415,638,125
2059 9,129,485 411,576,344
2058 9,100,437 407,429,129
2057 9,069,770 403,233,874
2056 9,037,076 398,948,355
2055 9,002,004 394,645,693
2054 8,964,646 390,303,954
2053 8,925,248 385,922,748
2052 8,883,323 381,488,696
2051 8,838,651 377,018,239
2050 8,791,647 372,476,884
2049 8,743,003 367,909,407
2048 8,691,701 363,310,560
2047 8,638,293 358,659,474
2046 8,583,244 353,929,775
2045 8,525,953 349,156,085
2044 8,466,669 344,371,692
2043 8,405,733 339,561,029
2042 8,342,871 334,731,546
2041 8,278,159 329,875,686
2040 8,211,510 325,039,429
2039 8,143,346 320,137,108
2038 8,072,943 315,207,413
2037 8,000,701 310,312,684
2036 7,926,969 305,408,418
2035 7,851,540 300,541,523
2034 7,774,327 295,686,893
2033 7,695,506 290,851,174
2032 7,615,273 286,070,650
2031 7,533,169 281,351,929
2030 7,449,842 276,708,987
2029 7,364,850 272,189,955
2028 7,278,061 267,728,673
2027 7,189,755 263,390,059
2026 7,100,090 259,231,214
2025 7,008,896 255,166,301
2024 6,916,140 251,269,164
2023 6,823,613 247,504,495
2022 6,730,654 243,700,667
2021 6,644,741 239,477,801
2020 6,565,267 235,001,746
2019 6,483,657 230,800,899
2018 6,400,080 226,928,892
2017 6,316,231 223,273,967
2016 6,232,666 220,138,869
2015 6,149,417 217,290,883
2014 6,066,492 214,264,647
2013 5,983,845 211,073,978
2012 5,901,287 207,667,125
2011 5,819,051 203,746,065
2010 5,737,450 199,239,047
2009 5,656,601 194,376,534
2008 5,576,593 189,499,113
2007 5,497,243 184,493,231
2006 5,418,855 179,682,690
2005 5,342,105 175,453,212
2004 5,272,912 171,286,000
2003 5,210,963 167,110,248
2002 5,149,909 163,222,549
2001 5,087,825 159,270,907
2000 5,022,633 154,879,127
1999 4,954,018 150,565,377
1998 4,883,655 146,522,356
1997 4,809,573 142,531,804
1996 4,729,974 138,557,092
1995 4,642,931 134,582,253
1994 4,549,316 130,748,083
1993 4,453,732 127,020,117
1992 4,357,026 123,546,848
1991 4,259,637 120,060,406
1990 4,162,559 116,155,576
1989 4,066,476 112,336,629
1988 3,972,320 108,724,739
1987 3,882,164 105,130,717
1986 3,794,157 101,606,764
1985 3,706,479 98,229,285
1984 3,619,104 95,164,936
1983 3,530,282 92,227,711
1982 3,438,745 89,089,246
1981 3,345,674 85,802,049
1980 3,252,403 82,291,010
1979 3,164,525 78,997,039
1978 3,080,314 76,307,379
1977 2,992,534 73,901,827
1976 2,903,851 71,620,254
1975 2,816,943 69,461,175
1974 2,732,075 67,415,487
1973 2,649,278 65,461,912
1972 2,573,578 63,583,194
1971 2,499,825 61,847,899
1970 2,423,065 60,166,719
1969 2,348,398 58,460,939
1968 2,275,836 56,810,507
1967 2,205,567 55,214,768
1966 2,137,820 53,678,667
1965 2,072,681 52,209,010
1964 2,010,176 50,799,999
1963 1,950,159 49,447,776
1962 1,892,320 48,156,128
1961 1,836,451 46,921,277
1960 1,782,370 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Pakistan
2100 -0.42% 0.17%
2099 -0.41% 0.18%
2098 -0.39% 0.19%
2097 -0.38% 0.22%
2096 -0.37% 0.24%
2095 -0.36% 0.26%
2094 -0.35% 0.27%
2093 -0.34% 0.28%
2092 -0.33% 0.3%
2091 -0.31% 0.31%
2090 -0.31% 0.32%
2089 -0.29% 0.35%
2088 -0.28% 0.35%
2087 -0.27% 0.38%
2086 -0.25% 0.39%
2085 -0.24% 0.41%
2084 -0.22% 0.44%
2083 -0.21% 0.46%
2082 -0.19% 0.48%
2081 -0.17% 0.5%
2080 -0.15% 0.51%
2079 -0.13% 0.53%
2078 -0.12% 0.57%
2077 -0.1% 0.6%
2076 -0.07% 0.62%
2075 -0.07% 0.64%
2074 -0.04% 0.66%
2073 -0.02% 0.69%
2072 0.004% 0.71%
2071 0.02% 0.73%
2070 0.05% 0.77%
2069 0.07% 0.79%
2068 0.09% 0.81%
2067 0.12% 0.83%
2066 0.14% 0.85%
2065 0.16% 0.88%
2064 0.19% 0.89%
2063 0.21% 0.93%
2062 0.23% 0.94%
2061 0.26% 0.97%
2060 0.29% 0.99%
2059 0.32% 1.02%
2058 0.34% 1.04%
2057 0.36% 1.07%
2056 0.39% 1.09%
2055 0.42% 1.11%
2054 0.44% 1.14%
2053 0.47% 1.16%
2052 0.51% 1.19%
2051 0.53% 1.22%
2050 0.56% 1.24%
2049 0.59% 1.27%
2048 0.62% 1.3%
2047 0.64% 1.34%
2046 0.67% 1.37%
2045 0.7% 1.39%
2044 0.72% 1.42%
2043 0.75% 1.44%
2042 0.78% 1.47%
2041 0.81% 1.49%
2040 0.84% 1.53%
2039 0.87% 1.56%
2038 0.9% 1.58%
2037 0.93% 1.61%
2036 0.96% 1.62%
2035 0.99% 1.64%
2034 1.02% 1.66%
2033 1.05% 1.67%
2032 1.09% 1.68%
2031 1.12% 1.68%
2030 1.15% 1.66%
2029 1.19% 1.67%
2028 1.23% 1.65%
2027 1.26% 1.6%
2026 1.3% 1.59%
2025 1.34% 1.55%
2024 1.36% 1.52%
2023 1.38% 1.56%
2022 1.29% 1.76%
2021 1.21% 1.9%
2020 1.26% 1.82%
2019 1.31% 1.71%
2018 1.33% 1.64%
2017 1.34% 1.42%
2016 1.35% 1.31%
2015 1.37% 1.41%
2014 1.38% 1.51%
2013 1.4% 1.64%
2012 1.41% 1.92%
2011 1.42% 2.26%
2010 1.43% 2.5%
2009 1.43% 2.57%
2008 1.44% 2.71%
2007 1.45% 2.68%
2006 1.44% 2.41%
2005 1.31% 2.43%
2004 1.19% 2.5%
2003 1.19% 2.38%
2002 1.22% 2.48%
2001 1.3% 2.84%
2000 1.39% 2.87%
1999 1.44% 2.76%
1998 1.54% 2.8%
1997 1.68% 2.87%
1996 1.87% 2.95%
1995 2.06% 2.93%
1994 2.15% 2.93%
1993 2.22% 2.81%
1992 2.29% 2.9%
1991 2.33% 3.36%
1990 2.36% 3.4%
1989 2.37% 3.32%
1988 2.32% 3.42%
1987 2.32% 3.47%
1986 2.37% 3.44%
1985 2.41% 3.22%
1984 2.52% 3.18%
1983 2.66% 3.52%
1982 2.78% 3.83%
1981 2.87% 4.27%
1980 2.78% 4.17%
1979 2.73% 3.52%
1978 2.93% 3.26%
1977 3.05% 3.19%
1976 3.09% 3.11%
1975 3.11% 3.03%
1974 3.13% 2.98%
1973 2.94% 2.95%
1972 2.95% 2.81%
1971 3.17% 2.79%
1970 3.18% 2.92%
1969 3.19% 2.91%
1968 3.19% 2.89%
1967 3.17% 2.86%
1966 3.14% 2.81%
1965 3.11% 2.77%
1964 3.08% 2.73%
1963 3.06% 2.68%
1962 3.04% 2.63%
1961 3.03% 2.65%

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/nicaragua/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.36%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Pakistan
Current population
7124343
260356147
Population rank 107/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 3.14%
One net population change
5.68 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
3.98 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
16.8 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +253 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +92,527 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -8,371 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 129/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - -1,235,336
2024 - -8,189 - -1,401,173
2023 100,921 -7,996 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 100,987 -7,996 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 89,213 -10,383 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 90,515 -10,383 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 102,817 -19,730 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 104,814 -20,742 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 105,468 -21,849 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 106,585 -23,076 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 107,344 -24,353 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 108,420 -25,570 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 109,032 -26,587 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 110,065 -27,389 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 110,026 -28,221 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 110,475 -29,081 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 110,213 -29,913 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 110,395 -30,675 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 110,341 -31,357 4,690,187 576,349
2006 110,073 -32,274 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 108,984 -33,280 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 106,904 -44,222 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 106,142 -44,931 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 105,805 -44,906 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 107,109 -43,837 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 109,192 -42,087 4,281,169 252,869
1999 110,217 -40,095 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 108,862 -38,260 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 114,415 -36,851 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 116,849 -35,208 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 118,325 -25,889 3,977,175 11,534
1994 119,565 -24,773 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 120,469 -24,091 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 121,204 -24,171 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 121,787 -24,028 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 120,677 -24,280 3,731,730 275,242
1989 120,128 -24,364 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 117,299 -24,753 3,554,755 38,139
1987 112,885 -25,127 3,448,813 146,364
1986 113,054 -24,805 3,341,643 111,045
1985 110,949 -23,840 3,233,315 68,860
1984 110,133 -22,493 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 110,618 -20,620 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 112,468 -19,395 2,934,689 294,252
1981 110,421 -17,353 2,790,454 555,032
1980 108,604 -15,130 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 96,429 -14,152 2,461,311 450,003
1978 98,419 -12,273 2,356,601 111,386
1977 100,498 -11,082 2,257,849 85,250
1976 98,100 -10,155 2,171,812 48,238
1975 95,230 -9,349 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 92,505 -8,639 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 89,662 -7,947 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 76,906 -7,219 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 84,139 -6,328 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 81,127 -5,423 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 78,237 -4,592 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 75,458 -3,979 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 72,722 -3,666 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 69,883 -3,443 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 67,056 -3,231 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 64,227 -3,043 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 61,738 -2,881 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 59,547 -2,727 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 57,499 -2,579 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 55,664 -2,418 1,217,147 0

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

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

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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