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Population in Nicaragua compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 7,007,502 in 2025 vs 116,786,962 people in the Philippines in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,144,725 people compared to 118,213,646 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 16.5 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.51% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.32% per year vs +1.08% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.14M (31.8% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (32.1% growth).

Nicaragua vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Philippines
2100 8,686,387 115,059,775
2099 8,722,801 115,816,309
2098 8,758,489 116,573,828
2097 8,793,005 117,333,883
2096 8,826,676 118,100,419
2095 8,859,393 118,866,742
2094 8,890,985 119,626,818
2093 8,922,511 120,388,122
2092 8,952,706 121,147,462
2091 8,982,238 121,904,917
2090 9,010,281 122,652,199
2089 9,037,910 123,391,846
2088 9,064,058 124,122,345
2087 9,089,133 124,843,149
2086 9,113,522 125,552,213
2085 9,136,545 126,246,777
2084 9,158,382 126,918,902
2083 9,178,656 127,566,644
2082 9,197,809 128,196,192
2081 9,215,739 128,799,883
2080 9,231,840 129,384,776
2079 9,246,154 129,937,788
2078 9,258,426 130,470,163
2077 9,269,451 130,981,766
2076 9,278,508 131,455,691
2075 9,285,415 131,899,779
2074 9,291,490 132,321,868
2073 9,295,367 132,712,554
2072 9,297,079 133,078,198
2071 9,296,698 133,413,261
2070 9,294,691 133,726,740
2069 9,290,396 134,013,962
2068 9,283,672 134,276,965
2067 9,275,227 134,521,893
2066 9,264,219 134,738,123
2065 9,251,518 134,943,069
2064 9,236,612 135,121,691
2063 9,219,426 135,278,856
2062 9,199,856 135,418,302
2061 9,178,404 135,533,003
2060 9,154,342 135,624,320
2059 9,127,668 135,691,307
2058 9,098,625 135,723,393
2057 9,067,965 135,729,299
2056 9,035,277 135,713,449
2055 9,000,212 135,658,483
2054 8,962,862 135,564,032
2053 8,923,471 135,433,969
2052 8,881,555 135,267,110
2051 8,836,892 135,047,521
2050 8,789,897 134,786,831
2049 8,741,263 134,476,341
2048 8,689,971 134,125,026
2047 8,636,574 133,725,025
2046 8,581,536 133,275,028
2045 8,524,256 132,781,283
2044 8,464,984 132,246,145
2043 8,404,060 131,672,273
2042 8,341,211 131,060,574
2041 8,276,512 130,412,807
2040 8,209,876 129,728,924
2039 8,141,726 129,013,931
2038 8,071,337 128,259,977
2037 7,999,109 127,475,872
2036 7,925,391 126,664,807
2035 7,849,978 125,834,749
2034 7,772,780 124,984,319
2033 7,693,975 124,117,657
2032 7,613,757 123,239,893
2031 7,531,669 122,353,079
2030 7,448,359 121,447,264
2029 7,363,385 120,532,209
2028 7,276,613 119,603,538
2027 7,188,324 118,669,567
2026 7,098,677 117,732,112
2025 7,007,502 116,786,962
2024 6,916,140 115,843,670
2023 6,823,613 114,891,199
2022 6,730,654 113,964,338
2021 6,644,741 113,100,950
2020 6,565,267 112,081,264
2019 6,483,657 110,804,683
2018 6,400,080 109,465,287
2017 6,316,231 108,119,693
2016 6,232,666 106,735,719
2015 6,149,417 105,312,992
2014 6,066,492 103,767,130
2013 5,983,845 102,076,336
2012 5,901,287 100,175,512
2011 5,819,051 98,248,614
2010 5,737,450 96,337,125
2009 5,656,601 94,384,250
2008 5,576,593 92,699,095
2007 5,497,243 91,075,184
2006 5,418,855 89,508,986
2005 5,342,105 88,015,962
2004 5,272,912 86,394,504
2003 5,210,963 84,731,835
2002 5,149,909 83,068,889
2001 5,087,825 81,401,488
2000 5,022,633 79,625,397
1999 4,954,018 77,753,257
1998 4,883,655 75,791,024
1997 4,809,573 73,908,810
1996 4,729,974 72,190,242
1995 4,642,931 70,546,246
1994 4,549,316 69,019,291
1993 4,453,732 67,530,621
1992 4,357,026 65,926,125
1991 4,259,637 64,382,249
1990 4,162,559 62,854,666
1989 4,066,476 61,265,260
1988 3,972,320 59,739,052
1987 3,882,164 58,157,496
1986 3,794,157 56,645,077
1985 3,706,479 55,213,006
1984 3,619,104 53,726,181
1983 3,530,282 52,194,620
1982 3,438,745 50,695,707
1981 3,345,674 49,311,727
1980 3,252,403 48,043,740
1979 3,164,525 46,807,103
1978 3,080,314 45,575,281
1977 2,992,534 44,367,962
1976 2,903,851 43,201,488
1975 2,816,943 42,120,826
1974 2,732,075 41,174,341
1973 2,649,278 40,294,130
1972 2,573,578 39,408,560
1971 2,499,825 38,518,659
1970 2,423,065 37,622,204
1969 2,348,398 36,660,799
1968 2,275,836 35,638,342
1967 2,205,567 34,621,320
1966 2,137,820 33,617,170
1965 2,072,681 32,625,316
1964 2,010,176 31,643,032
1963 1,950,159 30,674,731
1962 1,892,320 29,723,536
1961 1,836,451 28,792,621
1960 1,782,370 27,891,897

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 912,059 people (a 14.6% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% growth).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 15th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Nicaragua's population will grow by 23% to 8,789,897 people with a rank change from 107th to 109th. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14% to 134,786,831 people and rank change from 15th to 14th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people compared to the peak of 136M people in 2057 for the Philippines.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Philippines
2100 -0.42% -0.65%
2099 -0.41% -0.65%
2098 -0.39% -0.65%
2097 -0.38% -0.65%
2096 -0.37% -0.64%
2095 -0.36% -0.64%
2094 -0.35% -0.63%
2093 -0.34% -0.63%
2092 -0.33% -0.62%
2091 -0.31% -0.61%
2090 -0.31% -0.6%
2089 -0.29% -0.59%
2088 -0.28% -0.58%
2087 -0.27% -0.56%
2086 -0.25% -0.55%
2085 -0.24% -0.53%
2084 -0.22% -0.51%
2083 -0.21% -0.49%
2082 -0.19% -0.47%
2081 -0.17% -0.45%
2080 -0.15% -0.43%
2079 -0.13% -0.41%
2078 -0.12% -0.39%
2077 -0.1% -0.36%
2076 -0.07% -0.34%
2075 -0.07% -0.32%
2074 -0.04% -0.29%
2073 -0.02% -0.27%
2072 0.004% -0.25%
2071 0.02% -0.23%
2070 0.05% -0.21%
2069 0.07% -0.2%
2068 0.09% -0.18%
2067 0.12% -0.16%
2066 0.14% -0.15%
2065 0.16% -0.13%
2064 0.19% -0.12%
2063 0.21% -0.1%
2062 0.23% -0.08%
2061 0.26% -0.07%
2060 0.29% -0.05%
2059 0.32% -0.02%
2058 0.34% -0.004%
2057 0.36% 0.01%
2056 0.39% 0.04%
2055 0.42% 0.07%
2054 0.44% 0.1%
2053 0.47% 0.12%
2052 0.51% 0.16%
2051 0.53% 0.19%
2050 0.56% 0.23%
2049 0.59% 0.26%
2048 0.62% 0.3%
2047 0.64% 0.34%
2046 0.67% 0.37%
2045 0.7% 0.4%
2044 0.72% 0.44%
2043 0.75% 0.47%
2042 0.78% 0.5%
2041 0.81% 0.53%
2040 0.84% 0.55%
2039 0.87% 0.59%
2038 0.9% 0.62%
2037 0.93% 0.64%
2036 0.96% 0.66%
2035 0.99% 0.68%
2034 1.02% 0.7%
2033 1.05% 0.71%
2032 1.09% 0.72%
2031 1.12% 0.75%
2030 1.15% 0.76%
2029 1.19% 0.78%
2028 1.23% 0.79%
2027 1.26% 0.8%
2026 1.3% 0.81%
2025 1.32% 0.81%
2024 1.36% 0.83%
2023 1.38% 0.81%
2022 1.29% 0.76%
2021 1.21% 0.91%
2020 1.26% 1.15%
2019 1.31% 1.22%
2018 1.33% 1.24%
2017 1.34% 1.3%
2016 1.35% 1.35%
2015 1.37% 1.49%
2014 1.38% 1.66%
2013 1.4% 1.9%
2012 1.41% 1.96%
2011 1.42% 1.98%
2010 1.43% 2.07%
2009 1.43% 1.82%
2008 1.44% 1.78%
2007 1.45% 1.75%
2006 1.44% 1.7%
2005 1.31% 1.88%
2004 1.19% 1.96%
2003 1.19% 2%
2002 1.22% 2.05%
2001 1.3% 2.23%
2000 1.39% 2.41%
1999 1.44% 2.59%
1998 1.54% 2.55%
1997 1.68% 2.38%
1996 1.87% 2.33%
1995 2.06% 2.21%
1994 2.15% 2.2%
1993 2.22% 2.43%
1992 2.29% 2.4%
1991 2.33% 2.43%
1990 2.36% 2.59%
1989 2.37% 2.55%
1988 2.32% 2.72%
1987 2.32% 2.67%
1986 2.37% 2.59%
1985 2.41% 2.77%
1984 2.52% 2.93%
1983 2.66% 2.96%
1982 2.78% 2.81%
1981 2.87% 2.64%
1980 2.78% 2.64%
1979 2.73% 2.7%
1978 2.93% 2.72%
1977 3.05% 2.7%
1976 3.09% 2.57%
1975 3.11% 2.3%
1974 3.13% 2.18%
1973 2.94% 2.25%
1972 2.95% 2.31%
1971 3.17% 2.38%
1970 3.18% 2.62%
1969 3.19% 2.87%
1968 3.19% 2.94%
1967 3.17% 2.99%
1966 3.14% 3.04%
1965 3.11% 3.1%
1964 3.08% 3.16%
1963 3.06% 3.2%
1962 3.04% 3.23%
1961 3.03% 3.23%

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 Nicaragua grew by 1.32%, while the Philippines' population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Philippines
Current population
7144725
118213646
Population rank 107/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.42%
One net population change
5.77 minutes
33.5 seconds
One birth every
3.97 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
16.4 minutes
42.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +250 +2,584
Annual growth/decline +91,362 +943,292
Annual growth/decline rate +1.32% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -8,371 -149,315
Net migration rank 129/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - -149,315
2024 100,318 -8,189 1,105,612 -160,373
2023 100,921 -7,996 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 100,987 -7,996 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 89,213 -10,383 917,928 -85,185
2020 90,515 -10,383 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 102,817 -19,730 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 104,814 -20,742 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 105,468 -21,849 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 106,585 -23,076 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 107,344 -24,353 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 108,420 -25,570 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 109,032 -26,587 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 110,065 -27,389 1,979,568 95,702
2011 110,026 -28,221 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 110,475 -29,081 2,030,979 13,556
2009 110,213 -29,913 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 110,395 -30,675 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 110,341 -31,357 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 110,073 -32,274 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 108,984 -33,280 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 106,904 -44,222 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 106,142 -44,931 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 105,805 -44,906 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 107,109 -43,837 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 109,192 -42,087 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 110,217 -40,095 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 108,862 -38,260 1,870,371 178,274
1997 114,415 -36,851 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 116,849 -35,208 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 118,325 -25,889 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 119,565 -24,773 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 120,469 -24,091 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 121,204 -24,171 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 121,787 -24,028 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 120,677 -24,280 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 120,128 -24,364 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 117,299 -24,753 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 112,885 -25,127 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 113,054 -24,805 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 110,949 -23,840 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 110,133 -22,493 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 110,618 -20,620 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 112,468 -19,395 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 110,421 -17,353 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 108,604 -15,130 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 96,429 -14,152 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 98,419 -12,273 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 100,498 -11,082 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 98,100 -10,155 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 95,230 -9,349 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 92,505 -8,639 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 89,662 -7,947 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 76,906 -7,219 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 84,139 -6,328 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 81,127 -5,423 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 78,237 -4,592 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 75,458 -3,979 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 72,722 -3,666 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 69,883 -3,443 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 67,056 -3,231 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 64,227 -3,043 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 61,738 -2,881 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 59,547 -2,727 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 57,499 -2,579 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 55,664 -2,418 1,036,017 -155,354

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

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Over the last 10 years, 86.7% of the population change in Nicaragua is from natural causes (a gain of 1,008,982 people) and 13.3% is from migration (a loss of 154,697 people). In the Philippines 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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