The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,098,301 people compared to 35,898,979 in Poland.
Population statistics:
- Poland's population is 5.06 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
- Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 46th.
- The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 0.43% for Poland.
- For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
- Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.1M (31% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.9M (5.88% decline).
- Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 9.24M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.3M people by 2100.
Nicaragua vs Poland: live population counter
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| Current population |
7098301
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35898979
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| Population rank | 107/197 | 46/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 0.43% |
| One net population change |
5.68 minutes
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4.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.98 minutes
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
16.8 minutes
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1.29 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 hours
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2.21 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -8,189 | -238,062 |
| Daily growth/decline | +253 | -351 |
| Annual growth/decline | +92,527 | -128,120 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.36% | -0.35% |
| Population growth rate rank | 79/197 | 181/197 |
Nicaragua and Poland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,782,370 | 29,637,450 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,836,451 | 29,964,000 | 3.03% | 1.1% |
| 1962 | 1,892,320 | 30,308,500 | 3.04% | 1.15% |
| 1963 | 1,950,159 | 30,712,000 | 3.06% | 1.33% |
| 1964 | 2,010,176 | 31,139,450 | 3.08% | 1.39% |
| 1965 | 2,072,681 | 31,444,950 | 3.11% | 0.98% |
| 1966 | 2,137,820 | 31,681,000 | 3.14% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 2,205,567 | 31,987,155 | 3.17% | 0.97% |
| 1968 | 2,275,836 | 32,294,655 | 3.19% | 0.96% |
| 1969 | 2,348,398 | 32,548,300 | 3.19% | 0.79% |
| 1970 | 2,423,065 | 32,664,300 | 3.18% | 0.36% |
| 1971 | 2,499,825 | 32,783,500 | 3.17% | 0.36% |
| 1972 | 2,573,578 | 33,055,650 | 2.95% | 0.83% |
| 1973 | 2,649,278 | 33,357,200 | 2.94% | 0.91% |
| 1974 | 2,732,075 | 33,678,899 | 3.13% | 0.96% |
| 1975 | 2,816,943 | 34,015,199 | 3.11% | 1% |
| 1976 | 2,903,851 | 34,356,300 | 3.09% | 1% |
| 1977 | 2,992,534 | 34,689,050 | 3.05% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 3,080,314 | 34,965,600 | 2.93% | 0.8% |
| 1979 | 3,164,525 | 35,247,217 | 2.73% | 0.81% |
| 1980 | 3,252,403 | 35,574,150 | 2.78% | 0.93% |
| 1981 | 3,345,674 | 35,898,587 | 2.87% | 0.91% |
| 1982 | 3,438,745 | 36,230,481 | 2.78% | 0.92% |
| 1983 | 3,530,282 | 36,571,808 | 2.66% | 0.94% |
| 1984 | 3,619,104 | 36,904,134 | 2.52% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 3,706,479 | 37,201,885 | 2.41% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 3,794,157 | 37,456,119 | 2.37% | 0.68% |
| 1987 | 3,882,164 | 37,668,045 | 2.32% | 0.57% |
| 1988 | 3,972,320 | 37,824,487 | 2.32% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 4,066,476 | 37,961,529 | 2.37% | 0.36% |
| 1990 | 4,162,559 | 38,110,782 | 2.36% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 4,259,637 | 38,246,193 | 2.33% | 0.36% |
| 1992 | 4,357,026 | 38,363,667 | 2.29% | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 4,453,732 | 38,461,408 | 2.22% | 0.25% |
| 1994 | 4,549,316 | 38,542,652 | 2.15% | 0.21% |
| 1995 | 4,642,931 | 38,594,998 | 2.06% | 0.14% |
| 1996 | 4,729,974 | 38,624,370 | 1.87% | 0.08% |
| 1997 | 4,809,573 | 38,649,660 | 1.68% | 0.07% |
| 1998 | 4,883,655 | 38,663,481 | 1.54% | 0.04% |
| 1999 | 4,954,018 | 38,660,271 | 1.44% | -0.008% |
| 2000 | 5,022,633 | 38,258,629 | 1.39% | -1.04% |
| 2001 | 5,087,825 | 38,248,076 | 1.3% | -0.03% |
| 2002 | 5,149,909 | 38,230,364 | 1.22% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 5,210,963 | 38,204,570 | 1.19% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 5,272,912 | 38,182,222 | 1.19% | -0.06% |
| 2005 | 5,342,105 | 38,165,445 | 1.31% | -0.04% |
| 2006 | 5,418,855 | 38,141,267 | 1.44% | -0.06% |
| 2007 | 5,497,243 | 38,120,560 | 1.45% | -0.05% |
| 2008 | 5,576,593 | 38,125,759 | 1.44% | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 5,656,601 | 38,151,603 | 1.43% | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 5,737,450 | 38,042,794 | 1.43% | -0.29% |
| 2011 | 5,819,051 | 38,063,255 | 1.42% | 0.05% |
| 2012 | 5,901,287 | 38,063,164 | 1.41% | -0% |
| 2013 | 5,983,845 | 38,040,196 | 1.4% | -0.06% |
| 2014 | 6,066,492 | 38,011,735 | 1.38% | -0.07% |
| 2015 | 6,149,417 | 37,986,412 | 1.37% | -0.07% |
| 2016 | 6,232,666 | 37,970,087 | 1.35% | -0.04% |
| 2017 | 6,316,231 | 37,974,826 | 1.34% | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 6,400,080 | 37,974,750 | 1.33% | -0% |
| 2019 | 6,483,657 | 37,965,475 | 1.31% | -0.02% |
| 2020 | 6,565,267 | 37,515,748 | 1.26% | -1.18% |
| 2021 | 6,644,741 | 36,981,559 | 1.21% | -1.42% |
| 2022 | 6,730,654 | 36,821,749 | 1.29% | -0.43% |
| 2023 | 6,823,613 | 36,687,353 | 1.38% | -0.36% |
| 2024 | 6,916,140 | 36,559,233 | 1.36% | -0.35% |
| 2025 | 7,007,511 | 36,181,399 | 1.32% | -1.03% |
| 2026 | 7,097,335 | 35,898,979 | 1.28% | -0.78% |
| 2027 | 7,185,724 | 35,758,415 | 1.25% | -0.39% |
| 2028 | 7,272,691 | 35,609,703 | 1.21% | -0.42% |
| 2029 | 7,358,003 | 35,452,249 | 1.17% | -0.44% |
| 2030 | 7,441,612 | 35,287,436 | 1.14% | -0.46% |
| 2031 | 7,523,773 | 35,116,185 | 1.1% | -0.49% |
| 2032 | 7,604,398 | 34,938,952 | 1.07% | -0.5% |
| 2033 | 7,683,391 | 34,757,421 | 1.04% | -0.52% |
| 2034 | 7,760,901 | 34,571,572 | 1.01% | -0.53% |
| 2035 | 7,836,706 | 34,381,734 | 0.98% | -0.55% |
| 2036 | 7,910,787 | 34,187,419 | 0.95% | -0.57% |
| 2037 | 7,983,295 | 33,988,985 | 0.92% | -0.58% |
| 2038 | 8,054,140 | 33,787,175 | 0.89% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 8,122,959 | 33,581,427 | 0.85% | -0.61% |
| 2040 | 8,189,916 | 33,372,181 | 0.82% | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 8,255,163 | 33,160,435 | 0.8% | -0.63% |
| 2042 | 8,318,515 | 32,945,446 | 0.77% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 8,380,014 | 32,726,827 | 0.74% | -0.66% |
| 2044 | 8,439,720 | 32,506,015 | 0.71% | -0.67% |
| 2045 | 8,497,618 | 32,282,692 | 0.69% | -0.69% |
| 2046 | 8,553,413 | 32,056,740 | 0.66% | -0.7% |
| 2047 | 8,607,283 | 31,828,421 | 0.63% | -0.71% |
| 2048 | 8,659,292 | 31,597,823 | 0.6% | -0.72% |
| 2049 | 8,708,929 | 31,364,596 | 0.57% | -0.74% |
| 2050 | 8,756,439 | 31,128,250 | 0.55% | -0.75% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 865,635 (a 13.9% growth), while Poland's population decreased by -2,071,108 (a 5.45% decline).
Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 46th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Nicaragua's population will grow by 23.4% to 8,756,439 people with a rank change from 107th to 109th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.3% to 31,128,250 people and rank change from 46th to 61st.
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Population differences between Nicaragua and Poland
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| Life expectancy | 75.4 years | 79.2 years |
| Average age | 29.3 years | 42.7 years |
| Median age | 26.6 years | 42.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.22 births per woman | 1.16 births per woman |
| Population density | 148.9 ppl/mi² | 309 ppl/mi² |
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