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

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The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 7,007,502 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,144,725 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 20 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.8% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.32% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.14M (31.8% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Nicaragua vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Russia
2100 8,686,387 125,631,984
2099 8,722,801 125,735,285
2098 8,758,489 125,835,990
2097 8,793,005 125,914,480
2096 8,826,676 126,004,709
2095 8,859,393 126,072,890
2094 8,890,985 126,125,529
2093 8,922,511 126,181,074
2092 8,952,706 126,256,091
2091 8,982,238 126,304,823
2090 9,010,281 126,360,262
2089 9,037,910 126,412,664
2088 9,064,058 126,463,022
2087 9,089,133 126,511,263
2086 9,113,522 126,579,534
2085 9,136,545 126,655,806
2084 9,158,382 126,730,694
2083 9,178,656 126,805,713
2082 9,197,809 126,889,471
2081 9,215,739 126,973,300
2080 9,231,840 127,070,546
2079 9,246,154 127,191,346
2078 9,258,426 127,331,975
2077 9,269,451 127,489,152
2076 9,278,508 127,641,749
2075 9,285,415 127,825,235
2074 9,291,490 128,023,096
2073 9,295,367 128,238,922
2072 9,297,079 128,465,870
2071 9,296,698 128,745,681
2070 9,294,691 129,020,076
2069 9,290,396 129,309,803
2068 9,283,672 129,589,275
2067 9,275,227 129,873,991
2066 9,264,219 130,184,092
2065 9,251,518 130,515,828
2064 9,236,612 130,852,649
2063 9,219,426 131,199,458
2062 9,199,856 131,530,725
2061 9,178,404 131,881,030
2060 9,154,342 132,209,377
2059 9,127,668 132,568,882
2058 9,098,625 132,933,515
2057 9,067,965 133,272,997
2056 9,035,277 133,615,325
2055 9,000,212 133,963,055
2054 8,962,862 134,288,366
2053 8,923,471 134,609,198
2052 8,881,555 134,876,558
2051 8,836,892 135,141,211
2050 8,789,897 135,386,454
2049 8,741,263 135,609,441
2048 8,689,971 135,818,840
2047 8,636,574 136,013,698
2046 8,581,536 136,185,098
2045 8,524,256 136,368,416
2044 8,464,984 136,568,234
2043 8,404,060 136,791,498
2042 8,341,211 137,015,033
2041 8,276,512 137,266,491
2040 8,209,876 137,531,851
2039 8,141,726 137,833,822
2038 8,071,337 138,146,863
2037 7,999,109 138,485,780
2036 7,925,391 138,835,731
2035 7,849,978 139,197,452
2034 7,772,780 139,573,272
2033 7,693,975 139,960,175
2032 7,613,757 140,359,785
2031 7,531,669 140,785,026
2030 7,448,359 141,182,418
2029 7,363,385 141,571,268
2028 7,276,613 141,946,979
2027 7,188,324 142,315,155
2026 7,098,677 142,643,173
2025 7,007,502 143,513,328
2024 6,916,140 143,669,648
2023 6,823,613 143,826,130
2022 6,730,654 144,236,933
2021 6,644,741 144,746,762
2020 6,565,267 145,245,148
2019 6,483,657 145,453,291
2018 6,400,080 145,398,106
2017 6,316,231 145,293,260
2016 6,232,666 145,015,460
2015 6,149,417 144,640,716
2014 6,066,492 144,237,223
2013 5,983,845 143,805,638
2012 5,901,287 143,378,447
2011 5,819,051 143,018,195
2010 5,737,450 142,849,468
2009 5,656,601 142,785,348
2008 5,576,593 142,742,366
2007 5,497,243 142,805,114
2006 5,418,855 143,049,637
2005 5,342,105 143,518,814
2004 5,272,912 144,067,316
2003 5,210,963 144,648,618
2002 5,149,909 145,306,497
2001 5,087,825 145,976,482
2000 5,022,633 146,596,869
1999 4,954,018 147,214,776
1998 4,883,655 147,670,784
1997 4,809,573 147,915,361
1996 4,729,974 148,160,129
1995 4,642,931 148,375,787
1994 4,549,316 148,407,912
1993 4,453,732 148,458,777
1992 4,357,026 148,538,197
1991 4,259,637 148,394,216
1990 4,162,559 147,969,406
1989 4,066,476 147,721,000
1988 3,972,320 146,857,000
1987 3,882,164 145,908,000
1986 3,794,157 144,894,000
1985 3,706,479 143,858,000
1984 3,619,104 142,745,000
1983 3,530,282 141,668,000
1982 3,438,745 140,823,000
1981 3,345,674 139,941,000
1980 3,252,403 139,010,000
1979 3,164,525 138,027,000
1978 3,080,314 137,060,000
1977 2,992,534 136,100,000
1976 2,903,851 135,147,000
1975 2,816,943 134,200,000
1974 2,732,075 133,432,000
1973 2,649,278 132,669,000
1972 2,573,578 131,909,000
1971 2,499,825 131,155,000
1970 2,423,065 130,404,000
1969 2,348,398 129,664,000
1968 2,275,836 128,928,000
1967 2,205,567 128,196,000
1966 2,137,820 127,468,000
1965 2,072,681 126,745,000
1964 2,010,176 125,345,000
1963 1,950,159 123,960,000
1962 1,892,320 122,591,000
1961 1,836,451 121,236,000
1960 1,782,370 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 912,059 people (a 14.6% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Russia
2100 -0.42% -0.08%
2099 -0.41% -0.08%
2098 -0.39% -0.06%
2097 -0.38% -0.07%
2096 -0.37% -0.05%
2095 -0.36% -0.04%
2094 -0.35% -0.04%
2093 -0.34% -0.06%
2092 -0.33% -0.04%
2091 -0.31% -0.04%
2090 -0.31% -0.04%
2089 -0.29% -0.04%
2088 -0.28% -0.04%
2087 -0.27% -0.05%
2086 -0.25% -0.06%
2085 -0.24% -0.06%
2084 -0.22% -0.06%
2083 -0.21% -0.07%
2082 -0.19% -0.07%
2081 -0.17% -0.08%
2080 -0.15% -0.09%
2079 -0.13% -0.11%
2078 -0.12% -0.12%
2077 -0.1% -0.12%
2076 -0.07% -0.14%
2075 -0.07% -0.15%
2074 -0.04% -0.17%
2073 -0.02% -0.18%
2072 0.004% -0.22%
2071 0.02% -0.21%
2070 0.05% -0.22%
2069 0.07% -0.22%
2068 0.09% -0.22%
2067 0.12% -0.24%
2066 0.14% -0.25%
2065 0.16% -0.26%
2064 0.19% -0.26%
2063 0.21% -0.25%
2062 0.23% -0.27%
2061 0.26% -0.25%
2060 0.29% -0.27%
2059 0.32% -0.27%
2058 0.34% -0.25%
2057 0.36% -0.26%
2056 0.39% -0.26%
2055 0.42% -0.24%
2054 0.44% -0.24%
2053 0.47% -0.2%
2052 0.51% -0.2%
2051 0.53% -0.18%
2050 0.56% -0.16%
2049 0.59% -0.15%
2048 0.62% -0.14%
2047 0.64% -0.13%
2046 0.67% -0.13%
2045 0.7% -0.15%
2044 0.72% -0.16%
2043 0.75% -0.16%
2042 0.78% -0.18%
2041 0.81% -0.19%
2040 0.84% -0.22%
2039 0.87% -0.23%
2038 0.9% -0.24%
2037 0.93% -0.25%
2036 0.96% -0.26%
2035 0.99% -0.27%
2034 1.02% -0.28%
2033 1.05% -0.28%
2032 1.09% -0.3%
2031 1.12% -0.28%
2030 1.15% -0.27%
2029 1.19% -0.26%
2028 1.23% -0.26%
2027 1.26% -0.23%
2026 1.3% -0.61%
2025 1.32% -0.11%
2024 1.36% -0.11%
2023 1.38% -0.28%
2022 1.29% -0.35%
2021 1.21% -0.34%
2020 1.26% -0.14%
2019 1.31% 0.04%
2018 1.33% 0.07%
2017 1.34% 0.19%
2016 1.35% 0.26%
2015 1.37% 0.28%
2014 1.38% 0.3%
2013 1.4% 0.3%
2012 1.41% 0.25%
2011 1.42% 0.12%
2010 1.43% 0.04%
2009 1.43% 0.03%
2008 1.44% -0.04%
2007 1.45% -0.17%
2006 1.44% -0.33%
2005 1.31% -0.38%
2004 1.19% -0.4%
2003 1.19% -0.45%
2002 1.22% -0.46%
2001 1.3% -0.42%
2000 1.39% -0.42%
1999 1.44% -0.31%
1998 1.54% -0.17%
1997 1.68% -0.17%
1996 1.87% -0.15%
1995 2.06% -0.02%
1994 2.15% -0.03%
1993 2.22% -0.05%
1992 2.29% 0.1%
1991 2.33% 0.29%
1990 2.36% 0.17%
1989 2.37% 0.59%
1988 2.32% 0.65%
1987 2.32% 0.7%
1986 2.37% 0.72%
1985 2.41% 0.78%
1984 2.52% 0.76%
1983 2.66% 0.6%
1982 2.78% 0.63%
1981 2.87% 0.67%
1980 2.78% 0.71%
1979 2.73% 0.71%
1978 2.93% 0.71%
1977 3.05% 0.71%
1976 3.09% 0.71%
1975 3.11% 0.58%
1974 3.13% 0.58%
1973 2.94% 0.58%
1972 2.95% 0.57%
1971 3.17% 0.58%
1970 3.18% 0.57%
1969 3.19% 0.57%
1968 3.19% 0.57%
1967 3.17% 0.57%
1966 3.14% 0.57%
1965 3.11% 1.12%
1964 3.08% 1.12%
1963 3.06% 1.12%
1962 3.04% 1.12%
1961 3.03% 1.12%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.32%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Russia
Current population
7144725
142643173
Population rank 107/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.72%
One net population change
5.77 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
3.97 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
16.4 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +250 -428
Annual growth/decline +91,362 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.32% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 166/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -8,371 -251,822
Net migration rank 129/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - -251,822
2024 100,318 -8,189 -574,678 -178,042
2023 100,921 -7,996 -503,392 27,807
2022 100,987 -7,996 -576,948 765,629
2021 89,213 -10,383 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 90,515 -10,383 -697,177 334,094
2019 102,817 -19,730 -319,997 336,494
2018 104,814 -20,742 -232,637 339,972
2017 105,468 -21,849 -130,764 396,619
2016 106,585 -23,076 0 447,645
2015 107,344 -24,353 43,392 384,756
2014 108,420 -25,570 28,848 264,698
2013 109,032 -26,587 28,761 289,872
2012 110,065 -27,389 0 285,977
2011 110,026 -28,221 -128,716 309,377
2010 110,475 -29,081 -242,844 307,555
2009 110,213 -29,913 -257,014 350,206
2008 110,395 -30,675 -356,856 360,840
2007 110,341 -31,357 -471,257 365,717
2006 110,073 -32,274 -686,638 308,370
2005 108,984 -33,280 -846,761 263,541
2004 106,904 -44,222 -792,370 261,519
2003 106,142 -44,931 -896,822 256,804
2002 105,805 -44,906 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 107,109 -43,837 -963,445 259,614
2000 109,192 -42,087 -967,540 550,401
1999 110,217 -40,095 -927,453 375,468
1998 108,862 -38,260 -694,053 528,135
1997 114,415 -36,851 -769,159 541,387
1996 116,849 -35,208 -785,248 587,171
1995 118,325 -25,889 -845,742 723,875
1994 119,565 -24,773 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 120,469 -24,091 -757,140 507,229
1992 121,204 -24,171 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 121,787 -24,028 103,876 125,505
1990 120,677 -24,280 325,533 299,863
1989 120,128 -24,364 576,112 89,400
1988 117,299 -24,753 778,343 269,862
1987 112,885 -25,127 977,583 275,611
1986 113,054 -24,805 985,279 283,553
1985 110,949 -23,840 762,447 280,614
1984 110,133 -22,493 756,548 247,026
1983 110,618 -20,620 906,676 200,159
1982 112,468 -19,395 830,855 107,520
1981 110,421 -17,353 713,700 36,686
1980 108,604 -15,130 681,149 10,440
1979 96,429 -14,152 690,135 -5,791
1978 98,419 -12,273 812,766 108,882
1977 100,498 -11,082 832,932 122,316
1976 98,100 -10,155 852,237 113,851
1975 95,230 -9,349 843,850 80,069
1974 92,505 -8,639 883,186 -51,759
1973 89,662 -7,947 846,561 -107,568
1972 76,906 -7,219 872,050 -111,168
1971 84,139 -6,328 854,999 -134,968
1970 81,127 -5,423 785,554 -264,464
1969 78,237 -4,592 753,088 -64,643
1968 75,458 -3,979 787,621 -83,221
1967 72,722 -3,666 854,554 -116,029
1966 69,883 -3,443 989,279 -111,360
1965 67,056 -3,231 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 64,227 -3,043 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 61,738 -2,881 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 59,547 -2,727 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 57,499 -2,579 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 55,664 -2,418 1,962,834 -234,895

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

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

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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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