The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,079,664 people compared to 142,718,132 in Russia.
Population statistics:
- Russia's population is 20.2 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 1.81% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 1.73% for Russia.
- For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
- Since 2005, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.34M people to 7.08M (32.5% growth), while Russia has declined from 144M to 143M (0.56% decline).
- Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 9.24M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.
Nicaragua vs Russia: live population counter
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| Current population |
7079664
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142718132
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| Population rank | 107/197 | 9/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 1.73% |
| One net population change |
5.68 minutes
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1.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.98 minutes
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25.5 seconds
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| One death every |
16.8 minutes
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18.1 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 hours
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2.95 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -8,189 | -178,042 |
| Daily growth/decline | +253 | -801 |
| Annual growth/decline | +92,527 | -292,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.36% | -0.2% |
| Population growth rate rank | 81/197 | 177/197 |
Nicaragua and Russia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,782,370 | 119,897,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,836,451 | 121,236,000 | 3.03% | 1.12% |
| 1962 | 1,892,320 | 122,591,000 | 3.04% | 1.12% |
| 1963 | 1,950,159 | 123,960,000 | 3.06% | 1.12% |
| 1964 | 2,010,176 | 125,345,000 | 3.08% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 2,072,681 | 126,745,000 | 3.11% | 1.12% |
| 1966 | 2,137,820 | 127,468,000 | 3.14% | 0.57% |
| 1967 | 2,205,567 | 128,196,000 | 3.17% | 0.57% |
| 1968 | 2,275,836 | 128,928,000 | 3.19% | 0.57% |
| 1969 | 2,348,398 | 129,664,000 | 3.19% | 0.57% |
| 1970 | 2,423,065 | 130,404,000 | 3.18% | 0.57% |
| 1971 | 2,499,825 | 131,155,000 | 3.17% | 0.58% |
| 1972 | 2,573,578 | 131,909,000 | 2.95% | 0.57% |
| 1973 | 2,649,278 | 132,669,000 | 2.94% | 0.58% |
| 1974 | 2,732,075 | 133,432,000 | 3.13% | 0.58% |
| 1975 | 2,816,943 | 134,200,000 | 3.11% | 0.58% |
| 1976 | 2,903,851 | 135,147,000 | 3.09% | 0.71% |
| 1977 | 2,992,534 | 136,100,000 | 3.05% | 0.71% |
| 1978 | 3,080,314 | 137,060,000 | 2.93% | 0.71% |
| 1979 | 3,164,525 | 138,027,000 | 2.73% | 0.71% |
| 1980 | 3,252,403 | 139,010,000 | 2.78% | 0.71% |
| 1981 | 3,345,674 | 139,941,000 | 2.87% | 0.67% |
| 1982 | 3,438,745 | 140,823,000 | 2.78% | 0.63% |
| 1983 | 3,530,282 | 141,668,000 | 2.66% | 0.6% |
| 1984 | 3,619,104 | 142,745,000 | 2.52% | 0.76% |
| 1985 | 3,706,479 | 143,858,000 | 2.41% | 0.78% |
| 1986 | 3,794,157 | 144,894,000 | 2.37% | 0.72% |
| 1987 | 3,882,164 | 145,908,000 | 2.32% | 0.7% |
| 1988 | 3,972,320 | 146,857,000 | 2.32% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 4,066,476 | 147,721,000 | 2.37% | 0.59% |
| 1990 | 4,162,559 | 147,969,406 | 2.36% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 4,259,637 | 148,394,216 | 2.33% | 0.29% |
| 1992 | 4,357,026 | 148,538,197 | 2.29% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | 4,453,732 | 148,458,777 | 2.22% | -0.05% |
| 1994 | 4,549,316 | 148,407,912 | 2.15% | -0.03% |
| 1995 | 4,642,931 | 148,375,787 | 2.06% | -0.02% |
| 1996 | 4,729,974 | 148,160,129 | 1.87% | -0.15% |
| 1997 | 4,809,573 | 147,915,361 | 1.68% | -0.17% |
| 1998 | 4,883,655 | 147,670,784 | 1.54% | -0.17% |
| 1999 | 4,954,018 | 147,214,776 | 1.44% | -0.31% |
| 2000 | 5,022,633 | 146,596,869 | 1.39% | -0.42% |
| 2001 | 5,087,825 | 145,976,482 | 1.3% | -0.42% |
| 2002 | 5,149,909 | 145,306,497 | 1.22% | -0.46% |
| 2003 | 5,210,963 | 144,648,618 | 1.19% | -0.45% |
| 2004 | 5,272,912 | 144,067,316 | 1.19% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 5,342,105 | 143,518,814 | 1.31% | -0.38% |
| 2006 | 5,418,855 | 143,049,637 | 1.44% | -0.33% |
| 2007 | 5,497,243 | 142,805,114 | 1.45% | -0.17% |
| 2008 | 5,576,593 | 142,742,366 | 1.44% | -0.04% |
| 2009 | 5,656,601 | 142,785,348 | 1.43% | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 5,737,450 | 142,849,468 | 1.43% | 0.04% |
| 2011 | 5,819,051 | 143,018,195 | 1.42% | 0.12% |
| 2012 | 5,901,287 | 143,378,447 | 1.41% | 0.25% |
| 2013 | 5,983,845 | 143,805,638 | 1.4% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 6,066,492 | 144,237,223 | 1.38% | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 6,149,417 | 144,640,716 | 1.37% | 0.28% |
| 2016 | 6,232,666 | 145,015,460 | 1.35% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 6,316,231 | 145,293,260 | 1.34% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | 6,400,080 | 145,398,106 | 1.33% | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 6,483,657 | 145,453,291 | 1.31% | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 6,565,267 | 145,245,148 | 1.26% | -0.14% |
| 2021 | 6,644,741 | 144,746,762 | 1.21% | -0.34% |
| 2022 | 6,730,654 | 144,236,933 | 1.29% | -0.35% |
| 2023 | 6,823,613 | 143,826,130 | 1.38% | -0.28% |
| 2024 | 6,916,140 | 143,533,851 | 1.36% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 7,007,511 | 142,718,132 | 1.32% | -0.57% |
| 2026 | 7,097,335 | 142,120,553 | 1.28% | -0.42% |
| 2027 | 7,185,724 | 141,773,330 | 1.25% | -0.24% |
| 2028 | 7,272,691 | 141,402,326 | 1.21% | -0.26% |
| 2029 | 7,358,003 | 141,021,009 | 1.17% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 7,441,612 | 140,628,883 | 1.14% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 7,523,773 | 140,218,596 | 1.1% | -0.29% |
| 2032 | 7,604,398 | 139,807,207 | 1.07% | -0.29% |
| 2033 | 7,683,391 | 139,414,947 | 1.04% | -0.28% |
| 2034 | 7,760,901 | 139,034,543 | 1.01% | -0.27% |
| 2035 | 7,836,706 | 138,666,694 | 0.98% | -0.26% |
| 2036 | 7,910,787 | 138,311,757 | 0.95% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 7,983,295 | 137,968,177 | 0.92% | -0.25% |
| 2038 | 8,054,140 | 137,643,032 | 0.89% | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 8,122,959 | 137,336,299 | 0.85% | -0.22% |
| 2040 | 8,189,916 | 137,053,347 | 0.82% | -0.21% |
| 2041 | 8,255,163 | 136,795,588 | 0.8% | -0.19% |
| 2042 | 8,318,515 | 136,558,692 | 0.77% | -0.17% |
| 2043 | 8,380,014 | 136,335,849 | 0.74% | -0.16% |
| 2044 | 8,439,720 | 136,124,845 | 0.71% | -0.15% |
| 2045 | 8,497,618 | 135,933,758 | 0.69% | -0.14% |
| 2046 | 8,553,413 | 135,756,848 | 0.66% | -0.13% |
| 2047 | 8,607,283 | 135,574,181 | 0.63% | -0.13% |
| 2048 | 8,659,292 | 135,372,557 | 0.6% | -0.15% |
| 2049 | 8,708,929 | 135,156,911 | 0.57% | -0.16% |
| 2050 | 8,756,439 | 134,923,391 | 0.55% | -0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nicaragua increased by 807,312 people (a 15.1% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nicaragua gained 930,247 (a 15.1% growth), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).
Nicaragua was ranked 110th most populous country in 2005 and is 107th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Nicaragua's population will grow by 23.7% to 8,756,439 people with a rank change from 107th to 109th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| 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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Population differences between Nicaragua and Russia
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| Life expectancy | 75.3 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 29.3 years | 40.8 years |
| Median age | 26.6 years | 40.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 46.4:53.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.22 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 148.9 ppl/mi² | 22.7 ppl/mi² |
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