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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,124,343 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 19.9 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 1.71% 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 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.12M (31.5% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Nicaragua vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Russia
2100 8,688,116 124,983,377
2099 8,724,538 125,086,144
2098 8,760,232 125,186,329
2097 8,794,755 125,264,415
2096 8,828,433 125,354,177
2095 8,861,157 125,422,006
2094 8,892,755 125,474,373
2093 8,924,287 125,529,632
2092 8,954,488 125,604,261
2091 8,984,026 125,652,742
2090 9,012,075 125,707,894
2089 9,039,709 125,760,026
2088 9,065,862 125,810,124
2087 9,090,942 125,858,116
2086 9,115,336 125,926,035
2085 9,138,363 126,001,913
2084 9,160,205 126,076,414
2083 9,180,483 126,151,046
2082 9,199,639 126,234,371
2081 9,217,574 126,317,768
2080 9,233,677 126,414,511
2079 9,247,995 126,534,688
2078 9,260,269 126,674,591
2077 9,271,296 126,830,956
2076 9,280,355 126,982,766
2075 9,287,263 127,165,304
2074 9,293,340 127,362,143
2073 9,297,217 127,576,856
2072 9,298,930 127,802,632
2071 9,298,548 128,080,998
2070 9,296,541 128,353,977
2069 9,292,245 128,642,208
2068 9,285,519 128,920,237
2067 9,277,073 129,203,483
2066 9,266,063 129,511,983
2065 9,253,359 129,842,007
2064 9,238,451 130,177,089
2063 9,221,261 130,522,107
2062 9,201,687 130,851,664
2061 9,180,231 131,200,160
2060 9,156,164 131,526,812
2059 9,129,485 131,884,461
2058 9,100,437 132,247,211
2057 9,069,770 132,584,941
2056 9,037,076 132,925,501
2055 9,002,004 133,271,436
2054 8,964,646 133,595,068
2053 8,925,248 133,914,243
2052 8,883,323 134,180,223
2051 8,838,651 134,443,510
2050 8,791,647 134,687,487
2049 8,743,003 134,909,323
2048 8,691,701 135,117,641
2047 8,638,293 135,311,492
2046 8,583,244 135,482,008
2045 8,525,953 135,664,379
2044 8,466,669 135,863,165
2043 8,405,733 136,085,277
2042 8,342,871 136,307,658
2041 8,278,159 136,557,818
2040 8,211,510 136,821,807
2039 8,143,346 137,122,219
2038 8,072,943 137,433,644
2037 8,000,701 137,770,811
2036 7,926,969 138,118,955
2035 7,851,540 138,478,809
2034 7,774,327 138,852,689
2033 7,695,506 139,237,595
2032 7,615,273 139,635,142
2031 7,533,169 140,058,187
2030 7,449,842 140,453,528
2029 7,364,850 140,840,370
2028 7,278,061 141,214,141
2027 7,189,755 141,580,416
2026 7,100,090 141,906,741
2025 7,008,896 142,772,403
2024 6,916,140 143,533,851
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 23.4% to 8,791,647 people with a rank change from 107th to 108th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

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 125M 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 1.34% -0.53%
2024 1.36% -0.2%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.36%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Russia
Current population
7124343
141906741
Population rank 107/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.71%
One net population change
5.68 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
3.98 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
16.8 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +253 -801
Annual growth/decline +92,527 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 177/197
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 - -8,189 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/nicaragua/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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 (1960–2024, 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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