The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 179,744 people in Saint Lucia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,079,664 people compared to 180,421 in Saint Lucia.
Population statistics:
- Nicaragua's population is 39.2 times bigger than Saint Lucia's.
- Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Saint Lucia is the 178th.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 0.002% for Saint Lucia.
- For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs +0.33% in Saint Lucia.
- Since 2005, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.34M people to 7.08M (32.5% growth), while Saint Lucia has grown from 165K to 180K (9.05% growth).
- Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 9.24M people compared to the peak of 181K people in 2032 for Saint Lucia.
Nicaragua vs Saint Lucia: live population counter
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| Current population |
7079664
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180421
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| Population rank | 107/197 | 178/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
5.68 minutes
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19.1 hours
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| One birth every |
3.98 minutes
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4.34 hours
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| One death every |
16.8 minutes
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5.67 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 hours
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1.86 months
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| Annual migration change | -8,189 | -7 |
| Daily growth/decline | +253 | +1 |
| Annual growth/decline | +92,527 | +459 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.36% | +0.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 81/197 | 152/197 |
Nicaragua and Saint Lucia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,782,370 | 92,585 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,836,451 | 93,490 | 3.03% | 0.98% |
| 1962 | 1,892,320 | 94,505 | 3.04% | 1.09% |
| 1963 | 1,950,159 | 95,519 | 3.06% | 1.07% |
| 1964 | 2,010,176 | 96,505 | 3.08% | 1.03% |
| 1965 | 2,072,681 | 97,493 | 3.11% | 1.02% |
| 1966 | 2,137,820 | 98,463 | 3.14% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 2,205,567 | 99,504 | 3.17% | 1.06% |
| 1968 | 2,275,836 | 100,675 | 3.19% | 1.18% |
| 1969 | 2,348,398 | 101,879 | 3.19% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 2,423,065 | 103,165 | 3.18% | 1.26% |
| 1971 | 2,499,825 | 104,564 | 3.17% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 2,573,578 | 106,002 | 2.95% | 1.38% |
| 1973 | 2,649,278 | 107,498 | 2.94% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | 2,732,075 | 109,076 | 3.13% | 1.47% |
| 1975 | 2,816,943 | 110,725 | 3.11% | 1.51% |
| 1976 | 2,903,851 | 112,425 | 3.09% | 1.54% |
| 1977 | 2,992,534 | 114,135 | 3.05% | 1.52% |
| 1978 | 3,080,314 | 115,834 | 2.93% | 1.49% |
| 1979 | 3,164,525 | 117,528 | 2.73% | 1.46% |
| 1980 | 3,252,403 | 119,290 | 2.78% | 1.5% |
| 1981 | 3,345,674 | 121,166 | 2.87% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 3,438,745 | 123,087 | 2.78% | 1.59% |
| 1983 | 3,530,282 | 125,044 | 2.66% | 1.59% |
| 1984 | 3,619,104 | 127,067 | 2.52% | 1.62% |
| 1985 | 3,706,479 | 129,159 | 2.41% | 1.65% |
| 1986 | 3,794,157 | 131,239 | 2.37% | 1.61% |
| 1987 | 3,882,164 | 133,227 | 2.32% | 1.51% |
| 1988 | 3,972,320 | 135,000 | 2.32% | 1.33% |
| 1989 | 4,066,476 | 136,512 | 2.37% | 1.12% |
| 1990 | 4,162,559 | 137,857 | 2.36% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 4,259,637 | 139,520 | 2.33% | 1.21% |
| 1992 | 4,357,026 | 141,617 | 2.29% | 1.5% |
| 1993 | 4,453,732 | 143,726 | 2.22% | 1.49% |
| 1994 | 4,549,316 | 145,890 | 2.15% | 1.51% |
| 1995 | 4,642,931 | 148,208 | 2.06% | 1.59% |
| 1996 | 4,729,974 | 150,436 | 1.87% | 1.5% |
| 1997 | 4,809,573 | 152,569 | 1.68% | 1.42% |
| 1998 | 4,883,655 | 154,677 | 1.54% | 1.38% |
| 1999 | 4,954,018 | 156,702 | 1.44% | 1.31% |
| 2000 | 5,022,633 | 158,616 | 1.39% | 1.22% |
| 2001 | 5,087,825 | 160,237 | 1.3% | 1.02% |
| 2002 | 5,149,909 | 161,641 | 1.22% | 0.88% |
| 2003 | 5,210,963 | 162,976 | 1.19% | 0.83% |
| 2004 | 5,272,912 | 164,239 | 1.19% | 0.77% |
| 2005 | 5,342,105 | 165,450 | 1.31% | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 5,418,855 | 166,639 | 1.44% | 0.72% |
| 2007 | 5,497,243 | 167,758 | 1.45% | 0.67% |
| 2008 | 5,576,593 | 168,808 | 1.44% | 0.63% |
| 2009 | 5,656,601 | 169,869 | 1.43% | 0.63% |
| 2010 | 5,737,450 | 170,906 | 1.43% | 0.61% |
| 2011 | 5,819,051 | 171,801 | 1.42% | 0.52% |
| 2012 | 5,901,287 | 172,587 | 1.41% | 0.46% |
| 2013 | 5,983,845 | 173,369 | 1.4% | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 6,066,492 | 174,138 | 1.38% | 0.44% |
| 2015 | 6,149,417 | 174,905 | 1.37% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 6,232,666 | 175,646 | 1.35% | 0.42% |
| 2017 | 6,316,231 | 176,342 | 1.34% | 0.4% |
| 2018 | 6,400,080 | 177,017 | 1.33% | 0.38% |
| 2019 | 6,483,657 | 177,661 | 1.31% | 0.36% |
| 2020 | 6,565,267 | 178,250 | 1.26% | 0.33% |
| 2021 | 6,644,741 | 178,522 | 1.21% | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 6,730,654 | 178,781 | 1.29% | 0.15% |
| 2023 | 6,823,613 | 179,285 | 1.38% | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 6,916,140 | 179,744 | 1.36% | 0.26% |
| 2025 | 7,007,511 | 180,148 | 1.32% | 0.23% |
| 2026 | 7,097,335 | 180,489 | 1.28% | 0.19% |
| 2027 | 7,185,724 | 180,771 | 1.25% | 0.16% |
| 2028 | 7,272,691 | 181,003 | 1.21% | 0.13% |
| 2029 | 7,358,003 | 181,198 | 1.17% | 0.11% |
| 2030 | 7,441,612 | 181,360 | 1.14% | 0.09% |
| 2031 | 7,523,773 | 181,463 | 1.1% | 0.06% |
| 2032 | 7,604,398 | 181,495 | 1.07% | 0.02% |
| 2033 | 7,683,391 | 181,458 | 1.04% | -0.02% |
| 2034 | 7,760,901 | 181,354 | 1.01% | -0.06% |
| 2035 | 7,836,706 | 181,177 | 0.98% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 7,910,787 | 180,948 | 0.95% | -0.13% |
| 2037 | 7,983,295 | 180,636 | 0.92% | -0.17% |
| 2038 | 8,054,140 | 180,230 | 0.89% | -0.22% |
| 2039 | 8,122,959 | 179,781 | 0.85% | -0.25% |
| 2040 | 8,189,916 | 179,296 | 0.82% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 8,255,163 | 178,760 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2042 | 8,318,515 | 178,187 | 0.77% | -0.32% |
| 2043 | 8,380,014 | 177,593 | 0.74% | -0.33% |
| 2044 | 8,439,720 | 176,937 | 0.71% | -0.37% |
| 2045 | 8,497,618 | 176,243 | 0.69% | -0.39% |
| 2046 | 8,553,413 | 175,520 | 0.66% | -0.41% |
| 2047 | 8,607,283 | 174,726 | 0.63% | -0.45% |
| 2048 | 8,659,292 | 173,877 | 0.6% | -0.49% |
| 2049 | 8,708,929 | 172,991 | 0.57% | -0.51% |
| 2050 | 8,756,439 | 172,081 | 0.55% | -0.53% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nicaragua increased by 807,312 people (a 15.1% growth), while Saint Lucia gained 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nicaragua gained 930,247 (a 15.1% growth), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 5,516 (a 3.15% growth).
Nicaragua was ranked 110th most populous country in 2005 and is 107th in 2025. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2005 and ranked 178th 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 Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.62% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.
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 |
| Castries | 70K |
| Vieux Fort | 15.8K |
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Population differences between Nicaragua and Saint Lucia
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| Life expectancy | 75.3 years | 73 years |
| Average age | 29.3 years | 36.5 years |
| Median age | 26.6 years | 35.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.22 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman |
| Population density | 148.9 ppl/mi² | 763 ppl/mi² |
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