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Population in Nicaragua compared to Saint Vincent: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 100,616 people in Saint Vincent in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,124,343 people compared to 99,237 in Saint Vincent.

Population statistics:

  • Nicaragua's population is 71.8 times bigger than Saint Vincent's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Saint Vincent is the 184th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 0.001% for Saint Vincent.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs -0.65% in Saint Vincent.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.12M (31.5% growth), while Saint Vincent has declined from 112K to 99.2K (11.4% decline).

Nicaragua vs Saint Vincent: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Saint Vincent
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Saint Vincent
2100 8,688,116 64,233
2099 8,724,538 64,719
2098 8,760,232 65,205
2097 8,794,755 65,707
2096 8,828,433 66,191
2095 8,861,157 66,692
2094 8,892,755 67,189
2093 8,924,287 67,694
2092 8,954,488 68,186
2091 8,984,026 68,690
2090 9,012,075 69,183
2089 9,039,709 69,691
2088 9,065,862 70,179
2087 9,090,942 70,682
2086 9,115,336 71,173
2085 9,138,363 71,673
2084 9,160,205 72,165
2083 9,180,483 72,653
2082 9,199,639 73,147
2081 9,217,574 73,628
2080 9,233,677 74,106
2079 9,247,995 74,588
2078 9,260,269 75,064
2077 9,271,296 75,534
2076 9,280,355 76,017
2075 9,287,263 76,490
2074 9,293,340 76,975
2073 9,297,217 77,456
2072 9,298,930 77,937
2071 9,298,548 78,428
2070 9,296,541 78,918
2069 9,292,245 79,418
2068 9,285,519 79,922
2067 9,277,073 80,416
2066 9,266,063 80,918
2065 9,253,359 81,436
2064 9,238,451 81,943
2063 9,221,261 82,447
2062 9,201,687 82,953
2061 9,180,231 83,466
2060 9,156,164 83,981
2059 9,129,485 84,495
2058 9,100,437 85,010
2057 9,069,770 85,509
2056 9,037,076 86,020
2055 9,002,004 86,519
2054 8,964,646 87,023
2053 8,925,248 87,498
2052 8,883,323 87,960
2051 8,838,651 88,415
2050 8,791,647 88,851
2049 8,743,003 89,259
2048 8,691,701 89,663
2047 8,638,293 90,071
2046 8,583,244 90,454
2045 8,525,953 90,825
2044 8,466,669 91,157
2043 8,405,733 91,502
2042 8,342,871 91,848
2041 8,278,159 92,169
2040 8,211,510 92,489
2039 8,143,346 92,833
2038 8,072,943 93,191
2037 8,000,701 93,556
2036 7,926,969 93,945
2035 7,851,540 94,368
2034 7,774,327 94,808
2033 7,695,506 95,255
2032 7,615,273 95,747
2031 7,533,169 96,251
2030 7,449,842 96,789
2029 7,364,850 97,354
2028 7,278,061 97,936
2027 7,189,755 98,563
2026 7,100,090 99,237
2025 7,008,896 99,918
2024 6,916,140 100,616
2023 6,823,613 101,323
2022 6,730,654 102,046
2021 6,644,741 102,841
2020 6,565,267 103,526
2019 6,483,657 104,167
2018 6,400,080 104,926
2017 6,316,231 105,663
2016 6,232,666 106,349
2015 6,149,417 106,960
2014 6,066,492 107,535
2013 5,983,845 108,135
2012 5,901,287 108,736
2011 5,819,051 109,349
2010 5,737,450 109,959
2009 5,656,601 110,508
2008 5,576,593 111,028
2007 5,497,243 111,531
2006 5,418,855 112,014
2005 5,342,105 112,450
2004 5,272,912 112,835
2003 5,210,963 113,141
2002 5,149,909 113,347
2001 5,087,825 113,501
2000 5,022,633 113,545
1999 4,954,018 113,366
1998 4,883,655 113,180
1997 4,809,573 113,141
1996 4,729,974 113,119
1995 4,642,931 113,047
1994 4,549,316 112,918
1993 4,453,732 112,735
1992 4,357,026 112,509
1991 4,259,637 112,222
1990 4,162,559 111,812
1989 4,066,476 111,272
1988 3,972,320 110,658
1987 3,882,164 110,001
1986 3,794,157 109,281
1985 3,706,479 108,506
1984 3,619,104 107,687
1983 3,530,282 106,838
1982 3,438,745 105,969
1981 3,345,674 105,073
1980 3,252,403 104,213
1979 3,164,525 103,478
1978 3,080,314 102,775
1977 2,992,534 101,999
1976 2,903,851 101,197
1975 2,816,943 100,387
1974 2,732,075 99,556
1973 2,649,278 98,691
1972 2,573,578 97,790
1971 2,499,825 96,872
1970 2,423,065 95,964
1969 2,348,398 95,058
1968 2,275,836 94,123
1967 2,205,567 93,124
1966 2,137,820 92,052
1965 2,072,681 90,927
1964 2,010,176 89,749
1963 1,950,159 88,523
1962 1,892,320 87,236
1961 1,836,451 85,870
1960 1,782,370 84,388

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/saint-vincent | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Saint Vincent lost 5,665 people (a 5.06% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth), while Saint Vincent's population decreased by 7,112 people (a 6.69% decline).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Saint Vincent was ranked 180th in 2006 and ranked 184th 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 Saint Vincent will decrease by 10.5% to 88,851 people and rank change from 184th to 186th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people, while Saint Vincent's population already peaked in 2000 at 114K people and is projected to decrease to 64.2K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Saint Vincent
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Saint Vincent
2100 -0.42% -0.75%
2099 -0.41% -0.74%
2098 -0.39% -0.76%
2097 -0.38% -0.73%
2096 -0.37% -0.75%
2095 -0.36% -0.74%
2094 -0.35% -0.75%
2093 -0.34% -0.72%
2092 -0.33% -0.73%
2091 -0.31% -0.71%
2090 -0.31% -0.73%
2089 -0.29% -0.7%
2088 -0.28% -0.71%
2087 -0.27% -0.69%
2086 -0.25% -0.7%
2085 -0.24% -0.68%
2084 -0.22% -0.67%
2083 -0.21% -0.68%
2082 -0.19% -0.65%
2081 -0.17% -0.64%
2080 -0.15% -0.65%
2079 -0.13% -0.63%
2078 -0.12% -0.62%
2077 -0.1% -0.64%
2076 -0.07% -0.62%
2075 -0.07% -0.63%
2074 -0.04% -0.62%
2073 -0.02% -0.62%
2072 0.004% -0.63%
2071 0.02% -0.62%
2070 0.05% -0.63%
2069 0.07% -0.63%
2068 0.09% -0.61%
2067 0.12% -0.62%
2066 0.14% -0.64%
2065 0.16% -0.62%
2064 0.19% -0.61%
2063 0.21% -0.61%
2062 0.23% -0.61%
2061 0.26% -0.61%
2060 0.29% -0.61%
2059 0.32% -0.61%
2058 0.34% -0.58%
2057 0.36% -0.59%
2056 0.39% -0.58%
2055 0.42% -0.58%
2054 0.44% -0.54%
2053 0.47% -0.52%
2052 0.51% -0.52%
2051 0.53% -0.49%
2050 0.56% -0.46%
2049 0.59% -0.45%
2048 0.62% -0.45%
2047 0.64% -0.42%
2046 0.67% -0.41%
2045 0.7% -0.37%
2044 0.72% -0.38%
2043 0.75% -0.38%
2042 0.78% -0.35%
2041 0.81% -0.35%
2040 0.84% -0.37%
2039 0.87% -0.38%
2038 0.9% -0.39%
2037 0.93% -0.41%
2036 0.96% -0.45%
2035 0.99% -0.46%
2034 1.02% -0.47%
2033 1.05% -0.51%
2032 1.09% -0.52%
2031 1.12% -0.56%
2030 1.15% -0.58%
2029 1.19% -0.59%
2028 1.23% -0.64%
2027 1.26% -0.68%
2026 1.3% -0.68%
2025 1.34% -0.69%
2024 1.36% -0.7%
2023 1.38% -0.71%
2022 1.29% -0.77%
2021 1.21% -0.66%
2020 1.26% -0.62%
2019 1.31% -0.72%
2018 1.33% -0.7%
2017 1.34% -0.65%
2016 1.35% -0.57%
2015 1.37% -0.53%
2014 1.38% -0.55%
2013 1.4% -0.55%
2012 1.41% -0.56%
2011 1.42% -0.55%
2010 1.43% -0.5%
2009 1.43% -0.47%
2008 1.44% -0.45%
2007 1.45% -0.43%
2006 1.44% -0.39%
2005 1.31% -0.34%
2004 1.19% -0.27%
2003 1.19% -0.18%
2002 1.22% -0.14%
2001 1.3% -0.04%
2000 1.39% 0.16%
1999 1.44% 0.16%
1998 1.54% 0.03%
1997 1.68% 0.02%
1996 1.87% 0.06%
1995 2.06% 0.11%
1994 2.15% 0.16%
1993 2.22% 0.2%
1992 2.29% 0.26%
1991 2.33% 0.37%
1990 2.36% 0.49%
1989 2.37% 0.55%
1988 2.32% 0.6%
1987 2.32% 0.66%
1986 2.37% 0.71%
1985 2.41% 0.76%
1984 2.52% 0.79%
1983 2.66% 0.82%
1982 2.78% 0.85%
1981 2.87% 0.83%
1980 2.78% 0.71%
1979 2.73% 0.68%
1978 2.93% 0.76%
1977 3.05% 0.79%
1976 3.09% 0.81%
1975 3.11% 0.83%
1974 3.13% 0.88%
1973 2.94% 0.92%
1972 2.95% 0.95%
1971 3.17% 0.95%
1970 3.18% 0.95%
1969 3.19% 0.99%
1968 3.19% 1.07%
1967 3.17% 1.16%
1966 3.14% 1.24%
1965 3.11% 1.31%
1964 3.08% 1.38%
1963 3.06% 1.48%
1962 3.04% 1.59%
1961 3.03% 1.76%

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/saint-vincent | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.36%, while Saint Vincent's population declined by 0.7%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Saint Vincent
Current population
7124343
99237
Population rank 107/197 184/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.001%
One net population change
5.68 minutes
12.4 hours
One birth every
3.98 minutes
7.12 hours
One death every
16.8 minutes
7.52 hours
Daily growth/decline +253 -2
Annual growth/decline +92,527 -707
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% -0.7%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 191/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
12.3 hours
Annual migration change -8,371 -714
Net migration rank 129/196 91/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 4,820
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 185/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 93/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Saint Vincent
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Saint Vincent
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - -714
2024 - -8,189 - -737
2023 100,921 -7,996 66 -784
2022 100,987 -7,996 96 -826
2021 89,213 -10,383 -9 -851
2020 90,515 -10,383 -10 -493
2019 102,817 -19,730 206 -982
2018 104,814 -20,742 271 -1,026
2017 105,468 -21,849 340 -1,057
2016 106,585 -23,076 443 -1,089
2015 107,344 -24,353 542 -1,124
2014 108,420 -25,570 580 -1,161
2013 109,032 -26,587 580 -1,190
2012 110,065 -27,389 637 -1,221
2011 110,026 -28,221 676 -1,319
2010 110,475 -29,081 796 -1,371
2009 110,213 -29,913 881 -1,407
2008 110,395 -30,675 904 -1,414
2007 110,341 -31,357 867 -1,363
2006 110,073 -32,274 881 -1,346
2005 108,984 -33,280 949 -1,365
2004 106,904 -44,222 992 -1,349
2003 106,142 -44,931 1,063 -1,315
2002 105,805 -44,906 1,166 -1,333
2001 107,109 -43,837 1,231 -1,375
2000 109,192 -42,087 1,279 -1,213
1999 110,217 -40,095 1,315 -1,019
1998 108,862 -38,260 1,379 -1,308
1997 114,415 -36,851 1,496 -1,487
1996 116,849 -35,208 1,610 -1,575
1995 118,325 -25,889 1,715 -1,608
1994 119,565 -24,773 1,786 -1,631
1993 120,469 -24,091 1,832 -1,629
1992 121,204 -24,171 1,849 -1,602
1991 121,787 -24,028 1,821 -1,482
1990 120,677 -24,280 1,825 -1,350
1989 120,128 -24,364 1,843 -1,244
1988 117,299 -24,753 1,876 -1,243
1987 112,885 -25,127 1,937 -1,251
1986 113,054 -24,805 2,020 -1,279
1985 110,949 -23,840 2,128 -1,324
1984 110,133 -22,493 2,248 -1,405
1983 110,618 -20,620 2,411 -1,549
1982 112,468 -19,395 2,477 -1,597
1981 110,421 -17,353 2,429 -1,526
1980 108,604 -15,130 2,362 -1,545
1979 96,429 -14,152 2,575 -1,925
1978 98,419 -12,273 2,581 -1,832
1977 100,498 -11,082 2,622 -1,821
1976 98,100 -10,155 2,694 -1,891
1975 95,230 -9,349 2,775 -1,958
1974 92,505 -8,639 2,863 -2,013
1973 89,662 -7,947 2,952 -2,068
1972 76,906 -7,219 3,033 -2,116
1971 84,139 -6,328 3,102 -2,183
1970 81,127 -5,423 3,161 -2,260
1969 78,237 -4,592 3,200 -2,292
1968 75,458 -3,979 3,218 -2,258
1967 72,722 -3,666 3,212 -2,178
1966 69,883 -3,443 3,194 -2,090
1965 67,056 -3,231 3,165 -2,009
1964 64,227 -3,043 3,130 -1,931
1963 61,738 -2,881 3,086 -1,833
1962 59,547 -2,727 3,073 -1,749
1961 57,499 -2,579 3,059 -1,647
1960 55,664 -2,418 3,029 -1,476

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/nicaragua/saint-vincent | 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 Saint Vincent 21.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,525 people) and 78.8% is from migration (a loss of 9,393 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 4,820 people or 4.8% in Saint Vincent.

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
Saint Vincent
City Population
Kingstown 24.5K
Georgetown 1.68K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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