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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,124,343 people compared to 20,503,678 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 2.88 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.12M (31.5% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.5M (86.8% growth).

Nicaragua vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Somalia
2100 8,688,116 68,384,185
2099 8,724,538 68,040,371
2098 8,760,232 67,702,230
2097 8,794,755 67,362,336
2096 8,828,433 66,972,933
2095 8,861,157 66,585,659
2094 8,892,755 66,179,819
2093 8,924,287 65,760,590
2092 8,954,488 65,324,261
2091 8,984,026 64,852,843
2090 9,012,075 64,362,727
2089 9,039,709 63,922,797
2088 9,065,862 63,464,036
2087 9,090,942 62,987,028
2086 9,115,336 62,447,029
2085 9,138,363 61,873,597
2084 9,160,205 61,318,916
2083 9,180,483 60,761,800
2082 9,199,639 60,187,980
2081 9,217,574 59,676,722
2080 9,233,677 59,100,915
2079 9,247,995 58,477,428
2078 9,260,269 57,852,528
2077 9,271,296 57,211,821
2076 9,280,355 56,602,463
2075 9,287,263 56,005,600
2074 9,293,340 55,330,165
2073 9,297,217 54,651,918
2072 9,298,930 53,978,548
2071 9,298,548 53,284,016
2070 9,296,541 52,573,210
2069 9,292,245 51,878,214
2068 9,285,519 51,197,653
2067 9,277,073 50,493,028
2066 9,266,063 49,779,172
2065 9,253,359 49,024,665
2064 9,238,451 48,265,876
2063 9,221,261 47,522,361
2062 9,201,687 46,785,920
2061 9,180,231 46,037,526
2060 9,156,164 45,220,507
2059 9,129,485 44,397,936
2058 9,100,437 43,659,021
2057 9,069,770 42,897,422
2056 9,037,076 42,121,542
2055 9,002,004 41,318,179
2054 8,964,646 40,513,141
2053 8,925,248 39,744,995
2052 8,883,323 38,992,177
2051 8,838,651 38,228,872
2050 8,791,647 37,471,735
2049 8,743,003 36,739,905
2048 8,691,701 35,984,999
2047 8,638,293 35,218,863
2046 8,583,244 34,462,403
2045 8,525,953 33,717,596
2044 8,466,669 32,977,674
2043 8,405,733 32,247,710
2042 8,342,871 31,537,272
2041 8,278,159 30,794,853
2040 8,211,510 30,032,324
2039 8,143,346 29,312,883
2038 8,072,943 28,583,386
2037 8,000,701 27,838,646
2036 7,926,969 27,114,453
2035 7,851,540 26,385,421
2034 7,774,327 25,687,629
2033 7,695,506 25,018,509
2032 7,615,273 24,338,597
2031 7,533,169 23,657,353
2030 7,449,842 22,965,742
2029 7,364,850 22,299,610
2028 7,278,061 21,651,582
2027 7,189,755 20,991,860
2026 7,100,090 20,322,668
2025 7,008,896 19,666,990
2024 6,916,140 19,009,151
2023 6,823,613 18,358,615
2022 6,730,654 17,801,897
2021 6,644,741 17,271,431
2020 6,565,267 16,651,191
2019 6,483,657 16,030,971
2018 6,400,080 15,452,487
2017 6,316,231 14,916,629
2016 6,232,666 14,348,740
2015 6,149,417 13,806,963
2014 6,066,492 13,339,491
2013 5,983,845 12,869,594
2012 5,901,287 12,461,160
2011 5,819,051 12,348,830
2010 5,737,450 12,261,756
2009 5,656,601 11,961,201
2008 5,576,593 11,663,084
2007 5,497,243 11,322,582
2006 5,418,855 10,975,502
2005 5,342,105 10,644,228
2004 5,272,912 10,280,998
2003 5,210,963 9,909,157
2002 5,149,909 9,550,063
2001 5,087,825 9,198,493
2000 5,022,633 8,838,713
1999 4,954,018 8,492,059
1998 4,883,655 8,155,417
1997 4,809,573 7,824,525
1996 4,729,974 7,554,474
1995 4,642,931 7,285,007
1994 4,549,316 7,026,797
1993 4,453,732 6,681,399
1992 4,357,026 6,495,107
1991 4,259,637 6,813,760
1990 4,162,559 7,082,811
1989 4,066,476 7,114,817
1988 3,972,320 7,235,360
1987 3,882,164 7,228,302
1986 3,794,157 6,974,788
1985 3,706,479 6,693,289
1984 3,619,104 6,428,389
1983 3,530,282 6,198,430
1982 3,438,745 6,003,840
1981 3,345,674 5,982,849
1980 3,252,403 5,936,154
1979 3,164,525 5,449,117
1978 3,080,314 4,814,892
1977 2,992,534 4,484,050
1976 2,903,851 4,365,812
1975 2,816,943 4,257,535
1974 2,732,075 4,151,842
1973 2,649,278 4,045,592
1972 2,573,578 3,939,436
1971 2,499,825 3,837,691
1970 2,423,065 3,738,448
1969 2,348,398 3,641,015
1968 2,275,836 3,546,590
1967 2,205,567 3,454,537
1966 2,137,820 3,365,106
1965 2,072,681 3,277,874
1964 2,010,176 3,192,796
1963 1,950,159 3,110,361
1962 1,892,320 3,030,091
1961 1,836,451 2,952,054
1960 1,782,370 2,876,331

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/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,154,938 people (a 42.9% growth).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 82.8% to 37,471,735 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people compared to the peak of 68.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Somalia
2100 -0.42% 0.51%
2099 -0.41% 0.5%
2098 -0.39% 0.5%
2097 -0.38% 0.58%
2096 -0.37% 0.58%
2095 -0.36% 0.61%
2094 -0.35% 0.64%
2093 -0.34% 0.67%
2092 -0.33% 0.73%
2091 -0.31% 0.76%
2090 -0.31% 0.69%
2089 -0.29% 0.72%
2088 -0.28% 0.76%
2087 -0.27% 0.86%
2086 -0.25% 0.93%
2085 -0.24% 0.9%
2084 -0.22% 0.92%
2083 -0.21% 0.95%
2082 -0.19% 0.86%
2081 -0.17% 0.97%
2080 -0.15% 1.07%
2079 -0.13% 1.08%
2078 -0.12% 1.12%
2077 -0.1% 1.08%
2076 -0.07% 1.07%
2075 -0.07% 1.22%
2074 -0.04% 1.24%
2073 -0.02% 1.25%
2072 0.004% 1.3%
2071 0.02% 1.35%
2070 0.05% 1.34%
2069 0.07% 1.33%
2068 0.09% 1.4%
2067 0.12% 1.43%
2066 0.14% 1.54%
2065 0.16% 1.57%
2064 0.19% 1.56%
2063 0.21% 1.57%
2062 0.23% 1.63%
2061 0.26% 1.81%
2060 0.29% 1.85%
2059 0.32% 1.69%
2058 0.34% 1.78%
2057 0.36% 1.84%
2056 0.39% 1.94%
2055 0.42% 1.99%
2054 0.44% 1.93%
2053 0.47% 1.93%
2052 0.51% 2%
2051 0.53% 2.02%
2050 0.56% 1.99%
2049 0.59% 2.1%
2048 0.62% 2.18%
2047 0.64% 2.2%
2046 0.67% 2.21%
2045 0.7% 2.24%
2044 0.72% 2.26%
2043 0.75% 2.25%
2042 0.78% 2.41%
2041 0.81% 2.54%
2040 0.84% 2.45%
2039 0.87% 2.55%
2038 0.9% 2.68%
2037 0.93% 2.67%
2036 0.96% 2.76%
2035 0.99% 2.72%
2034 1.02% 2.67%
2033 1.05% 2.79%
2032 1.09% 2.88%
2031 1.12% 3.01%
2030 1.15% 2.99%
2029 1.19% 2.99%
2028 1.23% 3.14%
2027 1.26% 3.29%
2026 1.3% 3.33%
2025 1.34% 3.46%
2024 1.36% 3.54%
2023 1.38% 3.13%
2022 1.29% 3.07%
2021 1.21% 3.72%
2020 1.26% 3.87%
2019 1.31% 3.74%
2018 1.33% 3.59%
2017 1.34% 3.96%
2016 1.35% 3.92%
2015 1.37% 3.5%
2014 1.38% 3.65%
2013 1.4% 3.28%
2012 1.41% 0.91%
2011 1.42% 0.71%
2010 1.43% 2.51%
2009 1.43% 2.56%
2008 1.44% 3.01%
2007 1.45% 3.16%
2006 1.44% 3.11%
2005 1.31% 3.53%
2004 1.19% 3.75%
2003 1.19% 3.76%
2002 1.22% 3.82%
2001 1.3% 4.07%
2000 1.39% 4.08%
1999 1.44% 4.13%
1998 1.54% 4.23%
1997 1.68% 3.57%
1996 1.87% 3.7%
1995 2.06% 3.67%
1994 2.15% 5.17%
1993 2.22% 2.87%
1992 2.29% -4.68%
1991 2.33% -3.8%
1990 2.36% -0.45%
1989 2.37% -1.67%
1988 2.32% 0.1%
1987 2.32% 3.63%
1986 2.37% 4.21%
1985 2.41% 4.12%
1984 2.52% 3.71%
1983 2.66% 3.24%
1982 2.78% 0.35%
1981 2.87% 0.79%
1980 2.78% 8.94%
1979 2.73% 13.2%
1978 2.93% 7.38%
1977 3.05% 2.71%
1976 3.09% 2.54%
1975 3.11% 2.55%
1974 3.13% 2.63%
1973 2.94% 2.69%
1972 2.95% 2.65%
1971 3.17% 2.65%
1970 3.18% 2.68%
1969 3.19% 2.66%
1968 3.19% 2.66%
1967 3.17% 2.66%
1966 3.14% 2.66%
1965 3.11% 2.66%
1964 3.08% 2.65%
1963 3.06% 2.65%
1962 3.04% 2.64%
1961 3.03% 2.63%

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/somalia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.36%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.54%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Somalia
Current population
7124343
20503678
Population rank 107/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.25%
One net population change
5.68 minutes
48.5 seconds
One birth every
3.98 minutes
40 seconds
One death every
16.8 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +253 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +92,527 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 8/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -8,371 +12,077
Net migration rank 129/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - 12,077
2024 - -8,189 - 26,859
2023 100,921 -7,996 608,203 46,217
2022 100,987 -7,996 551,450 -92,434
2021 89,213 -10,383 566,399 35,506
2020 90,515 -10,383 561,311 77,259
2019 102,817 -19,730 548,756 53,124
2018 104,814 -20,742 514,244 40,844
2017 105,468 -21,849 478,556 38,067
2016 106,585 -23,076 495,132 124,017
2015 107,344 -24,353 481,573 -17,178
2014 108,420 -25,570 464,481 6,065
2013 109,032 -26,587 448,518 20,723
2012 110,065 -27,389 399,468 -51,833
2011 110,026 -28,221 203,213 -326,192
2010 110,475 -29,081 385,571 -88,448
2009 110,213 -29,913 405,784 -101,795
2008 110,395 -30,675 394,258 -102,035
2007 110,341 -31,357 380,303 8,476
2006 110,073 -32,274 372,597 -67,200
2005 108,984 -33,280 363,117 -5,955
2004 106,904 -44,222 351,959 17,353
2003 106,142 -44,931 341,192 33,174
2002 105,805 -44,906 331,215 12,603
2001 107,109 -43,837 319,059 40,274
2000 109,192 -42,087 306,651 53,580
1999 110,217 -40,095 295,523 37,548
1998 108,862 -38,260 284,779 55,426
1997 114,415 -36,851 271,894 49,692
1996 116,849 -35,208 264,807 -46,291
1995 118,325 -25,889 254,509 65,888
1994 119,565 -24,773 246,950 -50,921
1993 120,469 -24,091 232,960 261,815
1992 121,204 -24,171 57,495 -179,675
1991 121,787 -24,028 53,052 -568,166
1990 120,677 -24,280 225,162 -248,155
1989 120,128 -24,364 225,255 -266,281
1988 117,299 -24,753 215,599 -415,660
1987 112,885 -25,127 231,580 -17,391
1986 113,054 -24,805 218,416 74,424
1985 110,949 -23,840 207,960 62,183
1984 110,133 -22,493 199,017 60,630
1983 110,618 -20,620 190,775 9,505
1982 112,468 -19,395 182,793 6,115
1981 110,421 -17,353 185,211 -332,129
1980 108,604 -15,130 174,790 65,519
1979 96,429 -14,152 151,016 582,746
1978 98,419 -12,273 132,689 402,005
1977 100,498 -11,082 124,818 2,170
1976 98,100 -10,155 113,319 -3,831
1975 95,230 -9,349 108,998 -1,934
1974 92,505 -8,639 104,813 -495
1973 89,662 -7,947 108,038 143
1972 76,906 -7,219 104,493 -351
1971 84,139 -6,328 101,196 -1,850
1970 81,127 -5,423 98,025 1,104
1969 78,237 -4,592 95,045 690
1968 75,458 -3,979 92,208 906
1967 72,722 -3,666 89,497 1,498
1966 69,883 -3,443 86,930 941
1965 67,056 -3,231 84,448 2,142
1964 64,227 -3,043 82,042 1,518
1963 61,738 -2,881 79,859 1,449
1962 59,547 -2,727 77,737 1,496
1961 57,499 -2,579 75,513 1,336
1960 55,664 -2,418 73,850 750

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

GeoRank.org/population/nicaragua/somalia | 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 Somalia 94.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,270,105 people) and 5.58% is from migration (a gain of 311,487 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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