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 7,098,301 people compared to 20,313,043 in Somalia.
Population statistics:
- Somalia's population is 2.86 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 7.1M (31% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.3M (85.1% growth).
- Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 9.24M people compared to the peak of 67.4M people in 2100 for Somalia.
Nicaragua vs Somalia: live population counter
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
7098301
|
20313043
|
| Population rank | 107/197 | 66/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 0.25% |
| One net population change |
5.68 minutes
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48.5 seconds
|
| One birth every |
3.98 minutes
|
40 seconds
|
| One death every |
16.8 minutes
|
2.91 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
1.07 hours
|
19.6 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -8,189 | +26,859 |
| 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 | 79/197 | 8/197 |
Nicaragua and Somalia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Nicaragua
Population
Growth rate
Somalia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nicaragua
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Somalia
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Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
|
| 1960 | 1,782,370 | 2,876,331 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,836,451 | 2,952,054 | 3.03% | 2.63% |
| 1962 | 1,892,320 | 3,030,091 | 3.04% | 2.64% |
| 1963 | 1,950,159 | 3,110,361 | 3.06% | 2.65% |
| 1964 | 2,010,176 | 3,192,796 | 3.08% | 2.65% |
| 1965 | 2,072,681 | 3,277,874 | 3.11% | 2.66% |
| 1966 | 2,137,820 | 3,365,106 | 3.14% | 2.66% |
| 1967 | 2,205,567 | 3,454,537 | 3.17% | 2.66% |
| 1968 | 2,275,836 | 3,546,590 | 3.19% | 2.66% |
| 1969 | 2,348,398 | 3,641,015 | 3.19% | 2.66% |
| 1970 | 2,423,065 | 3,738,448 | 3.18% | 2.68% |
| 1971 | 2,499,825 | 3,837,691 | 3.17% | 2.65% |
| 1972 | 2,573,578 | 3,939,436 | 2.95% | 2.65% |
| 1973 | 2,649,278 | 4,045,592 | 2.94% | 2.69% |
| 1974 | 2,732,075 | 4,151,842 | 3.13% | 2.63% |
| 1975 | 2,816,943 | 4,257,535 | 3.11% | 2.55% |
| 1976 | 2,903,851 | 4,365,812 | 3.09% | 2.54% |
| 1977 | 2,992,534 | 4,484,050 | 3.05% | 2.71% |
| 1978 | 3,080,314 | 4,814,892 | 2.93% | 7.38% |
| 1979 | 3,164,525 | 5,449,117 | 2.73% | 13.2% |
| 1980 | 3,252,403 | 5,936,154 | 2.78% | 8.94% |
| 1981 | 3,345,674 | 5,982,849 | 2.87% | 0.79% |
| 1982 | 3,438,745 | 6,003,840 | 2.78% | 0.35% |
| 1983 | 3,530,282 | 6,198,430 | 2.66% | 3.24% |
| 1984 | 3,619,104 | 6,428,389 | 2.52% | 3.71% |
| 1985 | 3,706,479 | 6,693,289 | 2.41% | 4.12% |
| 1986 | 3,794,157 | 6,974,788 | 2.37% | 4.21% |
| 1987 | 3,882,164 | 7,228,302 | 2.32% | 3.63% |
| 1988 | 3,972,320 | 7,235,360 | 2.32% | 0.1% |
| 1989 | 4,066,476 | 7,114,817 | 2.37% | -1.67% |
| 1990 | 4,162,559 | 7,082,811 | 2.36% | -0.45% |
| 1991 | 4,259,637 | 6,813,760 | 2.33% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 4,357,026 | 6,495,107 | 2.29% | -4.68% |
| 1993 | 4,453,732 | 6,681,399 | 2.22% | 2.87% |
| 1994 | 4,549,316 | 7,026,797 | 2.15% | 5.17% |
| 1995 | 4,642,931 | 7,285,007 | 2.06% | 3.67% |
| 1996 | 4,729,974 | 7,554,474 | 1.87% | 3.7% |
| 1997 | 4,809,573 | 7,824,525 | 1.68% | 3.57% |
| 1998 | 4,883,655 | 8,155,417 | 1.54% | 4.23% |
| 1999 | 4,954,018 | 8,492,059 | 1.44% | 4.13% |
| 2000 | 5,022,633 | 8,838,713 | 1.39% | 4.08% |
| 2001 | 5,087,825 | 9,198,493 | 1.3% | 4.07% |
| 2002 | 5,149,909 | 9,550,063 | 1.22% | 3.82% |
| 2003 | 5,210,963 | 9,909,157 | 1.19% | 3.76% |
| 2004 | 5,272,912 | 10,280,998 | 1.19% | 3.75% |
| 2005 | 5,342,105 | 10,644,228 | 1.31% | 3.53% |
| 2006 | 5,418,855 | 10,975,502 | 1.44% | 3.11% |
| 2007 | 5,497,243 | 11,322,582 | 1.45% | 3.16% |
| 2008 | 5,576,593 | 11,663,084 | 1.44% | 3.01% |
| 2009 | 5,656,601 | 11,961,201 | 1.43% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 5,737,450 | 12,261,756 | 1.43% | 2.51% |
| 2011 | 5,819,051 | 12,348,830 | 1.42% | 0.71% |
| 2012 | 5,901,287 | 12,461,160 | 1.41% | 0.91% |
| 2013 | 5,983,845 | 12,869,594 | 1.4% | 3.28% |
| 2014 | 6,066,492 | 13,339,491 | 1.38% | 3.65% |
| 2015 | 6,149,417 | 13,806,963 | 1.37% | 3.5% |
| 2016 | 6,232,666 | 14,348,740 | 1.35% | 3.92% |
| 2017 | 6,316,231 | 14,916,629 | 1.34% | 3.96% |
| 2018 | 6,400,080 | 15,452,487 | 1.33% | 3.59% |
| 2019 | 6,483,657 | 16,030,971 | 1.31% | 3.74% |
| 2020 | 6,565,267 | 16,651,191 | 1.26% | 3.87% |
| 2021 | 6,644,741 | 17,271,431 | 1.21% | 3.72% |
| 2022 | 6,730,654 | 17,801,897 | 1.29% | 3.07% |
| 2023 | 6,823,613 | 18,358,615 | 1.38% | 3.13% |
| 2024 | 6,916,140 | 19,009,151 | 1.36% | 3.54% |
| 2025 | 7,007,511 | 19,654,737 | 1.32% | 3.4% |
| 2026 | 7,097,335 | 20,305,905 | 1.28% | 3.31% |
| 2027 | 7,185,724 | 20,959,056 | 1.25% | 3.22% |
| 2028 | 7,272,691 | 21,601,810 | 1.21% | 3.07% |
| 2029 | 7,358,003 | 22,247,714 | 1.17% | 2.99% |
| 2030 | 7,441,612 | 22,915,042 | 1.14% | 3% |
| 2031 | 7,523,773 | 23,589,793 | 1.1% | 2.94% |
| 2032 | 7,604,398 | 24,258,789 | 1.07% | 2.84% |
| 2033 | 7,683,391 | 24,921,830 | 1.04% | 2.73% |
| 2034 | 7,760,901 | 25,593,666 | 1.01% | 2.7% |
| 2035 | 7,836,706 | 26,294,943 | 0.98% | 2.74% |
| 2036 | 7,910,787 | 27,009,199 | 0.95% | 2.72% |
| 2037 | 7,983,295 | 27,731,170 | 0.92% | 2.67% |
| 2038 | 8,054,140 | 28,455,755 | 0.89% | 2.61% |
| 2039 | 8,122,959 | 29,167,897 | 0.85% | 2.5% |
| 2040 | 8,189,916 | 29,896,286 | 0.82% | 2.5% |
| 2041 | 8,255,163 | 30,635,956 | 0.8% | 2.47% |
| 2042 | 8,318,515 | 31,350,028 | 0.77% | 2.33% |
| 2043 | 8,380,014 | 32,057,980 | 0.74% | 2.26% |
| 2044 | 8,439,720 | 32,780,417 | 0.71% | 2.25% |
| 2045 | 8,497,618 | 33,510,163 | 0.69% | 2.23% |
| 2046 | 8,553,413 | 34,248,030 | 0.66% | 2.2% |
| 2047 | 8,607,283 | 34,996,366 | 0.63% | 2.19% |
| 2048 | 8,659,292 | 35,743,960 | 0.6% | 2.14% |
| 2049 | 8,708,929 | 36,474,683 | 0.57% | 2.04% |
| 2050 | 8,756,439 | 37,206,497 | 0.55% | 2.01% |
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 865,635 (a 13.9% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 5,964,303 (a 41.6% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Nicaragua's population will grow by 23.4% to 8,756,439 people with a rank change from 107th to 109th. The population of Somalia will increase by 83.2% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.
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Population differences between Nicaragua and Somalia
|
Nicaragua
|
Somalia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.4 years | 59.3 years |
| Average age | 29.3 years | 21.2 years |
| Median age | 26.6 years | 16.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 50.1:49.9 |
| Fertility rate | 2.22 births per woman | 6.13 births per woman |
| Population density | 148.9 ppl/mi² | 78.5 ppl/mi² |
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