The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,079,664 people compared to 20,177,806 in Somalia.
Population statistics:
- Somalia's population is 2.85 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 0.24% 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 2005, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.34M people to 7.08M (32.5% growth), while Somalia has grown from 10.6M to 20.2M (89.6% 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
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Somalia
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
7079664
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20177806
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| Population rank | 107/197 | 66/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 0.24% |
| 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
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| 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 | 81/197 | 9/197 |
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 2005 to 2015, the population of Nicaragua increased by 807,312 people (a 15.1% growth), while Somalia gained 3,162,735 people (a 29.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nicaragua gained 930,247 (a 15.1% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,370,843 (a 46.1% growth).
Nicaragua was ranked 110th most populous country in 2005 and is 107th in 2025. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2005 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 84.4% 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 | 75.3 years | 59.1 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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