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

Nicaragua and Switzerland: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Nicaragua	Switzerland	Nicaragua	Switzerland
1960	1,782,370	5,327,827	-	-
1961	1,836,451	5,434,294	3.03%	2%
1962	1,892,320	5,573,815	3.04%	2.57%
1963	1,950,159	5,694,247	3.06%	2.16%
1964	2,010,176	5,789,228	3.08%	1.67%
1965	2,072,681	5,856,472	3.11%	1.16%
1966	2,137,820	5,918,002	3.14%	1.05%
1967	2,205,567	5,991,785	3.17%	1.25%
1968	2,275,836	6,067,714	3.19%	1.27%
1969	2,348,398	6,136,387	3.19%	1.13%
1970	2,423,065	6,180,877	3.18%	0.73%
1971	2,499,825	6,213,399	3.17%	0.53%
1972	2,573,578	6,260,956	2.95%	0.77%
1973	2,649,278	6,307,347	2.94%	0.74%
1974	2,732,075	6,341,405	3.13%	0.54%
1975	2,816,943	6,338,632	3.11%	-0.04%
1976	2,903,851	6,302,504	3.09%	-0.57%
1977	2,992,534	6,281,174	3.05%	-0.34%
1978	3,080,314	6,281,738	2.93%	0.009%
1979	3,164,525	6,294,365	2.73%	0.2%
1980	3,252,403	6,319,408	2.78%	0.4%
1981	3,345,674	6,354,074	2.87%	0.55%
1982	3,438,745	6,391,309	2.78%	0.59%
1983	3,530,282	6,418,773	2.66%	0.43%
1984	3,619,104	6,441,865	2.52%	0.36%
1985	3,706,479	6,470,365	2.41%	0.44%
1986	3,794,157	6,504,124	2.37%	0.52%
1987	3,882,164	6,545,106	2.32%	0.63%
1988	3,972,320	6,593,386	2.32%	0.74%
1989	4,066,476	6,646,912	2.37%	0.81%
1990	4,162,559	6,715,519	2.36%	1.03%
1991	4,259,637	6,799,978	2.33%	1.26%
1992	4,357,026	6,875,364	2.29%	1.11%
1993	4,453,732	6,938,265	2.22%	0.91%
1994	4,549,316	6,993,795	2.15%	0.8%
1995	4,642,931	7,040,687	2.06%	0.67%
1996	4,729,974	7,071,850	1.87%	0.44%
1997	4,809,573	7,088,906	1.68%	0.24%
1998	4,883,655	7,110,001	1.54%	0.3%
1999	4,954,018	7,143,991	1.44%	0.48%
2000	5,022,633	7,184,250	1.39%	0.56%
2001	5,087,825	7,229,854	1.3%	0.63%
2002	5,149,909	7,284,753	1.22%	0.76%
2003	5,210,963	7,339,001	1.19%	0.74%
2004	5,272,912	7,389,625	1.19%	0.69%
2005	5,342,105	7,437,115	1.31%	0.64%
2006	5,418,855	7,483,934	1.44%	0.63%
2007	5,497,243	7,551,117	1.45%	0.9%
2008	5,576,593	7,647,675	1.44%	1.28%
2009	5,656,601	7,743,831	1.43%	1.26%
2010	5,737,450	7,824,909	1.43%	1.05%
2011	5,819,051	7,912,398	1.42%	1.12%
2012	5,901,287	7,996,861	1.41%	1.07%
2013	5,983,845	8,089,346	1.4%	1.16%
2014	6,066,492	8,188,649	1.38%	1.23%
2015	6,149,417	8,282,396	1.37%	1.14%
2016	6,232,666	8,373,338	1.35%	1.1%
2017	6,316,231	8,451,840	1.34%	0.94%
2018	6,400,080	8,514,329	1.33%	0.74%
2019	6,483,657	8,575,280	1.31%	0.72%
2020	6,565,267	8,638,167	1.26%	0.73%
2021	6,644,741	8,704,546	1.21%	0.77%
2022	6,730,654	8,777,088	1.29%	0.83%
2023	6,823,613	8,888,093	1.38%	1.26%
2024	6,916,140	9,034,102	1.36%	1.64%
2025	7,007,511	9,080,106	1.32%	0.51%
2026	7,097,335	9,120,994	1.28%	0.45%
2027	7,185,724	9,157,559	1.25%	0.4%
2028	7,272,691	9,190,572	1.21%	0.36%
2029	7,358,003	9,219,373	1.17%	0.31%
2030	7,441,612	9,245,030	1.14%	0.28%
2031	7,523,773	9,269,063	1.1%	0.26%
2032	7,604,398	9,289,991	1.07%	0.23%
2033	7,683,391	9,307,909	1.04%	0.19%
2034	7,760,901	9,324,938	1.01%	0.18%
2035	7,836,706	9,340,145	0.98%	0.16%
2036	7,910,787	9,352,822	0.95%	0.14%
2037	7,983,295	9,364,126	0.92%	0.12%
2038	8,054,140	9,373,988	0.89%	0.11%
2039	8,122,959	9,382,808	0.85%	0.09%
2040	8,189,916	9,392,748	0.82%	0.11%
2041	8,255,163	9,401,829	0.8%	0.1%
2042	8,318,515	9,410,286	0.77%	0.09%
2043	8,380,014	9,418,963	0.74%	0.09%
2044	8,439,720	9,426,166	0.71%	0.08%
2045	8,497,618	9,432,561	0.69%	0.07%
2046	8,553,413	9,438,518	0.66%	0.06%
2047	8,607,283	9,445,091	0.63%	0.07%
2048	8,659,292	9,452,109	0.6%	0.07%
2049	8,708,929	9,457,335	0.57%	0.06%
2050	8,756,439	9,459,997	0.55%	0.03%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nicaragua increased by 807,312 people (a 15.1% growth), while Switzerland gained 845,281 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nicaragua gained 930,247 (a 15.1% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 830,554 (a 10% growth).

Nicaragua was ranked 110th most populous country in 2005 and is 107th in 2025. Switzerland was ranked 97th in 2005 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,459,997 people and rank change from 100th to 102nd.