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

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The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 7,007,502 in 2025 vs 25,620,427 people in Syria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,144,725 people compared to 26,956,472 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 3.77 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.32% per year vs +2.19% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.14M (31.8% growth), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 27M (37.3% growth).

Nicaragua vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Syria
2100 8,686,387 44,500,028
2099 8,722,801 44,570,009
2098 8,758,489 44,629,837
2097 8,793,005 44,692,566
2096 8,826,676 44,747,012
2095 8,859,393 44,774,686
2094 8,890,985 44,824,294
2093 8,922,511 44,853,295
2092 8,952,706 44,882,700
2091 8,982,238 44,895,349
2090 9,010,281 44,926,869
2089 9,037,910 44,925,891
2088 9,064,058 44,920,667
2087 9,089,133 44,928,298
2086 9,113,522 44,947,658
2085 9,136,545 44,913,669
2084 9,158,382 44,878,845
2083 9,178,656 44,850,592
2082 9,197,809 44,790,014
2081 9,215,739 44,723,244
2080 9,231,840 44,624,321
2079 9,246,154 44,567,127
2078 9,258,426 44,529,618
2077 9,269,451 44,484,155
2076 9,278,508 44,400,339
2075 9,285,415 44,306,882
2074 9,291,490 44,209,517
2073 9,295,367 44,102,028
2072 9,297,079 43,965,642
2071 9,296,698 43,821,617
2070 9,294,691 43,678,154
2069 9,290,396 43,530,683
2068 9,283,672 43,348,487
2067 9,275,227 43,154,741
2066 9,264,219 42,944,885
2065 9,251,518 42,695,249
2064 9,236,612 42,445,036
2063 9,219,426 42,198,056
2062 9,199,856 41,949,014
2061 9,178,404 41,695,586
2060 9,154,342 41,410,547
2059 9,127,668 41,097,942
2058 9,098,625 40,815,606
2057 9,067,965 40,534,091
2056 9,035,277 40,224,053
2055 9,000,212 39,918,930
2054 8,962,862 39,584,624
2053 8,923,471 39,242,144
2052 8,881,555 38,940,206
2051 8,836,892 38,629,604
2050 8,789,897 38,307,069
2049 8,741,263 37,986,965
2048 8,689,971 37,682,780
2047 8,636,574 37,391,752
2046 8,581,536 37,081,479
2045 8,524,256 36,744,441
2044 8,464,984 36,428,225
2043 8,404,060 36,090,851
2042 8,341,211 35,729,021
2041 8,276,512 35,352,033
2040 8,209,876 34,947,817
2039 8,141,726 34,533,772
2038 8,071,337 34,091,760
2037 7,999,109 33,612,993
2036 7,925,391 33,134,445
2035 7,849,978 32,608,669
2034 7,772,780 32,062,309
2033 7,693,975 31,477,500
2032 7,613,757 30,883,996
2031 7,531,669 30,248,264
2030 7,448,359 29,592,787
2029 7,363,385 28,871,638
2028 7,276,613 28,141,821
2027 7,188,324 27,355,002
2026 7,098,677 26,535,554
2025 7,007,502 25,620,427
2024 6,916,140 24,672,760
2023 6,823,613 23,594,623
2022 6,730,654 22,462,173
2021 6,644,741 21,628,839
2020 6,565,267 21,049,429
2019 6,483,657 20,353,534
2018 6,400,080 19,577,845
2017 6,316,231 19,224,668
2016 6,232,666 19,193,834
2015 6,149,417 19,424,618
2014 6,066,492 20,273,659
2013 5,983,845 21,666,917
2012 5,901,287 22,759,763
2011 5,819,051 22,878,098
2010 5,737,450 22,482,421
2009 5,656,601 21,976,969
2008 5,576,593 21,636,564
2007 5,497,243 20,884,125
2006 5,418,855 19,637,022
2005 5,342,105 18,814,091
2004 5,272,912 18,336,875
2003 5,210,963 17,889,296
2002 5,149,909 17,468,332
2001 5,087,825 17,051,338
2000 5,022,633 16,637,888
1999 4,954,018 16,228,061
1998 4,883,655 15,820,413
1997 4,809,573 15,417,542
1996 4,729,974 15,018,104
1995 4,642,931 14,616,801
1994 4,549,316 14,208,583
1993 4,453,732 13,795,686
1992 4,357,026 13,385,571
1991 4,259,637 12,980,821
1990 4,162,559 12,579,208
1989 4,066,476 12,179,060
1988 3,972,320 11,782,264
1987 3,882,164 11,388,923
1986 3,794,157 11,002,844
1985 3,706,479 10,625,672
1984 3,619,104 10,258,398
1983 3,530,282 9,904,809
1982 3,438,745 9,572,511
1981 3,345,674 9,260,189
1980 3,252,403 8,957,663
1979 3,164,525 8,661,909
1978 3,080,314 8,372,759
1977 2,992,534 8,090,501
1976 2,903,851 7,817,320
1975 2,816,943 7,554,364
1974 2,732,075 7,302,160
1973 2,649,278 7,060,321
1972 2,573,578 6,826,024
1971 2,499,825 6,598,094
1970 2,423,065 6,380,609
1969 2,348,398 6,175,166
1968 2,275,836 5,978,742
1967 2,205,567 5,790,198
1966 2,137,820 5,609,047
1965 2,072,681 5,435,267
1964 2,010,176 5,269,087
1963 1,950,159 5,110,467
1962 1,892,320 4,959,340
1961 1,836,451 4,815,466
1960 1,782,370 4,673,500

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 912,059 people (a 14.6% growth), while Syria's population increased by 7,762,638 people (a 40.4% growth).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Nicaragua's population will grow by 23% to 8,789,897 people with a rank change from 107th to 109th. The population of Syria will increase by 42.1% to 38,307,069 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people compared to the peak of 44.9M people in 2086 for Syria.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Syria
2100 -0.42% -0.16%
2099 -0.41% -0.13%
2098 -0.39% -0.14%
2097 -0.38% -0.12%
2096 -0.37% -0.06%
2095 -0.36% -0.11%
2094 -0.35% -0.06%
2093 -0.34% -0.07%
2092 -0.33% -0.03%
2091 -0.31% -0.07%
2090 -0.31% 0.002%
2089 -0.29% 0.01%
2088 -0.28% -0.02%
2087 -0.27% -0.04%
2086 -0.25% 0.08%
2085 -0.24% 0.08%
2084 -0.22% 0.06%
2083 -0.21% 0.14%
2082 -0.19% 0.15%
2081 -0.17% 0.22%
2080 -0.15% 0.13%
2079 -0.13% 0.08%
2078 -0.12% 0.1%
2077 -0.1% 0.19%
2076 -0.07% 0.21%
2075 -0.07% 0.22%
2074 -0.04% 0.24%
2073 -0.02% 0.31%
2072 0.004% 0.33%
2071 0.02% 0.33%
2070 0.05% 0.34%
2069 0.07% 0.42%
2068 0.09% 0.45%
2067 0.12% 0.49%
2066 0.14% 0.58%
2065 0.16% 0.59%
2064 0.19% 0.59%
2063 0.21% 0.59%
2062 0.23% 0.61%
2061 0.26% 0.69%
2060 0.29% 0.76%
2059 0.32% 0.69%
2058 0.34% 0.69%
2057 0.36% 0.77%
2056 0.39% 0.76%
2055 0.42% 0.84%
2054 0.44% 0.87%
2053 0.47% 0.78%
2052 0.51% 0.8%
2051 0.53% 0.84%
2050 0.56% 0.84%
2049 0.59% 0.81%
2048 0.62% 0.78%
2047 0.64% 0.84%
2046 0.67% 0.92%
2045 0.7% 0.87%
2044 0.72% 0.93%
2043 0.75% 1.01%
2042 0.78% 1.07%
2041 0.81% 1.16%
2040 0.84% 1.2%
2039 0.87% 1.3%
2038 0.9% 1.42%
2037 0.93% 1.44%
2036 0.96% 1.61%
2035 0.99% 1.7%
2034 1.02% 1.86%
2033 1.05% 1.92%
2032 1.09% 2.1%
2031 1.12% 2.21%
2030 1.15% 2.5%
2029 1.19% 2.59%
2028 1.23% 2.88%
2027 1.26% 3.09%
2026 1.3% 3.57%
2025 1.32% 3.84%
2024 1.36% 4.57%
2023 1.38% 5.04%
2022 1.29% 3.85%
2021 1.21% 2.75%
2020 1.26% 3.42%
2019 1.31% 3.96%
2018 1.33% 1.84%
2017 1.34% 0.16%
2016 1.35% -1.19%
2015 1.37% -4.19%
2014 1.38% -6.43%
2013 1.4% -4.8%
2012 1.41% -0.52%
2011 1.42% 1.76%
2010 1.43% 2.3%
2009 1.43% 1.57%
2008 1.44% 3.6%
2007 1.45% 6.35%
2006 1.44% 4.37%
2005 1.31% 2.6%
2004 1.19% 2.5%
2003 1.19% 2.41%
2002 1.22% 2.45%
2001 1.3% 2.48%
2000 1.39% 2.53%
1999 1.44% 2.58%
1998 1.54% 2.61%
1997 1.68% 2.66%
1996 1.87% 2.75%
1995 2.06% 2.87%
1994 2.15% 2.99%
1993 2.22% 3.06%
1992 2.29% 3.12%
1991 2.33% 3.19%
1990 2.36% 3.29%
1989 2.37% 3.37%
1988 2.32% 3.45%
1987 2.32% 3.51%
1986 2.37% 3.55%
1985 2.41% 3.58%
1984 2.52% 3.57%
1983 2.66% 3.47%
1982 2.78% 3.37%
1981 2.87% 3.38%
1980 2.78% 3.41%
1979 2.73% 3.45%
1978 2.93% 3.49%
1977 3.05% 3.49%
1976 3.09% 3.48%
1975 3.11% 3.45%
1974 3.13% 3.43%
1973 2.94% 3.43%
1972 2.95% 3.45%
1971 3.17% 3.41%
1970 3.18% 3.33%
1969 3.19% 3.29%
1968 3.19% 3.26%
1967 3.17% 3.23%
1966 3.14% 3.2%
1965 3.11% 3.15%
1964 3.08% 3.1%
1963 3.06% 3.05%
1962 3.04% 2.99%
1961 3.03% 3.04%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.32%, while Syria's population grew by 3.84%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Syria
Current population
7144725
26956472
Population rank 107/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.32%
One net population change
5.77 minutes
33.4 seconds
One birth every
3.97 minutes
55.2 seconds
One death every
16.4 minutes
4.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +250 +2,596
Annual growth/decline +91,362 +947,667
Annual growth/decline rate +1.32% +3.84%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 5/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -8,371 +421,693
Net migration rank 129/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - 421,693
2024 100,318 -8,189 449,784 546,494
2023 100,921 -7,996 402,713 757,309
2022 100,987 -7,996 369,750 735,142
2021 89,213 -10,383 350,560 211,220
2020 90,515 -10,383 327,992 269,050
2019 102,817 -19,730 293,762 500,985
2018 104,814 -20,742 242,530 514,102
2017 105,468 -21,849 237,214 -287,501
2016 106,585 -23,076 236,007 -124,063
2015 107,344 -24,353 253,977 -827,496
2014 108,420 -25,570 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 109,032 -26,587 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 110,065 -27,389 475,520 -999,267
2011 110,026 -28,221 543,950 -256,888
2010 110,475 -29,081 558,666 -54,359
2009 110,213 -29,913 559,314 -52,703
2008 110,395 -30,675 576,593 -402,393
2007 110,341 -31,357 529,162 801,514
2006 110,073 -32,274 480,616 682,911
2005 108,984 -33,280 468,960 13,382
2004 106,904 -44,222 461,209 10,881
2003 106,142 -44,931 457,000 -33,920
2002 105,805 -44,906 453,967 -35,096
2001 107,109 -43,837 451,503 -36,383
2000 109,192 -42,087 446,211 -34,425
1999 110,217 -40,095 439,261 -31,394
1998 108,862 -38,260 433,447 -26,025
1997 114,415 -36,851 429,887 -31,571
1996 116,849 -35,208 430,765 -30,197
1995 118,325 -25,889 430,172 -28,122
1994 119,565 -24,773 426,996 -12,630
1993 120,469 -24,091 420,244 -8,828
1992 121,204 -24,171 412,878 -4,063
1991 121,787 -24,028 410,830 -10,154
1990 120,677 -24,280 409,177 -6,620
1989 120,128 -24,364 406,111 -8,379
1988 117,299 -24,753 404,285 -8,426
1987 112,885 -25,127 399,159 -8,335
1986 113,054 -24,805 390,821 -9,485
1985 110,949 -23,840 379,231 -6,221
1984 110,133 -22,493 366,768 -5,245
1983 110,618 -20,620 355,375 -9,729
1982 112,468 -19,395 319,664 -721
1981 110,421 -17,353 330,237 -24,536
1980 108,604 -15,130 332,464 -33,114
1979 96,429 -14,152 324,943 -32,793
1978 98,419 -12,273 316,724 -30,567
1977 100,498 -11,082 306,630 -28,275
1976 98,100 -10,155 294,267 -26,268
1975 95,230 -9,349 282,299 -24,389
1974 92,505 -8,639 270,735 -24,242
1973 89,662 -7,947 254,687 -17,502
1972 76,906 -7,219 249,027 -17,610
1971 84,139 -6,328 239,610 -15,167
1970 81,127 -5,423 230,117 -19,594
1969 78,237 -4,592 219,114 -18,749
1968 75,458 -3,979 209,454 -16,968
1967 72,722 -3,666 199,223 -14,618
1966 69,883 -3,443 191,122 -13,434
1965 67,056 -3,231 182,560 -12,704
1964 64,227 -3,043 174,549 -12,044
1963 61,738 -2,881 166,555 -11,817
1962 59,547 -2,727 159,155 -11,641
1961 57,499 -2,579 151,485 -11,237
1960 55,664 -2,418 143,687 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 86.7% of the population change in Nicaragua is from natural causes (a gain of 1,008,982 people) and 13.3% is from migration (a loss of 154,697 people). In Syria 58% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,164,289 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 2,295,242 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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