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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,124,343 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 1.55 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.12M (31.5% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Nicaragua vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Tajikistan
2100 8,688,116 20,390,053
2099 8,724,538 20,381,074
2098 8,760,232 20,367,161
2097 8,794,755 20,348,897
2096 8,828,433 20,324,869
2095 8,861,157 20,297,885
2094 8,892,755 20,265,966
2093 8,924,287 20,234,160
2092 8,954,488 20,192,937
2091 8,984,026 20,148,873
2090 9,012,075 20,103,798
2089 9,039,709 20,056,079
2088 9,065,862 20,005,521
2087 9,090,942 19,950,317
2086 9,115,336 19,895,606
2085 9,138,363 19,836,988
2084 9,160,205 19,773,272
2083 9,180,483 19,706,082
2082 9,199,639 19,639,516
2081 9,217,574 19,572,596
2080 9,233,677 19,499,390
2079 9,247,995 19,425,502
2078 9,260,269 19,347,261
2077 9,271,296 19,265,447
2076 9,280,355 19,175,355
2075 9,287,263 19,083,859
2074 9,293,340 18,988,290
2073 9,297,217 18,889,470
2072 9,298,930 18,785,103
2071 9,298,548 18,674,697
2070 9,296,541 18,559,138
2069 9,292,245 18,437,873
2068 9,285,519 18,315,011
2067 9,277,073 18,187,508
2066 9,266,063 18,054,404
2065 9,253,359 17,921,674
2064 9,238,451 17,783,801
2063 9,221,261 17,641,066
2062 9,201,687 17,498,306
2061 9,180,231 17,356,130
2060 9,156,164 17,206,922
2059 9,129,485 17,056,085
2058 9,100,437 16,903,532
2057 9,069,770 16,749,284
2056 9,037,076 16,595,691
2055 9,002,004 16,441,650
2054 8,964,646 16,285,520
2053 8,925,248 16,130,235
2052 8,883,323 15,967,770
2051 8,838,651 15,805,253
2050 8,791,647 15,638,613
2049 8,743,003 15,468,883
2048 8,691,701 15,292,499
2047 8,638,293 15,112,083
2046 8,583,244 14,928,123
2045 8,525,953 14,739,540
2044 8,466,669 14,544,544
2043 8,405,733 14,349,357
2042 8,342,871 14,147,892
2041 8,278,159 13,945,694
2040 8,211,510 13,741,587
2039 8,143,346 13,536,704
2038 8,072,943 13,331,490
2037 8,000,701 13,125,051
2036 7,926,969 12,917,110
2035 7,851,540 12,714,184
2034 7,774,327 12,515,962
2033 7,695,506 12,321,294
2032 7,615,273 12,128,060
2031 7,533,169 11,938,351
2030 7,449,842 11,749,706
2029 7,364,850 11,559,235
2028 7,278,061 11,369,414
2027 7,189,755 11,178,605
2026 7,100,090 10,986,242
2025 7,008,896 10,791,246
2024 6,916,140 10,590,927
2023 6,823,613 10,389,799
2022 6,730,654 10,182,222
2021 6,644,741 9,966,908
2020 6,565,267 9,749,310
2019 6,483,657 9,529,966
2018 6,400,080 9,307,333
2017 6,316,231 9,085,946
2016 6,232,666 8,865,631
2015 6,149,417 8,643,840
2014 6,066,492 8,425,552
2013 5,983,845 8,216,724
2012 5,901,287 8,014,084
2011 5,819,051 7,824,785
2010 5,737,450 7,652,141
2009 5,656,601 7,490,230
2008 5,576,593 7,338,403
2007 5,497,243 7,194,477
2006 5,418,855 7,057,566
2005 5,342,105 6,924,720
2004 5,272,912 6,790,547
2003 5,210,963 6,658,575
2002 5,149,909 6,531,669
2001 5,087,825 6,407,377
2000 5,022,633 6,284,735
1999 4,954,018 6,208,370
1998 4,883,655 6,176,397
1997 4,809,573 6,139,829
1996 4,729,974 6,066,523
1995 4,642,931 5,948,584
1994 4,549,316 5,825,368
1993 4,453,732 5,724,993
1992 4,357,026 5,649,400
1991 4,259,637 5,541,205
1990 4,162,559 5,398,768
1989 4,066,476 5,267,249
1988 3,972,320 5,114,989
1987 3,882,164 4,939,059
1986 3,794,157 4,772,139
1985 3,706,479 4,619,003
1984 3,619,104 4,480,026
1983 3,530,282 4,350,874
1982 3,438,745 4,227,171
1981 3,345,674 4,109,022
1980 3,252,403 3,995,256
1979 3,164,525 3,882,691
1978 3,080,314 3,768,508
1977 2,992,534 3,653,265
1976 2,903,851 3,540,076
1975 2,816,943 3,430,425
1974 2,732,075 3,324,499
1973 2,649,278 3,222,290
1972 2,573,578 3,123,691
1971 2,499,825 3,028,837
1970 2,423,065 2,936,779
1969 2,348,398 2,845,273
1968 2,275,836 2,753,848
1967 2,205,567 2,664,130
1966 2,137,820 2,577,184
1965 2,072,681 2,492,998
1964 2,010,176 2,411,260
1963 1,950,159 2,331,736
1962 1,892,320 2,255,026
1961 1,836,451 2,181,805
1960 1,782,370 2,112,131

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/tajikistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people compared to the peak of 20.4M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Tajikistan
2100 -0.42% 0.04%
2099 -0.41% 0.07%
2098 -0.39% 0.09%
2097 -0.38% 0.12%
2096 -0.37% 0.13%
2095 -0.36% 0.16%
2094 -0.35% 0.16%
2093 -0.34% 0.2%
2092 -0.33% 0.22%
2091 -0.31% 0.22%
2090 -0.31% 0.24%
2089 -0.29% 0.25%
2088 -0.28% 0.28%
2087 -0.27% 0.27%
2086 -0.25% 0.3%
2085 -0.24% 0.32%
2084 -0.22% 0.34%
2083 -0.21% 0.34%
2082 -0.19% 0.34%
2081 -0.17% 0.38%
2080 -0.15% 0.38%
2079 -0.13% 0.4%
2078 -0.12% 0.42%
2077 -0.1% 0.47%
2076 -0.07% 0.48%
2075 -0.07% 0.5%
2074 -0.04% 0.52%
2073 -0.02% 0.56%
2072 0.004% 0.59%
2071 0.02% 0.62%
2070 0.05% 0.66%
2069 0.07% 0.67%
2068 0.09% 0.7%
2067 0.12% 0.74%
2066 0.14% 0.74%
2065 0.16% 0.78%
2064 0.19% 0.81%
2063 0.21% 0.82%
2062 0.23% 0.82%
2061 0.26% 0.87%
2060 0.29% 0.88%
2059 0.32% 0.9%
2058 0.34% 0.92%
2057 0.36% 0.93%
2056 0.39% 0.94%
2055 0.42% 0.96%
2054 0.44% 0.96%
2053 0.47% 1.02%
2052 0.51% 1.03%
2051 0.53% 1.07%
2050 0.56% 1.1%
2049 0.59% 1.15%
2048 0.62% 1.19%
2047 0.64% 1.23%
2046 0.67% 1.28%
2045 0.7% 1.34%
2044 0.72% 1.36%
2043 0.75% 1.42%
2042 0.78% 1.45%
2041 0.81% 1.49%
2040 0.84% 1.51%
2039 0.87% 1.54%
2038 0.9% 1.57%
2037 0.93% 1.61%
2036 0.96% 1.6%
2035 0.99% 1.58%
2034 1.02% 1.58%
2033 1.05% 1.59%
2032 1.09% 1.59%
2031 1.12% 1.61%
2030 1.15% 1.65%
2029 1.19% 1.67%
2028 1.23% 1.71%
2027 1.26% 1.75%
2026 1.3% 1.81%
2025 1.34% 1.89%
2024 1.36% 1.94%
2023 1.38% 2.04%
2022 1.29% 2.16%
2021 1.21% 2.23%
2020 1.26% 2.3%
2019 1.31% 2.39%
2018 1.33% 2.44%
2017 1.34% 2.49%
2016 1.35% 2.57%
2015 1.37% 2.59%
2014 1.38% 2.54%
2013 1.4% 2.53%
2012 1.41% 2.42%
2011 1.42% 2.26%
2010 1.43% 2.16%
2009 1.43% 2.07%
2008 1.44% 2%
2007 1.45% 1.94%
2006 1.44% 1.92%
2005 1.31% 1.98%
2004 1.19% 1.98%
2003 1.19% 1.94%
2002 1.22% 1.94%
2001 1.3% 1.95%
2000 1.39% 1.23%
1999 1.44% 0.52%
1998 1.54% 0.6%
1997 1.68% 1.21%
1996 1.87% 1.98%
1995 2.06% 2.12%
1994 2.15% 1.75%
1993 2.22% 1.34%
1992 2.29% 1.95%
1991 2.33% 2.64%
1990 2.36% 2.5%
1989 2.37% 2.98%
1988 2.32% 3.56%
1987 2.32% 3.5%
1986 2.37% 3.32%
1985 2.41% 3.1%
1984 2.52% 2.97%
1983 2.66% 2.93%
1982 2.78% 2.88%
1981 2.87% 2.85%
1980 2.78% 2.9%
1979 2.73% 3.03%
1978 2.93% 3.15%
1977 3.05% 3.2%
1976 3.09% 3.2%
1975 3.11% 3.19%
1974 3.13% 3.17%
1973 2.94% 3.16%
1972 2.95% 3.13%
1971 3.17% 3.13%
1970 3.18% 3.22%
1969 3.19% 3.32%
1968 3.19% 3.37%
1967 3.17% 3.37%
1966 3.14% 3.38%
1965 3.11% 3.39%
1964 3.08% 3.41%
1963 3.06% 3.4%
1962 3.04% 3.36%
1961 3.03% 3.3%

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/tajikistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.36%, while Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Tajikistan
Current population
7124343
11038274
Population rank 107/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.13%
One net population change
5.68 minutes
2.61 minutes
One birth every
3.98 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
16.8 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline +253 +551
Annual growth/decline +92,527 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 55/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -8,371 -21,606
Net migration rank 129/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - -21,606
2024 - -8,189 - -21,236
2023 100,921 -7,996 223,828 -19,999
2022 100,987 -7,996 228,336 -17,001
2021 89,213 -10,383 222,850 -3,564
2020 90,515 -10,383 219,467 -3,564
2019 102,817 -19,730 231,817 -9,041
2018 104,814 -20,742 228,597 -6,111
2017 105,468 -21,849 224,396 -4,093
2016 106,585 -23,076 228,547 -8,210
2015 107,344 -24,353 230,903 -7,660
2014 108,420 -25,570 227,304 -13,962
2013 109,032 -26,587 220,693 -16,362
2012 110,065 -27,389 213,078 -12,132
2011 110,026 -28,221 208,429 -30,783
2010 110,475 -29,081 201,389 -33,733
2009 110,213 -29,913 192,851 -36,677
2008 110,395 -30,675 182,337 -34,855
2007 110,341 -31,357 173,200 -32,831
2006 110,073 -32,274 164,046 -30,591
2005 108,984 -33,280 160,189 -27,954
2004 106,904 -44,222 161,201 -25,082
2003 106,142 -44,931 150,391 -22,562
2002 105,805 -44,906 146,492 -20,526
2001 107,109 -43,837 142,276 -19,657
2000 109,192 -42,087 136,549 -13,871
1999 110,217 -40,095 147,622 -117,571
1998 108,862 -38,260 153,508 -119,621
1997 114,415 -36,851 149,825 -110,572
1996 116,849 -35,208 138,287 -30,922
1995 118,325 -25,889 168,934 -40,418
1994 119,565 -24,773 167,590 -49,668
1993 120,469 -24,091 157,975 -75,147
1992 121,204 -24,171 163,652 -95,280
1991 121,787 -24,028 177,585 -29,553
1990 120,677 -24,280 178,429 -41,596
1989 120,128 -24,364 179,212 -53,020
1988 117,299 -24,753 172,805 5,523
1987 112,885 -25,127 163,611 9,923
1986 113,054 -24,805 155,987 4,321
1985 110,949 -23,840 145,720 247
1984 110,133 -22,493 139,145 -7,152
1983 110,618 -20,620 133,280 -6,972
1982 112,468 -19,395 127,838 -6,730
1981 110,421 -17,353 121,418 -6,221
1980 108,604 -15,130 117,888 -5,557
1979 96,429 -14,152 114,496 -1,703
1978 98,419 -12,273 110,564 5,006
1977 100,498 -11,082 106,920 7,999
1976 98,100 -10,155 103,777 7,679
1975 95,230 -9,349 100,604 7,237
1974 92,505 -8,639 97,481 6,531
1973 89,662 -7,947 94,523 5,876
1972 76,906 -7,219 91,677 5,123
1971 84,139 -6,328 88,618 4,293
1970 81,127 -5,423 85,645 5,559
1969 78,237 -4,592 82,931 8,886
1968 75,458 -3,979 80,698 10,323
1967 72,722 -3,666 78,733 9,670
1966 69,883 -3,443 76,702 8,796
1965 67,056 -3,231 75,139 7,744
1964 64,227 -3,043 74,030 6,568
1963 61,738 -2,881 73,065 5,379
1962 59,547 -2,727 70,700 4,270
1961 57,499 -2,579 68,182 3,291
1960 55,664 -2,418 65,415 2,457

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

GeoRank.org/population/nicaragua/tajikistan | 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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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