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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,124,343 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 10.3 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.97% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.12M (31.5% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Nicaragua vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Tanzania
2100 8,688,116 265,496,854
2099 8,724,538 263,162,785
2098 8,760,232 260,809,535
2097 8,794,755 258,412,520
2096 8,828,433 255,996,677
2095 8,861,157 253,567,416
2094 8,892,755 251,119,386
2093 8,924,287 248,628,881
2092 8,954,488 246,107,108
2091 8,984,026 243,557,182
2090 9,012,075 241,002,065
2089 9,039,709 238,416,591
2088 9,065,862 235,797,530
2087 9,090,942 233,167,455
2086 9,115,336 230,496,041
2085 9,138,363 227,800,292
2084 9,160,205 225,111,530
2083 9,180,483 222,421,279
2082 9,199,639 219,718,263
2081 9,217,574 216,995,478
2080 9,233,677 214,255,926
2079 9,247,995 211,486,253
2078 9,260,269 208,708,063
2077 9,271,296 205,918,120
2076 9,280,355 203,106,125
2075 9,287,263 200,297,474
2074 9,293,340 197,468,017
2073 9,297,217 194,642,633
2072 9,298,930 191,824,103
2071 9,298,548 188,992,017
2070 9,296,541 186,152,377
2069 9,292,245 183,311,218
2068 9,285,519 180,475,586
2067 9,277,073 177,639,469
2066 9,266,063 174,803,090
2065 9,253,359 171,913,445
2064 9,238,451 169,064,549
2063 9,221,261 166,217,933
2062 9,201,687 163,370,044
2061 9,180,231 160,537,159
2060 9,156,164 157,722,273
2059 9,129,485 154,920,005
2058 9,100,437 152,120,539
2057 9,069,770 149,325,489
2056 9,037,076 146,519,472
2055 9,002,004 143,736,540
2054 8,964,646 140,983,905
2053 8,925,248 138,262,668
2052 8,883,323 135,553,723
2051 8,838,651 132,851,383
2050 8,791,647 130,157,751
2049 8,743,003 127,495,278
2048 8,691,701 124,821,109
2047 8,638,293 122,158,290
2046 8,583,244 119,522,516
2045 8,525,953 116,914,785
2044 8,466,669 114,329,740
2043 8,405,733 111,776,234
2042 8,342,871 109,241,835
2041 8,278,159 106,748,632
2040 8,211,510 104,272,418
2039 8,143,346 101,814,304
2038 8,072,943 99,380,232
2037 8,000,701 96,983,729
2036 7,926,969 94,601,865
2035 7,851,540 92,257,269
2034 7,774,327 89,929,444
2033 7,695,506 87,654,982
2032 7,615,273 85,409,993
2031 7,533,169 83,180,507
2030 7,449,842 80,997,163
2029 7,364,850 78,838,461
2028 7,278,061 76,730,649
2027 7,189,755 74,647,063
2026 7,100,090 72,589,279
2025 7,008,896 70,552,589
2024 6,916,140 68,560,157
2023 6,823,613 66,617,606
2022 6,730,654 64,711,821
2021 6,644,741 62,830,412
2020 6,565,267 60,972,798
2019 6,483,657 59,174,891
2018 6,400,080 57,437,145
2017 6,316,231 55,652,890
2016 6,232,666 53,824,013
2015 6,149,417 52,020,962
2014 6,066,492 50,351,512
2013 5,983,845 48,824,128
2012 5,901,287 47,374,260
2011 5,819,051 46,029,367
2010 5,737,450 44,758,488
2009 5,656,601 43,633,982
2008 5,576,593 42,570,728
2007 5,497,243 41,435,512
2006 5,418,855 40,294,902
2005 5,342,105 39,182,076
2004 5,272,912 38,109,668
2003 5,210,963 37,089,555
2002 5,149,909 36,121,304
2001 5,087,825 35,198,299
2000 5,022,633 34,260,139
1999 4,954,018 33,300,330
1998 4,883,655 32,420,458
1997 4,809,573 31,578,089
1996 4,729,974 30,945,762
1995 4,642,931 30,383,497
1994 4,549,316 29,442,356
1993 4,453,732 28,332,692
1992 4,357,026 27,457,588
1991 4,259,637 26,780,436
1990 4,162,559 26,110,207
1989 4,066,476 25,438,759
1988 3,972,320 24,769,686
1987 3,882,164 24,030,378
1986 3,794,157 23,258,959
1985 3,706,479 22,501,693
1984 3,619,104 21,779,066
1983 3,530,282 21,079,874
1982 3,438,745 20,398,571
1981 3,345,674 19,784,703
1980 3,252,403 19,189,769
1979 3,164,525 18,592,038
1978 3,080,314 17,976,566
1977 2,992,534 17,352,929
1976 2,903,851 16,736,211
1975 2,816,943 16,138,361
1974 2,732,075 15,561,630
1973 2,649,278 15,010,101
1972 2,573,578 14,479,308
1971 2,499,825 13,971,451
1970 2,423,065 13,492,677
1969 2,348,398 13,036,700
1968 2,275,836 12,602,076
1967 2,205,567 12,200,109
1966 2,137,820 11,827,459
1965 2,072,681 11,470,728
1964 2,010,176 11,127,826
1963 1,950,159 10,799,528
1962 1,892,320 10,487,756
1961 1,836,451 10,187,886
1960 1,782,370 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Tanzania
2100 -0.42% 0.89%
2099 -0.41% 0.9%
2098 -0.39% 0.93%
2097 -0.38% 0.94%
2096 -0.37% 0.96%
2095 -0.36% 0.97%
2094 -0.35% 1%
2093 -0.34% 1.02%
2092 -0.33% 1.05%
2091 -0.31% 1.06%
2090 -0.31% 1.08%
2089 -0.29% 1.11%
2088 -0.28% 1.13%
2087 -0.27% 1.16%
2086 -0.25% 1.18%
2085 -0.24% 1.19%
2084 -0.22% 1.21%
2083 -0.21% 1.23%
2082 -0.19% 1.25%
2081 -0.17% 1.28%
2080 -0.15% 1.31%
2079 -0.13% 1.33%
2078 -0.12% 1.35%
2077 -0.1% 1.38%
2076 -0.07% 1.4%
2075 -0.07% 1.43%
2074 -0.04% 1.45%
2073 -0.02% 1.47%
2072 0.004% 1.5%
2071 0.02% 1.53%
2070 0.05% 1.55%
2069 0.07% 1.57%
2068 0.09% 1.6%
2067 0.12% 1.62%
2066 0.14% 1.68%
2065 0.16% 1.69%
2064 0.19% 1.71%
2063 0.21% 1.74%
2062 0.23% 1.76%
2061 0.26% 1.78%
2060 0.29% 1.81%
2059 0.32% 1.84%
2058 0.34% 1.87%
2057 0.36% 1.92%
2056 0.39% 1.94%
2055 0.42% 1.95%
2054 0.44% 1.97%
2053 0.47% 2%
2052 0.51% 2.03%
2051 0.53% 2.07%
2050 0.56% 2.09%
2049 0.59% 2.14%
2048 0.62% 2.18%
2047 0.64% 2.21%
2046 0.67% 2.23%
2045 0.7% 2.26%
2044 0.72% 2.28%
2043 0.75% 2.32%
2042 0.78% 2.34%
2041 0.81% 2.37%
2040 0.84% 2.41%
2039 0.87% 2.45%
2038 0.9% 2.47%
2037 0.93% 2.52%
2036 0.96% 2.54%
2035 0.99% 2.59%
2034 1.02% 2.59%
2033 1.05% 2.63%
2032 1.09% 2.68%
2031 1.12% 2.7%
2030 1.15% 2.74%
2029 1.19% 2.75%
2028 1.23% 2.79%
2027 1.26% 2.83%
2026 1.3% 2.89%
2025 1.34% 2.91%
2024 1.36% 2.92%
2023 1.38% 2.95%
2022 1.29% 2.99%
2021 1.21% 3.05%
2020 1.26% 3.04%
2019 1.31% 3.03%
2018 1.33% 3.21%
2017 1.34% 3.4%
2016 1.35% 3.47%
2015 1.37% 3.32%
2014 1.38% 3.13%
2013 1.4% 3.06%
2012 1.41% 2.92%
2011 1.42% 2.84%
2010 1.43% 2.58%
2009 1.43% 2.5%
2008 1.44% 2.74%
2007 1.45% 2.83%
2006 1.44% 2.84%
2005 1.31% 2.81%
2004 1.19% 2.75%
2003 1.19% 2.68%
2002 1.22% 2.62%
2001 1.3% 2.74%
2000 1.39% 2.88%
1999 1.44% 2.71%
1998 1.54% 2.67%
1997 1.68% 2.04%
1996 1.87% 1.85%
1995 2.06% 3.2%
1994 2.15% 3.92%
1993 2.22% 3.19%
1992 2.29% 2.53%
1991 2.33% 2.57%
1990 2.36% 2.64%
1989 2.37% 2.7%
1988 2.32% 3.08%
1987 2.32% 3.32%
1986 2.37% 3.37%
1985 2.41% 3.32%
1984 2.52% 3.32%
1983 2.66% 3.34%
1982 2.78% 3.1%
1981 2.87% 3.1%
1980 2.78% 3.21%
1979 2.73% 3.42%
1978 2.93% 3.59%
1977 3.05% 3.68%
1976 3.09% 3.7%
1975 3.11% 3.71%
1974 3.13% 3.67%
1973 2.94% 3.67%
1972 2.95% 3.63%
1971 3.17% 3.55%
1970 3.18% 3.5%
1969 3.19% 3.45%
1968 3.19% 3.29%
1967 3.17% 3.15%
1966 3.14% 3.11%
1965 3.11% 3.08%
1964 3.08% 3.04%
1963 3.06% 2.97%
1962 3.04% 2.94%
1961 3.03% 2.89%

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/tanzania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.36%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Tanzania
Current population
7124343
73145892
Population rank 107/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.88%
One net population change
5.68 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
3.98 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
16.8 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +253 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +92,527 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 18/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -8,371 -12,730
Net migration rank 129/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - -12,730
2024 - -8,189 - -29,865
2023 100,921 -7,996 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 100,987 -7,996 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 89,213 -10,383 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 90,515 -10,383 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 102,817 -19,730 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 104,814 -20,742 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 105,468 -21,849 1,726,909 119,142
2016 106,585 -23,076 1,659,502 152,194
2015 107,344 -24,353 1,592,882 201,495
2014 108,420 -25,570 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 109,032 -26,587 1,509,008 1,241
2012 110,065 -27,389 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 110,026 -28,221 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 110,475 -29,081 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 110,213 -29,913 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 110,395 -30,675 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 110,341 -31,357 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 110,073 -32,274 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 108,984 -33,280 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 106,904 -44,222 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 106,142 -44,931 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 105,805 -44,906 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 107,109 -43,837 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 109,192 -42,087 985,185 -9,701
1999 110,217 -40,095 948,659 -4,489
1998 108,862 -38,260 920,806 -105,184
1997 114,415 -36,851 882,544 -13,400
1996 116,849 -35,208 868,524 -473,007
1995 118,325 -25,889 838,980 -109,971
1994 119,565 -24,773 803,953 349,348
1993 120,469 -24,091 778,044 288,004
1992 121,204 -24,171 767,961 -83,825
1991 121,787 -24,028 762,011 -91,851
1990 120,677 -24,280 750,825 -80,529
1989 120,128 -24,364 743,854 -71,268
1988 117,299 -24,753 736,551 -71,012
1987 112,885 -25,127 718,580 94,498
1986 113,054 -24,805 705,677 24,101
1985 110,949 -23,840 697,867 86,864
1984 110,133 -22,493 687,435 -26,938
1983 110,618 -20,620 679,720 58,161
1982 112,468 -19,395 662,627 -37,883
1981 110,421 -17,353 645,496 -42,485
1980 108,604 -15,130 629,444 -42,588
1979 96,429 -14,152 613,388 -4,792
1978 98,419 -12,273 595,024 27,307
1977 100,498 -11,082 574,938 49,997
1976 98,100 -10,155 553,617 54,875
1975 95,230 -9,349 533,906 53,290
1974 92,505 -8,639 515,152 51,127
1973 89,662 -7,947 488,429 48,363
1972 76,906 -7,219 467,305 57,489
1971 84,139 -6,328 449,014 41,900
1970 81,127 -5,423 427,988 38,635
1969 78,237 -4,592 408,322 37,006
1968 75,458 -3,979 389,467 34,455
1967 72,722 -3,666 374,763 5,265
1966 69,883 -3,443 360,229 5,049
1965 67,056 -3,231 343,456 4,742
1964 64,227 -3,043 328,527 9,090
1963 61,738 -2,881 314,644 4,333
1962 59,547 -2,727 300,663 3,916
1961 57,499 -2,579 286,839 8,338
1960 55,664 -2,418 275,814 1,946

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

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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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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