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Population in Nicaragua compared to Trinidad and Tobago: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 1,368,333 people in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,124,343 people compared to 1,374,840 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Population statistics:

  • Nicaragua's population is 5.18 times bigger than Trinidad and Tobago's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Trinidad and Tobago is the 154th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 0.02% for Trinidad and Tobago.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs +0.19% in Trinidad and Tobago.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.12M (31.5% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.3M to 1.37M (5.92% growth).

Nicaragua vs Trinidad and Tobago: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Trinidad
2100 8,688,116 820,139
2099 8,724,538 827,732
2098 8,760,232 835,344
2097 8,794,755 843,011
2096 8,828,433 850,741
2095 8,861,157 858,556
2094 8,892,755 866,373
2093 8,924,287 874,273
2092 8,954,488 882,213
2091 8,984,026 890,266
2090 9,012,075 898,378
2089 9,039,709 906,601
2088 9,065,862 914,872
2087 9,090,942 923,272
2086 9,115,336 931,804
2085 9,138,363 940,463
2084 9,160,205 949,270
2083 9,180,483 958,273
2082 9,199,639 967,427
2081 9,217,574 976,795
2080 9,233,677 986,272
2079 9,247,995 995,976
2078 9,260,269 1,005,824
2077 9,271,296 1,015,872
2076 9,280,355 1,026,025
2075 9,287,263 1,036,315
2074 9,293,340 1,046,695
2073 9,297,217 1,057,138
2072 9,298,930 1,067,706
2071 9,298,548 1,078,279
2070 9,296,541 1,088,883
2069 9,292,245 1,099,489
2068 9,285,519 1,110,059
2067 9,277,073 1,120,501
2066 9,266,063 1,130,882
2065 9,253,359 1,141,203
2064 9,238,451 1,151,388
2063 9,221,261 1,161,394
2062 9,201,687 1,171,232
2061 9,180,231 1,180,918
2060 9,156,164 1,190,417
2059 9,129,485 1,199,770
2058 9,100,437 1,208,904
2057 9,069,770 1,217,922
2056 9,037,076 1,226,725
2055 9,002,004 1,235,387
2054 8,964,646 1,243,896
2053 8,925,248 1,252,160
2052 8,883,323 1,260,260
2051 8,838,651 1,268,194
2050 8,791,647 1,275,900
2049 8,743,003 1,283,457
2048 8,691,701 1,290,793
2047 8,638,293 1,297,947
2046 8,583,244 1,304,843
2045 8,525,953 1,311,560
2044 8,466,669 1,318,015
2043 8,405,733 1,324,249
2042 8,342,871 1,330,180
2041 8,278,159 1,335,843
2040 8,211,510 1,341,188
2039 8,143,346 1,346,239
2038 8,072,943 1,350,921
2037 8,000,701 1,355,297
2036 7,926,969 1,359,322
2035 7,851,540 1,362,986
2034 7,774,327 1,366,278
2033 7,695,506 1,369,125
2032 7,615,273 1,371,607
2031 7,533,169 1,373,561
2030 7,449,842 1,375,038
2029 7,364,850 1,376,018
2028 7,278,061 1,376,314
2027 7,189,755 1,375,856
2026 7,100,090 1,374,464
2025 7,008,896 1,372,016
2024 6,916,140 1,368,333
2023 6,823,613 1,367,510
2022 6,730,654 1,365,805
2021 6,644,741 1,367,558
2020 6,565,267 1,366,725
2019 6,483,657 1,363,985
2018 6,400,080 1,359,193
2017 6,316,231 1,356,633
2016 6,232,666 1,353,895
2015 6,149,417 1,349,667
2014 6,066,492 1,345,343
2013 5,983,845 1,340,557
2012 5,901,287 1,335,194
2011 5,819,051 1,328,019
2010 5,737,450 1,317,714
2009 5,656,601 1,310,106
2008 5,576,593 1,308,587
2007 5,497,243 1,303,188
2006 5,418,855 1,297,944
2005 5,342,105 1,294,494
2004 5,272,912 1,345,380
2003 5,210,963 1,338,709
2002 5,149,909 1,332,011
2001 5,087,825 1,325,567
2000 5,022,633 1,319,774
1999 4,954,018 1,314,708
1998 4,883,655 1,310,225
1997 4,809,573 1,305,836
1996 4,729,974 1,300,928
1995 4,642,931 1,295,169
1994 4,549,316 1,288,341
1993 4,453,732 1,280,466
1992 4,357,026 1,271,674
1991 4,259,637 1,262,171
1990 4,162,559 1,252,208
1989 4,066,476 1,241,600
1988 3,972,320 1,230,069
1987 3,882,164 1,217,364
1986 3,794,157 1,203,124
1985 3,706,479 1,187,366
1984 3,619,104 1,172,984
1983 3,530,282 1,160,534
1982 3,438,745 1,147,927
1981 3,345,674 1,135,132
1980 3,252,403 1,121,744
1979 3,164,525 1,107,639
1978 3,080,314 1,093,380
1977 2,992,534 1,079,554
1976 2,903,851 1,066,311
1975 2,816,943 1,053,469
1974 2,732,075 1,040,761
1973 2,649,278 1,027,851
1972 2,573,578 1,014,921
1971 2,499,825 1,002,585
1970 2,423,065 991,471
1969 2,348,398 980,706
1968 2,275,836 969,006
1967 2,205,567 956,418
1966 2,137,820 942,937
1965 2,072,681 928,425
1964 2,010,176 912,963
1963 1,950,159 896,804
1962 1,892,320 880,194
1961 1,836,451 863,144
1960 1,782,370 844,943

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,951 people (a 4.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 20,945 people (a 1.55% growth).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2006 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.2% to 1,275,900 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people compared to the peak of 1.38M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Trinidad and Tobago
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Trinidad
2100 -0.42% -0.92%
2099 -0.41% -0.91%
2098 -0.39% -0.91%
2097 -0.38% -0.91%
2096 -0.37% -0.91%
2095 -0.36% -0.9%
2094 -0.35% -0.9%
2093 -0.34% -0.9%
2092 -0.33% -0.9%
2091 -0.31% -0.9%
2090 -0.31% -0.91%
2089 -0.29% -0.9%
2088 -0.28% -0.91%
2087 -0.27% -0.92%
2086 -0.25% -0.92%
2085 -0.24% -0.93%
2084 -0.22% -0.94%
2083 -0.21% -0.95%
2082 -0.19% -0.96%
2081 -0.17% -0.96%
2080 -0.15% -0.97%
2079 -0.13% -0.98%
2078 -0.12% -0.99%
2077 -0.1% -0.99%
2076 -0.07% -0.99%
2075 -0.07% -0.99%
2074 -0.04% -0.99%
2073 -0.02% -0.99%
2072 0.004% -0.98%
2071 0.02% -0.97%
2070 0.05% -0.96%
2069 0.07% -0.95%
2068 0.09% -0.93%
2067 0.12% -0.92%
2066 0.14% -0.9%
2065 0.16% -0.88%
2064 0.19% -0.86%
2063 0.21% -0.84%
2062 0.23% -0.82%
2061 0.26% -0.8%
2060 0.29% -0.78%
2059 0.32% -0.76%
2058 0.34% -0.74%
2057 0.36% -0.72%
2056 0.39% -0.7%
2055 0.42% -0.68%
2054 0.44% -0.66%
2053 0.47% -0.64%
2052 0.51% -0.63%
2051 0.53% -0.6%
2050 0.56% -0.59%
2049 0.59% -0.57%
2048 0.62% -0.55%
2047 0.64% -0.53%
2046 0.67% -0.51%
2045 0.7% -0.49%
2044 0.72% -0.47%
2043 0.75% -0.45%
2042 0.78% -0.42%
2041 0.81% -0.4%
2040 0.84% -0.38%
2039 0.87% -0.35%
2038 0.9% -0.32%
2037 0.93% -0.3%
2036 0.96% -0.27%
2035 0.99% -0.24%
2034 1.02% -0.21%
2033 1.05% -0.18%
2032 1.09% -0.14%
2031 1.12% -0.11%
2030 1.15% -0.07%
2029 1.19% -0.02%
2028 1.23% 0.03%
2027 1.26% 0.1%
2026 1.3% 0.18%
2025 1.34% 0.27%
2024 1.36% 0.06%
2023 1.38% 0.12%
2022 1.29% -0.13%
2021 1.21% 0.06%
2020 1.26% 0.2%
2019 1.31% 0.35%
2018 1.33% 0.19%
2017 1.34% 0.2%
2016 1.35% 0.31%
2015 1.37% 0.32%
2014 1.38% 0.36%
2013 1.4% 0.4%
2012 1.41% 0.54%
2011 1.42% 0.78%
2010 1.43% 0.58%
2009 1.43% 0.12%
2008 1.44% 0.41%
2007 1.45% 0.4%
2006 1.44% 0.27%
2005 1.31% -3.78%
2004 1.19% 0.5%
2003 1.19% 0.5%
2002 1.22% 0.49%
2001 1.3% 0.44%
2000 1.39% 0.39%
1999 1.44% 0.34%
1998 1.54% 0.34%
1997 1.68% 0.38%
1996 1.87% 0.44%
1995 2.06% 0.53%
1994 2.15% 0.62%
1993 2.22% 0.69%
1992 2.29% 0.75%
1991 2.33% 0.8%
1990 2.36% 0.85%
1989 2.37% 0.94%
1988 2.32% 1.04%
1987 2.32% 1.18%
1986 2.37% 1.33%
1985 2.41% 1.23%
1984 2.52% 1.07%
1983 2.66% 1.1%
1982 2.78% 1.13%
1981 2.87% 1.19%
1980 2.78% 1.27%
1979 2.73% 1.3%
1978 2.93% 1.28%
1977 3.05% 1.24%
1976 3.09% 1.22%
1975 3.11% 1.22%
1974 3.13% 1.26%
1973 2.94% 1.27%
1972 2.95% 1.23%
1971 3.17% 1.12%
1970 3.18% 1.1%
1969 3.19% 1.21%
1968 3.19% 1.32%
1967 3.17% 1.43%
1966 3.14% 1.56%
1965 3.11% 1.69%
1964 3.08% 1.8%
1963 3.06% 1.89%
1962 3.04% 1.98%
1961 3.03% 2.15%

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/trinidad-and-tobago | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.36%, while Trinidad and Tobago's population grew by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Trinidad
Current population
7124343
1374840
Population rank 107/197 154/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.02%
One net population change
5.68 minutes
10.6 hours
One birth every
3.98 minutes
35.9 minutes
One death every
16.8 minutes
45.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +253 +2
Annual growth/decline +92,527 +823
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% +0.06%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 161/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
12.7 hours
Annual migration change -8,371 +691
Net migration rank 129/196 67/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 113,478
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 128/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 7.5%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 78/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Trinidad and Tobago
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Trinidad
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - 691
2024 - -8,189 - 1,334
2023 100,921 -7,996 3,200 2,126
2022 100,987 -7,996 3,773 4,247
2021 89,213 -10,383 2,091 5,749
2020 90,515 -10,383 4,558 427
2019 102,817 -19,730 5,647 -19,251
2018 104,814 -20,742 5,869 35,502
2017 105,468 -21,849 6,779 1,445
2016 106,585 -23,076 7,436 -86
2015 107,344 -24,353 7,963 -575
2014 108,420 -25,570 8,571 -799
2013 109,032 -26,587 9,020 -796
2012 110,065 -27,389 9,376 -880
2011 110,026 -28,221 9,601 -1,410
2010 110,475 -29,081 9,698 -2,230
2009 110,213 -29,913 9,769 -3,056
2008 110,395 -30,675 9,872 -3,624
2007 110,341 -31,357 9,939 -3,731
2006 110,073 -32,274 9,889 -3,684
2005 108,984 -33,280 9,822 -3,595
2004 106,904 -44,222 10,149 -3,504
2003 106,142 -44,931 10,169 -3,472
2002 105,805 -44,906 10,316 -3,613
2001 107,109 -43,837 10,438 -4,252
2000 109,192 -42,087 10,588 -5,185
1999 110,217 -40,095 10,821 -6,103
1998 108,862 -38,260 10,964 -6,730
1997 114,415 -36,851 11,405 -6,865
1996 116,849 -35,208 12,101 -6,827
1995 118,325 -25,889 12,971 -6,723
1994 119,565 -24,773 14,032 -6,615
1993 120,469 -24,091 14,878 -6,554
1992 121,204 -24,171 15,910 -6,650
1991 121,787 -24,028 16,903 -7,149
1990 120,677 -24,280 18,052 -7,878
1989 120,128 -24,364 19,636 -8,588
1988 117,299 -24,753 21,028 -9,023
1987 112,885 -25,127 22,398 -9,002
1986 113,054 -24,805 23,705 -8,620
1985 110,949 -23,840 24,487 -8,051
1984 110,133 -22,493 24,738 -12,413
1983 110,618 -20,620 25,118 -12,544
1982 112,468 -19,395 25,181 -12,529
1981 110,421 -17,353 25,015 -12,086
1980 108,604 -15,130 24,557 -10,709
1979 96,429 -14,152 23,475 -9,106
1978 98,419 -12,273 22,538 -8,397
1977 100,498 -11,082 21,660 -8,154
1976 98,100 -10,155 20,875 -7,895
1975 95,230 -9,349 20,468 -7,768
1974 92,505 -8,639 20,412 -7,683
1973 89,662 -7,947 20,617 -7,524
1972 76,906 -7,219 20,116 -7,346
1971 84,139 -6,328 19,400 -7,499
1970 81,127 -5,423 19,074 -8,751
1969 78,237 -4,592 19,652 -8,449
1968 75,458 -3,979 20,849 -8,647
1967 72,722 -3,666 21,992 -9,008
1966 69,883 -3,443 23,228 -9,254
1965 67,056 -3,231 24,349 -9,301
1964 64,227 -3,043 25,065 -9,193
1963 61,738 -2,881 25,507 -9,067
1962 59,547 -2,727 25,763 -8,982
1961 57,499 -2,579 25,518 -8,200
1960 55,664 -2,418 24,766 -5,671

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

GeoRank.org/population/nicaragua/trinidad-and-tobago | 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 Trinidad and Tobago 66% is from natural causes (a gain of 55,887 people) and 34% is from migration (a gain of 28,785 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 113,478 people or 7.5% in Trinidad and Tobago.

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
Trinidad
City Population
Chaguanas 83.5K
San Fernando 55.4K
Port of Spain 49K
Scarborough 17K
San Juan 13.8K

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

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