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 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,079,664 people compared to 1,372,940 in Trinidad and Tobago.
Population statistics:
- Nicaragua's population is 5.16 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 2005, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.34M people to 7.08M (32.5% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago has grown from 1.29M to 1.37M (6.06% growth).
- Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 9.24M people compared to the peak of 1.37M people in 2028 for Trinidad and Tobago.
Nicaragua vs Trinidad and Tobago: live population counter
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| Current population |
7079664
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1372940
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| Population rank | 107/197 | 154/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
5.68 minutes
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10.6 hours
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| One birth every |
3.98 minutes
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35.9 minutes
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| One death every |
16.8 minutes
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45.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 hours
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6.57 hours
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| Annual migration change | -8,189 | +1,334 |
| Daily growth/decline | +253 | +2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +92,527 | +823 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.36% | +0.06% |
| Population growth rate rank | 81/197 | 161/197 |
Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,782,370 | 844,943 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,836,451 | 863,144 | 3.03% | 2.15% |
| 1962 | 1,892,320 | 880,194 | 3.04% | 1.98% |
| 1963 | 1,950,159 | 896,804 | 3.06% | 1.89% |
| 1964 | 2,010,176 | 912,963 | 3.08% | 1.8% |
| 1965 | 2,072,681 | 928,425 | 3.11% | 1.69% |
| 1966 | 2,137,820 | 942,937 | 3.14% | 1.56% |
| 1967 | 2,205,567 | 956,418 | 3.17% | 1.43% |
| 1968 | 2,275,836 | 969,006 | 3.19% | 1.32% |
| 1969 | 2,348,398 | 980,706 | 3.19% | 1.21% |
| 1970 | 2,423,065 | 991,471 | 3.18% | 1.1% |
| 1971 | 2,499,825 | 1,002,585 | 3.17% | 1.12% |
| 1972 | 2,573,578 | 1,014,921 | 2.95% | 1.23% |
| 1973 | 2,649,278 | 1,027,851 | 2.94% | 1.27% |
| 1974 | 2,732,075 | 1,040,761 | 3.13% | 1.26% |
| 1975 | 2,816,943 | 1,053,469 | 3.11% | 1.22% |
| 1976 | 2,903,851 | 1,066,311 | 3.09% | 1.22% |
| 1977 | 2,992,534 | 1,079,554 | 3.05% | 1.24% |
| 1978 | 3,080,314 | 1,093,380 | 2.93% | 1.28% |
| 1979 | 3,164,525 | 1,107,639 | 2.73% | 1.3% |
| 1980 | 3,252,403 | 1,121,744 | 2.78% | 1.27% |
| 1981 | 3,345,674 | 1,135,132 | 2.87% | 1.19% |
| 1982 | 3,438,745 | 1,147,927 | 2.78% | 1.13% |
| 1983 | 3,530,282 | 1,160,534 | 2.66% | 1.1% |
| 1984 | 3,619,104 | 1,172,984 | 2.52% | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 3,706,479 | 1,187,366 | 2.41% | 1.23% |
| 1986 | 3,794,157 | 1,203,124 | 2.37% | 1.33% |
| 1987 | 3,882,164 | 1,217,364 | 2.32% | 1.18% |
| 1988 | 3,972,320 | 1,230,069 | 2.32% | 1.04% |
| 1989 | 4,066,476 | 1,241,600 | 2.37% | 0.94% |
| 1990 | 4,162,559 | 1,252,208 | 2.36% | 0.85% |
| 1991 | 4,259,637 | 1,262,171 | 2.33% | 0.8% |
| 1992 | 4,357,026 | 1,271,674 | 2.29% | 0.75% |
| 1993 | 4,453,732 | 1,280,466 | 2.22% | 0.69% |
| 1994 | 4,549,316 | 1,288,341 | 2.15% | 0.62% |
| 1995 | 4,642,931 | 1,295,169 | 2.06% | 0.53% |
| 1996 | 4,729,974 | 1,300,928 | 1.87% | 0.44% |
| 1997 | 4,809,573 | 1,305,836 | 1.68% | 0.38% |
| 1998 | 4,883,655 | 1,310,225 | 1.54% | 0.34% |
| 1999 | 4,954,018 | 1,314,708 | 1.44% | 0.34% |
| 2000 | 5,022,633 | 1,319,774 | 1.39% | 0.39% |
| 2001 | 5,087,825 | 1,325,567 | 1.3% | 0.44% |
| 2002 | 5,149,909 | 1,332,011 | 1.22% | 0.49% |
| 2003 | 5,210,963 | 1,338,709 | 1.19% | 0.5% |
| 2004 | 5,272,912 | 1,345,380 | 1.19% | 0.5% |
| 2005 | 5,342,105 | 1,294,494 | 1.31% | -3.78% |
| 2006 | 5,418,855 | 1,297,944 | 1.44% | 0.27% |
| 2007 | 5,497,243 | 1,303,188 | 1.45% | 0.4% |
| 2008 | 5,576,593 | 1,308,587 | 1.44% | 0.41% |
| 2009 | 5,656,601 | 1,310,106 | 1.43% | 0.12% |
| 2010 | 5,737,450 | 1,317,714 | 1.43% | 0.58% |
| 2011 | 5,819,051 | 1,328,019 | 1.42% | 0.78% |
| 2012 | 5,901,287 | 1,335,194 | 1.41% | 0.54% |
| 2013 | 5,983,845 | 1,340,557 | 1.4% | 0.4% |
| 2014 | 6,066,492 | 1,345,343 | 1.38% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 6,149,417 | 1,349,667 | 1.37% | 0.32% |
| 2016 | 6,232,666 | 1,353,895 | 1.35% | 0.31% |
| 2017 | 6,316,231 | 1,356,633 | 1.34% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 6,400,080 | 1,359,193 | 1.33% | 0.19% |
| 2019 | 6,483,657 | 1,363,985 | 1.31% | 0.35% |
| 2020 | 6,565,267 | 1,366,725 | 1.26% | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 6,644,741 | 1,367,558 | 1.21% | 0.06% |
| 2022 | 6,730,654 | 1,365,805 | 1.29% | -0.13% |
| 2023 | 6,823,613 | 1,367,510 | 1.38% | 0.12% |
| 2024 | 6,916,140 | 1,368,333 | 1.36% | 0.06% |
| 2025 | 7,007,511 | 1,371,404 | 1.32% | 0.22% |
| 2026 | 7,097,335 | 1,373,317 | 1.28% | 0.14% |
| 2027 | 7,185,724 | 1,374,242 | 1.25% | 0.07% |
| 2028 | 7,272,691 | 1,374,318 | 1.21% | 0.006% |
| 2029 | 7,358,003 | 1,373,690 | 1.17% | -0.05% |
| 2030 | 7,441,612 | 1,372,463 | 1.14% | -0.09% |
| 2031 | 7,523,773 | 1,370,749 | 1.1% | -0.12% |
| 2032 | 7,604,398 | 1,368,525 | 1.07% | -0.16% |
| 2033 | 7,683,391 | 1,365,873 | 1.04% | -0.19% |
| 2034 | 7,760,901 | 1,362,803 | 1.01% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 7,836,706 | 1,359,333 | 0.98% | -0.25% |
| 2036 | 7,910,787 | 1,355,490 | 0.95% | -0.28% |
| 2037 | 7,983,295 | 1,351,300 | 0.92% | -0.31% |
| 2038 | 8,054,140 | 1,346,775 | 0.89% | -0.33% |
| 2039 | 8,122,959 | 1,341,909 | 0.85% | -0.36% |
| 2040 | 8,189,916 | 1,336,720 | 0.82% | -0.39% |
| 2041 | 8,255,163 | 1,331,223 | 0.8% | -0.41% |
| 2042 | 8,318,515 | 1,325,440 | 0.77% | -0.43% |
| 2043 | 8,380,014 | 1,319,360 | 0.74% | -0.46% |
| 2044 | 8,439,720 | 1,313,024 | 0.71% | -0.48% |
| 2045 | 8,497,618 | 1,306,452 | 0.69% | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 8,553,413 | 1,299,645 | 0.66% | -0.52% |
| 2047 | 8,607,283 | 1,292,634 | 0.63% | -0.54% |
| 2048 | 8,659,292 | 1,285,402 | 0.6% | -0.56% |
| 2049 | 8,708,929 | 1,277,967 | 0.57% | -0.58% |
| 2050 | 8,756,439 | 1,270,340 | 0.55% | -0.6% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Nicaragua increased by 807,312 people (a 15.1% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago gained 55,173 people (a 4.26% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nicaragua gained 930,247 (a 15.1% growth), while Trinidad and Tobago's population increased by 23,273 (a 1.72% growth).
Nicaragua was ranked 110th most populous country in 2005 and is 107th in 2025. Trinidad and Tobago was ranked 150th in 2005 and ranked 154th 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 Trinidad and Tobago will decrease by 7.47% to 1,270,340 people and rank change from 154th to 158th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Port of Spain | 84.1K |
| Chaguanas | 83.5K |
| San Fernando | 55.4K |
| Scarborough | 17K |
| San Juan | 13.8K |
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Population differences between Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago
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| Life expectancy | 75.3 years | 73.7 years |
| Average age | 29.3 years | 38.2 years |
| Median age | 26.6 years | 38.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.22 births per woman | 1.53 births per woman |
| Population density | 148.9 ppl/mi² | 691 ppl/mi² |
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