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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,124,343 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.09 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.12M (31.5% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Turkmenistan
2100 8,688,116 10,046,945
2099 8,724,538 10,075,740
2098 8,760,232 10,103,319
2097 8,794,755 10,129,577
2096 8,828,433 10,154,338
2095 8,861,157 10,178,163
2094 8,892,755 10,200,371
2093 8,924,287 10,221,349
2092 8,954,488 10,240,959
2091 8,984,026 10,259,026
2090 9,012,075 10,276,261
2089 9,039,709 10,291,819
2088 9,065,862 10,306,303
2087 9,090,942 10,319,501
2086 9,115,336 10,331,090
2085 9,138,363 10,341,183
2084 9,160,205 10,349,710
2083 9,180,483 10,356,602
2082 9,199,639 10,362,422
2081 9,217,574 10,366,587
2080 9,233,677 10,369,293
2079 9,247,995 10,370,130
2078 9,260,269 10,369,013
2077 9,271,296 10,366,366
2076 9,280,355 10,361,975
2075 9,287,263 10,355,755
2074 9,293,340 10,348,384
2073 9,297,217 10,339,415
2072 9,298,930 10,328,653
2071 9,298,548 10,316,618
2070 9,296,541 10,303,565
2069 9,292,245 10,289,578
2068 9,285,519 10,274,625
2067 9,277,073 10,258,518
2066 9,266,063 10,241,362
2065 9,253,359 10,223,420
2064 9,238,451 10,204,034
2063 9,221,261 10,183,241
2062 9,201,687 10,160,903
2061 9,180,231 10,136,928
2060 9,156,164 10,111,369
2059 9,129,485 10,083,631
2058 9,100,437 10,052,905
2057 9,069,770 10,019,547
2056 9,037,076 9,983,379
2055 9,002,004 9,943,931
2054 8,964,646 9,901,473
2053 8,925,248 9,854,931
2052 8,883,323 9,804,909
2051 8,838,651 9,751,221
2050 8,791,647 9,693,713
2049 8,743,003 9,632,600
2048 8,691,701 9,567,946
2047 8,638,293 9,500,139
2046 8,583,244 9,429,355
2045 8,525,953 9,356,194
2044 8,466,669 9,280,988
2043 8,405,733 9,204,466
2042 8,342,871 9,126,898
2041 8,278,159 9,048,356
2040 8,211,510 8,969,478
2039 8,143,346 8,890,225
2038 8,072,943 8,810,850
2037 8,000,701 8,731,367
2036 7,926,969 8,651,719
2035 7,851,540 8,572,231
2034 7,774,327 8,492,483
2033 7,695,506 8,412,113
2032 7,615,273 8,330,912
2031 7,533,169 8,248,129
2030 7,449,842 8,163,024
2029 7,364,850 8,070,023
2028 7,278,061 7,969,080
2027 7,189,755 7,860,774
2026 7,100,090 7,745,331
2025 7,008,896 7,623,184
2024 6,916,140 7,494,498
2023 6,823,613 7,364,438
2022 6,730,654 7,230,193
2021 6,644,741 7,092,043
2020 6,565,267 6,949,912
2019 6,483,657 6,803,944
2018 6,400,080 6,655,524
2017 6,316,231 6,507,061
2016 6,232,666 6,360,041
2015 6,149,417 6,215,770
2014 6,066,492 6,075,283
2013 5,983,845 5,939,341
2012 5,901,287 5,808,546
2011 5,819,051 5,683,417
2010 5,737,450 5,564,356
2009 5,656,601 5,451,592
2008 5,576,593 5,345,029
2007 5,497,243 5,244,046
2006 5,418,855 5,147,105
2005 5,342,105 5,052,257
2004 5,272,912 4,958,093
2003 5,210,963 4,863,865
2002 5,149,909 4,769,465
2001 5,087,825 4,675,409
2000 5,022,633 4,582,677
1999 4,954,018 4,492,170
1998 4,883,655 4,410,507
1997 4,809,573 4,336,730
1996 4,729,974 4,263,819
1995 4,642,931 4,191,203
1994 4,549,316 4,116,662
1993 4,453,732 4,032,407
1992 4,357,026 3,944,689
1991 4,259,637 3,855,894
1990 4,162,559 3,760,562
1989 4,066,476 3,662,459
1988 3,972,320 3,559,363
1987 3,882,164 3,452,731
1986 3,794,157 3,347,809
1985 3,706,479 3,247,534
1984 3,619,104 3,154,079
1983 3,530,282 3,067,534
1982 3,438,745 2,985,557
1981 3,345,674 2,907,187
1980 3,252,403 2,832,203
1979 3,164,525 2,760,358
1978 3,080,314 2,691,088
1977 2,992,534 2,623,948
1976 2,903,851 2,558,521
1975 2,816,943 2,494,570
1974 2,732,075 2,432,028
1973 2,649,278 2,370,919
1972 2,573,578 2,311,430
1971 2,499,825 2,253,119
1970 2,423,065 2,195,616
1969 2,348,398 2,139,024
1968 2,275,836 2,083,069
1967 2,205,567 2,027,403
1966 2,137,820 1,971,737
1965 2,072,681 1,915,916
1964 2,010,176 1,859,997
1963 1,950,159 1,804,272
1962 1,892,320 1,749,214
1961 1,836,451 1,695,400
1960 1,782,370 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Turkmenistan
2100 -0.42% -0.29%
2099 -0.41% -0.27%
2098 -0.39% -0.26%
2097 -0.38% -0.24%
2096 -0.37% -0.23%
2095 -0.36% -0.22%
2094 -0.35% -0.21%
2093 -0.34% -0.19%
2092 -0.33% -0.18%
2091 -0.31% -0.17%
2090 -0.31% -0.15%
2089 -0.29% -0.14%
2088 -0.28% -0.13%
2087 -0.27% -0.11%
2086 -0.25% -0.1%
2085 -0.24% -0.08%
2084 -0.22% -0.07%
2083 -0.21% -0.06%
2082 -0.19% -0.04%
2081 -0.17% -0.03%
2080 -0.15% -0.008%
2079 -0.13% 0.01%
2078 -0.12% 0.03%
2077 -0.1% 0.04%
2076 -0.07% 0.06%
2075 -0.07% 0.07%
2074 -0.04% 0.09%
2073 -0.02% 0.1%
2072 0.004% 0.12%
2071 0.02% 0.13%
2070 0.05% 0.14%
2069 0.07% 0.15%
2068 0.09% 0.16%
2067 0.12% 0.17%
2066 0.14% 0.18%
2065 0.16% 0.19%
2064 0.19% 0.2%
2063 0.21% 0.22%
2062 0.23% 0.24%
2061 0.26% 0.25%
2060 0.29% 0.28%
2059 0.32% 0.31%
2058 0.34% 0.33%
2057 0.36% 0.36%
2056 0.39% 0.4%
2055 0.42% 0.43%
2054 0.44% 0.47%
2053 0.47% 0.51%
2052 0.51% 0.55%
2051 0.53% 0.59%
2050 0.56% 0.63%
2049 0.59% 0.68%
2048 0.62% 0.71%
2047 0.64% 0.75%
2046 0.67% 0.78%
2045 0.7% 0.81%
2044 0.72% 0.83%
2043 0.75% 0.85%
2042 0.78% 0.87%
2041 0.81% 0.88%
2040 0.84% 0.89%
2039 0.87% 0.9%
2038 0.9% 0.91%
2037 0.93% 0.92%
2036 0.96% 0.93%
2035 0.99% 0.94%
2034 1.02% 0.96%
2033 1.05% 0.97%
2032 1.09% 1%
2031 1.12% 1.04%
2030 1.15% 1.15%
2029 1.19% 1.27%
2028 1.23% 1.38%
2027 1.26% 1.49%
2026 1.3% 1.6%
2025 1.34% 1.72%
2024 1.36% 1.77%
2023 1.38% 1.86%
2022 1.29% 1.95%
2021 1.21% 2.05%
2020 1.26% 2.15%
2019 1.31% 2.23%
2018 1.33% 2.28%
2017 1.34% 2.31%
2016 1.35% 2.32%
2015 1.37% 2.31%
2014 1.38% 2.29%
2013 1.4% 2.25%
2012 1.41% 2.2%
2011 1.42% 2.14%
2010 1.43% 2.07%
2009 1.43% 1.99%
2008 1.44% 1.93%
2007 1.45% 1.88%
2006 1.44% 1.88%
2005 1.31% 1.9%
2004 1.19% 1.94%
2003 1.19% 1.98%
2002 1.22% 2.01%
2001 1.3% 2.02%
2000 1.39% 2.01%
1999 1.44% 1.85%
1998 1.54% 1.7%
1997 1.68% 1.71%
1996 1.87% 1.73%
1995 2.06% 1.81%
1994 2.15% 2.09%
1993 2.22% 2.22%
1992 2.29% 2.3%
1991 2.33% 2.54%
1990 2.36% 2.68%
1989 2.37% 2.9%
1988 2.32% 3.09%
1987 2.32% 3.13%
1986 2.37% 3.09%
1985 2.41% 2.96%
1984 2.52% 2.82%
1983 2.66% 2.75%
1982 2.78% 2.7%
1981 2.87% 2.65%
1980 2.78% 2.6%
1979 2.73% 2.57%
1978 2.93% 2.56%
1977 3.05% 2.56%
1976 3.09% 2.56%
1975 3.11% 2.57%
1974 3.13% 2.58%
1973 2.94% 2.57%
1972 2.95% 2.59%
1971 3.17% 2.62%
1970 3.18% 2.65%
1969 3.19% 2.69%
1968 3.19% 2.75%
1967 3.17% 2.82%
1966 3.14% 2.91%
1965 3.11% 3.01%
1964 3.08% 3.09%
1963 3.06% 3.15%
1962 3.04% 3.17%
1961 3.03% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.36%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Turkmenistan
Current population
7124343
7776557
Population rank 107/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.09%
One net population change
5.68 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
3.98 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
16.8 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +253 +356
Annual growth/decline +92,527 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 61/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -8,371 +13,268
Net migration rank 129/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - 13,268
2024 - -8,189 - 14,646
2023 100,921 -7,996 117,529 15,005
2022 100,987 -7,996 121,814 14,141
2021 89,213 -10,383 122,721 17,617
2020 90,515 -10,383 124,014 19,913
2019 102,817 -19,730 128,275 19,735
2018 104,814 -20,742 129,537 19,293
2017 105,468 -21,849 131,417 16,678
2016 106,585 -23,076 132,581 13,365
2015 107,344 -24,353 132,663 9,936
2014 108,420 -25,570 129,677 8,696
2013 109,032 -26,587 126,217 7,287
2012 110,065 -27,389 120,957 7,125
2011 110,026 -28,221 115,197 6,992
2010 110,475 -29,081 109,318 6,621
2009 110,213 -29,913 102,931 6,656
2008 110,395 -30,675 96,815 6,734
2007 110,341 -31,357 92,038 6,388
2006 110,073 -32,274 87,840 7,613
2005 108,984 -33,280 83,968 10,263
2004 106,904 -44,222 79,850 14,242
2003 106,142 -44,931 76,737 17,625
2002 105,805 -44,906 75,639 18,803
2001 107,109 -43,837 76,682 16,982
2000 109,192 -42,087 76,875 14,925
1999 110,217 -40,095 76,362 12,859
1998 108,862 -38,260 77,342 -3,239
1997 114,415 -36,851 79,045 -5,600
1996 116,849 -35,208 80,996 -8,627
1995 118,325 -25,889 86,289 -13,423
1994 119,565 -24,773 89,319 -13,094
1993 120,469 -24,091 92,596 -312
1992 121,204 -24,171 96,668 -13,517
1991 121,787 -24,028 99,297 -4,864
1990 120,677 -24,280 101,099 -4,864
1989 120,128 -24,364 103,553 -3,576
1988 117,299 -24,753 104,802 1,408
1987 112,885 -25,127 103,885 3,161
1986 113,054 -24,805 100,930 1,878
1985 110,949 -23,840 95,890 1,861
1984 110,133 -22,493 90,591 -1,427
1983 110,618 -20,620 85,183 -1,264
1982 112,468 -19,395 80,989 -961
1981 110,421 -17,353 77,829 -1,102
1980 108,604 -15,130 74,394 -1,152
1979 96,429 -14,152 71,135 -677
1978 98,419 -12,273 68,437 -350
1977 100,498 -11,082 66,318 -132
1976 98,100 -10,155 64,513 160
1975 95,230 -9,349 62,681 550
1974 92,505 -8,639 60,925 924
1973 89,662 -7,947 59,169 1,194
1972 76,906 -7,219 57,326 1,293
1971 84,139 -6,328 56,666 1,348
1970 81,127 -5,423 55,617 1,376
1969 78,237 -4,592 54,791 1,397
1968 75,458 -3,979 54,324 1,401
1967 72,722 -3,666 54,209 1,397
1966 69,883 -3,443 54,353 1,377
1965 67,056 -3,231 54,558 1,366
1964 64,227 -3,043 54,574 1,340
1963 61,738 -2,881 54,203 1,332
1962 59,547 -2,727 53,248 1,337
1961 57,499 -2,579 51,659 1,372
1960 55,664 -2,418 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/nicaragua/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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