The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,098,301 people compared to 342,645 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Nicaragua's population is 20.7 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.1M (31% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 343K (58.7% growth).
- Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 9.24M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
Nicaragua vs Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
7098301
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342645
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| Population rank | 107/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
5.68 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
3.98 minutes
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
16.8 minutes
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 hours
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -8,189 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | +253 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +92,527 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.36% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 79/197 | 38/197 |
Nicaragua and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,782,370 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,836,451 | 66,264 | 3.03% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 1,892,320 | 68,174 | 3.04% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 1,950,159 | 70,159 | 3.06% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 2,010,176 | 72,219 | 3.08% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 2,072,681 | 74,358 | 3.11% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 2,137,820 | 76,590 | 3.14% | 3% |
| 1967 | 2,205,567 | 78,921 | 3.17% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 2,275,836 | 81,314 | 3.19% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 2,348,398 | 83,755 | 3.19% | 3% |
| 1970 | 2,423,065 | 86,266 | 3.18% | 3% |
| 1971 | 2,499,825 | 88,862 | 3.17% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 2,573,578 | 91,562 | 2.95% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 2,649,278 | 94,362 | 2.94% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 2,732,075 | 97,260 | 3.13% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 2,816,943 | 100,269 | 3.11% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 2,903,851 | 103,388 | 3.09% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 2,992,534 | 106,618 | 3.05% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 3,080,314 | 109,963 | 2.93% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 3,164,525 | 113,040 | 2.73% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 3,252,403 | 115,660 | 2.78% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 3,345,674 | 118,249 | 2.87% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 3,438,745 | 121,035 | 2.78% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 3,530,282 | 123,998 | 2.66% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 3,619,104 | 127,109 | 2.52% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 3,706,479 | 130,356 | 2.41% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 3,794,157 | 133,720 | 2.37% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 3,882,164 | 137,187 | 2.32% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 3,972,320 | 140,756 | 2.32% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 4,066,476 | 144,393 | 2.37% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 4,162,559 | 148,063 | 2.36% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 4,259,637 | 151,793 | 2.33% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 4,357,026 | 155,608 | 2.29% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 4,453,732 | 159,463 | 2.22% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 4,549,316 | 163,314 | 2.15% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 4,642,931 | 167,137 | 2.06% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 4,729,974 | 170,911 | 1.87% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 4,809,573 | 174,626 | 1.68% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 4,883,655 | 178,313 | 1.54% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 4,954,018 | 182,048 | 1.44% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 5,022,633 | 186,281 | 1.39% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 5,087,825 | 191,031 | 1.3% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 5,149,909 | 195,863 | 1.22% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 5,210,963 | 200,746 | 1.19% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 5,272,912 | 205,711 | 1.19% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 5,342,105 | 210,760 | 1.31% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 5,418,855 | 215,923 | 1.44% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 5,497,243 | 221,276 | 1.45% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 5,576,593 | 226,896 | 1.44% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 5,656,601 | 232,731 | 1.43% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 5,737,450 | 238,248 | 1.43% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 5,819,051 | 243,474 | 1.42% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 5,901,287 | 248,883 | 1.41% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 5,983,845 | 254,482 | 1.4% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 6,066,492 | 260,240 | 1.38% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 6,149,417 | 266,101 | 1.37% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 6,232,666 | 272,087 | 1.35% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 6,316,231 | 278,507 | 1.34% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 6,400,080 | 285,259 | 1.33% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 6,483,657 | 291,985 | 1.31% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 6,565,267 | 298,858 | 1.26% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 6,644,741 | 305,868 | 1.21% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 6,730,654 | 313,046 | 1.29% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 6,823,613 | 320,409 | 1.38% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 6,916,140 | 327,777 | 1.36% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 7,007,511 | 335,169 | 1.32% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 7,097,335 | 342,565 | 1.28% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 7,185,724 | 349,970 | 1.25% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 7,272,691 | 357,397 | 1.21% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 7,358,003 | 364,883 | 1.17% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 7,441,612 | 372,429 | 1.14% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 7,523,773 | 380,015 | 1.1% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 7,604,398 | 387,657 | 1.07% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 7,683,391 | 395,366 | 1.04% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 7,760,901 | 403,188 | 1.01% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 7,836,706 | 411,061 | 0.98% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 7,910,787 | 419,006 | 0.95% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 7,983,295 | 427,031 | 0.92% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 8,054,140 | 435,150 | 0.89% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 8,122,959 | 443,311 | 0.85% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 8,189,916 | 451,509 | 0.82% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 8,255,163 | 459,733 | 0.8% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 8,318,515 | 468,003 | 0.77% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 8,380,014 | 476,308 | 0.74% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 8,439,720 | 484,636 | 0.71% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 8,497,618 | 492,989 | 0.69% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 8,553,413 | 501,316 | 0.66% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 8,607,283 | 509,621 | 0.63% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 8,659,292 | 517,889 | 0.6% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 8,708,929 | 526,138 | 0.57% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 8,756,439 | 534,374 | 0.55% | 1.57% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 865,635 (a 13.9% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 70,558 (a 25.9% growth).
Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Nicaragua's population will grow by 23.4% to 8,756,439 people with a rank change from 107th to 109th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
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 Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between Nicaragua and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 75.4 years | 72 years |
| Average age | 29.3 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 26.6 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.2:50.8 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.22 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 148.9 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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