The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,079,664 people compared to 341,110 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- Nicaragua's population is 20.8 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 2005, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.34M people to 7.08M (32.5% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 211K to 341K (61.8% 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 |
7079664
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341110
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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 | 81/197 | 40/197 |
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 2005 to 2015, the population of Nicaragua increased by 807,312 people (a 15.1% growth), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Nicaragua gained 930,247 (a 15.1% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).
Nicaragua was ranked 110th most populous country in 2005 and is 107th in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% 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 | 75.3 years | 71.8 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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