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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,124,343 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 14.4 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.32% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.12M (31.5% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Nicaragua vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Vietnam
2100 8,688,116 92,239,801
2099 8,724,538 92,735,968
2098 8,760,232 93,227,318
2097 8,794,755 93,703,343
2096 8,828,433 94,178,675
2095 8,861,157 94,640,859
2094 8,892,755 95,098,747
2093 8,924,287 95,558,233
2092 8,954,488 96,015,030
2091 8,984,026 96,474,248
2090 9,012,075 96,938,026
2089 9,039,709 97,399,661
2088 9,065,862 97,858,300
2087 9,090,942 98,324,127
2086 9,115,336 98,788,452
2085 9,138,363 99,249,444
2084 9,160,205 99,710,990
2083 9,180,483 100,178,339
2082 9,199,639 100,650,389
2081 9,217,574 101,120,279
2080 9,233,677 101,584,408
2079 9,247,995 102,046,677
2078 9,260,269 102,496,244
2077 9,271,296 102,944,347
2076 9,280,355 103,374,514
2075 9,287,263 103,799,405
2074 9,293,340 104,214,107
2073 9,297,217 104,623,307
2072 9,298,930 105,022,092
2071 9,298,548 105,401,255
2070 9,296,541 105,773,681
2069 9,292,245 106,126,787
2068 9,285,519 106,471,025
2067 9,277,073 106,811,324
2066 9,266,063 107,143,716
2065 9,253,359 107,459,475
2064 9,238,451 107,761,108
2063 9,221,261 108,055,355
2062 9,201,687 108,339,650
2061 9,180,231 108,607,597
2060 9,156,164 108,859,065
2059 9,129,485 109,104,391
2058 9,100,437 109,337,395
2057 9,069,770 109,546,926
2056 9,037,076 109,732,352
2055 9,002,004 109,903,830
2054 8,964,646 110,052,946
2053 8,925,248 110,173,868
2052 8,883,323 110,270,266
2051 8,838,651 110,338,539
2050 8,791,647 110,361,987
2049 8,743,003 110,356,819
2048 8,691,701 110,313,849
2047 8,638,293 110,228,852
2046 8,583,244 110,108,051
2045 8,525,953 109,943,449
2044 8,466,669 109,748,671
2043 8,405,733 109,514,717
2042 8,342,871 109,242,604
2041 8,278,159 108,936,706
2040 8,211,510 108,611,523
2039 8,143,346 108,254,640
2038 8,072,943 107,877,983
2037 8,000,701 107,480,286
2036 7,926,969 107,075,099
2035 7,851,540 106,647,378
2034 7,774,327 106,206,100
2033 7,695,506 105,762,219
2032 7,615,273 105,299,476
2031 7,533,169 104,826,346
2030 7,449,842 104,330,461
2029 7,364,850 103,835,790
2028 7,278,061 103,316,499
2027 7,189,755 102,775,814
2026 7,100,090 102,213,157
2025 7,008,896 101,614,413
2024 6,916,140 100,987,686
2023 6,823,613 100,352,192
2022 6,730,654 99,680,655
2021 6,644,741 98,935,098
2020 6,565,267 98,079,191
2019 6,483,657 97,173,776
2018 6,400,080 96,237,319
2017 6,316,231 95,176,977
2016 6,232,666 94,000,117
2015 6,149,417 92,823,254
2014 6,066,492 91,679,578
2013 5,983,845 90,573,104
2012 5,901,287 89,510,356
2011 5,819,051 88,468,314
2010 5,737,450 87,455,152
2009 5,656,601 86,460,018
2008 5,576,593 85,175,788
2007 5,497,243 83,633,375
2006 5,418,855 82,167,897
2005 5,342,105 81,088,313
2004 5,272,912 80,338,971
2003 5,210,963 79,563,777
2002 5,149,909 78,772,224
2001 5,087,825 77,969,361
2000 5,022,633 77,154,011
1999 4,954,018 76,287,452
1998 4,883,655 75,299,660
1997 4,809,573 74,226,889
1996 4,729,974 73,156,447
1995 4,642,931 72,049,940
1994 4,549,316 70,854,391
1993 4,453,732 69,586,384
1992 4,357,026 68,260,337
1991 4,259,637 66,891,775
1990 4,162,559 65,504,552
1989 4,066,476 64,147,348
1988 3,972,320 62,843,228
1987 3,882,164 61,584,651
1986 3,794,157 60,347,048
1985 3,706,479 59,060,622
1984 3,619,104 57,706,067
1983 3,530,282 56,337,921
1982 3,438,745 55,011,289
1981 3,345,674 53,738,141
1980 3,252,403 52,490,101
1979 3,164,525 51,378,211
1978 3,080,314 50,249,552
1977 2,992,534 48,954,872
1976 2,903,851 47,684,931
1975 2,816,943 46,482,903
1974 2,732,075 45,413,537
1973 2,649,278 44,409,861
1972 2,573,578 43,429,168
1971 2,499,825 42,449,276
1970 2,423,065 41,475,230
1969 2,348,398 40,582,096
1968 2,275,836 39,734,609
1967 2,205,567 38,895,080
1966 2,137,820 38,024,836
1965 2,072,681 37,129,656
1964 2,010,176 36,201,563
1963 1,950,159 35,249,101
1962 1,892,320 34,288,560
1961 1,836,451 33,409,059
1960 1,782,370 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Vietnam
2100 -0.42% -0.54%
2099 -0.41% -0.53%
2098 -0.39% -0.51%
2097 -0.38% -0.5%
2096 -0.37% -0.49%
2095 -0.36% -0.48%
2094 -0.35% -0.48%
2093 -0.34% -0.48%
2092 -0.33% -0.48%
2091 -0.31% -0.48%
2090 -0.31% -0.47%
2089 -0.29% -0.47%
2088 -0.28% -0.47%
2087 -0.27% -0.47%
2086 -0.25% -0.46%
2085 -0.24% -0.46%
2084 -0.22% -0.47%
2083 -0.21% -0.47%
2082 -0.19% -0.46%
2081 -0.17% -0.46%
2080 -0.15% -0.45%
2079 -0.13% -0.44%
2078 -0.12% -0.44%
2077 -0.1% -0.42%
2076 -0.07% -0.41%
2075 -0.07% -0.4%
2074 -0.04% -0.39%
2073 -0.02% -0.38%
2072 0.004% -0.36%
2071 0.02% -0.35%
2070 0.05% -0.33%
2069 0.07% -0.32%
2068 0.09% -0.32%
2067 0.12% -0.31%
2066 0.14% -0.29%
2065 0.16% -0.28%
2064 0.19% -0.27%
2063 0.21% -0.26%
2062 0.23% -0.25%
2061 0.26% -0.23%
2060 0.29% -0.22%
2059 0.32% -0.21%
2058 0.34% -0.19%
2057 0.36% -0.17%
2056 0.39% -0.16%
2055 0.42% -0.14%
2054 0.44% -0.11%
2053 0.47% -0.09%
2052 0.51% -0.06%
2051 0.53% -0.02%
2050 0.56% 0.005%
2049 0.59% 0.04%
2048 0.62% 0.08%
2047 0.64% 0.11%
2046 0.67% 0.15%
2045 0.7% 0.18%
2044 0.72% 0.21%
2043 0.75% 0.25%
2042 0.78% 0.28%
2041 0.81% 0.3%
2040 0.84% 0.33%
2039 0.87% 0.35%
2038 0.9% 0.37%
2037 0.93% 0.38%
2036 0.96% 0.4%
2035 0.99% 0.42%
2034 1.02% 0.42%
2033 1.05% 0.44%
2032 1.09% 0.45%
2031 1.12% 0.48%
2030 1.15% 0.48%
2029 1.19% 0.5%
2028 1.23% 0.53%
2027 1.26% 0.55%
2026 1.3% 0.59%
2025 1.34% 0.62%
2024 1.36% 0.63%
2023 1.38% 0.67%
2022 1.29% 0.75%
2021 1.21% 0.87%
2020 1.26% 0.93%
2019 1.31% 0.97%
2018 1.33% 1.11%
2017 1.34% 1.25%
2016 1.35% 1.27%
2015 1.37% 1.25%
2014 1.38% 1.22%
2013 1.4% 1.19%
2012 1.41% 1.18%
2011 1.42% 1.16%
2010 1.43% 1.15%
2009 1.43% 1.51%
2008 1.44% 1.84%
2007 1.45% 1.78%
2006 1.44% 1.33%
2005 1.31% 0.93%
2004 1.19% 0.97%
2003 1.19% 1%
2002 1.22% 1.03%
2001 1.3% 1.06%
2000 1.39% 1.14%
1999 1.44% 1.31%
1998 1.54% 1.45%
1997 1.68% 1.46%
1996 1.87% 1.54%
1995 2.06% 1.69%
1994 2.15% 1.82%
1993 2.22% 1.94%
1992 2.29% 2.05%
1991 2.33% 2.12%
1990 2.36% 2.12%
1989 2.37% 2.08%
1988 2.32% 2.04%
1987 2.32% 2.05%
1986 2.37% 2.18%
1985 2.41% 2.35%
1984 2.52% 2.43%
1983 2.66% 2.41%
1982 2.78% 2.37%
1981 2.87% 2.38%
1980 2.78% 2.16%
1979 2.73% 2.25%
1978 2.93% 2.64%
1977 3.05% 2.66%
1976 3.09% 2.59%
1975 3.11% 2.35%
1974 3.13% 2.26%
1973 2.94% 2.26%
1972 2.95% 2.31%
1971 3.17% 2.35%
1970 3.18% 2.2%
1969 3.19% 2.13%
1968 3.19% 2.16%
1967 3.17% 2.29%
1966 3.14% 2.41%
1965 3.11% 2.56%
1964 3.08% 2.7%
1963 3.06% 2.8%
1962 3.04% 2.63%
1961 3.03% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.36%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Vietnam
Current population
7124343
102365351
Population rank 107/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.24%
One net population change
5.68 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
3.98 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
16.8 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +253 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +92,527 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 123/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -8,371 -48,171
Net migration rank 129/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - -48,171
2024 - -8,189 - -59,645
2023 100,921 -7,996 727,955 -81,789
2022 100,987 -7,996 775,914 -78,977
2021 89,213 -10,383 799,593 -5,418
2020 90,515 -10,383 924,004 -6,457
2019 102,817 -19,730 895,262 -2,051
2018 104,814 -20,742 882,977 96,650
2017 105,468 -21,849 1,001,833 139,245
2016 106,585 -23,076 1,045,094 167,652
2015 107,344 -24,353 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 108,420 -25,570 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 109,032 -26,587 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 110,065 -27,389 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 110,026 -28,221 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 110,475 -29,081 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 110,213 -29,913 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 110,395 -30,675 1,008,141 571,113
2007 110,341 -31,357 981,689 523,784
2006 110,073 -32,274 943,041 482,399
2005 108,984 -33,280 942,084 -208,337
2004 106,904 -44,222 985,438 -220,458
2003 106,142 -44,931 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 105,805 -44,906 991,427 -193,766
2001 107,109 -43,837 985,610 -177,586
2000 109,192 -42,087 966,894 -144,298
1999 110,217 -40,095 925,519 -15,010
1998 108,862 -38,260 959,016 106,091
1997 114,415 -36,851 1,028,116 52,382
1996 116,849 -35,208 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 118,325 -25,889 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 119,565 -24,773 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 120,469 -24,091 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 121,204 -24,171 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 121,787 -24,028 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 120,677 -24,280 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 120,128 -24,364 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 117,299 -24,753 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 112,885 -25,127 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 113,054 -24,805 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 110,949 -23,840 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 110,133 -22,493 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 110,618 -20,620 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 112,468 -19,395 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 110,421 -17,353 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 108,604 -15,130 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 96,429 -14,152 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 98,419 -12,273 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 100,498 -11,082 1,259,315 49,655
1976 98,100 -10,155 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 95,230 -9,349 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 92,505 -8,639 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 89,662 -7,947 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 76,906 -7,219 921,524 -1,920
1971 84,139 -6,328 963,259 76,961
1970 81,127 -5,423 905,902 1,997
1969 78,237 -4,592 878,359 0
1968 75,458 -3,979 815,116 1,489
1967 72,722 -3,666 862,071 394
1966 69,883 -3,443 876,283 1,769
1965 67,056 -3,231 913,761 -1,438
1964 64,227 -3,043 950,219 -6,328
1963 61,738 -2,881 961,067 0
1962 59,547 -2,727 960,046 0
1961 57,499 -2,579 798,978 0
1960 55,664 -2,418 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/nicaragua/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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

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