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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Nicaragua was 6,916,140 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Nicaragua's population is 7,124,343 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 6.08 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Nicaragua is ranked the 107th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.61% of the world: 0.09% for Nicaragua vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Nicaragua has had an average growth rate of +1.33% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Nicaragua has increased from 5.42M people to 7.12M (31.5% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Nicaragua vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Nicaragua Yemen
2100 8,688,116 111,531,602
2099 8,724,538 111,216,538
2098 8,760,232 110,873,896
2097 8,794,755 110,513,248
2096 8,828,433 110,125,357
2095 8,861,157 109,718,989
2094 8,892,755 109,287,747
2093 8,924,287 108,834,256
2092 8,954,488 108,350,834
2091 8,984,026 107,845,139
2090 9,012,075 107,319,234
2089 9,039,709 106,769,903
2088 9,065,862 106,198,480
2087 9,090,942 105,606,248
2086 9,115,336 104,994,691
2085 9,138,363 104,356,315
2084 9,160,205 103,704,067
2083 9,180,483 103,033,111
2082 9,199,639 102,348,794
2081 9,217,574 101,642,012
2080 9,233,677 100,920,728
2079 9,247,995 100,179,245
2078 9,260,269 99,422,962
2077 9,271,296 98,654,481
2076 9,280,355 97,862,812
2075 9,287,263 97,057,105
2074 9,293,340 96,230,615
2073 9,297,217 95,389,748
2072 9,298,930 94,528,518
2071 9,298,548 93,646,094
2070 9,296,541 92,750,891
2069 9,292,245 91,836,719
2068 9,285,519 90,906,457
2067 9,277,073 89,961,778
2066 9,266,063 88,998,844
2065 9,253,359 88,022,210
2064 9,238,451 87,033,422
2063 9,221,261 86,020,867
2062 9,201,687 84,985,459
2061 9,180,231 83,934,120
2060 9,156,164 82,867,105
2059 9,129,485 81,781,887
2058 9,100,437 80,678,032
2057 9,069,770 79,563,835
2056 9,037,076 78,436,146
2055 9,002,004 77,296,391
2054 8,964,646 76,143,587
2053 8,925,248 74,985,186
2052 8,883,323 73,813,387
2051 8,838,651 72,631,340
2050 8,791,647 71,436,891
2049 8,743,003 70,243,074
2048 8,691,701 69,043,876
2047 8,638,293 67,843,741
2046 8,583,244 66,638,116
2045 8,525,953 65,433,874
2044 8,466,669 64,230,423
2043 8,405,733 63,031,296
2042 8,342,871 61,838,177
2041 8,278,159 60,651,763
2040 8,211,510 59,475,172
2039 8,143,346 58,303,694
2038 8,072,943 57,135,690
2037 8,000,701 55,973,689
2036 7,926,969 54,809,098
2035 7,851,540 53,641,994
2034 7,774,327 52,476,195
2033 7,695,506 51,307,469
2032 7,615,273 50,140,351
2031 7,533,169 48,969,961
2030 7,449,842 47,786,079
2029 7,364,850 46,594,926
2028 7,278,061 45,403,313
2027 7,189,755 44,203,683
2026 7,100,090 43,000,078
2025 7,008,896 41,792,731
2024 6,916,140 40,583,164
2023 6,823,613 39,390,799
2022 6,730,654 38,222,876
2021 6,644,741 37,140,230
2020 6,565,267 36,134,863
2019 6,483,657 35,111,408
2018 6,400,080 34,085,182
2017 6,316,231 33,090,921
2016 6,232,666 32,109,010
2015 6,149,417 31,159,379
2014 6,066,492 30,226,309
2013 5,983,845 29,312,952
2012 5,901,287 28,433,647
2011 5,819,051 27,582,897
2010 5,737,450 26,754,387
2009 5,656,601 25,927,724
2008 5,576,593 25,111,941
2007 5,497,243 24,318,082
2006 5,418,855 23,543,083
2005 5,342,105 22,790,085
2004 5,272,912 22,095,167
2003 5,210,963 21,456,379
2002 5,149,909 20,835,086
2001 5,087,825 20,226,147
2000 5,022,633 19,624,141
1999 4,954,018 19,029,420
1998 4,883,655 18,446,013
1997 4,809,573 17,873,936
1996 4,729,974 17,313,177
1995 4,642,931 16,740,058
1994 4,549,316 16,149,147
1993 4,453,732 15,563,914
1992 4,357,026 14,989,494
1991 4,259,637 14,430,201
1990 4,162,559 13,887,862
1989 4,066,476 13,364,174
1988 3,972,320 12,859,708
1987 3,882,164 12,369,912
1986 3,794,157 11,901,040
1985 3,706,479 11,453,825
1984 3,619,104 11,025,597
1983 3,530,282 10,621,499
1982 3,438,745 10,241,006
1981 3,345,674 9,882,362
1980 3,252,403 9,543,358
1979 3,164,525 9,224,194
1978 3,080,314 8,926,586
1977 2,992,534 8,648,222
1976 2,903,851 8,384,113
1975 2,816,943 8,133,598
1974 2,732,075 7,896,783
1973 2,649,278 7,672,796
1972 2,573,578 7,460,068
1971 2,499,825 7,257,462
1970 2,423,065 7,065,279
1969 2,348,398 6,875,859
1968 2,275,836 6,690,524
1967 2,205,567 6,516,444
1966 2,137,820 6,351,494
1965 2,072,681 6,195,593
1964 2,010,176 6,048,006
1963 1,950,159 5,911,135
1962 1,892,320 5,782,221
1961 1,836,451 5,655,232
1960 1,782,370 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Nicaragua increased by 813,811 people (a 15% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Nicaragua gained 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Nicaragua was ranked 109th most populous country in 2006 and is 107th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Nicaragua Yemen
2100 -0.42% 0.28%
2099 -0.41% 0.31%
2098 -0.39% 0.33%
2097 -0.38% 0.35%
2096 -0.37% 0.37%
2095 -0.36% 0.39%
2094 -0.35% 0.42%
2093 -0.34% 0.45%
2092 -0.33% 0.47%
2091 -0.31% 0.49%
2090 -0.31% 0.51%
2089 -0.29% 0.54%
2088 -0.28% 0.56%
2087 -0.27% 0.58%
2086 -0.25% 0.61%
2085 -0.24% 0.63%
2084 -0.22% 0.65%
2083 -0.21% 0.67%
2082 -0.19% 0.7%
2081 -0.17% 0.71%
2080 -0.15% 0.74%
2079 -0.13% 0.76%
2078 -0.12% 0.78%
2077 -0.1% 0.81%
2076 -0.07% 0.83%
2075 -0.07% 0.86%
2074 -0.04% 0.88%
2073 -0.02% 0.91%
2072 0.004% 0.94%
2071 0.02% 0.97%
2070 0.05% 1%
2069 0.07% 1.02%
2068 0.09% 1.05%
2067 0.12% 1.08%
2066 0.14% 1.11%
2065 0.16% 1.14%
2064 0.19% 1.18%
2063 0.21% 1.22%
2062 0.23% 1.25%
2061 0.26% 1.29%
2060 0.29% 1.33%
2059 0.32% 1.37%
2058 0.34% 1.4%
2057 0.36% 1.44%
2056 0.39% 1.47%
2055 0.42% 1.51%
2054 0.44% 1.54%
2053 0.47% 1.59%
2052 0.51% 1.63%
2051 0.53% 1.67%
2050 0.56% 1.7%
2049 0.59% 1.74%
2048 0.62% 1.77%
2047 0.64% 1.81%
2046 0.67% 1.84%
2045 0.7% 1.87%
2044 0.72% 1.9%
2043 0.75% 1.93%
2042 0.78% 1.96%
2041 0.81% 1.98%
2040 0.84% 2.01%
2039 0.87% 2.04%
2038 0.9% 2.08%
2037 0.93% 2.12%
2036 0.96% 2.18%
2035 0.99% 2.22%
2034 1.02% 2.28%
2033 1.05% 2.33%
2032 1.09% 2.39%
2031 1.12% 2.48%
2030 1.15% 2.56%
2029 1.19% 2.62%
2028 1.23% 2.71%
2027 1.26% 2.8%
2026 1.3% 2.89%
2025 1.34% 2.98%
2024 1.36% 3.03%
2023 1.38% 3.06%
2022 1.29% 2.92%
2021 1.21% 2.78%
2020 1.26% 2.91%
2019 1.31% 3.01%
2018 1.33% 3%
2017 1.34% 3.06%
2016 1.35% 3.05%
2015 1.37% 3.09%
2014 1.38% 3.12%
2013 1.4% 3.09%
2012 1.41% 3.08%
2011 1.42% 3.1%
2010 1.43% 3.19%
2009 1.43% 3.25%
2008 1.44% 3.26%
2007 1.45% 3.29%
2006 1.44% 3.3%
2005 1.31% 3.15%
2004 1.19% 2.98%
2003 1.19% 2.98%
2002 1.22% 3.01%
2001 1.3% 3.07%
2000 1.39% 3.13%
1999 1.44% 3.16%
1998 1.54% 3.2%
1997 1.68% 3.24%
1996 1.87% 3.42%
1995 2.06% 3.66%
1994 2.15% 3.76%
1993 2.22% 3.83%
1992 2.29% 3.88%
1991 2.33% 3.91%
1990 2.36% 3.92%
1989 2.37% 3.92%
1988 2.32% 3.96%
1987 2.32% 3.94%
1986 2.37% 3.9%
1985 2.41% 3.88%
1984 2.52% 3.8%
1983 2.66% 3.72%
1982 2.78% 3.63%
1981 2.87% 3.55%
1980 2.78% 3.46%
1979 2.73% 3.33%
1978 2.93% 3.22%
1977 3.05% 3.15%
1976 3.09% 3.08%
1975 3.11% 3%
1974 3.13% 2.92%
1973 2.94% 2.85%
1972 2.95% 2.79%
1971 3.17% 2.72%
1970 3.18% 2.75%
1969 3.19% 2.77%
1968 3.19% 2.67%
1967 3.17% 2.6%
1966 3.14% 2.52%
1965 3.11% 2.44%
1964 3.08% 2.32%
1963 3.06% 2.23%
1962 3.04% 2.25%
1961 3.03% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Nicaragua grew by 1.36%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Nicaragua Yemen
Current population
7124343
43325643
Population rank 107/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.52%
One net population change
5.68 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
3.98 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
16.8 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +253 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +92,527 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +1.36% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 78/197 13/197
One migration net change every
1.05 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -8,371 -16,291
Net migration rank 129/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 43,757 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 154/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 172/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Nicaragua Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,371 - -16,291
2024 - -8,189 - -10,482
2023 100,921 -7,996 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 100,987 -7,996 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 89,213 -10,383 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 90,515 -10,383 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 102,817 -19,730 1,056,432 2,129
2018 104,814 -20,742 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 105,468 -21,849 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 106,585 -23,076 975,697 -6,492
2015 107,344 -24,353 939,922 -9,883
2014 108,420 -25,570 920,330 15,764
2013 109,032 -26,587 884,929 5,697
2012 110,065 -27,389 845,645 22,349
2011 110,026 -28,221 806,359 27,184
2010 110,475 -29,081 803,246 20,269
2009 110,213 -29,913 798,911 30,919
2008 110,395 -30,675 779,123 22,621
2007 110,341 -31,357 764,780 21,210
2006 110,073 -32,274 750,082 13,940
2005 108,984 -33,280 726,708 15,283
2004 106,904 -44,222 710,493 -62,641
2003 106,142 -44,931 694,457 -64,737
2002 105,805 -44,906 672,494 -59,648
2001 107,109 -43,837 658,704 -53,698
2000 109,192 -42,087 646,694 -47,713
1999 110,217 -40,095 633,166 -42,731
1998 108,862 -38,260 615,488 -39,096
1997 114,415 -36,851 604,443 -36,694
1996 116,849 -35,208 588,786 -35,043
1995 118,325 -25,889 607,966 -15,485
1994 119,565 -24,773 602,363 -13,040
1993 120,469 -24,091 595,459 -14,332
1992 121,204 -24,171 582,072 -14,372
1991 121,787 -24,028 565,837 -14,964
1990 120,677 -24,280 549,654 -15,847
1989 120,128 -24,364 530,464 -16,876
1988 117,299 -24,753 513,296 -17,952
1987 112,885 -25,127 493,337 -9,097
1986 113,054 -24,805 464,665 -11,151
1985 110,949 -23,840 455,576 -14,660
1984 110,133 -22,493 434,674 -19,143
1983 110,618 -20,620 414,823 -22,152
1982 112,468 -19,395 392,302 -23,981
1981 110,421 -17,353 374,482 -25,499
1980 108,604 -15,130 355,767 -26,740
1979 96,429 -14,152 336,378 -27,090
1978 98,419 -12,273 312,439 -26,524
1977 100,498 -11,082 296,115 -25,305
1976 98,100 -10,155 281,078 -23,669
1975 95,230 -9,349 266,815 -23,192
1974 92,505 -8,639 252,737 -22,726
1973 89,662 -7,947 240,235 -22,282
1972 76,906 -7,219 229,322 -21,826
1971 84,139 -6,328 219,095 -21,386
1970 81,127 -5,423 207,613 -20,966
1969 78,237 -4,592 196,305 -4,121
1968 75,458 -3,979 182,518 -4,031
1967 72,722 -3,666 173,637 -3,959
1966 69,883 -3,443 164,091 -3,874
1965 67,056 -3,231 155,398 -3,797
1964 64,227 -3,043 147,299 -3,712
1963 61,738 -2,881 133,781 -3,640
1962 59,547 -2,727 131,262 -3,572
1961 57,499 -2,579 129,787 -3,503
1960 55,664 -2,418 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/nicaragua/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 43,757 residents or 0.6% of the population were not native-born in Nicaragua, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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