Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Latin America and the Caribbean · Central America
Nicaragua is recorded at 6.92m people in 2024, with total annual change of +92,139 under the WPP medium variant.
Nicaragua observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 132,383 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -32,065 |
| Natural change | +100,318 |
| Net migration | -8,189 |
| Total change | +92,139 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | +92,139 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -2,320,659 since 2071 |
| Projected 2100 | 8.61m |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign-born; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Nicaragua 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 1.99m, ages 15-64 4.46m, ages 65+ 367.1k.
Nicaragua 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 1.77m, ages 15-64 5.86m, ages 65+ 1.12m.
Nicaragua 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 1.22m, ages 15-64 4.90m, ages 65+ 2.49m.
Stage since 2024.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2056.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.92m | 92,139 | 132.4k | 32.1k | 2.21 |
| 2030 | 7.44m | 82,772 | 128.5k | 37.1k | 2.07 |
| 2050 | 8.76m | 46,691 | 114.4k | 59.1k | 1.86 |
| 2080 | 9.16m | -15,996 | 91.2k | 99.1k | 1.74 |
| 2100 | 8.61m | -37,042 | 78.1k | 107.5k | 1.72 |