Nicaragua Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Nicaragua population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Nicaragua in 2025 is 55.51 people per square kilometer, a 1.33% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Nicaragua in 2024 was 54.79 people per square kilometer, a 1.37% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Nicaragua in 2023 was 54.05 people per square kilometer, a 1.41% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Nicaragua in 2022 was 53.30 people per square kilometer, a 1.43% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Bangladesh 1,192.22
Micronesia 792.47
India 442.50
Philippines 402.88
Sri Lanka 335.32
Pakistan 313.97
El Salvador 305.43
Vietnam 302.22
Nigeria 253.93
Sao Tome and Principe 251.02
Kiribati 170.35
Cabo Verde 151.42
Ghana 148.57
Indonesia 147.12
Egypt 116.11
Kenya 98.77
Honduras 97.11
Moldova 96.16
Cambodia 95.52
Timor-Leste 94.09
Morocco 86.38
Myanmar 81.79
Uzbekistan 80.55
Lesotho 78.44
Tunisia 77.41
Eswatini 71.13
Ukraine 64.22
Cameroon 63.42
Nicaragua 55.51
Georgia 53.22
Djibouti 50.36
Angola 31.24
Zambia 28.84
Vanuatu 28.73
Sudan 26.95
Solomon Islands 26.75
Papua New Guinea 23.12
Bhutan 20.77
Republic of Congo 18.67
Bolivia 11.60
Mauritania 4.98
Mongolia 2.26
Nicaragua - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 55.51 1.33%
2024 54.79 1.37%
2023 54.05 1.41%
2022 53.30 1.43%
2021 52.55 1.40%
2020 51.82 1.38%
2019 51.12 1.40%
2018 50.41 1.42%
2017 49.71 1.43%
2016 49.01 1.44%
2015 48.31 1.45%
2014 47.62 1.46%
2013 46.94 1.47%
2012 46.26 1.48%
2011 45.58 1.48%
2010 44.92 1.47%
2009 44.26 1.46%
2008 43.63 1.43%
2007 43.01 1.40%
2006 42.42 1.38%
2005 41.84 1.27%
2004 41.31 1.19%
2003 40.83 1.22%
2002 40.34 1.28%
2001 39.83 1.36%
2000 39.30 1.45%
1999 38.73 1.51%
1998 38.16 1.61%
1997 37.55 1.74%
1996 36.91 1.92%
1995 36.22 2.09%
1994 35.48 2.18%
1993 34.72 2.25%
1992 33.96 2.31%
1991 33.19 2.35%
1990 32.43 2.38%
1989 31.67 2.38%
1988 30.94 2.33%
1987 30.23 2.32%
1986 29.55 2.36%
1985 28.86 2.41%
1984 28.19 2.51%
1983 27.50 2.65%
1982 26.78 2.77%
1981 26.06 2.86%
1980 25.34 2.77%
1979 24.66 2.74%
1978 24.00 2.96%
1977 23.31 3.10%
1976 22.61 3.15%
1975 21.92 3.19%
1974 21.24 3.22%
1973 20.58 3.06%
1972 19.97 3.08%
1971 19.37 3.30%
1970 18.75 3.30%
1969 18.15 3.29%
1968 17.58 3.26%
1967 17.02 3.21%
1966 16.49 3.16%
1965 15.99 3.13%
1964 15.50 3.10%
1963 15.04 3.09%
1962 14.59 3.08%
1961 14.15 3.07%
1960 13.73 3.07%
1959 13.32 3.08%
1958 12.92 3.06%
1957 12.54 3.05%
1956 12.17 3.03%
1955 11.81 3.00%
1954 11.46 2.97%
1953 11.13 2.95%
1952 10.81 2.93%
1951 10.51 2.95%
1950 10.21 0.00%