Nicaragua Population Pyramid 2038
Nicaragua in 2038
In 2038, Nicaragua is projected to have a population of 8,054,135 people. That would be 10.7% more than in 2028 (7,272,687).
The median age is projected at 31.6 years, with 34.5 children under 15 and 12.8 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Nicaragua was 2.22 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 74.9 years in 2023: 77.4 for women and 72.3 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
41,676 immigrants live in Nicaragua, 0.6% of the population.
| Honduras | 13,606 |
| Costa Rica | 11,707 |
| United States of America | 3,918 |
| El Salvador | 2,653 |
| Guatemala | 1,912 |
904,767 people born in Nicaragua live in other countries.
| Costa Rica | 423,401 |
| United States of America | 295,024 |
| Spain | 98,452 |
| Panama | 23,672 |
| Mexico | 18,139 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 8,054,135 | 31.6 | |
| El Salvador | 6,619,833 | 35.0 | |
| Costa Rica | 5,355,518 | 42.8 | |
| Panama | 5,204,060 | 35.5 | |
| Honduras | 13,183,530 | 29.6 |





