Nicaragua Population Pyramid 2045
Nicaragua in 2045
By 2045, the population of Nicaragua is expected to reach 8,497,615. Ten years before, in 2035, the projected population is 7,836,703 — 8.4% lower.
The median age is projected at 34.1 years, with 31.7 children under 15 and 16.2 people aged 65 or over for every 100 people of working age (15–64). The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 8,497,615 | 34.1 | |
| El Salvador | 6,668,025 | 37.9 | |
| Panama | 5,473,277 | 37.7 | |
| Costa Rica | 5,381,019 | 45.9 | |
| Honduras | 14,197,946 | 31.8 |





