Nicaragua Population Pyramid 2053
Nicaragua in 2053
United Nations projections (medium variant) put the population of Nicaragua at 8,885,363 in 2053. That would be 6.0% more than in 2043 (8,380,006).
Half of the population would be younger than 37.0 years, with 19.5% children under 15 and 14.1% aged 65 or older. 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 | 8,885,363 | 37.0 | |
| El Salvador | 6,645,254 | 41.1 | |
| Panama | 5,710,197 | 40.1 | |
| Costa Rica | 5,319,062 | 49.1 | |
| Honduras | 15,202,192 | 34.2 |





