Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.057 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.057 units per person for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.057 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0252 units per person, in 1973.
That places Nicaragua 141st out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.026 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0258 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0257 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0255 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0254 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0253 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0253 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0252 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0252 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0253 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0253 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0253 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0253 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0252 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0253 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0254 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0255 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0256 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0256 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0257 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0258 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0259 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.026 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0262 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0264 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0266 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0269 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0271 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0275 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0278 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0281 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0284 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0288 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0291 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0294 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0297 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0304 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0316 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0328 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.034 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0353 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0366 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0379 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0393 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0407 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0419 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0427 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.043 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0433 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0436 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0439 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0442 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0446 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0451 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0459 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.047 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.048 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.049 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0501 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0512 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0516 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0516 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0524 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0538 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0553 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.057 units per person | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0255 units per person | 0.0252 units per person | 0.026 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0254 units per person | 0.0252 units per person | 0.0257 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0266 units per person | 0.0258 units per person | 0.0278 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0302 units per person | 0.0281 units per person | 0.034 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0404 units per person | 0.0353 units per person | 0.0436 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0469 units per person | 0.0439 units per person | 0.0512 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0536 units per person | 0.0516 units per person | 0.057 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 138 Kyrgyzstan 0.0597 units per person compare
- 139 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.0574 units per person compare
- 140 Philippines 0.0572 units per person compare
- 142 Mongolia 0.0543 units per person compare
- 143 Egypt 0.0527 units per person compare
- 144 Timor-Leste 0.0523 units per person compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.057 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.057 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0252 units per person in 1973.
- How does Nicaragua rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 141st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.