Population, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Population, female was 3.56 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 3.56 million for population, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Nicaragua peaked at 3.56 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 895,535, in 1960.
That places Nicaragua 107th out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 million | 895,535 | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.40 million | 1.22 million | 1.60 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.86 million | 1.65 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.33 million | 2.12 million | 2.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.71 million | 2.56 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 million | 2.92 million | 3.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.45 million | 3.34 million | 3.56 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 104 Turkmenistan 3.88 million compare
- 105 Kyrgyzstan 3.71 million compare
- 106 Libya 3.67 million compare
- 108 Paraguay 3.50 million compare
- 109 Serbia 3.44 million compare
- 110 El Salvador 3.34 million compare
More health data for Nicaragua
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,175 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 62,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 60,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,307 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 60,887 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 62,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 60,671 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Nicaragua?
- Population, female in Nicaragua was 3.56 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 895,535 in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for population, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.