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Nicaragua

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Capital
Managua
Currency
Nicaraguan córdoba
Continent
North America
Area
120,340 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q811 ↗ · Official languages: Spanish
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population ↗
7.01M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP ↗
22.24B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita ↗
3,173.34 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation ↗
2.08 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment ↗
5.04 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate ↗
2.21 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy ↗
75.1 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
Population growth ↗
1.31 · 2025
%
World Bank · SP.POP.GROW
GDP growth ↗
4.92 · 2025
%
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
GDP per capita, PPP ↗
9,283.92 · 2025
current international $ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Population ages 65+ ↗
5.7 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
Urban population ↗
59.44 · 2025
% of total population
World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Labor force participation ↗
66.07 · 2025
% of population ages 15+
World Bank · SL.TLF.CACT.ZS
Youth unemployment ↗
9.54 · 2025
% of labor force ages 15–24
World Bank · SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Internet users ↗
61.4 · 2024
% of population
World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS
Trade ↗
96.45 · 2025
% of GDP
World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
FDI net inflows ↗
6.87 · 2024
% of GDP
World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

Population

All countries ↗
people · 2006–2025
2025Nicaragua: 7.01M
Nicaragua · Population5.26M5.74M6.21M6.69M7.17M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nicaragua · Population · people
YearNicaragua
20257,007,502
20246,916,140
20236,823,613
20226,730,654
20216,644,741
20206,565,267
20196,483,657
20186,400,080
20176,316,231
20166,232,666
20156,149,417
20146,066,492
20135,983,845
20125,901,287
20115,819,051
20105,737,450
20095,656,601
20085,576,593
20075,497,243
20065,418,855

GDP

All countries ↗
current US$ · 2006–2025
2025Nicaragua: 22.24B
Nicaragua · GDP5.22B9.86B14.5B19.14B23.78B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nicaragua · GDP · current US$
YearNicaragua
202522,237,167,113.09
202419,696,311,850.33
202317,805,842,220.76
202215,634,573,555.9
202114,209,019,392.3
202012,726,422,432.49
201912,699,023,614.25
201813,025,221,974.23
201713,785,893,007.48
201613,286,093,388.48
201512,756,696,261.07
201411,880,438,824.45
201310,982,988,249.21
201210,532,017,231.83
20119,774,329,332.71
20108,758,602,232.98
20098,298,702,489.08
20088,496,967,596.77
20077,423,375,014.76
20066,763,672,380.61

GDP per capita

All countries ↗
current US$ / person · 2006–2025
2025Nicaragua: 3,173.34
Nicaragua · GDP per capita1,055.661,633.212,210.762,788.33,365.852006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nicaragua · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearNicaragua
20253,173.34
20242,847.88
20232,609.44
20222,322.89
20212,138.39
20201,938.45
20191,958.62
20182,035.17
20172,182.61
20162,131.69
20152,074.46
20141,958.37
20131,835.44
20121,784.7
20111,679.71
20101,526.57
20091,467.08
20081,523.68
20071,350.38
20061,248.17

Inflation

All countries ↗
% · 2006–2025
2025Nicaragua: 2.08
Nicaragua · Inflation0.315.6310.9516.2821.62006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nicaragua · Inflation · %
YearNicaragua
20252.08
20244.62
20238.39
202210.47
20214.93
20203.68
20195.38
20184.95
20173.85
20163.52
20154
20146.04
20137.14
20127.19
20118.08
20105.46
20093.69
200819.83
200711.13
20069.14

Unemployment

All countries ↗
% of labor force · 2006–2025
2025Nicaragua: 5.04
Nicaragua · Unemployment2.814.275.737.198.652006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nicaragua · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearNicaragua
20255.04
20244.98
20234.7
20224.97
20216.08
20206.18
20195.46
20185.2
20173.3
20163.9
20154.7
20144.52
20135.28
20125.21
20116.61
20107.83
20098.16
20086.2
20074.89
20065.31

Fertility rate

All countries ↗
births / woman · 2006–2025
2025Nicaragua: —
Nicaragua · Fertility rate2.152.312.472.632.792006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nicaragua · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearNicaragua
2025No data available
20242.21
20232.22
20222.24
20212.27
20202.3
20192.32
20182.35
20172.38
20162.41
20152.43
20142.46
20132.49
20122.53
20112.56
20102.6
20092.63
20082.66
20072.7
20062.73

Life expectancy

All countries ↗
years · 2006–2025
2025Nicaragua: —
Nicaragua · Life expectancy70.0271.472.7974.1875.562006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Nicaragua · Life expectancy · years
YearNicaragua
2025No data available
202475.1
202374.95
202274.46
202170.48
202070.77
201973.76
201873.88
201773.39
201673.18
201572.9
201472.79
201372.55
201272.44
201172.03
201071.76
200971.5
200871.4
200771.2
200670.96
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 25, 2026Methodology ↗

About the data for Nicaragua

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