Nicaragua Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Nicaragua rural population for 2023 was 2,829,164, a 0.67% increase from 2022.
  • Nicaragua rural population for 2022 was 2,810,208, a 0.73% increase from 2021.
  • Nicaragua rural population for 2021 was 2,789,745, a 0.75% increase from 2020.
  • Nicaragua rural population for 2020 was 2,769,106, a 0.76% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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India 909,121,500
Pakistan 149,004,914
Indonesia 114,976,836
Bangladesh 102,954,517
Nigeria 102,316,764
Egypt 64,135,744
Philippines 60,678,673
Vietnam 59,829,437
Kenya 38,834,893
Myanmar 37,051,911
Sudan 30,625,231
Uzbekistan 18,012,461
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Ghana 13,908,804
Morocco 13,198,229
Cambodia 12,612,034
Cameroon 11,655,151
Angola 11,486,557
Ukraine 11,064,850
Zambia 11,038,749
Papua New Guinea 8,912,355
Lao PDR 4,714,088
Kyrgyz Republic 4,416,627
Honduras 4,215,060
Tunisia 3,669,694
Bolivia 3,569,643
Nicaragua 2,829,164
Mauritania 2,057,093
Republic of Congo 1,881,648
Lesotho 1,621,552
El Salvador 1,566,222
Georgia 1,476,808
Moldova 1,408,252
West Bank and Gaza 1,158,063
Mongolia 1,065,551
Timor-Leste 919,001
Eswatini 910,659
Solomon Islands 547,640
Bhutan 438,201
Vanuatu 247,615
Djibouti 243,747
Cabo Verde 191,686
Micronesia 88,286
Kiribati 56,394
Sao Tome and Principe 54,716
Nicaragua Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 2,829,164 40.15 0.67%
2022 2,810,208 40.44 0.73%
2021 2,789,745 40.72 0.74%
2020 2,769,106 40.99 0.76%
2019 2,748,202 41.24 0.81%
2018 2,726,031 41.48 0.87%
2017 2,702,447 41.70 0.92%
2016 2,677,728 41.91 0.96%
2015 2,652,025 42.11 0.98%
2014 2,626,270 42.30 0.99%
2013 2,600,430 42.50 1.00%
2012 2,574,526 42.69 1.01%
2011 2,548,583 42.89 1.02%
2010 2,522,826 43.08 1.01%
2009 2,497,475 43.28 1.00%
2008 2,472,747 43.48 0.97%
2007 2,448,887 43.67 0.95%
2006 2,425,817 43.87 0.92%
2005 2,403,604 44.07 0.92%
2004 2,381,680 44.22 0.84%
2003 2,361,683 44.37 0.88%
2002 2,341,099 44.52 0.93%
2001 2,319,348 44.67 1.01%
2000 2,295,972 44.82 1.11%
1999 2,270,627 44.96 1.17%
1998 2,244,219 45.11 1.26%
1997 2,216,059 45.26 1.39%
1996 2,185,451 45.41 1.57%
1995 2,151,453 45.56 1.51%
1994 2,119,155 45.82 1.55%
1993 2,086,487 46.09 1.62%
1992 2,052,880 46.37 1.68%
1991 2,018,594 46.65 1.73%
1990 1,983,905 46.93 1.76%
1989 1,949,223 47.20 1.77%
1988 1,915,047 47.48 1.72%
1987 1,882,403 47.76 1.72%
1986 1,850,393 48.04 1.76%
1985 1,818,148 48.32 1.81%
1984 1,785,587 48.59 1.90%
1983 1,751,906 48.87 2.05%
1982 1,716,307 49.15 2.17%
1981 1,679,463 49.43 2.26%
1980 1,642,009 49.71 2.17%
1979 1,606,738 49.99 2.15%
1978 1,572,594 50.27 2.36%
1977 1,535,870 50.54 2.50%
1976 1,497,985 50.82 2.55%
1975 1,460,220 51.10 2.59%
1974 1,422,821 51.38 2.63%
1973 1,385,880 51.66 2.47%
1972 1,352,015 51.94 2.50%
1971 1,318,680 52.22 1.81%
1970 1,294,993 52.97 1.62%
1969 1,274,196 53.84 1.64%
1968 1,253,501 54.71 1.64%
1967 1,233,165 55.57 1.62%
1966 1,213,354 56.44 1.60%
1965 1,194,042 57.29 1.60%
1964 1,175,076 58.15 1.60%
1963 1,156,393 59.00 2.16%
1962 1,131,725 59.52 2.28%
1961 1,106,225 59.97 2.28%
1960 1,081,309 60.42 %