Nicaragua - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Nicaragua was 3,909,282 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,909,282 in 2020 and a minimum value of 701,823 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 701,823
1961 732,458
1962 764,049
1963 798,056
1964 839,811
1965 883,343
1966 928,794
1967 976,196
1968 1,025,716
1969 1,077,506
1970 1,131,788
1971 1,185,711
1972 1,229,790
1973 1,275,573
1974 1,323,153
1975 1,372,498
1976 1,423,658
1977 1,476,499
1978 1,530,743
1979 1,586,114
1980 1,642,295
1981 1,699,224
1982 1,756,899
1983 1,814,861
1984 1,872,709
1985 1,930,058
1986 1,986,615
1987 2,042,452
1988 2,098,412
1989 2,155,679
1990 2,215,051
1991 2,276,834
1992 2,340,689
1993 2,405,598
1994 2,470,208
1995 2,532,510
1996 2,588,281
1997 2,642,515
1998 2,695,255
1999 2,746,869
2000 2,797,499
2001 2,847,189
2002 2,895,890
2003 2,944,162
2004 2,992,665
2005 3,042,132
2006 3,094,982
2007 3,148,772
2008 3,203,518
2009 3,258,927
2010 3,314,879
2011 3,371,400
2012 3,428,528
2013 3,486,219
2014 3,544,358
2015 3,602,941
2016 3,661,976
2017 3,722,300
2018 3,783,741
2019 3,846,138
2020 3,909,282

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Nicaragua was 59.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 59.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 39.58 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 39.58
1961 40.03
1962 40.48
1963 41.01
1964 41.86
1965 42.71
1966 43.57
1967 44.43
1968 45.29
1969 46.16
1970 47.03
1971 47.79
1972 48.06
1973 48.34
1974 48.62
1975 48.90
1976 49.18
1977 49.46
1978 49.73
1979 50.01
1980 50.29
1981 50.57
1982 50.85
1983 51.13
1984 51.41
1985 51.68
1986 51.96
1987 52.24
1988 52.52
1989 52.80
1990 53.08
1991 53.35
1992 53.63
1993 53.91
1994 54.18
1995 54.44
1996 54.59
1997 54.74
1998 54.89
1999 55.04
2000 55.19
2001 55.34
2002 55.48
2003 55.63
2004 55.78
2005 55.94
2006 56.13
2007 56.33
2008 56.53
2009 56.72
2010 56.92
2011 57.11
2012 57.31
2013 57.51
2014 57.70
2015 57.90
2016 58.09
2017 58.30
2018 58.52
2019 58.76
2020 59.01

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization