Editing Demographics of Nicaragua (section)

==Population==
[[File:Nicaragua-demography.png|thumb|450px|Nicaragua's total population, 2005. Number of inhabitants in thousands.]]

According to {{UN_Population|source}} the total population was {{UN_Population|Nicaragua}} in {{UN_Population|Year}}, compared to only 1,295,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 34.5%, 60.9% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 4.6% was 65 years or older
.<ref name="WPP 2012">{{Cite web|url=https://population.un.org/wpp/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506065230/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm|url-status=dead|title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations|archivedate=May 6, 2011|website=population.un.org}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
! rowspan=2|Year
! rowspan=2 width="70pt"|Total population<br /> (million)
! colspan=3 width="70pt"|Proportion percentage
|-
! aged 0–14
! aged 15–64
! aged 65+
|-
| 1950
|1 295
|{{percentage bar|43.0}}
|{{percentage bar|54.2}}
|{{percentage bar|2.8}}
|-
| 1955
|1 508
|{{percentage bar|45.2}}
|{{percentage bar|52.1}}
|{{percentage bar|2.7}}
|-
| 1960
|1 775
|{{percentage bar|47.4}}
|{{percentage bar|50.0}}
|{{percentage bar|2.5}}
|-
| 1965
|2 063
|{{percentage bar|49.2}}
|{{percentage bar|48.3}}
|{{percentage bar|2.5}}
|-
| 1970
|2 400
|{{percentage bar|48.1}}
|{{percentage bar|49.4}}
|{{percentage bar|2.5}}
|-
| 1975
|2 798
|{{percentage bar|47.1}}
|{{percentage bar|50.2}}
|{{percentage bar|2.6}}
|-
| 1980
|3 250
|{{percentage bar|47.1}}
|{{percentage bar|50.1}}
|{{percentage bar|2.7}}
|-
| 1985
|3 710
|{{percentage bar|47.1}}
|{{percentage bar|50.0}}
|{{percentage bar|2.9}}
|-
| 1990
|4 138
|{{percentage bar|46.0}}
|{{percentage bar|50.9}}
|{{percentage bar|3.2}}
|-
| 1995
|4 659
|{{percentage bar|44.0}}
|{{percentage bar|52.6}}
|{{percentage bar|3.4}}
|-
| 2000
|5 069
|{{percentage bar|39.7}}
|{{percentage bar|56.6}}
|{{percentage bar|3.8}}
|-
| 2005
|5 439
|{{percentage bar|36.2}}
|{{percentage bar|59.6}}
|{{percentage bar|4.2}}
|-
| 2010
|5 824
|{{percentage bar|33.3}}
|{{percentage bar|62.2}}
|{{percentage bar|4.5}}
|-
| 2015
|6 223
|{{percentage bar|31.3}}
|{{percentage bar|64.0}}
|{{percentage bar|4.8}}
|-
| 2020
|6 625
|{{percentage bar|29.5}}
|{{percentage bar|64.8}}
|{{percentage bar|5.7}}
|}

===Structure of the population===

{{Hidden begin 
|title= Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2009):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm|title=United Nations Statistics Division - Demographic and Social Statistics|website=Unstats.un.org|access-date=3 October 2017}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 2 844 244
| align="right" | 2 898 072
| align="right" | 5 742 316
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0-4
| align="right" | 347 205
| align="right" | 332 920
| align="right" | 680 125
| align="right" | 11.84
|-
| align="right" | 5-9
| align="right" | 336 817
| align="right" | 323 279
| align="right" | 660 096
| align="right" | 11.50
|-
| align="right" | 10-14
| align="right" | 344 831
| align="right" | 332 925
| align="right" | 677 756
| align="right" | 11.80
|-
| align="right" | 15-19
| align="right" | 331 536
| align="right" | 329 072
| align="right" | 660 608
| align="right" | 11.50
|-
| align="right" | 20-24
| align="right" | 286 484
| align="right" | 290 439
| align="right" | 576 923
| align="right" | 10.05
|-
| align="right" | 25-29
| align="right" | 250 672
| align="right" | 260 730
| align="right" | 511 402
| align="right" | 8.91
|-
| align="right" | 30-34
| align="right" | 197 120
| align="right" | 214 967
| align="right" | 412 087
| align="right" | 7.18
|-
| align="right" | 35-39
| align="right" | 162 472
| align="right" | 174 845
| align="right" | 337 317
| align="right" | 5.87
|-
| align="right" | 40-44
| align="right" | 136 223
| align="right" | 143 572
| align="right" | 279 795
| align="right" | 4.87
|-
| align="right" | 45-49
| align="right" | 115 914
| align="right" | 124 028
| align="right" | 239 942
| align="right" | 4.18
|-
| align="right" | 50-54
| align="right" | 98 355
| align="right" | 107 733
| align="right" | 206 088
| align="right" | 3.59
|-
| align="right" | 55-59
| align="right" | 74 173
| align="right" | 80 156
| align="right" | 154 329
| align="right" | 2.69
|-
| align="right" | 60-64
| align="right" | 45 221
| align="right" | 48 460
| align="right" | 93 681
| align="right" | 1.63
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 43 121
| align="right" | 46 230
| align="right" | 89 351
| align="right" | 1.56
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 32 418
| align="right" | 35 443
| align="right" | 67 861
| align="right" | 1.18
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 22 249
| align="right" | 25 956
| align="right" | 48 205
| align="right" | 0.84
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 19 433
| align="right" | 27 317
| align="right" | 46 750
| align="right" | 0.81
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0-14
| align="right" | 1 028 853
| align="right" | 989 124
| align="right" | 2 017 977
| align="right" | 35.14
|-
| align="right" | 15-64
| align="right" | 1 698 170
| align="right" | 1 774 002
| align="right" | 3 472 172
| align="right" | 60.47
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 117 221
| align="right" | 134 946
| align="right" | 252 167
| align="right" | 4.39
|-
|}
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{{Hidden begin 
|title= Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.07.2023): <ref>{{Cite web |title=Nicaragua in figures 2023 |url=https://www.bcn.gob.ni/sites/default/files/documentos/Nicaragua%20en%20cifras%202023.pdf}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 3 357 138
| align="right" | 3 446 748
| align="right" | 6 803 886
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 328 587
| align="right" | 314 177
| align="right" | 642 764
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 339 464
| align="right" | 324 833
| align="right" | 664 297
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 338 766
| align="right" | 324 761
| align="right" | 663 527
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 318 320
| align="right" | 306 443
| align="right" | 624 763
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 299 073
| align="right" | 290 339
| align="right" | 589 412
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 294 819
| align="right" | 293 641
| align="right" | 588 460
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 272 934
| align="right" | 282 281
| align="right" | 555 215
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 240 254
| align="right" | 255 454
| align="right" | 495 708
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 209 895
| align="right" | 231 173
| align="right" | 441 068
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 167 212
| align="right" | 190 927
| align="right" | 358 139
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 137 219
| align="right" | 154 183
| align="right" | 291 402
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 115 265
| align="right" | 128 180
| align="right" | 243 445
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 97 984
| align="right" | 111 544
| align="right" | 209 528
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 65-69
| align="right" | 79 279
| align="right" | 92 356
| align="right" | 171 635
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 70-74
| align="right" | 51 336
| align="right" | 60 269
| align="right" | 111 605
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 75-79
| align="right" | 30 342
| align="right" | 36 448
| align="right" | 66 790
| align="right" | 
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 36 389
| align="right" | 49 739
| align="right" | 86 128
| align="right" | 
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 1 006 817
| align="right" | 963 771
| align="right" | 1 970 588
| align="right" | 28.96
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 2 152 975
| align="right" | 2 244 165
| align="right" | 4 397 140
| align="right" | 64.63
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 197 346
| align="right" | 238 812
| align="right" | 436 158
| align="right" | 6.41
|-
|}
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=== Population distribution ===
Ninety percent of Nicaraguans live in the Pacific lowlands and the adjacent interior highlands. The population is 54% urban. The most populous city in Nicaragua is the capital city, [[Managua]], with a population of 1.2 million (2005). As of 2005, over 4.4 million inhabitants live in the Pacific, Central and North regions, accounting for 82% of the population. There are 2.7 million residents in the Pacific region, not including Managua. The Caribbean region, including the [[Mosquito Coast]], has an estimated 700,000 residents.<ref name="CN"/> In addition, many [[Nicaraguan Diaspora|Nicaraguans live abroad]].

===Departments by population===
{| class="infobox" style="text-align:center; width:97%; margin:1em auto; font-size:90%"
|-
! align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" | Rank
! align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" | [[List of cities in Nicaragua|City]]
! align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" | [[Departments of Nicaragua|Department]]
! align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" | Pop.
! align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" | Rank
! align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" | [[List of cities in Nicaragua|City]]
! align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" | [[Departments of Nicaragua|Department]]
! align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" | Pop.
! rowspan=4 |
|-
| align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  1  ||align=left | '''[[Managua]]''' || [[Managua (department)|Managua]] || 1,262,978 || align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  10  ||align=left | '''[[Estelí]]''' || [[Estelí (department)|Estelí]] || 201,548 ||
|-
| align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  2  ||align=left | '''[[Matagalpa]]''' || [[Matagalpa (department)|Matagalpa]] || 469,172 || align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  11  ||align=left | '''[[Granada, Nicaragua|Granada]]''' || [[Granada (department)|Granada]] || 168,186
|-
| align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  3  ||align=left | '''[[Chinandega]]''' || [[Chinandega (department)|Chinandega]] || 378,970 || align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  12  || align=left | '''[[Jinotepe]]''' || [[Carazo (department)|Carazo]] || 166,073
|-
| align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  4  ||align=left | '''[[León, Nicaragua|León]]''' || [[León, Nicaragua|León]] || 355,779 || align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  13  ||align=left | '''[[Rivas, Nicaragua|Rivas]]''' || Rivas || 156,283 ||align=center | [[Managua]]
|-
| align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  5  ||align=left | '''[[Jinotega]]''' || [[Jinotega (department)|Jinotega]] || 331,335 || align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  14  ||align=left | '''[[Juigalpa]]''' || [[Chontales Department|Chontales]] || 153,932 || rowspan=5 |[[File:Town Square - Granada, Nicaragua.JPG|border|145px]]<br />[[Granada, Nicaragua|Granada]]
|-
| align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  6  ||align=left | '''[[Bilwi]]''' || [[Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte|RAAN]] || 314,130 || align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  15  ||align=left | '''[[Boaco]]''' || [[Boaco (department)|Boaco]] || 150,636
|-
| align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  7  ||align=left | '''[[Bluefields]]'''  || [[Región Autónoma del Atlántico Sur|RAAS]] || 306,510 || align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  16  ||align=left | '''[[Somoto]]'''  || [[Madriz (department)|Madriz]] || 132,459
|-
| align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  8  ||align=left | '''[[Masaya]]''' || [[Masaya (department)|Masaya]] || 289,988 || align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  17  ||align=left | '''[[San Carlos, Río San Juan|San Carlos]]''' || [[Río San Juan (department)|Río San Juan]] || 95,596
|-
| align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  9  ||align=left | '''[[Ocotal]]''' || [[Nueva Segovia (department)|Nueva Segovia]] || 208,523 || align=center style="background:#f0f0f0;" |  18  ||align=left | '''Total''' || -- || 5,142,098 (2005)
|-
| colspan="11" align=center style="background:#f5f5f5;" | {{small|'''Source: National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inec.gob.ni/censos2005/ResumenCensal/RESUMENCENSAL.pdf |title=Nicaraguan 2005 Census |publisher=INEC |access-date=2007-09-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824192548/http://www.inec.gob.ni/censos2005/ResumenCensal/RESUMENCENSAL.pdf |archive-date=2007-08-24 }}</ref>'''}}
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