Population in cities of more than 1 million rose 0.861% to 1.07 mil in Nicaragua in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million in Nicaragua reached an all time high of 1.07 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.199 mil in 1960. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, population in cities of more than 1 million in Costa Rica amounted to 1.42 mil, 1.11 mil in El Salvador, 1.49 mil in Honduras and 53.4 mil in Mexico in 2021.
Nicaragua has been ranked 120th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million, 6 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population in Cities of More Than 1 million | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Belize | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Costa Rica | mil | 1.30 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||
El Salvador | mil | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.11 | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | mil | 2.74 | 2.78 | 2.81 | 2.85 | 2.89 | ||||||||||||||||
Honduras | mil | 1.23 | 1.27 | 1.32 | 1.36 | 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | mil | 49.5 | 50.1 | 50.8 | 51.4 | 52.0 | ||||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | mil | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 1.06 | ||||||||||||||||
Panama | mil | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.75 | 1.78 | 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||
USA | mil | 146 | 148 | 149 | 151 | 153 |