Urban population rose 1.63% to 3.97 mil in Nicaragua in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Nicaragua reached an all time high of 3.97 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.702 mil in 1960. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, urban population in Costa Rica amounted to 4.18 mil, 4.83 mil in El Salvador, 5.94 mil in Honduras and 106 mil in Mexico in 2021.
Nicaragua has been ranked 108th within the group of 176 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | mil | 0.163 | 0.167 | 0.171 | 0.175 | 0.178 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | mil | 3.76 | 3.84 | 3.92 | 4.00 | 4.07 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | mil | 4.34 | 4.41 | 4.47 | 4.52 | 4.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | mil | 7.78 | 7.96 | 8.15 | 8.35 | 8.54 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | mil | 5.13 | 5.28 | 5.44 | 5.59 | 5.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 95.3 | 96.7 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 101 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | mil | 3.65 | 3.71 | 3.78 | 3.85 | 3.92 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | mil | 2.64 | 2.70 | 2.76 | 2.82 | 2.88 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 262 | 264 | 267 | 269 | 271 |
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