Key demographics
- Population
- 6.7M
- Density
- 39.4/km²
- HDI
- 0.706 (High)
- Gini index (2014)
- 46.2
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 75.1 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.21
- Urban population (2025)
- 59.4%
- Literacy rate (2014)
- 87.3%
- Labor force (2025)
- 69.0%
- Gender wage gap (2012)
- 0.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 51.5%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 59.4%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 19.1 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 4.6 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 26.9%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.21
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 9.4 /1000
- Slum population (2020)
- 5.5%
- Tourism (2020)
- 474.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Español |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 84.4% |
| No religion | 14.7% |
| Other | 0.9% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mestizo | 69.0% |
| White | 17.0% |
| Black | 9.0% |
| Indigenous | 5.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Nicaraguan
- Demonym (female)
- Nicaraguan
- National anthem
- Salve a ti
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 75.1 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 64.6 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 8.3% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 9.4/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 70/100
- Hospital beds (2022)
- 1.0/1000
- Physicians (2018)
- 0.68/1000
- Nurses (2017)
- 1.57/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $217
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 37.6%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2014)
- 87.3%
- Education spending (2023)
- 2.9% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 392
- Internet users (2024)
- 61.4%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 106.0/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 5.8/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 94/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 5.8
Geography and practical
- Area
- 130,373 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Central America
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-06:00
- Calling codes
- +505
- Postal code
- ###-###-#
- TLD
- .ni
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Nicaragua is composed of three equal horizontal bands of blue, white and blue, with the national coat of arms centered in the white band.
- National anthem
- Salve a ti