Demographics of Nicaragua
| Demographics of Nicaragua | Managua, capital and largest city of Nicaragua | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,100,000 (2012 est.) | ||
| Male population | 2,839,168 | ||
| Female population | 2,836,188 | ||
| Population growth | 1.855% | ||
| Birth rate | 24.12/1,000 | ||
| Death rate | 4.42/1,000 | ||
| Infant mortality rate | 27.14/1,000 | ||
| Life expectancy | 70.92 years | ||
| Nationality | Nicaraguan | ||
| Demographic bureaus | INEC | ||
| Rank | City | Department | Pop. | Rank | City | Department | Pop. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Managua | Managua | 1,262,978 | 10 | Estelí | Estelí | 201,548 | |||
| 2 | Matagalpa | Matagalpa | 469,172 | 11 | Granada | Granada | 168,186 | |||
| 3 | Chinandega | Chinandega | 378,970 | 12 | Jinotepe | Carazo | 166,073 | |||
| 4 | León | León | 355,779 | 13 | Rivas | Rivas | 156,283 | Managua | ||
| 5 | Jinotega | Jinotega | 331,335 | 14 | Juigalpa | Chontales | 153,932 |
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| 6 | Bilwi | RAAN | 314,130 | 15 | Boaco | Boaco | 150,636 | |||
| 7 | Bluefields | RAAS | 306,510 | 16 | Somoto | Madriz | 132,459 | |||
| 8 | Masaya | Masaya | 289,988 | 17 | San Carlos | Río San Juan | 95,596 | |||
| 9 | Ocotal | Nueva Segovia | 208,523 | 18 | Total | -- | 5,142,098 (2005) | |||
| Source: National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). | ||||||||||
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Nicaragua, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
According to the CIA World Factbook, Nicaragua has a population of 5,675,356. Mestizos (mixed Amerindian and white) make up about 69% of the population, and whites 17%. The remainder of the Nicaraguan population is 9% black, and 5% Amerindian.
Nicaraguan demographics reflected a different composition prior to the Sandinista revolution of 1979 since most of the migration during the years that followed were primarily of upper or middle class Nicaraguans, a group primarily made up of whites. A growing number of these expats have returned, while many continue to live abroad.
The 42.5% of the population live below to the poverty line, The general poverty rate is estimated of 47.3%, although much of the population lives in the lower middle class because of low salaries and a minimal amount of PIB (US$1000–3000)INIDE.
The most populous city in the country 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, 2.7 in the Pacific region alone, while inhabitants in the Caribbean region only reach an estimated 700,000.
The Census Bureau in Nicaragua is the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC). The institution is in charge of completing censuses and surveys. INEC ran its first census in 1906, the last census was taken in 2005, it was the eighth to date.
According to the 2012 revision of the World Population Prospects the total population was 5,822,000 in 2010, 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 .
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