Rural population, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Rural population, per capita was 0.4056 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Nicaragua, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.4056 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.6083 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4056 units per person, in 2025.
That places Nicaragua 90th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.575 units per person | 0.5347 units per person | 0.6083 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.508 units per person | 0.4917 units per person | 0.5272 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4773 units per person | 0.4671 units per person | 0.4888 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4567 units per person | 0.4492 units per person | 0.4651 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4411 units per person | 0.4335 units per person | 0.4478 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4229 units per person | 0.4146 units per person | 0.4316 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4093 units per person | 0.4056 units per person | 0.413 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 14.48 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.48 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Rural population, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.4056 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6083 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4056 units per person in 2025.
- How does Nicaragua rank for rural population, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 90th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.