Nicaragua

Net migration rate in Nicaragua

Net migration rate in Nicaragua: -1.6 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2023
-1.2 per 1,000 people
Since 1950
+0.5 per 1,000 people
Rank, 2023
157 of 229
counting from the highest
Projected, 2100
-0.9 per 1,000 people
UN projection (medium variant)
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per 1,000 people · UN

Net migration rate in NicaraguaNet migration rate in Nicaragua: -1.6 per 1,000 people in 1950 and -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023, by UN estimates. The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -7.3 per 1,000 people and 5 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
Estimates, UNUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100, between -7.3 per 1,000 people and 5 per 1,000 people (95% prediction interval).
  • The highest was -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023, the lowest -8.7 per 1,000 people in 2002.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearNicaragua
2023-1.2
2022-1.2
2021-1.6
2020-1.6
2019-3
2018-3.2
2017-3.5
2016-3.7
2015-4
2014-4.2
2013-4.4
2012-4.6
2011-4.9
2010-5.1
2009-5.3
2008-5.5
2007-5.7
2006-6
2005-6.2
2004-8.4
2003-8.6
2002-8.7
2001-8.6
2000-8.4
1999-8.1
1998-7.8
1997-7.7
1996-7.4
1995-5.6
1994-5.4
1993-5.4
1992-5.5
1991-5.6
1990-5.8
1989-6
1988-6.2
1987-6.5
1986-6.5
1985-6.4
1984-6.2
1983-5.8
1982-5.6
1981-5.2
1980-4.7
1979-4.5
1978-4
1977-3.7
1976-3.5
1975-3.3
1974-3.2
1973-3
1972-2.8
1971-2.5
1970-2.2
1969-2
1968-1.7
1967-1.7
1966-1.6
1965-1.6
1964-1.5
1963-1.5
1962-1.4
1961-1.4
1960-1.4
1959-1.3
1958-1.3
1957-1.4
1956-1.4
1955-1.4
1954-1.5
1953-1.5
1952-1.5
1951-1.6
1950-1.6
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNicaragua
2024-1.2-2.2–-0.2
2025-1.2-2.6–0.1
2026-1.2-3–0.4
2027-1.2-3.1–0.7
2028-1.1-3.2–0.9
2029-1.2-3.4–1
2030-1.2-3.7–1
2031-1.1-3.7–1.3
2032-1.1-3.8–1.4
2033-1.1-3.9–1.5
2034-1.1-4.2–1.7
2035-1.1-4.2–1.7
2036-1.1-4.4–1.7
2037-1.1-4.5–1.9
2038-1.1-4.6–2
2039-1.1-4.7–2
2040-1.1-4.8–2.1
2041-1.1-5–2.2
2042-1.1-5.1–2.3
2043-1.1-5.1–2.5
2044-1-5–2.6
2045-1-5.2–2.7
2046-1-5.2–2.8
2047-1-5.4–2.7
2048-1-5.4–2.9
2049-1-5.5–2.8
2050-1-5.3–2.9
2051-1-5.3–3.1
2052-1-5.7–3
2053-1-5.5–3.1
2054-1-5.7–3.3
2055-1-5.8–3.4
2056-1-5.8–3.4
2057-1-5.9–3.4
2058-0.9-6–3.6
2059-0.9-5.9–3.6
2060-1-5.9–3.4
2061-1-5.9–3.6
2062-0.9-6.1–3.8
2063-1-5.9–3.8
2064-1-6.1–3.8
2065-1-6.1–3.7
2066-0.9-6–4
2067-1-6–3.8
2068-0.9-6.1–4
2069-0.9-6.3–3.9
2070-1-6.6–4.1
2071-0.9-6.4–4.3
2072-0.9-6.5–4.2
2073-0.9-6.8–4.2
2074-1-7–4.4
2075-0.8-7.1–4.4
2076-0.9-6.9–4.5
2077-0.9-6.8–4.3
2078-0.8-6.9–4.4
2079-0.9-6.9–4.5
2080-0.9-7.2–4.5
2081-0.9-6.8–4.6
2082-0.9-6.8–4.8
2083-0.8-7.1–4.6
2084-0.9-7–4.7
2085-0.9-6.9–4.7
2086-0.9-7.1–4.5
2087-0.8-7.1–4.7
2088-0.8-7.3–4.7
2089-0.9-7.3–4.9
2090-0.8-7.4–5.2
2091-0.9-7.7–4.8
2092-0.8-7.5–4.8
2093-0.9-7.9–4.9
2094-0.8-7.5–4.8
2095-0.8-7.1–5.3
2096-0.8-7.2–5.2
2097-0.8-7.6–5.1
2098-0.9-7.4–5.1
2099-0.9-7.3–5
2100-0.9-7.3–5

Good to know

  • People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
  • Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
  • The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
  • Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.

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