Population density rose 1.46% to 49.8 km per capita in Nicaragua in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Nicaragua reached an all time high of 50.5 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 15.2 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, population density in Costa Rica amounted to 94.1 km per capita, 304 km per capita in El Salvador, 70.9 km per capita in Honduras and 62.2 km per capita in Mexico in 2015.
Nicaragua has been ranked 112th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Belize | km per capita | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | km per capita | 90.1 | 91.5 | 92.8 | 94.1 | 95.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | km per capita | 298 | 300 | 302 | 304 | 306 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | km per capita | 131 | 134 | 137 | 141 | 144 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | km per capita | 66.8 | 68.1 | 69.5 | 70.9 | 72.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | km per capita | 59.9 | 60.6 | 61.4 | 62.2 | 62.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | km per capita | 47.7 | 48.4 | 49.1 | 49.8 | 50.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | km per capita | 48.6 | 49.5 | 50.3 | 51.1 | 52.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 |
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