Nicaragua Demographics Profile 2011

Population

5,666,301 (July 2011 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 31.7% (male 913,905/female 879,818)
15-64 years: 63.8% (male 1,743,591/female 1,874,025)
65 years and over: 4.5% (male 116,153/female 138,809) (2011 est.)

Median age

total: 22.9 years
male: 22.1 years
female: 23.7 years (2011 est.)

Population growth rate

1.088% (2011 est.)

Birth rate

19.46 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Death rate

5.03 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)

Net migration rate

-3.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 57% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 22.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.94 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 71.9 years
male: 69.82 years
female: 74.09 years (2011 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.12 children born/woman (2011 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.2% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

6,900 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2009 est.)

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: dengue fever and malaria
water contact disease: leptospirosis (2009)

Nationality

noun: Nicaraguan(s)
adjective: Nicaraguan

Ethnic groups

mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 69%, white 17%, black 9%, Amerindian 5%

Religions

Roman Catholic 58.5%, Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)

Languages

Spanish 97.5% (official), Miskito 1.7%, other 0.8% (1995 census)
note: English and indigenous languages on Atlantic coast

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 67.5%
male: 67.2%
female: 67.8% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2003)

Education expenditures

3.1% of GDP (2003)