NICARAGUA
Population
Population
Population
Nicaragua has a population of 6,677,000 (2024). The population density is about 55 inhabitants per square kilometre.
- The natural population growth rate is 0.95%. (2024)
- Birth rate per 1,000 inhabitants is 16.4 (2024)
- Death rate per 1000 inhabitants is 5.1 (2024)
- Life expectancy is 74.7 years. (men 73.2 and women 76.4 years (2024)
Several population groups live in Nicaragua. For example, 69 percent of the population are mestizos, 17 percent are whites, 9 percent are blacks and 5 percent are Indians.
Language
The official language of Nicaragua is Spanish. Furthermore, Creole, Misquito and English are spoken.
Religion
Most of Nicaragua's inhabitants are Roman Catholic (72.9 per cent). The rest of the population is predominantly Protestant.
Sources
Elmar Landeninformatie
CIA - World Factbook
BBC - Country Profiles
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