Net migration, annual growth rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Net migration, annual growth rate was -2.22 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net migration, annual growth rate in Nicaragua, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net migration, annual growth rate in Nicaragua is -2.22 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and down 146.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net migration, annual growth rate in Nicaragua peaked at 47.37 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -36 % change on previous year, in 1996.
That places Nicaragua 92nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -7.43 % change on previous year | -15.41 % change on previous year | -5.62 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | -11.97 % change on previous year | -18.1 % change on previous year | -8.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -5.7 % change on previous year | -14.69 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -5.55 % change on previous year | -36 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 % change on previous year | -4.97 % change on previous year | 24.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.07 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 5.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.95 % change on previous year | -2.41 % change on previous year | 47.37 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 89 Romania -2.02 % change on previous year compare
- 90 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of -2.03 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Samoa -2.21 % change on previous year compare
- 93 Mali -2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 94 Indonesia -2.7 % change on previous year compare
- 95 Sierra Leone -2.81 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.72 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 188.32 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 161.92 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 29.1% (2024)
- Broad money 39.3% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. -3.3% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 32.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 36.62 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -8,371 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net migration, annual growth rate in Nicaragua?
- Net migration, annual growth rate in Nicaragua was -2.22 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 47.37 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest net migration, annual growth rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -36 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Nicaragua rank for net migration, annual growth rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 92nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net migration, annual growth rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 146.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net migration, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net migration World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Net migration. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.