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Nicaragua: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 6,948,392 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 1.418 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 53.889 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 59.556 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 11.4 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 73.837 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 4.62 billion kWh (2021) #125
Consumption 4.93 billion kWh (2021) #125
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 1.36 billion kWh (2021) #67
Renewable Electricity Generation 2.75 billion kWh (2021) #100

Oil

Ranking
Production -0.01 thousand bbl/day (2021) #188
Consumption 34.88 thousand bbl/day (2021) #113
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 13.44 thousand bbl/day (2013) #72
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 147 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 7,441,527 (2018 est.)
Highways 23,897 km (2014)
Internet Users 1,466,152 (2016 est.)
Telephones 325,821 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationCentral America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Costa Rica and Honduras
Total Area130,370 sq. km
Land Area119,990 sq. km
Water Area10,380 sq. km
Coastline910 km
Climatetropical in lowlands, cooler in highlands
Terrainextensive Atlantic coastal plains rising to central interior mountains; narrow Pacific coastal plain interrupted by volcanoes
Lowest PointPacific Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Mogoton 2,085 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020