Nicaragua vs Republic of the Congo
Nicaragua has 8% more people than Republic of the Congo: 7,007,502 vs 6,484,437, a gap of 523,065. Republic of the Congo is growing faster (+2.36% vs +1.31% a year), adding about 153,273 people a year against +91,963. Using continuous exponential growth from the stated base year, if these rates held, Republic of the Congo would overtake Nicaragua in about 7 years (from the 2025 population bases, around 2032) — a projection, not a forecast. Nicaragua is the older society: 5.7% aged 65+ against 3.1% in Republic of the Congo, while Republic of the Congo has more children (39.9% under 15 vs 28.3%). Nicaragua is 3.1× as densely populated (56.7 vs 18.1 people per km²). People in Nicaragua live 9.1 years longer on average (75.1 vs 66.0). GDP per capita is 1.3× higher in Nicaragua ($3,173 vs $2,515).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Nicaragua) and 2025 (Republic of the Congo); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Nicaragua vs Republic of the Congo — side by side
 Nicaragua |  Republic of the Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 7,007,5022025 | 6,484,4372025 |
| Growth rate / yr | +1.31%2025 | +2.36%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 19.12024 | 30.42024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 4.62024 | 6.22024 |
| Children per woman | 2.212024 | 4.112024 |
| Life expectancy | 75.1 yrs2024 | 66.0 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 28.3%2025 | 39.9%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 5.7%2025 | 3.1%2025 |
| Density | 56.7 /km²2023 | 18.1 /km²2023 |
| Area | 130,370 km²2023 | 342,000 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 59.4%2025 | 64.1%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -8,3712025 | -2,9992025 |
| GDP per capita | $3,1732025 | $2,5152025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #108 | #110 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.09% | 0.08% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Nicaragua: 3.9× from 1960 to 2025; Republic of the Congo: 6.1× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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