Demographics of Nicaragua

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsRoman Catholic 58.5%, Protestant 23.2% (Evangelical 21.6%, Moravian 1.6%), Jehovah's Witnesses 0.9%, other 1.7%, none 15.7% (2005 census)

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

Demographics

Total fertility rate2.08 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence12.5 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index40.5 43.1 45.2

Intentional homicides11.3 per 100,000 people (2012)12.5 per 100,000 people (2011)13.5 per 100,000 people (2010)

Total Population5.85 Million (2014)5.79 Million (2013)5.73 Million (2012)

Population Growth1.02 % (2014)1.05 % (2013)1.07 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.02 Square kilometer per capita

Population density44.9 capita per square kilometer (2014)44.4 capita per square kilometer (2013)43.9 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people54.2 per 1,000 people (2011)56.8 per 1,000 people (2010)58.2 per 1,000 people (2009)

Vehicles per km of road13.5 per km of road (2011)14.9 per km of road (2010)15.0 per km of road (2009)

Mobile cellular subscriptions112 per 100 people (2013)97.7 per 100 people (2012)81.7 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers2.17 per 100 people (2013)1.69 per 100 people (2012)1.44 per 100 people (2011)

Internet users15.5 per 100 people (2013)13.5 per 100 people (2012)10.6 per 100 people (2011)