Migration trends in Nicaragua
Latin America
905.3K people from Nicaragua have built lives abroad. That's 13.1% of the country population, spread across 42 different countries
6.9M
Population
41.7K
Immigrants
905.3K
Emigrants
−863.6K
Outflow
Every 9th person born in Nicaragua now lives abroad
The #73 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Nicaragua
Where people move to
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
40.1K immigrants · 445.8K emigrants
1995
- Honduras overtook El Salvador as the largest source of new arrivals
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 36%
2000
- Costa Rica replaced United States as the main destination for those leaving
2005
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
Today
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 459.5K more citizens living abroad