Migranto
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Who moves to Nicaragua

41.7K people have chosen Nicaragua for relocation — #165 most popular destination worldwide

#165 worldwide#28 in Latin America

Considering a move to Nicaragua? — See where people come from, regional patterns, and how it's changed since 1990.

Where immigrants come from

The top 3 countries account for 70% of all immigrants

Largest source
🇭🇳
Honduras

13.6K

32.6% of all immigrants

2🇨🇷Costa Rica11.7K28.1%
3🇺🇸United States3.9K9.4%
4🇸🇻El Salvador2.7K6.4%
5🇬🇹Guatemala1.9K4.6%
6🇨🇺Cuba1K2.4%
7🇲🇽Mexico9182.2%
8🇪🇸Spain4981.2%
CountryImmigrants
Honduras13606
Costa Rica11707
United States3918
El Salvador2653
Guatemala1912
Cuba1021
Mexico918
Spain498
Colombia485
Panama439
Germany325
Argentina292
Netherlands288
Canada272
Peru246
Russia210
Italy205
Senegal202
Venezuela171
France160
China149
Chile135
Brazil131
Antigua and Barbuda128
Algeria121
Ecuador119
Switzerland89
Bahamas89
Ethiopia86
Ukraine83
United Kingdom76
Dominican Republic74
Bolivia68
South Korea64
Afghanistan64
Bulgaria64
Puerto Rico61
Denmark55
DR Congo50
Belgium47
Japan42
Somalia39
Austria39
Uruguay39
Sweden34
Yemen31
Jordan27
Nigeria25
India25
Ireland25
Belize25
Haiti24
Jamaica20

By region of origin

Latin America is the leading region of origin at 82%

Latin America82.5%

34.4K

North America10.1%

4.2K

Europe5.3%

2.2K

Africa1.3%

523

Asia0.8%

344

Middle East0.1%

58

Interesting facts

Notable statistics about immigration in Nicaragua.

Honduras is the leading source of immigration by a wide margin

Honduras accounts for 33% of all immigrants, far ahead of the second-largest source at just 28%.

How immigration changed over time

Total immigrant population by year

Historical trend
Immigrants
YearImmigrants
199040112
199525561
200029063
200533219
201035536
201538345
202040162
202441676

Top sources over time

Immigration from the 5 largest source countries

🇭🇳 Honduras🇨🇷 Costa Rica🇺🇸 United States🇸🇻 El Salvador🇬🇹 Guatemala
YearHondurasCosta RicaUnited StatesEl SalvadorGuatemala
19901010559593721124431134
19959473472729522136900
2000100176948300621021199
2005107459343308521211529
2010115349989329822671634
20151243910772360624441762
20201311011281377525571843
20241360611707391826531912

Fastest-changing origins

How immigration from each country has changed since the selected year

🇯🇵Japan+5%
🇯🇲Jamaica+5%
🇭🇳Honduras+4%
🇨🇷Costa Rica+4%
🇺🇸United States+4%
🇸🇻El Salvador+4%
🇬🇹Guatemala+4%
🇨🇺Cuba+4%

Nicaragua as a destination, by diaspora

Share of each country's emigrants who settled in Nicaragua

🇨🇷Costa Rica23%11.7K
🇭🇳Honduras1%13.6K
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