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Nicaragua
Total immigrants 2020
42,167
Total emigrants 2020
718,154
Volume of remittances 2024
5,196
million $
Source
■ ₁ R4V América Latina y el Caribe, Refugiados y Migrantes Venezolanos en la Región - Mayo 2024.
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■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
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■ Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis.
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■ Population 2022: 6,948,392 .
Immigrant Population
Total by year
40k
30k
20k
10k
0
Total
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
LAC
No LAC
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
40k
30k
20k
10k
0
Total
32,508
8,913
19,517
7,102
22,694
7,695
26,386
8,533
28,247
9,098
30,453
9,808
31,947
10,220
Main origin countries
(2020)
Honduras
Costa Rica
United States
El Salvador
Other
Guatemala
0
1k
2k
3k
4k
5k
6k
7k
8k
9k
10k
11k
12k
13k
Persons
0
1k
2k
3k
4k
5k
6k
7k
8k
9k
10k
11k
12k
13k
Persons
Honduras
Costa Rica
United States
El Salvador
Other
Guatemala
1,843
2,005
2,557
3,775
11,281
13,110
Source
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
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Emigrant Population
Total by year
600k
400k
200k
0
Total
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
LAC
No LAC
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
600k
400k
200k
0
Total
261,064
180,424
226,364
211,347
258,059
243,458
300,414
255,118
326,535
283,676
336,480
319,097
399,537
318,617
Main destination countries
(2020)
Costa Rica
United States
Spain
Panama
Canada
Guatemala
0
50k
100k
150k
200k
250k
300k
350k
Persons
0
50k
100k
150k
200k
250k
300k
350k
Persons
Costa Rica
United States
Spain
Panama
Canada
Guatemala
9,211
10,627
15,517
42,784
255,008
350,854
Source
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
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Residence permits received in LAC
Total of permits received
15k
10k
5k
0
Total
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years
LAC
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years
15k
10k
5k
0
Total
9,782
16,438
15,858
19,071
Main destination countries
(2019)
Costa Rica
Panama
Mexico
El Salvador
Colombia
Chile
0
1k
2k
3k
4k
5k
6k
7k
8k
9k
Persons
0
1k
2k
3k
4k
5k
6k
7k
8k
9k
Persons
Costa Rica
Panama
Mexico
El Salvador
Colombia
Chile
187
343
427
1,928
6,202
9,477
Permit type received
(2019)
Not defined
19,071
Source
■ Migration Flows in Latin America and the Caribbean: Statistics on Permits for Migrants.
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Remittances
Volume in millions of dollars
5k
4k
3k
2k
1k
0
Millions of dollars
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
5k
4k
3k
2k
1k
0
Millions of dollars
1,136
1,193
1,264
1,391
1,501
1,682
1,851
2,147
3,225
4,660
5,196
Year-on-year growth
50
40
30
20
10
0
Growth (%)
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
50
40
30
20
10
0
Growth (%)
5.4
5.1
5.9
10.0
7.9
12.1
10.1
16.0
50.2
44.5
11.5
GDP Percentage
25
20
15
10
5
0
% GDP
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
25
20
15
10
5
0
% GDP
9.6
9.4
9.5
10.1
11.5
13.3
14.7
15.3
20.5
27.0
27.6
Source
■ Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis.
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■ Data are MIG calculations based on data from central banks. GDP numbers are from the IMF WEO.
Regímenes de Política Migratoria
Año de la ley migratoria más reciente
2011
Ratificación de 21 instrumentos internacionales con relevancia migratoria
Ratified
Not Ratified
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Ratified
Not Ratified
1
20
Source
■ Migration Policy Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean Immigration, Regional Free Movement, Refuge, and Nationality.
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Nicaragua
Total immigrants 2020
42,167
Total emigrants 2020
718,154
Volume of remittances 2024
5,196
million $
Source
■ ₁ R4V América Latina y el Caribe, Refugiados y Migrantes Venezolanos en la Región - Mayo 2024.
Visit web
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
More information
■ Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis.
More information
Visit web
■ Population 2022: 6,948,392 .
Immigrant Population
Total by year
40k
30k
20k
10k
0
Total
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
LAC
No LAC
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
40k
30k
20k
10k
0
Total
32,508
8,913
19,517
7,102
22,694
7,695
26,386
8,533
28,247
9,098
30,453
9,808
31,947
10,220
Main origin countries
(2020)
Honduras
Costa Rica
United States
El Salvador
Other
Guatemala
0
1k
2k
3k
4k
5k
6k
7k
8k
9k
10k
11k
12k
13k
Persons
0
1k
2k
3k
4k
5k
6k
7k
8k
9k
10k
11k
12k
13k
Persons
Honduras
Costa Rica
United States
El Salvador
Other
Guatemala
1,843
2,005
2,557
3,775
11,281
13,110
Source
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
More information
Emigrant Population
Total by year
600k
400k
200k
0
Total
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
LAC
No LAC
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
600k
400k
200k
0
Total
261,064
180,424
226,364
211,347
258,059
243,458
300,414
255,118
326,535
283,676
336,480
319,097
399,537
318,617
Main destination countries
(2020)
Costa Rica
United States
Spain
Panama
Canada
Guatemala
0
50k
100k
150k
200k
250k
300k
350k
Persons
0
50k
100k
150k
200k
250k
300k
350k
Persons
Costa Rica
United States
Spain
Panama
Canada
Guatemala
9,211
10,627
15,517
42,784
255,008
350,854
Source
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
More information
Residence permits received in LAC
Total of permits received
15k
10k
5k
0
Total
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years
LAC
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years
15k
10k
5k
0
Total
9,782
16,438
15,858
19,071
Main destination countries
(2019)
Costa Rica
Panama
Mexico
El Salvador
Colombia
Chile
0
1k
2k
3k
4k
5k
6k
7k
8k
9k
Persons
0
1k
2k
3k
4k
5k
6k
7k
8k
9k
Persons
Costa Rica
Panama
Mexico
El Salvador
Colombia
Chile
187
343
427
1,928
6,202
9,477
Permit type received
(2019)
Not defined
19,071
Source
■ Migration Flows in Latin America and the Caribbean: Statistics on Permits for Migrants.
More information
Visit web
Remittances
Volume in millions of dollars
5k
4k
3k
2k
1k
0
Millions of dollars
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
5k
4k
3k
2k
1k
0
Millions of dollars
1,136
1,193
1,264
1,391
1,501
1,682
1,851
2,147
3,225
4,660
5,196
Year-on-year growth
50
40
30
20
10
0
Growth (%)
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
50
40
30
20
10
0
Growth (%)
5.4
5.1
5.9
10.0
7.9
12.1
10.1
16.0
50.2
44.5
11.5
GDP Percentage
25
20
15
10
5
0
% GDP
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
25
20
15
10
5
0
% GDP
9.6
9.4
9.5
10.1
11.5
13.3
14.7
15.3
20.5
27.0
27.6
Source
■ Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis.
More information
Visit web
■ Data are MIG calculations based on data from central banks. GDP numbers are from the IMF WEO.
Regímenes de Política Migratoria
Año de la ley migratoria más reciente
2011
Ratificación de 21 instrumentos internacionales con relevancia migratoria
Ratified
Not Ratified
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Ratified
Not Ratified
1
20
Source
■ Migration Policy Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean Immigration, Regional Free Movement, Refuge, and Nationality.
More information
Visit web