Population
The most populous city in Nicaragua is the capital city, Managua, with a population of 1.2 million (2005). As of 2005, over 4.4 million inhabitants live in the Pacific, Central and North regions, 2.7 in the Pacific region alone, while inhabitants in the Caribbean region only reach an estimated 700,000.
According to the UN, Nicaragua has a population of 5,743,000 (2009 estimate) with a population growth rate of 1.31% and a birth rate of 24.9/1,000 population, third highest in the region. The life expectancy for Nicaraguans at birth is 72.90 years; 69.99 for males and 76.00 for females. Nicaragua is the second country in Central America by immigrants expulsion, 210,000 during the period 2005–2010, lower only than that of Guatemala.
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