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Nicaragua
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Nicaragua – People Groups
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People Groups
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Population Indig % Evangel % Adherent Progress Scale Primary Religion Primary Language Pho Map Txt
Afro-Nicaraguan289,000Y18.00 %96.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Afro-Nicaraguan
  
Americans, U.S.7,20028.90 %78.00 %5 ChristianityEnglishP
Americans, U.S.
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Amerindian, Detribalized24,000Y3.50 %88.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Amerindian, Detribalized
  
Arab7001.00 %30.00 %2 IslamArabic, North Levantine SpokenP
Arab
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Black Carib, Garifuna3,7002.00 %90.00 %3 ChristianityGarifunaP
Black Carib, Garifuna
  
Deaf52,000Y97.32 %3 ChristianityNicaraguan Sign LanguageP
Deaf
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Han Chinese, Mandarin15,0005.70 %7.00 %4 Non-ReligiousChinese, MandarinP
Han Chinese, Mandarin
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Matagalpa19,000Y3.00 %80.00 %4 ChristianitySpanishP
Matagalpa
  
Miskito155,000Y4.00 %90.00 %4 ChristianityMiskitoP
Miskito
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Monimbo, Mangue22,000Y7.00 %90.00 %4 ChristianitySpanish   
Nicaraguan, Creole22,000Y10.00 %92.00 %4 ChristianityNicaragua English Creole   
Nicaraguan, Mestizo6,220,000Y46.55 %97.00 %5 ChristianitySpanishP
Nicaraguan, Mestizo
  
Rama5,400Y1.50 %85.00 %3 ChristianityNicaragua English Creole  T
Romani, Vlax14,0003.00 %70.00 %4 ChristianityRomani, VlaxP
Romani, Vlax
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Romani, Vlax of Nicaragua
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Spaniard1,4001.00 %75.00 %3 ChristianitySpanishP
Spaniard
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Subtiaba21,000Y4.00 %30.00 %4 Ethnic ReligionsSpanish   
Sumu11,000Y1.40 %85.00 %3 ChristianityMayangna   
Ulwa900Y1.00 %85.00 %3 ChristianityUlwa   
Total People Groups:   18 6,883,000 12         12 1 8
Unclassified / Other Individuals 65,000  
UN Country Population (2022) 6,948,000  
Other reported groups:  2  
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Nicaragua – People Progress

% of People Groups [1]
 
% of Population in People Group [1] [2]
 
Progress Level Peoples % of Peoples Population % of Population [2]
  1 - Unreached 0 0.0 % 0 0.0 %
  2 - Minimally reached 1 5.6 % 700 0.0 %
  3 - Superficially reached 6 33.3 % 74,000 1.1 %
  4 - Partially reached 8 44.4 % 292,000 4.2 %
  5 - Significantly reached 3 16.7 % 6,516,000 94.7 %
Totals 18   6,883,000  


NOTES:
  1. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  2. % of Population in People Group:  The percentage of the population that lives in a people group at each progress level. Not every person living in an unreached people group is necessarily unreached.
Nicaragua – People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
 

Afro-Nicaraguan
289,000


Americans, U.S.
7,200


Amerindian, Detribalized
24,000


Arab
700


Black Carib, Garifuna
3,700


Deaf
52,000


Han Chinese, Mandarin
15,000


Matagalpa
19,000


Miskito
155,000


Nicaraguan, Mestizo
6,220,000


Romani, Vlax
14,000


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Spaniard
1,400

Nicaragua People Photos   *** Note:  Only people groups with photos available are displayed here.***
Nicaragua – Languages
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Arabic, North Levantine Spokenapc10Portions
Chinese, Mandarincmn10Complete
Englisheng10Complete
Garifunacab10Complete
Mayangnayan10Complete
Miskitomiq10Complete
Nicaragua English Creolebzk20Unspecified
Nicaraguan Sign Languagencs10Trans Started
Romani, Vlaxrmy10Complete
Spanishspa70Complete
Ulwaulw10Trans Needed
Totals: 11 18 0   8 8 7 8 4
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Nicaragua – Religions
Major Religions [1] [3]
Evangelicals: 43.0 %
(subset of Christianity)
 
% Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends [4]

NOTES:
  1. Major Religions: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Major Religion percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Religion for all Peoples within the country.
  2. Christianity Segments: Each People Group's population is multiplied by the Christianity Segments percentages for that people group. Results are summed for each Christianity Segment for all peoples within the country.
  3. Small Values: Values less than .3% are not shown on pie charts for labeling clarity.
  4. % Evangelical and % Professing Christian Trends:  Source Operation World Editions 1986, 1993, 2001, 2010.
    Zero percent data values may mean unknown or unavailable.
Nicaragua – Possible Ministry Involvement
  • Below are lists of ministries that may work in Nicaragua. Ministries in the Nicaragua section probably minister in this country. Ministries in the America, Latin section only possibly minister in this country. The purpose of this information is to assist potential new missionaries connect with sending agencies and for general ministry networking. Click on the links below to visit ministry websites for further information. Visit the Power-Of-Connecting "Find a Network Tool" to find further networking information.
  • The lists below do not include all ministries at work in this country or region. There are likely many excellent ministries not listed here. Omissions are not intentional, but occur simply from lack of data. Please contact us to suggest other ministries to include here. Inclusion here is not an endorsement by Joshua Project.
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Nicaragua – Statistics, Prayer Cards, Maps and Links
 
Statistics
Population 6,883,000
Percent Urbanization 59 %
Total People Groups 18
Unreached People Groups 0
Region America, Latin
10/40 Window No
Official National Language Spanish
Secondary National LanguageEnglish
Primary Religion Christianity
Percent Professing Christian 96.2%  [1]
Percent Evangelical 43.0%  [2]
Country Progress Level 5
Persecution Ranking 50 (1=High to 50=Low OD)
Human Development Index 0.645 (0=Low to 1=High UN)

Links
Operation World
Ethnologue Language Listing
State Department Religious Freedom Report
World Factbook

Notes
[1]  Calculated by summing the major religion data for the people groups in the country.
[2]  Calculated by summing the Evangelical data for the people groups in the country.
 
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