Islam by country · Americas
Islam in Nicaragua: history and Muslim population data
Explore CoMPS research on the historical journey of Islam in Nicaragua, alongside population data and an interactive timeline.
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History of Islam in Nicaragua
The Republic of Nicaragua gained its independence from Spain in 1821. It has an area of 130,370 sq km and its map is presented in Figure 5.6.7. The first Muslims came from Palestine. Estimates of Muslims increased from ten in 1906, to eighteen in 1920 (census), to 150 or 0.01% in 1971, to 500 or 0.01% in 1995. According to the 2005 census, the Muslim population increased to 321 or 0.01%.
Thus, assuming that the percentage of Muslims will increase by 0.01 of a percentage point per decade; then the Muslim population is expected to reach 5,000 or 0.05% by 2050 and 9,000 or 0.10% by 2100.
Historical Muslim population dataset for Nicaragua
The figures below are from the CoMPS historical dataset. Population values are expressed in thousands; 2100 is a modelled projection, not a present-day count.
| Year | Total population (thousands) | Muslim population (thousands) | Muslim share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 478.0 | 0.000 | 0.00% |
| 2000 | 5,088 | 0.509 | 0.01% |
| 2100 | 9,156 | 9.16 | 0.10% |
For the full time series and visualisation, use the interactive map above.