Labor force, female, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.1889 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.1889 units per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.1889 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0927 units per person, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 107th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0927 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0931 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0937 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0943 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0956 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0975 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0995 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1014 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1034 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1071 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1109 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1148 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1188 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1229 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1271 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1312 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1353 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1393 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1433 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1472 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1512 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1551 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1591 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.163 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1669 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1692 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1714 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1735 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1734 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1734 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1725 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1768 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1817 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1849 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1872 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1889 units per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0978 units per person | 0.0927 units per person | 0.1071 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1291 units per person | 0.1109 units per person | 0.1472 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1656 units per person | 0.1512 units per person | 0.1735 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.182 units per person | 0.1725 units per person | 0.1889 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 104 Burkina Faso 0.1916 units per person compare
- 105 Guinea-Bissau 0.1907 units per person compare
- 106 French Polynesia 0.189 units per person compare
- 108 Mexico 0.1883 units per person compare
- 109 Rwanda 0.1879 units per person compare
- 110 Cape Verde 0.1873 units per person compare
More gender data for Nicaragua
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 66,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 64,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 66,210 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.1889 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1889 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0927 units per person in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.