Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 149.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Nicaragua, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Nicaragua is 149.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Nicaragua peaked at 204.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 118.1%, in 2006.
Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 134.0% | — |
| 1992 | 134.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 134.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 134.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 135.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 135.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 135.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 134.9% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 135.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 135.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 136.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 136.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 136.5% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 187.2% | +37.1% |
| 2005 | 146.7% | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 118.1% | -19.5% |
| 2007 | 137.8% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 159.6% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 159.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 159.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 160.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 161.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 147.2% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 204.4% | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 180.9% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 165.2% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 156.2% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 147.2% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 147.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 150.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 147.6% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 149.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 149.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 149.0% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 149.5% | +0.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 149.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 113.1%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 149.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 133.5%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +38.9% | 147.2% | 204.4% |
| 2004 | +37.1% | 136.5% | 187.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 134.8% | 134.0% | 135.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 145.3% | 118.1% | 187.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 163.0% | 147.2% | 204.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 149.2% | 147.6% | 150.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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)
- Population 5,493 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Nicaragua?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Nicaragua was 149.5% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 204.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.1% in 2006.
- How does Nicaragua rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Nicaragua ranks 42nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.