Sex ratio at sixty years old in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sex ratio at sixty years old was 84.08 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
84.08
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
191st
of 236 countries
All-time high
99.36
in 1958
All-time low
74.97
in 1987
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio at sixty years old in Nicaragua, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 84.08 for sex ratio at sixty years old in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at sixty years old in Nicaragua peaked at 99.36 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 74.97, in 1987.
Nicaragua ranks 191st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio at sixty years old in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 87.65 | — |
| 1951 | 87.16 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 86.33 | -0.9% |
| 1953 | 86.86 | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 89.41 | +2.9% |
| 1955 | 92.29 | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 95.09 | +3.0% |
| 1957 | 98.27 | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 99.36 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 97.16 | -2.2% |
| 1960 | 93.88 | -3.4% |
| 1961 | 91.05 | -3.0% |
| 1962 | 88.22 | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 86.32 | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 85.81 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 85.88 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 85.64 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 85.35 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 85.11 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 84.98 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 84.9 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 84.89 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 84.84 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 84.76 | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 84.62 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 84.34 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 84.14 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 83.97 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 83.31 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 81.73 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 80.13 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 79.01 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 78.02 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 77.13 | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 76.46 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 76.05 | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 75.54 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 74.97 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 75.05 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 76.1 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 77.53 | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 79.09 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 80.8 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 82.14 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 82.8 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 83.08 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 83.7 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 84.53 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 85.24 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 85.91 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 86.51 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 86.99 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 87.57 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 88.05 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 87.78 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.22 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 86.78 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 85.9 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 85 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 83.18 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 81.8 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 81.78 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 81.86 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.99 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 82.15 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.34 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.46 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.56 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.77 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83.03 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.07 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.12 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.52 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 84.08 | +0.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 84.08 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.06, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 84.08 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.33, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 91.96 | 86.33 | 99.36 | 10 |
| 1960s | 87.23 | 84.98 | 93.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 84.15 | 81.73 | 84.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.85 | 74.97 | 80.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.48 | 77.53 | 85.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.5 | 83.18 | 88.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.28 | 81.78 | 83.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.45 | 83.07 | 84.08 | 4 |
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 sex ratio at sixty years old in Nicaragua?
- Sex ratio at sixty years old in Nicaragua was 84.08 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 99.36 in 1958.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at sixty years old recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.97 in 1987.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sex ratio at sixty years old?
- Nicaragua ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio at sixty years old rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Sex ratio at sixty years old. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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