Share of women who are married or in a union in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of women who are married or in a union was 22.4% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Share of women who are married or in a union in Nicaragua, 1970–2012
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 22.4% for share of women who are married or in a union in 2012. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in Nicaragua peaked at 22.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 14th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.1% | — |
| 1971 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 21.3% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 21.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 21.3% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 21.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 21.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 21.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 21.5% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 21.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 21.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 21.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 21.7% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 21.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 21.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 21.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 21.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 21.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 21.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 22.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 22.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 22.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 22.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 21.1% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 21.4% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.9% | 21.7% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 22.0% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 22.3% | 22.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 11 Burkina Faso 25.2% compare
- 12 Madagascar 24.0% compare
- 13 Nigeria 22.8% compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 22.0% compare
- 16 Ethiopia 21.5% compare
- 17 Nepal 21.3% 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 share of women who are married or in a union in Nicaragua?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in Nicaragua was 22.4% in 2012, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Nicaragua ranks 14th out of 221 countries with data for 2012.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.