Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 84.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 84.5% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua peaked at 84.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1960.
That places Nicaragua 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.6% | — |
| 1961 | 41.8% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 42.9% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 44.1% | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 45.6% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 48.3% | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 50.8% | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 52.9% | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 42.8% | -23.1% |
| 1973 | 57.1% | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 60.2% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 58.9% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 63.3% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 64.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 64.6% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 65.5% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 68.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.5% | 40.6% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.4% | 42.8% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 63.3% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 67.7% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 72.1% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 80.2% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 77.2% | 84.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 108 Mexico 84.7% compare
- 109 Guam 84.7% compare
- 110 Saint Lucia 84.6% compare
- 112 Seychelles 84.1% compare
- 113 Trinidad and Tobago 84.1% compare
- 114 Paraguay 84.0% 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 expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua was 84.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Nicaragua ranks 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.