Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth was 45.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Nicaragua, 2000–2040
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population aged 15-29 years.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 45.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in 2040.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Nicaragua peaked at 46.71 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 34th out of 160 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | — |
| 2001 | 40.57 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 40.78 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 40.99 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 41.19 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 41.38 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 41.65 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 41.9 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.13 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 42.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.53 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 42.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 43.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 43.28 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 43.49 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 43.67 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 44.01 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 44.32 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 44.6 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 44.86 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 45.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.48 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 45.83 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 46.15 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 46.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 46.71 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | +0.6% |
| 2026 | 46.69 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.0% |
| 2027 | 46.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 46.61 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.1% |
| 2029 | 46.53 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 46.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -0.2% |
| 2040 | 45.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.33 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 40.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 42.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.66 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 42.53 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 44.86 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.22 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 45.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 46.71 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 46.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 46.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 46.44 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
| 2040s | 45.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 45.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 45.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 31 Guinea-Bissau 46.25 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 32 Bangladesh 46.06 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 33 Mexico 45.52 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 35 Uruguay 44.82 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 44.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
- 37 Burkina Faso 44.23 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 29,707 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Nicaragua?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth in Nicaragua was 45.02 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2040, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 46.71 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.34 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth?
- Nicaragua ranks 34th out of 160 countries with data for 2040.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 39 - projected youth rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth education profiles — Population with primary but not secondary education (medium scenario). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 38 shows the projected youth population in 2040 with different education levels, according to the medium and accelerated scenario as calculated by the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital in 2018.