Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 39.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Nicaragua, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Nicaragua stood at 39.9%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Nicaragua peaked at 39.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 1993.
Nicaragua ranks 141st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.7% | — |
| 1991 | 29.6% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 29.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 29.7% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 30.9% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 31.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 38.1% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 38.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 39.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 39.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 39.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.6%, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 39.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.4%, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 29.6% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 30.9% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 36.1% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 38.5% | 39.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More education data for Nicaragua
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 85,306 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,281 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Nicaragua?
- Labor force, female in Nicaragua was 39.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 1993.
- How does Nicaragua rank for labor force, female?
- Nicaragua ranks 141st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.