Labor force, female in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Labor force, female 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 140th of 186 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 427,559 (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 140th out of 186 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.