Labor force, total, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4737 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Nicaragua is 0.4737 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.4737 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3127 units per person, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 85th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3127 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3145 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3166 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3189 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.322 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3259 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3326 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3396 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3468 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.353 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3592 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3655 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.372 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3785 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.385 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3914 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3973 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4028 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4082 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4135 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4186 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4236 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4286 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4334 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4382 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4415 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4446 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4477 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4486 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4499 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4478 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4565 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4618 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4665 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4704 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4737 units per person | +0.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.4737 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.4737 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4785 units per person, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3283 units per person | 0.3127 units per person | 0.353 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3873 units per person | 0.3592 units per person | 0.4135 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4375 units per person | 0.4186 units per person | 0.4499 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4628 units per person | 0.4478 units per person | 0.4737 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 82 Israel 0.477 units per person compare
- 83 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4765 units per person compare
- 84 Montenegro 0.476 units per person compare
- 86 Costa Rica 0.471 units per person compare
- 87 El Salvador 0.4696 units per person compare
- 88 Botswana 0.4681 units per person compare
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, total, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.4737 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4737 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3127 units per person in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.