Population ages 15-64 in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Population ages 15-64 was 66.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Nicaragua is 66.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Nicaragua peaked at 66.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 1963.
Nicaragua ranks 76th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.8% | — |
| 1961 | 49.6% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 49.4% | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 49.3% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 49.5% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 49.9% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 50.1% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 51.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 51.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 55.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 59.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 61.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.6% | 49.3% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 49.9% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.3% | 50.1% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.2% | 51.1% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 56.2% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 61.4% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 64.4% | 66.0% | 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 population ages 15-64 in Nicaragua?
- Population ages 15-64 in Nicaragua was 66.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 1963.
- How does Nicaragua rank for population ages 15-64?
- Nicaragua ranks 76th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.