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Employment-to-population ratio — Nicaragua

Employment-to-population ratio in Nicaragua in 2025 — 62.74%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 9.43 pp.

2025 62.74% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 51of 182
Period maximum 63.18%2017
Period minimum 53.22%1993

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Nicaragua, 1991–202552.55557.56062.56519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 53.32%1992: 53.31%1993: 53.22%1994: 53.35%1995: 53.62%1996: 54.29%1997: 54.78%1998: 55.2%1999: 55.54%2000: 55.86%2001: 56.16%2002: 56.31%2003: 56.58%2004: 57.63%2005: 58.6%2006: 58.96%2007: 59.55%2008: 59.05%2009: 58.13%2010: 58.65%2011: 59.74%2012: 60.95%2013: 61.22%2014: 62.03%2015: 62.04%2016: 62.67%2017: 63.18%2018: 61.77%2019: 61.45%2020: 60.39%2021: 61.29%2022: 62.38%2023: 62.8%2024: 62.75%2025: 62.74%
Change over the period: +9.43 pp Annual average: 0.28 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua 62.74%
World 58.06%
Latin America & Caribbean 59.29%
Central America computed 59.34%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.17%
Employment-to-population ratio — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 62.74 −0 pp
2024 62.75 −0.05 pp
2023 62.8 +0.42 pp
2022 62.38 +1.09 pp
2021 61.29 +0.91 pp
2020 60.39 −1.06 pp
2019 61.45 −0.32 pp
2018 61.77 −1.41 pp
2017 63.18 +0.51 pp
2016 62.67 +0.63 pp
2015 62.04 +0 pp
2014 62.03 +0.81 pp
2013 61.22 +0.27 pp
2012 60.95 +1.22 pp
2011 59.74 +1.09 pp
2010 58.65 +0.52 pp
2009 58.13 −0.92 pp
2008 59.05 −0.5 pp
2007 59.55 +0.59 pp
2006 58.96 +0.36 pp
2005 58.6 +0.97 pp
2004 57.63 +1.05 pp
2003 56.58 +0.27 pp
2002 56.31 +0.14 pp
2001 56.16 +0.3 pp
2000 55.86 +0.32 pp
1999 55.54 +0.34 pp
1998 55.2 +0.42 pp
1997 54.78 +0.49 pp
1996 54.29 +0.67 pp
1995 53.62 +0.27 pp
1994 53.35 +0.13 pp
1993 53.22 −0.1 pp
1992 53.31 −0 pp
1991 53.32 —

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NI Nicaragua 62.74 PA Panama 60.76 SV El Salvador 60.06 MX Mexico 59.96 GT Guatemala 58.07 BZ Belize 53.87 HN Honduras 53.77 CR Costa Rica 53.71
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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