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Labor force — Nicaragua

Labor force in Nicaragua in 2025 — 3,319,222 people. Ranked 100 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 155%.

2025 3.32M people +2.02% vs 2024
World rank 100of 182
Period maximum 3.32M people2025
Period minimum 1.3M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Nicaragua, 1990–20251M2M3M4M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,301,799 people1991: 1,339,651 people1992: 1,379,562 people1993: 1,420,073 people1994: 1,465,006 people1995: 1,513,299 people1996: 1,573,241 people1997: 1,633,351 people1998: 1,693,406 people1999: 1,748,818 people2000: 1,804,371 people2001: 1,859,846 people2002: 1,915,679 people2003: 1,972,321 people2004: 2,029,895 people2005: 2,090,654 people2006: 2,152,774 people2007: 2,214,058 people2008: 2,276,217 people2009: 2,338,754 people2010: 2,401,577 people2011: 2,465,061 people2012: 2,529,139 people2013: 2,593,422 people2014: 2,658,091 people2015: 2,714,759 people2016: 2,771,179 people2017: 2,827,514 people2018: 2,871,355 people2019: 2,916,688 people2020: 2,940,072 people2021: 3,032,996 people2022: 3,108,200 people2023: 3,183,098 people2024: 3,253,536 people2025: 3,319,222 people
Change over the period: +2.02M (+154.97%) Average annual rate: 2.71 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Nicaragua 3.32M people
World 3.74B people
Latin America & Caribbean 325M people
Central America computed 84.94M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.32M +65,686 +2.02%
2024 3.25M +70,438 +2.21%
2023 3.18M +74,898 +2.41%
2022 3.11M +75,204 +2.48%
2021 3.03M +92,924 +3.16%
2020 2.94M +23,384 +0.8%
2019 2.92M +45,333 +1.58%
2018 2.87M +43,841 +1.55%
2017 2.83M +56,335 +2.03%
2016 2.77M +56,420 +2.08%
2015 2.71M +56,668 +2.13%
2014 2.66M +64,669 +2.49%
2013 2.59M +64,283 +2.54%
2012 2.53M +64,078 +2.6%
2011 2.47M +63,484 +2.64%
2010 2.4M +62,823 +2.69%
2009 2.34M +62,537 +2.75%
2008 2.28M +62,159 +2.81%
2007 2.21M +61,284 +2.85%
2006 2.15M +62,120 +2.97%
2005 2.09M +60,759 +2.99%
2004 2.03M +57,574 +2.92%
2003 1.97M +56,642 +2.96%
2002 1.92M +55,833 +3%
2001 1.86M +55,475 +3.07%
2000 1.8M +55,553 +3.18%
1999 1.75M +55,412 +3.27%
1998 1.69M +60,055 +3.68%
1997 1.63M +60,110 +3.82%
1996 1.57M +59,942 +3.96%
1995 1.51M +48,293 +3.3%
1994 1.47M +44,933 +3.16%
1993 1.42M +40,511 +2.94%
1992 1.38M +39,911 +2.98%
1991 1.34M +37,852 +2.91%
1990 1.3M — —

Central America, 2025

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

MX Mexico 61.71M GT Guatemala 7.68M HN Honduras 4.34M NI Nicaragua 3.32M SV El Salvador 2.99M CR Costa Rica 2.43M PA Panama 2.29M BZ Belize 184,286
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About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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

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