Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 8.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 8.3% for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua peaked at 12.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2025.
That places Nicaragua 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.9% | — |
| 1992 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 11.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | -2.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 8.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.6%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 8.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 4.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 10.5% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.1% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 9.1% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 9.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More work & labour data for Nicaragua
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 1.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2248 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,954 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,653 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,468 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,356 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,916 1000 No (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua was 8.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2025.
- How does Nicaragua rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Nicaragua ranks 41st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.