Employers, total (% of total employment) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 5.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Nicaragua, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 5.4% for employers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Nicaragua peaked at 6.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2020.
Nicaragua ranks 33rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.1% | — |
| 1992 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 6.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 6 |
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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 employers, total (% of total employment) in Nicaragua?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Nicaragua was 5.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2020.
- How does Nicaragua rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Nicaragua ranks 33rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).