Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate was 1.95 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Nicaragua, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.95 % change on previous year for employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Nicaragua peaked at 4.29 % change on previous year in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.4451 % change on previous year, in 2018.
Nicaragua ranks 65th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 2.91 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 3.35 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 4.29 % change on previous year | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 3.84 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 4.25 % change on previous year | +48.3% |
| 2005 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 2007 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6014 % change on previous year | -56.7% |
| 2010 | 3.06 % change on previous year | +408.0% |
| 2011 | 4 % change on previous year | +30.9% |
| 2012 | 4.14 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 2.46 % change on previous year | -40.5% |
| 2014 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -41.5% |
| 2016 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +51.3% |
| 2017 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 2018 | -0.4451 % change on previous year | -116.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3 % change on previous year | -393.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0312 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 2021 | 3.27 % change on previous year | +10396.7% |
| 2022 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 2024 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -29.3% |
| 2025 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.49 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | 4.29 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.85 % change on previous year | 0.6014 % change on previous year | 4.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 % change on previous year | -0.4451 % change on previous year | 4.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.26 % change on previous year | 0.0312 % change on previous year | 3.69 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 62 Qatar 2.06 % change on previous year compare
- 63 Equatorial Guinea 2.04 % change on previous year compare
- 64 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.99 % change on previous year compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 1.94 % change on previous year compare
- 67 Gabon 1.93 % change on previous year compare
- 68 Malaysia 1.91 % change on previous year compare
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 employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Nicaragua?
- Employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate in Nicaragua was 1.95 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 % change on previous year in 1996.
- What is the lowest employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4451 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Nicaragua rank for employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 65th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (ilo modelled estimates), annual growth rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Employment International Labour Organization
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Employment (ILO modelled estimates). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.