Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 78.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 78.1% for employment in services, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua peaked at 78.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2007.
Nicaragua ranks 88th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 77.1% | — |
| 1992 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 77.3% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 76.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 76.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 76.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 76.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 75.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 75.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 74.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 75.6% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 78.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.6%, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 78.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.8%, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.6% | 75.5% | 77.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 72.1% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9% | 76.2% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 77.3% | 78.1% | 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 employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua was 78.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2007.
- How does Nicaragua rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Nicaragua ranks 88th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).