Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) was 52.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Nicaragua, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 52.5% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Nicaragua peaked at 52.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 42nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 48.1% | — |
| 1991 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 51.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 52.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 48.1% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 49.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 51.1% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.8% | 50.6% | 52.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Nicaragua?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Nicaragua was 52.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Nicaragua ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.