Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps was 32.46 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Nicaragua, 1963–2014
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Nicaragua is 32.46, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 28.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Nicaragua peaked at 57.8 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.01, in 1971.
Nicaragua ranks 99th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 21.81 | — |
| 1971 | 21.01 | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 27.79 | +32.3% |
| 1989 | 32.12 | +15.6% |
| 1990 | 33.26 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 25.46 | -23.4% |
| 1996 | 25.8 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 25.98 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 26.17 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 34.92 | +33.4% |
| 2000 | 31.9 | -8.6% |
| 2001 | 30.25 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 31.21 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 57.8 | +85.2% |
| 2013 | 45.13 | -21.9% |
| 2014 | 32.46 | -28.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 32.46 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.74, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 32.46 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.97, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs … gaps in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +85.2% | 31.21 | 57.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.81 | 21.81 | 21.81 | 1 |
| 1970s | 24.4 | 21.01 | 27.79 | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.12 | 32.12 | 32.12 | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.6 | 25.46 | 34.92 | 6 |
| 2000s | 31.12 | 30.25 | 31.9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.13 | 32.46 | 57.8 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Nicaragua?
- Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 in Nicaragua was 32.46 in 2014, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8 in 2012.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.01 in 1971.
- How does Nicaragua rank for labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980?
- Nicaragua ranks 99th out of 171 countries with data for 2014.
- Is labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 with 625 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 Our World in Data
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
Labor force participation rates for women ages 15 24 2020 vs 1980 with 625 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.