Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 41.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua is 41.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua peaked at 45.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2025.
Nicaragua ranks 78th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 43.5% | — |
| 1992 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 43.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 43.0% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 42.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 42.3% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 41.1% | -0.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 41.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 41.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.6%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6% | 43.0% | 43.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 42.7% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 42.2% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.1% | 42.9% | 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 self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Nicaragua was 41.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2025.
- How does Nicaragua rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Nicaragua ranks 78th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, 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. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.