Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.9058 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.9058 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
116th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.9058 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.588 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Nicaragua, 2005–2023

00.20.40.60.812005201420232005: 0.588 units per square kilometre2006: 0.605 units per square kilometre2007: 0.628 units per square kilometre2008: 0.632 units per square kilometre2009: 0.63 units per square kilometre2010: 0.65 units per square kilometre2011: 0.679 units per square kilometre2012: 0.71 units per square kilometre2013: 0.728 units per square kilometre2014: 0.754 units per square kilometre2015: 0.769 units per square kilometre2016: 0.794 units per square kilometre2017: 0.817 units per square kilometre2018: 0.807 units per square kilometre2019: 0.817 units per square kilometre2020: 0.784 units per square kilometre2021: 0.84 units per square kilometre2022: 0.881 units per square kilometre2023: 0.906 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.9058 units per square kilometre for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Nicaragua peaked at 0.9058 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.588 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Nicaragua ranks 116th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.588 units per square kilometre
2006 0.6051 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2007 0.628 units per square kilometre +3.8%
2008 0.6322 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2009 0.6302 units per square kilometre -0.3%
2010 0.65 units per square kilometre +3.1%
2011 0.6788 units per square kilometre +4.4%
2012 0.7101 units per square kilometre +4.6%
2013 0.7278 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2014 0.7541 units per square kilometre +3.6%
2015 0.7687 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2016 0.7935 units per square kilometre +3.2%
2017 0.8165 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2018 0.8073 units per square kilometre -1.1%
2019 0.8166 units per square kilometre +1.1%
2020 0.7841 units per square kilometre -4.0%
2021 0.8403 units per square kilometre +7.2%
2022 0.8807 units per square kilometre +4.8%
2023 0.9058 units per square kilometre +2.9%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.9058 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.23 units per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.9058 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6167 units per square kilometre 0.588 units per square kilometre 0.6322 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.7523 units per square kilometre 0.65 units per square kilometre 0.8166 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.8528 units per square kilometre 0.7841 units per square kilometre 0.9058 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 113 Madagascar 0.9297 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 114 Colombia 0.9232 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 115 Georgia 0.92 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 117 Samoa 0.8877 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 118 Syria 0.8631 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 119 Montenegro 0.851 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Nicaragua?
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Nicaragua was 0.9058 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.9058 units per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.588 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Nicaragua rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Nicaragua ranks 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.