Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 5.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Nicaragua, 2000–2018
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2018, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Nicaragua stood at 5.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Nicaragua peaked at 9.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2017.
That places Nicaragua 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -58.0% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +84.5% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -15.7% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -33.5% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -17.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +57.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 5.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.0%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 5.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.0%, 86% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +84.5% | 4.1% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 4.1% | 9.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.3% | 7.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 88 Dominican Republic 5.3% compare
- 89 Uzbekistan 5.3% compare
- 90 Mauritius 5.2% compare
- 92 San Marino 5.1% compare
- 93 Naoero 5.1% compare
- 94 Samoa 5.0% compare
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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Nicaragua?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Nicaragua was 5.2% in 2018, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2017.
- How does Nicaragua rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Nicaragua ranks 91st out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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