Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 50.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua stood at 50.9%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua peaked at 50.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1991.
Nicaragua ranks 124th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.5% | — |
| 1992 | 46.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 50.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 50.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 50.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.5%, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.0% | 46.5% | 47.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 46.8% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 48.2% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 49.9% | 50.9% | 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Nicaragua was 50.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Nicaragua ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.