Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 55.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Nicaragua, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 55.7% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Nicaragua peaked at 55.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2005.
That places Nicaragua 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 53.5% | — |
| 1992 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.6% | 53.3% | 54.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 51.9% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 53.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 54.4% | 55.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 118 Iran, Islamic Republic of 57.1% compare
- 119 Sao Tome and Principe 56.0% compare
- 120 Honduras 55.9% compare
- 122 Samoa 55.5% compare
- 123 Uzbekistan 54.6% compare
- 124 Colombia 54.4% 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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Nicaragua?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Nicaragua was 55.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Nicaragua ranks 121st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.