Gender in Nicaragua 211 indicators covering gender for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,949 2030 down 2.4% 102nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.4088 % change on previous year 2030 down 774.3% 85th Population 5,493 2030 up 20.2% 110th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,493 2030 up 20.2% 110th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year 2030 down 5.3% 69th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 64,268 2025 down 4.0% 99th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 66,389 2025 down 3.7% 99th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 64,149 2025 down 3.9% 99th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 66,225 2025 down 3.7% 99th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 64,050 2025 down 3.9% 99th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 66,096 2025 down 3.7% 99th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 64,174 2025 down 3.6% 99th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 66,210 2025 down 3.4% 100th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 64,480 2025 down 2.9% 99th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 66,518 2025 down 2.7% 100th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 64,766 2025 down 2.1% 100th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 66,806 2025 down 1.9% 101st Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 33.88 2027 down 2.3% 139th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.531 2025 down 29.6% 149th Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.232 2025 down 64.3% 163rd Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.329 2025 down 49.3% 158th Women's Political Participation Index 0.998 2025 up 2.1% 18th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.531 2025 down 29.6% 149th Key features of women's political empowerment 0.531 2025 down 29.6% 149th Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate 0.9506 % change on previous year 2025 — 38th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.531 2025 down 29.6% 149th Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 40.3% 2024 up 20.1% 42nd Prevalence of obesity, male 28.7% 2024 up 22.1% 42nd Life expectancy at age 60, female 21.8 years 2024 up 4.7% 113th Life expectancy at age 60, male 24.04 years 2024 up 30.7% 14th Share of women who are obese 40.3% 2024 up 20.1% 45th Share of women who are overweight or obese 72.5% 2024 up 8.4% 36th Share of overweight men vs. women 63.6% 2024 up 7.5% 64th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 84.5% 2024 up 3.6% 111th Share of women who are married or in a union 22.4% 2012 up 1.4% 14th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 31.2% 55th Population, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year 2024 down 1.8% 78th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 59.6% 55th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 122.44 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 44.0% 125th Women, Business and the Law Index 86.25 index (0–100) 2023 up 19.0% 62nd Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 down 12.0% 75th Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 56.7 units per square kilometre 2023 up 14.0% 121st Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0007 units per person 2025 up 5.7% 109th Labor force, female 1.32 million 2025 up 27.2% 106th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1889 units per person 2025 up 11.7% 107th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.15 index 2025 down 0.6% 15th Page 1 of 4 Next →