Gender in Nicaragua 211 indicators covering gender for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.0% 42nd Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.5% 59th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.9% 49th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.27 index 2025 up 1.8% 7th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.27 index 2025 up 1.7% 16th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.24 % change on previous year 2025 down 18.6% 56th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 55.2% 2050 up 0.1% 84th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 10.48 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.3% 113th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0166 units per square kilometre 2023 up 1.1% 108th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0401 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.4% 119th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.706 2023 up 5.7% 123rd Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 3.84 2025 down 17.7% 60th Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 9,161 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 22.3% 128th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 50.8% 2025 down 0.1% 72nd Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 109.54 2023 down 1.5% 39th Gender Development Index 0.952 2023 down 1.7% 118th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.952 2023 down 1.7% 118th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.952 2023 down 1.7% 118th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7193 2023 up 6.2% 118th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 34.5% 51st Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.7279 % change on previous year 2023 down 36.9% 65th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 27.9 2016 up 3.7% 39th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 55.0% 2025 up 36.8% 3rd Population 6.92 million 2024 up 14.0% 105th Life Expectancy at Birth 75.1 2024 up 3.2% 105th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 35.21 2014 down 8.6% 76th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 70.17 2023 down 1.7% 153rd Sex ratio at birth 103.22 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 185th Sex ratio by age 15.38 males per 100 females 2023 down 30.8% 148th Sex ratio at age 5 103.1 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.3% 165th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.22 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.2% 185th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 1.1% 2023 down 29.3% 108th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 39.9% 2023 up 1.4% 109th Sex ratio at age 60 84.08 males per 100 females 2023 up 2.5% 191st Male population by age group 333,725 people 2023 down 2.7% 101st Female population by age group 323,484 people 2023 down 3.0% 100th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 — 123rd Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 40 2023 up 100.0% 115th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 — 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →