Work & Labour in Nicaragua 250 indicators covering work & labour for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 78.1% 2025 up 1.7% 88th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 16.9% 2025 down 4.8% 120th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 20.0% 2025 down 0.4% 133rd Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 12.2% 2025 down 12.4% 66th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 7.9% 2025 down 17.3% 55th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 8.3% 2025 down 15.4% 41st Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 7.2% 2025 down 20.1% 73rd Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 55.7% 2025 up 2.7% 121st Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 58.9% 2025 up 3.2% 110th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 50.9% 2025 up 2.6% 124th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 44.3% 2025 down 3.2% 67th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 41.1% 2025 down 4.2% 78th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 49.1% 2025 down 2.6% 64th Employers, total (% of total employment) 5.4% 2025 down 1.8% 33rd Employers, male (% of male employment) 7.1% 2025 down 2.0% 33rd Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.8% 2025 up 7.0% 48th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 6.9% 83rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 6.9% 83rd Share of workers in vulnerable employment 38.9% 2025 down 3.4% 68th GDP per person employed 17,638 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 6.9% 138th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.1% 45th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.1% 45th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year 2025 up 0.7% 65th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year 2025 up 0.7% 65th GDP per employed person 17,638 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 6.9% 138th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.4 2027 down 26.8% 127th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.4 2027 down 26.8% 127th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0137 units per square kilometre 2023 up 16.1% 124th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0265 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.7% 114th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 314.83 2025 up 65.4% 15th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 27.7% 2023 down 12.3% 68th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 2.08 2025 down 48.0% 127th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 48.05 2014 up 7.7% 131st Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 48.05 2014 up 7.7% 131st Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 48.05 2014 up 7.7% 131st Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0252 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.5% 109th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0252 units per square kilometre 2023 up 23.5% 109th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -0.7688 % change on previous year 2023 down 86.5% 53rd Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 64.97 2014 up 6.5% 79th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.2% 2018 down 16.1% 98th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 5.2% 2018 down 8.8% 83rd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.3% 2018 down 23.2% 108th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 47.17 2026 down 5.9% 87th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 47.17 2026 down 5.9% 87th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 26.89 2027 up 9.0% 12th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 26.89 2027 up 9.0% 12th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 117,390 2027 up 19.5% 109th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 24.56 2027 up 0.4% 110th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 35.91 2027 down 0.1% 131st Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 22.9 2027 up 3.7% 3rd Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 748.85 2027 up 23.9% 43rd Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 2,935 2027 up 19.5% 109th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 22.05 2027 down 4.5% 74th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 285.33 2027 down 1.4% 90th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 83.3% 2014 up 5.5% 18th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 48.0% 2014 up 7.7% 131st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.0% 2014 up 6.5% 77th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 48.0% 2014 up 7.7% 131st Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 48.0% 2014 up 7.7% 131st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →