Nicaragua - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Nicaragua was 37.99 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 38.77 in 2017, while its lowest value was 29.63 in 1995.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 32.76
1991 32.46
1992 31.76
1993 31.06
1994 30.35
1995 29.63
1996 29.64
1997 29.63
1998 29.63
1999 30.18
2000 30.72
2001 31.27
2002 31.81
2003 32.36
2004 32.91
2005 33.46
2006 33.99
2007 34.53
2008 35.07
2009 35.61
2010 36.13
2011 36.64
2012 37.14
2013 37.64
2014 38.13
2015 38.36
2016 38.57
2017 38.77
2018 38.53
2019 38.29
2020 37.92
2021 37.99

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Nicaragua was 3,018,328 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,018,328 in 2021 and a minimum value of 1,390,628 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 1,390,628
1991 1,445,962
1992 1,466,966
1993 1,487,416
1994 1,507,803
1995 1,528,029
1996 1,589,840
1997 1,653,632
1998 1,719,211
1999 1,780,409
2000 1,840,993
2001 1,903,800
2002 1,964,988
2003 2,025,292
2004 2,085,984
2005 2,147,779
2006 2,211,845
2007 2,276,727
2008 2,342,011
2009 2,406,911
2010 2,471,038
2011 2,535,983
2012 2,600,564
2013 2,664,781
2014 2,728,779
2015 2,784,174
2016 2,840,877
2017 2,897,643
2018 2,939,781
2019 2,981,808
2020 2,948,386
2021 3,018,328

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure