Nicaragua - Youth unemployment

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1989 11.44
2001 7.44
2006 9.68
2012 10.15
2014 12.95

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nicaragua was 15.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 17.73 in 2009, while its lowest value was 8.70 in 2017.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 14.44
1992 14.54
1993 14.70
1994 14.71
1995 14.77
1996 14.77
1997 14.89
1998 14.95
1999 14.90
2000 15.07
2001 15.19
2002 15.35
2003 15.39
2004 15.86
2005 11.43
2006 9.79
2007 9.94
2008 13.70
2009 17.73
2010 17.13
2011 14.19
2012 11.33
2013 11.87
2014 13.46
2015 13.23
2016 10.52
2017 8.70
2018 13.27
2019 13.63
2020 15.34

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1989 8.36
2001 5.34
2006 8.09
2012 6.47
2014 6.37

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nicaragua was 10.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 11.26 in 2003, while its lowest value was 5.56 in 2017.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 10.86
1992 10.86
1993 10.90
1994 10.81
1995 10.75
1996 10.78
1997 10.90
1998 10.96
1999 10.91
2000 11.04
2001 11.12
2002 11.25
2003 11.26
2004 8.42
2005 7.69
2006 8.14
2007 7.09
2008 8.45
2009 10.95
2010 10.53
2011 8.68
2012 6.91
2013 7.93
2014 6.47
2015 7.22
2016 6.33
2017 5.56
2018 9.03
2019 9.12
2020 10.38

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1989 9.56
2001 5.97
2006 8.60
2012 7.94
2014 8.46

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Nicaragua was 11.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 12.91 in 2009, while its lowest value was 6.50 in 2017.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 11.99
1992 11.97
1993 11.99
1994 11.87
1995 11.79
1996 11.82
1997 11.93
1998 11.99
1999 11.95
2000 12.10
2001 12.21
2002 12.35
2003 12.38
2004 10.46
2005 8.73
2006 8.61
2007 7.90
2008 9.95
2009 12.91
2010 12.45
2011 10.30
2012 8.22
2013 9.10
2014 8.57
2015 9.02
2016 7.58
2017 6.50
2018 10.24
2019 10.36
2020 11.71

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2001 39.44
2005 35.63
2012 23.16
2014 40.07

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2001 11.87
2005 10.16
2012 7.35
2014 8.49

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2001 25.61
2005 22.53
2012 15.02
2014 24.49

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment