Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 46.22 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Nicaragua is 46.22 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Nicaragua peaked at 49.47 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38.46 %, in 2001.
Nicaragua ranks 90th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.29 % | — |
| 2001 | 38.46 % | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 40.36 % | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 42.16 % | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 43.62 % | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 43.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 43.96 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 44.63 % | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 44.51 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 44.99 % | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 45.47 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 45.87 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 48.31 % | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 47.81 % | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.47 % | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 45.63 % | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 46.09 % | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 46.39 % | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 45.97 % | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 45.66 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 45.43 % | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 45.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 45.93 % | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 46.22 % | +0.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 46.22 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.31 %, 94% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 46.22 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 47.51 %, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.94 % | 38.46 % | 44.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.67 % | 45.47 % | 49.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.77 % | 45.43 % | 46.22 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Nicaragua?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Nicaragua was 46.22 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 49.47 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.46 % in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Nicaragua ranks 90th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.