Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 84.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 84.5% for share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua peaked at 84.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 111th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 40.6% | — |
| 1961 | 41.8% | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 42.9% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 44.1% | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 45.6% | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 48.3% | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 50.8% | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 52.9% | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 42.8% | -23.1% |
| 1973 | 57.1% | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 60.2% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 58.9% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 63.3% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 64.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 64.6% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 64.6% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 65.5% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 66.4% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 68.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 69.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 67.7% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 71.5% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 81.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 77.2% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | +0.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 84.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 84.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 99% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +33.3% | 42.8% | 57.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.5% | 40.6% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.4% | 42.8% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 63.3% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 67.7% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 72.1% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 80.2% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 77.2% | 84.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 108 Mexico 84.7% compare
- 109 Guam 84.7% compare
- 110 Saint Lucia 84.6% compare
- 112 Seychelles 84.1% compare
- 113 Trinidad and Tobago 84.1% compare
- 114 Paraguay 84.0% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua?
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Nicaragua was 84.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Nicaragua ranks 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65 if subject to the current age specific mortality rates.