Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 was 0.8% in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
0.8%
World rank
59th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1998
All-time low
0.7%
in 1993
Years of data
6
1993–2014

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Nicaragua, 1993–2014

00.20.40.60.81993200320141993: 0.719 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector1998: 0.856 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2001: 0.829 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2005: 0.789 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2009: 0.744 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector2014: 0.839 % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2014, wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Nicaragua stood at 0.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Nicaragua peaked at 0.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1993.

That places Nicaragua 59th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector) in Nicaragua, 1993 to 2014.
Year % of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector Change
1993 0.7%
1998 0.9% +19.0%
2001 0.8% -3.1%
2005 0.8% -4.9%
2009 0.7% -5.7%
2014 0.8% +12.7%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 2
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 3
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 56 Thailand 0.9% compare
  2. 57 Kyrgyzstan 0.9% compare
  3. 58 Uruguay 0.8% compare
  4. 60 El Salvador 0.8% compare
  5. 61 Rwanda 0.8% compare
  6. 62 Peru 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Nicaragua?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 in Nicaragua was 0.8% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
How does Nicaragua rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-24?
Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 15-24 in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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