Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female was 0.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.6%
World rank
69th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.4%
in 1993
Years of data
6
1993–2014

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Nicaragua, 1993–2014

00.20.40.61993200320141993: 0.384 % of female workers in the industrial sector1998: 0.522 % of female workers in the industrial sector2001: 0.523 % of female workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.477 % of female workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.503 % of female workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.565 % of female workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.6% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Nicaragua peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1993.

Nicaragua ranks 69th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector) in Nicaragua, 1993 to 2014.
Year % of female workers in the industrial sector Change
1993 0.4%
1998 0.5% +36.0%
2001 0.5% +0.1%
2005 0.5% -8.7%
2009 0.5% +5.4%
2014 0.6% +12.4%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 66 Indonesia 0.6% compare
  2. 67 Argentina 0.6%
  3. 68 Colombia 0.6% compare
  4. 70 Rwanda 0.6% compare
  5. 71 India 0.5% compare
  6. 72 Belize 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Nicaragua?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female in Nicaragua was 0.6% in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
How does Nicaragua rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female?
Nicaragua ranks 69th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female (% of female workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of female workers 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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