Age dependency ratio in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Age dependency ratio was 51.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 51.5% for age dependency ratio in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Nicaragua peaked at 103.0% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2025.
Nicaragua ranks 142nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 100.8% | — |
| 1961 | 101.7% | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 102.5% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 103.0% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 102.9% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 102.4% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 101.8% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 101.4% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 100.9% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 100.6% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 100.3% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 100.0% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 96.8% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 95.6% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 94.3% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 92.8% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 91.1% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 89.4% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 87.6% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 85.7% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 83.7% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 81.8% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 79.9% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 76.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 62.9% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 59.1% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 58.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 56.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 55.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 52.9% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 51.5% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.8% | 100.6% | 103.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 99.5% | 99.2% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 98.9% | 96.8% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.2% | 79.9% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.6% | 64.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.1% | 56.0% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 51.5% | 55.2% | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 7.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0062 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Nicaragua?
- Age dependency ratio in Nicaragua was 51.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 103.0% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2025.
- How does Nicaragua rank for age dependency ratio?
- Nicaragua ranks 142nd out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.