Age dependency ratio, young in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Age dependency ratio, young was 42.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, young in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, young in Nicaragua is 42.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, young in Nicaragua peaked at 97.8% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2025.
That places Nicaragua 81st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, young in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.6% | — |
| 1961 | 96.5% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 97.3% | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 96.7% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 95.5% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 95.2% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 94.7% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 94.1% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 94.1% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 94.3% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 94.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 93.5% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 92.3% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 91.3% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 90.1% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 88.7% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 87.2% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 85.6% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 83.8% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 82.0% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 77.9% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 75.8% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 73.7% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 71.8% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 64.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 62.4% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 55.7% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 54.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 53.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 42.9% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 96.6% | 95.5% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 94.5% | 94.1% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.6% | 91.3% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.5% | 73.7% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 56.9% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 48.0% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 42.9% | 47.2% | 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 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0155 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.013 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, young in Nicaragua?
- Age dependency ratio, young in Nicaragua was 42.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, young recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2025.
- How does Nicaragua rank for age dependency ratio, young?
- Nicaragua ranks 81st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, young rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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, young (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.