Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Nicaragua's youth unemployment rate stands at 9.54% as of 2025-12-31, down from 9.58% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Nicaragua's youth unemployment rate was 9.54%, down from 9.58% in 2024.
In 2024, Nicaragua's youth unemployment rate was 9.58%, up from 9.2% in 2023.
In 2023, Nicaragua's youth unemployment rate was 9.2%, down from 9.5% in 2022.
In 2022, Nicaragua's youth unemployment rate was 9.5%, down from 11.06% in 2021.
In 2021, Nicaragua's youth unemployment rate was 11.06%, down from 11.42% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.54% | -0.038% |
| 2024 | 9.58% | +0.378% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -1.55% |
| 2021 | 11.06% | -0.367% |
| 2020 | 11.42% | +1.37% |
| 2019 | 10.06% | +0.342% |
| 2018 | 9.71% | +3.46% |
| 2017 | 6.25% | -1.09% |
| 2016 | 7.34% | -1.45% |
| 2015 | 8.79% | +0.356% |
| 2014 | 8.44% | -0.57% |
| 2013 | 9.01% | +0.865% |
| 2012 | 8.14% | -2.05% |
| 2011 | 10.19% | -1.89% |
| 2010 | 12.08% | -0.634% |
| 2009 | 12.72% | +2.81% |
| 2008 | 9.91% | +2.03% |
| 2007 | 7.88% | -0.73% |
| 2006 | 8.61% | -0.068% |
| 2005 | 8.68% | -1.61% |
| 2004 | 10.29% | -1.74% |
| 2003 | 12.02% | +0.141% |
| 2002 | 11.88% | +0.371% |
| 2001 | 11.51% | +0.096% |
| 2000 | 11.41% | +0.052% |
| 1999 | 11.36% | +0.022% |
| 1998 | 11.34% | +0.152% |
| 1997 | 11.19% | +0.013% |
| 1996 | 11.17% | -0.307% |
| 1995 | 11.48% | -0.248% |
| 1994 | 11.73% | -0.167% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | +0.008% |
| 1992 | 11.89% | -0.12% |
| 1991 | 12.01% | — |
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Nicaragua's youth unemployment rate is 9.54% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 9.58% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 12.72% (2009); the lowest is 6.25% (2017), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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