Labour Force (Total) rose 2.50% to 3.04 mil in Nicaragua in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Nicaragua reached an all time high of 3.04 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 1.41 mil in 1990. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Costa Rica amounted to 2.43 mil, 2.66 mil in El Salvador, 4.31 mil in Honduras and 56.1 mil in Mexico in 2021.
Nicaragua has been ranked 104th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | mil | 0.157 | 0.163 | 0.167 | 0.171 | 0.176 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | mil | 2.31 | 2.22 | 2.27 | 2.38 | 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | mil | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.67 | 2.67 | 2.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | mil | 6.02 | 6.18 | 6.36 | 6.53 | 6.69 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | mil | 3.92 | 3.98 | 4.16 | 4.41 | 4.30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 52.0 | 52.8 | 53.5 | 54.5 | 55.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | mil | 2.78 | 2.84 | 2.91 | 2.95 | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | mil | 1.79 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.94 | 2.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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