Direct answer: The specific share of Nicaragua’s households that are led by women is not consistently reported as a single, official statistic in the sources I can reliably cite. Different studies and reports use related but distinct measures (women as household heads, women-led households, or women’s share of housing ownership) and the figures can vary by year and methodology. If you’re aiming for a precise figure, please specify whether you want:
- the proportion of households headed by women (household head gender), or
- the share of homes where the female is the primary decision-maker, or
- the share of home ownership or land titles held by women.
Context and typical ranges you might see in regional data:
- Several sources note that women-headed households in Nicaragua are a substantial minority, often in the range of roughly 30% to 40% depending on the dataset and year, but exact numbers vary by source and era. These figures are frequently cited in discussions of gender and housing access, poverty, and social protection programs.
If you can confirm the exact metric you want (e.g., “percentage of households headed by women” vs. “percentage of housing owned by women”), I can provide a precise figure with citations from up-to-date sources.
