Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total was 40.35 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
40.35
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
63rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
40.35
in 2019
All-time low
36
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador, 1991–2019

0102030401991200520191991: 361995: 37.31996: 37.31998: 36.81999: 37.82000: 38.42001: 37.42002: 38.22003: 37.42004: 382005: 37.82006: 38.32007: 38.92008: 38.22009: 37.82012: 37.92014: 38.62015: 38.92016: 39.12017: 39.22018: 39.82019: 40.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador stood at 40.35. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador peaked at 40.35 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 63rd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 36
1995 37.33 +3.7%
1996 37.26 -0.2%
1998 36.84 -1.1%
1999 37.82 +2.7%
2000 38.44 +1.6%
2001 37.42 -2.6%
2002 38.25 +2.2%
2003 37.43 -2.1%
2004 37.99 +1.5%
2005 37.82 -0.5%
2006 38.31 +1.3%
2007 38.89 +1.5%
2008 38.24 -1.7%
2009 37.82 -1.1%
2012 37.88 +0.2%
2014 38.62 +2.0%
2015 38.87 +0.6%
2016 39.06 +0.5%
2017 39.19 +0.4%
2018 39.82 +1.6%
2019 40.35 +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.05 36 37.82 5
2000s 38.06 37.42 38.89 10
2010s 39.11 37.88 40.35 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 60 Kosovo 40.83 compare
  2. 60 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 40.83 compare
  3. 62 Jamaica 40.38 compare
  4. 64 Brazil 40.32 compare
  5. 65 Panama 40.28 compare
  6. 66 Peru 40.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador was 40.35 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 40.35 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 36 in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,584 data points, 1970–2021
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