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

El Salvador: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban was 41.68 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
41.68
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
48th
of 94 countries
All-time high
41.68
in 2019
All-time low
37.6
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

0102030401991200520191991: 37.61995: 38.41996: 38.91998: 38.21999: 39.22000: 402001: 38.92002: 39.62003: 38.82004: 39.12005: 38.82006: 39.72007: 40.72008: 402009: 39.42012: 39.42014: 40.42015: 40.52016: 40.62017: 40.52018: 41.22019: 41.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador is 41.68, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador peaked at 41.68 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.6, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 48th of 94 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, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 37.6
1995 38.43 +2.2%
1996 38.94 +1.3%
1998 38.22 -1.9%
1999 39.2 +2.6%
2000 40.04 +2.1%
2001 38.92 -2.8%
2002 39.58 +1.7%
2003 38.78 -2.0%
2004 39.15 +0.9%
2005 38.82 -0.8%
2006 39.67 +2.2%
2007 40.65 +2.5%
2008 39.97 -1.7%
2009 39.45 -1.3%
2012 39.43 -0.0%
2014 40.37 +2.4%
2015 40.48 +0.3%
2016 40.58 +0.2%
2017 40.53 -0.1%
2018 41.24 +1.8%
2019 41.68 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.48 37.6 39.2 5
2000s 39.5 38.78 40.65 10
2010s 40.62 39.43 41.68 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 45 Indonesia 41.87 compare
  2. 46 Mongolia 41.8 compare
  3. 47 Ukraine 41.7 compare
  4. 49 Philippines 41.67 compare
  5. 50 South Africa 41.39 compare
  6. 51 Argentina 41.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador was 41.68 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 41.68 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 37.6 in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban?
El Salvador ranks 48th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,299 data points, 1970–2021
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