Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural was 40.86 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
40.86
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
32nd
of 76 countries
All-time high
44.47
in 1998
All-time low
39.75
in 2012
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, 1991–2017

0102030401991200420171991: 44.41995: 44.41996: 441998: 44.51999: 43.22000: 43.12001: 41.82002: 42.32003: 42.72004: 43.62005: 42.22006: 43.12007: 41.72008: 41.62009: 40.52012: 39.82014: 40.52015: 40.82016: 40.72017: 40.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 40.86 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 44.47 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 39.75, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 32nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1991 44.39 —
1995 44.37 -0.0%
1996 44 -0.8%
1998 44.47 +1.1%
1999 43.23 -2.8%
2000 43.09 -0.3%
2001 41.83 -2.9%
2002 42.35 +1.2%
2003 42.72 +0.9%
2004 43.64 +2.2%
2005 42.17 -3.4%
2006 43.09 +2.2%
2007 41.67 -3.3%
2008 41.63 -0.1%
2009 40.53 -2.7%
2012 39.75 -1.9%
2014 40.49 +1.9%
2015 40.76 +0.7%
2016 40.74 -0.0%
2017 40.86 +0.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 40.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.59, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 40.86 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.31, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.09 43.23 44.47 5
2000s 42.27 40.53 43.64 10
2010s 40.52 39.75 40.86 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 29 Costa Rica 41.08 compare
  2. 30 Nepal 41.08 compare
  3. 31 Uruguay 40.9 compare
  4. 33 Bolivia 40.85 compare
  5. 34 Portugal 40.81 compare
  6. 35 Croatia 40.52 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 40.86 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 44.47 in 1998.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 39.75 in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural?
El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 76 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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