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

El Salvador: Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban was 44.3 in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
44.3
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
21st
of 76 countries
All-time high
48.16
in 1998
All-time low
43.72
in 2012
Years of data
20
1991–2017

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

010203040501991200420171991: 481995: 47.31996: 46.81998: 48.21999: 46.42000: 46.42001: 462002: 462003: 462004: 46.12005: 45.22006: 45.72007: 45.82008: 452009: 44.42012: 43.72014: 44.52015: 44.42016: 44.62017: 44.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 44.3 for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in 2017.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador peaked at 48.16 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 43.72, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 21st 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47.33 46.42 48.16 5
2000s 45.66 44.39 46.35 10
2010s 44.29 43.72 44.55 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 18 Guatemala 45.2 compare
  2. 19 Nicaragua 44.63 compare
  3. 20 Rwanda 44.53 compare
  4. 22 Honduras 43.88 compare
  5. 23 Nepal 43.46 compare
  6. 24 Thailand 43.46 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador was 44.3 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 48.16 in 1998.
What is the lowest average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 43.72 in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 76 countries with data for 2017.
Is average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average weekly working hours, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
77 places, 1,029 data points, 1980–2021
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