Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
19th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2005
All-time low
0.2%
in 2004
Years of data
17
1998–2017

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador, 1998–2017

00.20.40.61998200720171998: 0.361 % of female employed population in working age1999: 0.359 % of female employed population in working age2000: 0.301 % of female employed population in working age2001: 0.276 % of female employed population in working age2002: 0.277 % of female employed population in working age2003: 0.338 % of female employed population in working age2004: 0.229 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.528 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.409 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.416 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.429 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.417 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.436 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.471 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.478 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.447 % of female employed population in working age2017: 0.467 % of female employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female employed population in working age.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.5% for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2004.

El Salvador ranks 19th of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
1998 0.4%
1999 0.4% -0.5%
2000 0.3% -16.2%
2001 0.3% -8.2%
2002 0.3% +0.2%
2003 0.3% +22.2%
2004 0.2% -32.2%
2005 0.5% +129.9%
2006 0.4% -22.6%
2007 0.4% +1.9%
2008 0.4% +2.9%
2009 0.4% -2.8%
2012 0.4% +4.5%
2014 0.5% +8.2%
2015 0.5% +1.4%
2016 0.4% -6.5%
2017 0.5% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 16 Peru 0.5% compare
  2. 17 Brazil 0.5% compare
  3. 18 Ghana 0.5% compare
  4. 20 Guatemala 0.4% compare
  5. 21 Colombia 0.4% compare
  6. 22 Paraguay 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
How does El Salvador rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female?
El Salvador ranks 19th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 273 data points, 1981–2021
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