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

El Salvador: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
16th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2017
All-time low
0.1%
in 2004
Years of data
17
1998–2017

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

00.10.20.31998200720171998: 0.163 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.128 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.119 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.127 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.123 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.143 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.112 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.205 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.175 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.184 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.18 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.17 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.201 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.225 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.226 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.232 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.253 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.

El Salvador ranks 16th of 21 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, rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1998 0.2%
1999 0.1% -21.1%
2000 0.1% -7.1%
2001 0.1% +6.1%
2002 0.1% -2.9%
2003 0.1% +16.0%
2004 0.1% -21.5%
2005 0.2% +83.5%
2006 0.2% -14.6%
2007 0.2% +5.0%
2008 0.2% -2.1%
2009 0.2% -5.9%
2012 0.2% +18.2%
2014 0.2% +12.3%
2015 0.2% +0.4%
2016 0.2% +2.5%
2017 0.3% +9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  3. 15 Peru 0.3% compare
  4. 17 Honduras 0.2% compare
  5. 18 Pakistan 0.2% compare
  6. 19 Guatemala 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
How does El Salvador rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural?
El Salvador ranks 16th out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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, rural (% of rural 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, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 255 data points, 1981–2021
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