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

El Salvador: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total was 0.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
21st
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 2004
Years of data
17
1998–2017

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

00.10.20.30.41998200720171998: 0.291 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.282 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.264 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.246 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.234 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.261 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.209 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.395 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.358 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.374 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.374 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.372 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.381 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.439 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.43 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.423 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.438 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador is 0.4%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2004.

That places El Salvador 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.3% -2.9%
2000 0.3% -6.6%
2001 0.2% -6.6%
2002 0.2% -4.9%
2003 0.3% +11.3%
2004 0.2% -19.9%
2005 0.4% +89.1%
2006 0.4% -9.3%
2007 0.4% +4.5%
2008 0.4% +0.1%
2009 0.4% -0.6%
2012 0.4% +2.3%
2014 0.4% +15.4%
2015 0.4% -2.2%
2016 0.4% -1.6%
2017 0.4% +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% compare
  2. 19 Honduras 0.5% compare
  3. 20 Ghana 0.4% compare
  4. 22 Colombia 0.4% compare
  5. 23 Guatemala 0.3% compare
  6. 24 Paraguay 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador was 0.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total 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, total?
El Salvador ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 300 data points, 1981–2021
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