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

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

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
14th
of 21 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2017
All-time low
0.3%
in 2004
Years of data
17
1998–2017

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

00.20.40.61998200720171998: 0.345 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.347 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.327 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.301 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.282 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.311 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.257 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.482 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.448 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.449 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.448 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.452 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.458 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.53 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.523 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.513 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.535 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador is 0.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2004.

That places El Salvador 14th out of 21 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.3% +0.4%
2000 0.3% -5.7%
2001 0.3% -8.1%
2002 0.3% -6.1%
2003 0.3% +10.3%
2004 0.3% -17.3%
2005 0.5% +87.3%
2006 0.4% -7.1%
2007 0.4% +0.3%
2008 0.4% -0.2%
2009 0.5% +0.9%
2012 0.5% +1.2%
2014 0.5% +15.7%
2015 0.5% -1.3%
2016 0.5% -1.9%
2017 0.5% +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 11 Mexico 0.6% compare
  2. 12 Peru 0.6% compare
  3. 13 Brazil 0.5% compare
  4. 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.5% compare
  5. 16 Ghana 0.5% compare
  6. 17 Guatemala 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2004.
How does El Salvador rank for employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban?
El Salvador ranks 14th out of 21 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban 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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