Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
19th
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2014
All-time low
0.2%
in 2004
Years of data
17
1998–2017

Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1998–2017

00.10.20.30.40.51998200720171998: 0.323 % of employed population aged 25-641999: 0.312 % of employed population aged 25-642000: 0.291 % of employed population aged 25-642001: 0.269 % of employed population aged 25-642002: 0.251 % of employed population aged 25-642003: 0.278 % of employed population aged 25-642004: 0.224 % of employed population aged 25-642005: 0.447 % of employed population aged 25-642006: 0.411 % of employed population aged 25-642007: 0.424 % of employed population aged 25-642008: 0.417 % of employed population aged 25-642009: 0.423 % of employed population aged 25-642012: 0.431 % of employed population aged 25-642014: 0.487 % of employed population aged 25-642015: 0.478 % of employed population aged 25-642016: 0.466 % of employed population aged 25-642017: 0.479 % of employed population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population aged 25-64.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.5% for employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 2014 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 25-64 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64) in El Salvador, 1998 to 2017.
Year % of employed population aged 25-64 Change
1998 0.3%
1999 0.3% -3.4%
2000 0.3% -6.8%
2001 0.3% -7.7%
2002 0.3% -6.7%
2003 0.3% +11.0%
2004 0.2% -19.4%
2005 0.4% +99.1%
2006 0.4% -7.9%
2007 0.4% +3.1%
2008 0.4% -1.5%
2009 0.4% +1.3%
2012 0.4% +2.0%
2014 0.5% +13.0%
2015 0.5% -1.8%
2016 0.5% -2.6%
2017 0.5% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 2
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 16 Honduras 0.6% compare
  2. 17 Brazil 0.5% compare
  3. 18 Ghana 0.5% compare
  4. 20 Paraguay 0.4% compare
  5. 21 Guatemala 0.4% compare
  6. 22 Colombia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in El Salvador?
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 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 25-64?
El Salvador ranks 19th out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employed workers with a work contract, aged 25-64 (% of employed population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 273 data points, 1981–2021
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