Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador

El Salvador: Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban was 0.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
16th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2002
All-time low
0.4%
in 1995
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.61991200420171991: 0.593 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.365 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.565 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.43 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.445 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.607 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.592 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.61 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.415 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.582 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.399 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.581 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.571 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.594 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.574 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.559 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.397 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.396 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.394 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.384 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador stood at 0.4%.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1995.

That places El Salvador 16th out of 28 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.4% -38.5%
1996 0.6% +54.9%
1998 0.4% -23.8%
1999 0.4% +3.5%
2000 0.6% +36.3%
2001 0.6% -2.5%
2002 0.6% +3.1%
2003 0.4% -32.0%
2004 0.6% +40.3%
2005 0.4% -31.5%
2006 0.6% +45.7%
2007 0.6% -1.7%
2008 0.6% +4.0%
2009 0.6% -3.3%
2012 0.6% -2.6%
2014 0.4% -29.0%
2015 0.4% -0.3%
2016 0.4% -0.6%
2017 0.4% -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.4% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
Employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador was 0.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
What is the lowest employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban?
El Salvador ranks 16th out of 28 countries with data for 2017.
Is employed workers with social security, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employed workers with social security, 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 social security, 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
28 places, 358 data points, 1981–2021
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