Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural was 0.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
8th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2004
All-time low
0.1%
in 1991
Years of data
18
1991–2017

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, 1991–2017

0.10.20.30.40.51991200420171991: 0.092 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.492 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.484 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.486 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.46 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.475 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.455 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.465 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.494 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.484 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.45 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.476 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.485 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.471 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.42 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.415 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.416 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.396 % of rural employed population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador is 0.4%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 8th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1991 0.1%
1995 0.5% +437.1%
1998 0.5% -1.5%
1999 0.5% +0.5%
2000 0.5% -5.4%
2001 0.5% +3.2%
2002 0.5% -4.3%
2003 0.5% +2.3%
2004 0.5% +6.1%
2006 0.5% -1.9%
2007 0.5% -7.0%
2008 0.5% +5.8%
2009 0.5% +1.8%
2012 0.5% -2.8%
2014 0.4% -10.9%
2015 0.4% -1.2%
2016 0.4% +0.1%
2017 0.4% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.1% 0.5% 4
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 5 South Africa 0.4% compare
  2. 6 Guatemala 0.4% compare
  3. 7 Costa Rica 0.4% compare
  4. 9 Belize 0.4% compare
  5. 10 Honduras 0.4% compare
  6. 11 Colombia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 0.4% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2004.
What is the lowest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural?
El Salvador ranks 8th out of 80 countries with data for 2017.
Is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the elementary occupation group, 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
80 places, 1,017 data points, 1970–2021
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