Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador

El Salvador: Employment rate, aged 15-64, male was 1.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 108 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2006
All-time low
0.9%
in 2003
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.60.811991200520191991: 0.914 % of male labor force in working age1995: 0.917 % of male labor force in working age1996: 0.919 % of male labor force in working age1998: 0.916 % of male labor force in working age1999: 0.914 % of male labor force in working age2000: 0.931 % of male labor force in working age2001: 0.936 % of male labor force in working age2002: 0.938 % of male labor force in working age2003: 0.907 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.947 % of male labor force in working age2005: 0.908 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.955 % of male labor force in working age2007: 0.954 % of male labor force in working age2008: 0.954 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.944 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.954 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.947 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.952 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.947 % of male labor force in working age2017: 0.95 % of male labor force in working age2018: 0.953 % of male labor force in working age2019: 0.955 % of male labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male labor force in working age.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 1.0% for employment rate, aged 15-64, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador peaked at 1.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2003.

El Salvador ranks 30th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
1991 0.9%
1995 0.9% +0.4%
1996 0.9% +0.2%
1998 0.9% -0.4%
1999 0.9% -0.2%
2000 0.9% +1.9%
2001 0.9% +0.6%
2002 0.9% +0.2%
2003 0.9% -3.3%
2004 0.9% +4.4%
2005 0.9% -4.1%
2006 1.0% +5.2%
2007 1.0% -0.1%
2008 1.0% -0.0%
2009 0.9% -1.0%
2012 1.0% +1.0%
2014 0.9% -0.7%
2015 1.0% +0.6%
2016 0.9% -0.5%
2017 0.9% +0.2%
2018 1.0% +0.4%
2019 1.0% +0.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 27 Paraguay 1.0% compare
  2. 28 Peru 1.0% compare
  3. 29 Republic of Moldova 1.0% compare
  4. 31 Iceland 1.0% compare
  5. 32 Honduras 1.0% compare
  6. 33 Norway 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2006.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
How does El Salvador rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, male?
El Salvador ranks 30th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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