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Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
72nd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51991200520191991: 0.39 % of female population in working age1995: 0.419 % of female population in working age1996: 0.404 % of female population in working age1998: 0.446 % of female population in working age1999: 0.454 % of female population in working age2000: 0.455 % of female population in working age2001: 0.451 % of female population in working age2002: 0.455 % of female population in working age2003: 0.474 % of female population in working age2004: 0.456 % of female population in working age2005: 0.458 % of female population in working age2006: 0.472 % of female population in working age2007: 0.477 % of female population in working age2008: 0.478 % of female population in working age2009: 0.472 % of female population in working age2012: 0.483 % of female population in working age2014: 0.481 % of female population in working age2015: 0.47 % of female population in working age2016: 0.474 % of female population in working age2017: 0.467 % of female population in working age2018: 0.469 % of female population in working age2019: 0.478 % of female population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador stood at 0.5%.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 72nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador, year by year

Year % of female population in working age Change
1991 0.4% —
1995 0.4% +7.5%
1996 0.4% -3.6%
1998 0.4% +10.3%
1999 0.5% +2.0%
2000 0.5% +0.1%
2001 0.5% -1.0%
2002 0.5% +0.9%
2003 0.5% +4.3%
2004 0.5% -3.8%
2005 0.5% +0.4%
2006 0.5% +3.1%
2007 0.5% +1.1%
2008 0.5% +0.1%
2009 0.5% -1.2%
2012 0.5% +2.3%
2014 0.5% -0.4%
2015 0.5% -2.2%
2016 0.5% +0.8%
2017 0.5% -1.4%
2018 0.5% +0.4%
2019 0.5% +1.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 100% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 69 Italy 0.5% compare
  2. 70 Brazil 0.5% compare
  3. 71 Nicaragua 0.5% compare
  4. 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5% compare
  5. 74 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
  6. 75 Colombia 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female?
El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 to population ratio, aged 15-64, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, female (% of female population in working age)
Unit
% of female population 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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