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

El Salvador: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
66th
of 111 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.566 % of total population in working age1995: 0.582 % of total population in working age1996: 0.569 % of total population in working age1998: 0.592 % of total population in working age1999: 0.59 % of total population in working age2000: 0.588 % of total population in working age2001: 0.592 % of total population in working age2002: 0.58 % of total population in working age2003: 0.6 % of total population in working age2004: 0.589 % of total population in working age2005: 0.587 % of total population in working age2006: 0.598 % of total population in working age2007: 0.606 % of total population in working age2008: 0.611 % of total population in working age2009: 0.6 % of total population in working age2012: 0.614 % of total population in working age2014: 0.607 % of total population in working age2015: 0.602 % of total population in working age2016: 0.604 % of total population in working age2017: 0.605 % of total population in working age2018: 0.605 % of total population in working age2019: 0.617 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.6% for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 66th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.6% +2.9%
1996 0.6% -2.3%
1998 0.6% +4.0%
1999 0.6% -0.3%
2000 0.6% -0.4%
2001 0.6% +0.6%
2002 0.6% -1.9%
2003 0.6% +3.4%
2004 0.6% -1.8%
2005 0.6% -0.2%
2006 0.6% +1.7%
2007 0.6% +1.4%
2008 0.6% +0.9%
2009 0.6% -1.9%
2012 0.6% +2.5%
2014 0.6% -1.2%
2015 0.6% -0.8%
2016 0.6% +0.3%
2017 0.6% +0.1%
2018 0.6% -0.1%
2019 0.6% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador?
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total?
El Salvador ranks 66th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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