Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador
El Salvador: Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban was 0.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
47th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1996
Years of data
22
1991–2019
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, 1991–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban population in working age.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.6% for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1996.
That places El Salvador 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of urban population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6% | — |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +1.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
- Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
- How does El Salvador rank for employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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