Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural was 0.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
31st
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2002
All-time low
0.6%
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.60.811991200420171991: 0.64 % of rural employed female population in working age1995: 0.785 % of rural employed female population in working age1996: 0.78 % of rural employed female population in working age1998: 0.814 % of rural employed female population in working age1999: 0.87 % of rural employed female population in working age2000: 0.896 % of rural employed female population in working age2001: 0.887 % of rural employed female population in working age2002: 0.925 % of rural employed female population in working age2003: 0.894 % of rural employed female population in working age2004: 0.9 % of rural employed female population in working age2005: 0.878 % of rural employed female population in working age2006: 0.868 % of rural employed female population in working age2007: 0.9 % of rural employed female population in working age2008: 0.858 % of rural employed female population in working age2009: 0.856 % of rural employed female population in working age2012: 0.856 % of rural employed female population in working age2014: 0.886 % of rural employed female population in working age2015: 0.899 % of rural employed female population in working age2016: 0.882 % of rural employed female population in working age2017: 0.892 % of rural employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.9% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in 2017.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 31st out of 86 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed female population in working age Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.8% +22.6%
1996 0.8% -0.7%
1998 0.8% +4.3%
1999 0.9% +6.9%
2000 0.9% +3.1%
2001 0.9% -1.1%
2002 0.9% +4.3%
2003 0.9% -3.4%
2004 0.9% +0.7%
2005 0.9% -2.5%
2006 0.9% -1.1%
2007 0.9% +3.6%
2008 0.9% -4.6%
2009 0.9% -0.2%
2012 0.9% -0.0%
2014 0.9% +3.5%
2015 0.9% +1.5%
2016 0.9% -1.9%
2017 0.9% +1.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.6% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 28 Spain 0.9% compare
  2. 29 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  3. 30 Latvia 0.9% compare
  4. 32 Costa Rica 0.9% compare
  5. 33 Austria 0.9% compare
  6. 34 South Africa 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural?
El Salvador ranks 31st out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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