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

El Salvador: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total was 1.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
37th
of 94 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2002
All-time low
0.9%
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2017

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

00.20.40.60.811991200420171991: 0.861 % of total employed female population in working age1995: 0.928 % of total employed female population in working age1996: 0.927 % of total employed female population in working age1998: 0.939 % of total employed female population in working age1999: 0.957 % of total employed female population in working age2000: 0.965 % of total employed female population in working age2001: 0.964 % of total employed female population in working age2002: 0.976 % of total employed female population in working age2003: 0.964 % of total employed female population in working age2004: 0.968 % of total employed female population in working age2005: 0.956 % of total employed female population in working age2006: 0.955 % of total employed female population in working age2007: 0.966 % of total employed female population in working age2008: 0.953 % of total employed female population in working age2009: 0.952 % of total employed female population in working age2012: 0.949 % of total employed female population in working age2014: 0.96 % of total employed female population in working age2015: 0.962 % of total employed female population in working age2016: 0.959 % of total employed female population in working age2017: 0.961 % of total employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 1.0% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in 2017.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador peaked at 1.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 37th out of 94 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, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed female population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of total employed female population in working age Change
1991 0.9%
1995 0.9% +7.8%
1996 0.9% -0.1%
1998 0.9% +1.3%
1999 1.0% +1.8%
2000 1.0% +0.9%
2001 1.0% -0.2%
2002 1.0% +1.2%
2003 1.0% -1.2%
2004 1.0% +0.4%
2005 1.0% -1.3%
2006 1.0% -0.1%
2007 1.0% +1.1%
2008 1.0% -1.3%
2009 1.0% -0.1%
2012 0.9% -0.3%
2014 1.0% +1.1%
2015 1.0% +0.2%
2016 1.0% -0.3%
2017 1.0% +0.2%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

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  3. 36 Hungary 1.0% compare
  4. 38 South Africa 1.0% compare
  5. 39 Kosovo 1.0% compare
  6. 39 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador was 1.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total?
El Salvador ranks 37th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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