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

El Salvador: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban was 1.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
29th
of 88 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2002
All-time low
1.0%
in 1991
Years of data
20
1991–2017

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

00.20.40.60.811991200420171991: 0.965 % of urban employed female population in working age1995: 0.984 % of urban employed female population in working age1996: 0.984 % of urban employed female population in working age1998: 0.986 % of urban employed female population in working age1999: 0.988 % of urban employed female population in working age2000: 0.991 % of urban employed female population in working age2001: 0.992 % of urban employed female population in working age2002: 0.994 % of urban employed female population in working age2003: 0.991 % of urban employed female population in working age2004: 0.992 % of urban employed female population in working age2005: 0.985 % of urban employed female population in working age2006: 0.989 % of urban employed female population in working age2007: 0.988 % of urban employed female population in working age2008: 0.982 % of urban employed female population in working age2009: 0.984 % of urban employed female population in working age2012: 0.982 % of urban employed female population in working age2014: 0.986 % of urban employed female population in working age2015: 0.985 % of urban employed female population in working age2016: 0.989 % of urban employed female population in working age2017: 0.989 % of urban employed female population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2017, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador stood at 1.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.

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

El Salvador ranks 29th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed female population in working age Change
1991 1.0%
1995 1.0% +1.9%
1996 1.0% -0.0%
1998 1.0% +0.3%
1999 1.0% +0.2%
2000 1.0% +0.2%
2001 1.0% +0.2%
2002 1.0% +0.2%
2003 1.0% -0.4%
2004 1.0% +0.2%
2005 1.0% -0.8%
2006 1.0% +0.4%
2007 1.0% -0.1%
2008 1.0% -0.5%
2009 1.0% +0.2%
2012 1.0% -0.2%
2014 1.0% +0.4%
2015 1.0% -0.1%
2016 1.0% +0.4%
2017 1.0% -0.0%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 26 Bulgaria 1.0% compare
  2. 27 Panama 1.0% compare
  3. 28 Spain 1.0% compare
  4. 30 Finland 1.0% compare
  5. 31 Latvia 1.0% compare
  6. 32 Hungary 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban 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, urban 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, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban?
El Salvador ranks 29th out of 88 countries with data for 2017.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban employed female population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed female population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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