Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 was 1.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
34th
of 92 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 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.60.811991200420171991: 0.878 % of employed female population aged 25-641995: 0.935 % of employed female population aged 25-641996: 0.933 % of employed female population aged 25-641998: 0.947 % of employed female population aged 25-641999: 0.957 % of employed female population aged 25-642000: 0.964 % of employed female population aged 25-642001: 0.968 % of employed female population aged 25-642002: 0.974 % of employed female population aged 25-642003: 0.967 % of employed female population aged 25-642004: 0.968 % of employed female population aged 25-642005: 0.957 % of employed female population aged 25-642006: 0.96 % of employed female population aged 25-642007: 0.968 % of employed female population aged 25-642008: 0.956 % of employed female population aged 25-642009: 0.956 % of employed female population aged 25-642012: 0.953 % of employed female population aged 25-642014: 0.962 % of employed female population aged 25-642015: 0.963 % of employed female population aged 25-642016: 0.961 % of employed female population aged 25-642017: 0.964 % of employed female population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed female population aged 25-64.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 1.0% for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in 2017.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in El Salvador peaked at 1.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of employed female population aged 25-64 Change
1991 0.9%
1995 0.9% +6.4%
1996 0.9% -0.2%
1998 0.9% +1.5%
1999 1.0% +1.0%
2000 1.0% +0.8%
2001 1.0% +0.4%
2002 1.0% +0.7%
2003 1.0% -0.7%
2004 1.0% +0.1%
2005 1.0% -1.1%
2006 1.0% +0.3%
2007 1.0% +0.7%
2008 1.0% -1.1%
2009 1.0% +0.0%
2012 1.0% -0.3%
2014 1.0% +0.9%
2015 1.0% +0.2%
2016 1.0% -0.2%
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% 1.0% 1.0% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 31 Mexico 1.0% compare
  2. 32 Uruguay 1.0% compare
  3. 33 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
  4. 35 South Africa 1.0% compare
  5. 36 Hungary 1.0% compare
  6. 37 Bulgaria 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in El Salvador?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 in El Salvador was 1.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 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 25-64?
El Salvador ranks 34th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 25-64 (% of employed female population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of employed female population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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