Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador

El Salvador: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
82nd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.4%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.425 % of female labor force in working age1995: 0.445 % of female labor force in working age1996: 0.432 % of female labor force in working age1998: 0.475 % of female labor force in working age1999: 0.477 % of female labor force in working age2000: 0.47 % of female labor force in working age2001: 0.471 % of female labor force in working age2002: 0.468 % of female labor force in working age2003: 0.492 % of female labor force in working age2004: 0.471 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.482 % of female labor force in working age2006: 0.486 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.492 % of female labor force in working age2008: 0.492 % of female labor force in working age2009: 0.493 % of female labor force in working age2012: 0.501 % of female labor force in working age2014: 0.499 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.489 % of female labor force in working age2016: 0.495 % of female labor force in working age2017: 0.489 % of female labor force in working age2018: 0.489 % of female labor force in working age2019: 0.502 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 82nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1991 0.4%
1995 0.4% +4.7%
1996 0.4% -2.8%
1998 0.5% +10.0%
1999 0.5% +0.4%
2000 0.5% -1.5%
2001 0.5% +0.3%
2002 0.5% -0.7%
2003 0.5% +5.1%
2004 0.5% -4.3%
2005 0.5% +2.3%
2006 0.5% +0.8%
2007 0.5% +1.2%
2008 0.5% +0.0%
2009 0.5% +0.3%
2012 0.5% +1.5%
2014 0.5% -0.4%
2015 0.5% -1.9%
2016 0.5% +1.3%
2017 0.5% -1.2%
2018 0.5% -0.0%
2019 0.5% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador?
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female?
El Salvador ranks 82nd out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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