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

El Salvador: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male was 0.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
33rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1991
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81991200520191991: 0.849 % of male labor force in working age1995: 0.845 % of male labor force in working age1996: 0.828 % of male labor force in working age1998: 0.832 % of male labor force in working age1999: 0.819 % of male labor force in working age2000: 0.797 % of male labor force in working age2001: 0.809 % of male labor force in working age2002: 0.777 % of male labor force in working age2003: 0.822 % of male labor force in working age2004: 0.784 % of male labor force in working age2005: 0.819 % of male labor force in working age2006: 0.787 % of male labor force in working age2007: 0.797 % of male labor force in working age2008: 0.808 % of male labor force in working age2009: 0.795 % of male labor force in working age2012: 0.803 % of male labor force in working age2014: 0.798 % of male labor force in working age2015: 0.792 % of male labor force in working age2016: 0.798 % of male labor force in working age2017: 0.806 % of male labor force in working age2018: 0.8 % of male labor force in working age2019: 0.817 % of male labor force in working age

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.8% for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador peaked at 0.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.

That places El Salvador 33rd out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of male labor force in working age Change
1991 0.8%
1995 0.8% -0.5%
1996 0.8% -2.0%
1998 0.8% +0.5%
1999 0.8% -1.6%
2000 0.8% -2.7%
2001 0.8% +1.5%
2002 0.8% -3.9%
2003 0.8% +5.7%
2004 0.8% -4.6%
2005 0.8% +4.5%
2006 0.8% -4.0%
2007 0.8% +1.4%
2008 0.8% +1.4%
2009 0.8% -1.6%
2012 0.8% +1.0%
2014 0.8% -0.7%
2015 0.8% -0.8%
2016 0.8% +0.8%
2017 0.8% +1.0%
2018 0.8% -0.8%
2019 0.8% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 30 Bangladesh 0.8% compare
  2. 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8% compare
  3. 32 Bulgaria 0.8% compare
  4. 34 Thailand 0.8% compare
  5. 35 Nigeria 0.8% compare
  6. 36 Estonia 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

More reference data data for El Salvador

All data for El Salvador →

Frequently asked questions

What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador?
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male?
El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador. Statizoid. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/labor-force-participation-rate-aged-15-64-male-percent-of-male-labor-force-in-working-age/el-salvador/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/labor-force-participation-rate-aged-15-64-male-percent-of-male-labor-force-in-working-age/el-salvador/">Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, male (% of male labor force in working age)
Unit
% of male 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
Last refreshed