Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador

El Salvador: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male was 1.67 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.67 million
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
61st
of 109 countries
All-time high
1.67 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.08 million
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador, 1991–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1991200520191991: 1.1M1995: 1.2M1996: 1.2M1998: 1.3M1999: 1.3M2000: 1.3M2001: 1.4M2002: 1.3M2003: 1.5M2004: 1.4M2005: 1.5M2006: 1.5M2007: 1.2M2008: 1.4M2009: 1.4M2012: 1.5M2014: 1.5M2015: 1.5M2016: 1.6M2017: 1.6M2018: 1.6M2019: 1.7M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 1.67 million for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador peaked at 1.67 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.08 million, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 61st out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 1.08 million —
1995 1.20 million +11.1%
1996 1.25 million +4.1%
1998 1.33 million +6.3%
1999 1.28 million -3.6%
2000 1.34 million +4.5%
2001 1.39 million +4.4%
2002 1.35 million -3.2%
2003 1.48 million +9.7%
2004 1.45 million -2.1%
2005 1.50 million +3.2%
2006 1.46 million -2.4%
2007 1.25 million -14.7%
2008 1.35 million +8.6%
2009 1.37 million +1.0%
2012 1.48 million +8.5%
2014 1.52 million +2.4%
2015 1.54 million +1.6%
2016 1.57 million +1.9%
2017 1.61 million +2.1%
2018 1.62 million +1.0%
2019 1.67 million +3.1%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 1.67 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.86 million, 90% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 1.67 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.41 million, 69% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.23 million 1.08 million 1.33 million 5
2000s 1.39 million 1.25 million 1.50 million 10
2010s 1.57 million 1.48 million 1.67 million 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 58 Bulgaria 1.87 million compare
  2. 59 Togo 1.74 million compare
  3. 60 Serbia 1.70 million compare
  4. 62 Nicaragua 1.65 million compare
  5. 63 Jordan 1.49 million compare
  6. 64 Slovakia 1.49 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male in El Salvador was 1.67 million in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.67 million in 2019.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 1.08 million in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male?
El Salvador ranks 61st out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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 Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,563 data points, 1970–2021
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