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

El Salvador: Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban was 1.89 million in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.89 million
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
50th
of 96 countries
All-time high
1.89 million
in 2019
All-time low
945,323
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1991200520191991: 945.3k1995: 1.2M1996: 1.2M1998: 1.4M1999: 1.4M2000: 1.4M2001: 1.5M2002: 1.5M2003: 1.6M2004: 1.6M2005: 1.7M2006: 1.7M2007: 1.5M2008: 1.6M2009: 1.6M2012: 1.7M2014: 1.8M2015: 1.8M2016: 1.8M2017: 1.7M2018: 1.8M2019: 1.9M

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador stood at 1.89 million. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador peaked at 1.89 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 945,323, in 1991.

That places El Salvador 50th out of 96 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.23 million 945,323 1.41 million 5
2000s 1.57 million 1.45 million 1.66 million 10
2010s 1.78 million 1.70 million 1.89 million 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 47 Zambia 2.30 million compare
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  3. 49 Honduras 2.19 million compare
  4. 51 Mali 1.81 million compare
  5. 52 Serbia 1.80 million compare
  6. 53 Denmark 1.76 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador was 1.89 million in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 1.89 million in 2019.
What is the lowest total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 945,323 in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban?
El Salvador ranks 50th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,364 data points, 1970–2021
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