Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural was 0.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
32nd
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2012
All-time low
0.2%
in 1995
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.10.20.31991200420171991: 0.211 % of rural employed population in working age1995: 0.153 % of rural employed population in working age1996: 0.16 % of rural employed population in working age1998: 0.207 % of rural employed population in working age1999: 0.224 % of rural employed population in working age2000: 0.218 % of rural employed population in working age2001: 0.236 % of rural employed population in working age2002: 0.251 % of rural employed population in working age2003: 0.237 % of rural employed population in working age2004: 0.201 % of rural employed population in working age2005: 0.264 % of rural employed population in working age2006: 0.223 % of rural employed population in working age2007: 0.27 % of rural employed population in working age2008: 0.247 % of rural employed population in working age2009: 0.276 % of rural employed population in working age2012: 0.292 % of rural employed population in working age2014: 0.274 % of rural employed population in working age2015: 0.273 % of rural employed population in working age2016: 0.271 % of rural employed population in working age2017: 0.266 % of rural employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed population in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador is 0.3%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1995.

That places El Salvador 32nd out of 76 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of rural employed population in working age Change
1991 0.2%
1995 0.2% -27.7%
1996 0.2% +4.4%
1998 0.2% +30.0%
1999 0.2% +8.0%
2000 0.2% -2.6%
2001 0.2% +8.1%
2002 0.3% +6.6%
2003 0.2% -5.6%
2004 0.2% -15.1%
2005 0.3% +31.1%
2006 0.2% -15.4%
2007 0.3% +20.9%
2008 0.2% -8.5%
2009 0.3% +11.9%
2012 0.3% +5.7%
2014 0.3% -6.1%
2015 0.3% -0.3%
2016 0.3% -0.8%
2017 0.3% -1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1995.
How does El Salvador rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural?
El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 76 countries with data for 2017.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural employed population in working age)
Unit
% of rural employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,013 data points, 1980–2021
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