Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador
El Salvador: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
75th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1991
All-time low
0.0%
in 2006
Years of data
22
1991–2019
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, 1991–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban labor force in working age.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.1% for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in 2019.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places El Salvador 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of urban labor force in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +46.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -44.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +4.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 65% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1%, 61% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 72 Ghana 0.1% compare
- 73 Nepal 0.1% compare
- 74 Bangladesh 0.1% compare
- 76 Madagascar 0.1% compare
- 77 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% compare
- 78 Belarus 0.0% compare
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
- Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 75th out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
- Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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