Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador

El Salvador: Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
38th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2009
All-time low
0.3%
in 2006
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.10.20.30.41991200520191991: 0.336 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.352 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.357 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.355 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.334 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.351 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.351 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.367 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.345 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.336 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.362 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.325 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.337 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.347 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.37 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.363 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.34 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.344 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.345 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.346 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.325 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.327 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador stood at 0.3%.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.

El Salvador ranks 38th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1991 0.3%
1995 0.4% +4.8%
1996 0.4% +1.3%
1998 0.4% -0.6%
1999 0.3% -5.8%
2000 0.4% +5.1%
2001 0.4% -0.1%
2002 0.4% +4.7%
2003 0.3% -5.9%
2004 0.3% -2.8%
2005 0.4% +7.9%
2006 0.3% -10.3%
2007 0.3% +3.9%
2008 0.3% +3.0%
2009 0.4% +6.6%
2012 0.4% -2.0%
2014 0.3% -6.4%
2015 0.3% +1.3%
2016 0.3% +0.2%
2017 0.3% +0.2%
2018 0.3% -6.0%
2019 0.3% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 5
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador?
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
How does El Salvador rank for unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total?
El Salvador ranks 38th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unpaid or self-employed workers, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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