Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 was 0.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
46th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1991
All-time low
0.4%
in 2002
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.61991200420171991: 0.563 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector1995: 0.526 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector1996: 0.481 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector1998: 0.462 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector1999: 0.504 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2000: 0.467 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2001: 0.408 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2002: 0.377 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2003: 0.456 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2004: 0.511 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2005: 0.458 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2006: 0.529 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2007: 0.497 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2008: 0.444 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2009: 0.439 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2012: 0.441 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2014: 0.476 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2015: 0.501 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2016: 0.499 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector2017: 0.493 % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in El Salvador is 0.5%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.

El Salvador ranks 46th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.5% -6.5%
1996 0.5% -8.6%
1998 0.5% -4.0%
1999 0.5% +9.2%
2000 0.5% -7.4%
2001 0.4% -12.6%
2002 0.4% -7.7%
2003 0.5% +21.0%
2004 0.5% +12.0%
2005 0.5% -10.3%
2006 0.5% +15.4%
2007 0.5% -5.9%
2008 0.4% -10.7%
2009 0.4% -1.3%
2012 0.4% +0.5%
2014 0.5% +8.0%
2015 0.5% +5.3%
2016 0.5% -0.5%
2017 0.5% -1.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5% compare
  2. 44 Nicaragua 0.5% compare
  3. 45 Egypt 0.5% compare
  4. 47 Honduras 0.5% compare
  5. 48 Guatemala 0.5% compare
  6. 49 Brazil 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in El Salvador?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 in El Salvador was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24?
El Salvador ranks 46th out of 90 countries with data for 2017.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers aged 15-24 in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,254 data points, 1970–2021
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