Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador

El Salvador: Wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 0.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
68th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2006
All-time low
0.6%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.593 % of total employed population in working age1995: 0.59 % of total employed population in working age1996: 0.594 % of total employed population in working age1998: 0.614 % of total employed population in working age1999: 0.623 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.598 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.605 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.589 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.609 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.622 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.596 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.633 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.621 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.612 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.591 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.599 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.621 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.616 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.618 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.619 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.632 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.631 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.6% for wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2002.

That places El Salvador 68th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Wage 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 0.6%
1995 0.6% -0.5%
1996 0.6% +0.6%
1998 0.6% +3.4%
1999 0.6% +1.5%
2000 0.6% -4.1%
2001 0.6% +1.2%
2002 0.6% -2.7%
2003 0.6% +3.5%
2004 0.6% +2.2%
2005 0.6% -4.2%
2006 0.6% +6.2%
2007 0.6% -1.9%
2008 0.6% -1.3%
2009 0.6% -3.5%
2012 0.6% +1.4%
2014 0.6% +3.7%
2015 0.6% -1.0%
2016 0.6% +0.4%
2017 0.6% +0.2%
2018 0.6% +2.2%
2019 0.6% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
How does El Salvador rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
El Salvador ranks 68th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 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
Wage 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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