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

El Salvador: Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
68th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 1999
All-time low
0.6%
in 2005
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.654 % of urban employed population in working age1995: 0.632 % of urban employed population in working age1996: 0.64 % of urban employed population in working age1998: 0.67 % of urban employed population in working age1999: 0.673 % of urban employed population in working age2000: 0.647 % of urban employed population in working age2001: 0.654 % of urban employed population in working age2002: 0.639 % of urban employed population in working age2003: 0.646 % of urban employed population in working age2004: 0.638 % of urban employed population in working age2005: 0.618 % of urban employed population in working age2006: 0.66 % of urban employed population in working age2007: 0.661 % of urban employed population in working age2008: 0.646 % of urban employed population in working age2009: 0.629 % of urban employed population in working age2012: 0.638 % of urban employed population in working age2014: 0.661 % of urban employed population in working age2015: 0.647 % of urban employed population in working age2016: 0.651 % of urban employed population in working age2017: 0.647 % of urban employed population in working age2018: 0.652 % of urban employed population in working age2019: 0.652 % of urban employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador stood at 0.7%.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.

El Salvador ranks 68th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of urban employed population in working age Change
1991 0.7%
1995 0.6% -3.4%
1996 0.6% +1.3%
1998 0.7% +4.7%
1999 0.7% +0.4%
2000 0.6% -3.9%
2001 0.7% +1.1%
2002 0.6% -2.3%
2003 0.6% +1.1%
2004 0.6% -1.2%
2005 0.6% -3.2%
2006 0.7% +6.8%
2007 0.7% +0.1%
2008 0.6% -2.1%
2009 0.6% -2.7%
2012 0.6% +1.6%
2014 0.7% +3.6%
2015 0.6% -2.2%
2016 0.7% +0.6%
2017 0.6% -0.5%
2018 0.7% +0.7%
2019 0.7% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
How does El Salvador rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
El Salvador ranks 68th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban employed population in working age)
Unit
% of urban employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,312 data points, 1970–2021
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