Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2018
All-time low
0.5%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.497 % of rural population1995: 0.515 % of rural population1996: 0.522 % of rural population1998: 0.523 % of rural population1999: 0.531 % of rural population2000: 0.532 % of rural population2001: 0.539 % of rural population2002: 0.542 % of rural population2003: 0.542 % of rural population2004: 0.552 % of rural population2005: 0.547 % of rural population2006: 0.556 % of rural population2007: 0.553 % of rural population2008: 0.564 % of rural population2009: 0.571 % of rural population2012: 0.598 % of rural population2014: 0.615 % of rural population2015: 0.621 % of rural population2016: 0.629 % of rural population2017: 0.636 % of rural population2018: 0.64 % of rural population2019: 0.64 % of rural population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population.

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 36th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of rural population Change
1991 0.5%
1995 0.5% +3.6%
1996 0.5% +1.4%
1998 0.5% +0.2%
1999 0.5% +1.6%
2000 0.5% +0.2%
2001 0.5% +1.2%
2002 0.5% +0.6%
2003 0.5% +0.0%
2004 0.6% +1.8%
2005 0.5% -1.0%
2006 0.6% +1.7%
2007 0.6% -0.5%
2008 0.6% +1.9%
2009 0.6% +1.3%
2012 0.6% +4.8%
2014 0.6% +2.8%
2015 0.6% +1.0%
2016 0.6% +1.2%
2017 0.6% +1.2%
2018 0.6% +0.6%
2019 0.6% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 7

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  6. 39 Italy 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, rural?
El Salvador ranks 36th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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