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

El Salvador: Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
29th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

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

00.20.40.61991200520191991: 0.584 % of urban population1995: 0.607 % of urban population1996: 0.612 % of urban population1998: 0.604 % of urban population1999: 0.612 % of urban population2000: 0.609 % of urban population2001: 0.615 % of urban population2002: 0.614 % of urban population2003: 0.619 % of urban population2004: 0.616 % of urban population2005: 0.614 % of urban population2006: 0.615 % of urban population2007: 0.626 % of urban population2008: 0.621 % of urban population2009: 0.634 % of urban population2012: 0.658 % of urban population2014: 0.666 % of urban population2015: 0.667 % of urban population2016: 0.673 % of urban population2017: 0.669 % of urban population2018: 0.674 % of urban population2019: 0.678 % of urban population

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

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 0.7% for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 29th of 99 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, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of urban population Change
1991 0.6%
1995 0.6% +3.8%
1996 0.6% +0.9%
1998 0.6% -1.4%
1999 0.6% +1.4%
2000 0.6% -0.5%
2001 0.6% +1.0%
2002 0.6% -0.3%
2003 0.6% +1.0%
2004 0.6% -0.5%
2005 0.6% -0.3%
2006 0.6% +0.1%
2007 0.6% +1.7%
2008 0.6% -0.8%
2009 0.6% +2.2%
2012 0.7% +3.7%
2014 0.7% +1.2%
2015 0.7% +0.2%
2016 0.7% +0.8%
2017 0.7% -0.6%
2018 0.7% +0.8%
2019 0.7% +0.6%

Averages by decade

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

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  6. 32 Sri Lanka 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, urban?
El Salvador ranks 29th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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