Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador

El Salvador: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban was 0.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
69th
of 86 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2003
All-time low
0.9%
in 2012
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador, 1991–2017

00.20.40.60.811991200420171991: 0.882 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.913 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241996: 0.908 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.914 % of urban employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.935 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.927 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.94 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.942 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.942 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.932 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.896 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.925 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.922 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.905 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.872 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.859 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.879 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.893 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.9 % of urban employed youth aged 15-242017: 0.902 % of urban employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2017, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador stood at 0.9%.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2012.

El Salvador ranks 69th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year % of urban employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1991 0.9%
1995 0.9% +3.5%
1996 0.9% -0.5%
1998 0.9% +0.7%
1999 0.9% +2.2%
2000 0.9% -0.8%
2001 0.9% +1.4%
2002 0.9% +0.2%
2003 0.9% +0.0%
2004 0.9% -1.2%
2005 0.9% -3.8%
2006 0.9% +3.3%
2007 0.9% -0.4%
2008 0.9% -1.8%
2009 0.9% -3.6%
2012 0.9% -1.5%
2014 0.9% +2.4%
2015 0.9% +1.5%
2016 0.9% +0.7%
2017 0.9% +0.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.0%, 95% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 66 Honduras 0.9% compare
  2. 67 Ukraine 0.9% compare
  3. 68 Cambodia 0.9% compare
  4. 70 Pakistan 0.9% compare
  5. 71 Rwanda 0.9% compare
  6. 72 Nicaragua 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2012.
How does El Salvador rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban?
El Salvador ranks 69th out of 86 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of urban employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,159 data points, 1970–2021
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