Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador

El Salvador: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
71st
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1998
All-time low
0.1%
in 2007
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador, 1991–2019

00.050.10.151991200520191991: 0.149 % of urban youth labor force1995: 0.14 % of urban youth labor force1996: 0.145 % of urban youth labor force1998: 0.15 % of urban youth labor force1999: 0.141 % of urban youth labor force2000: 0.111 % of urban youth labor force2001: 0.099 % of urban youth labor force2002: 0.096 % of urban youth labor force2003: 0.119 % of urban youth labor force2004: 0.096 % of urban youth labor force2005: 0.15 % of urban youth labor force2006: 0.098 % of urban youth labor force2007: 0.084 % of urban youth labor force2008: 0.1 % of urban youth labor force2009: 0.128 % of urban youth labor force2012: 0.114 % of urban youth labor force2014: 0.131 % of urban youth labor force2015: 0.115 % of urban youth labor force2016: 0.128 % of urban youth labor force2017: 0.122 % of urban youth labor force2018: 0.118 % of urban youth labor force2019: 0.12 % of urban youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban youth labor force.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador is 0.1%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador peaked at 0.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.

El Salvador ranks 71st of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of urban youth labor force Change
1991 0.1%
1995 0.1% -5.9%
1996 0.1% +3.9%
1998 0.2% +3.5%
1999 0.1% -6.5%
2000 0.1% -21.4%
2001 0.1% -10.0%
2002 0.1% -3.0%
2003 0.1% +23.8%
2004 0.1% -19.5%
2005 0.1% +55.9%
2006 0.1% -34.8%
2007 0.1% -14.2%
2008 0.1% +18.8%
2009 0.1% +29.0%
2012 0.1% -11.3%
2014 0.1% +14.6%
2015 0.1% -11.8%
2016 0.1% +11.0%
2017 0.1% -4.5%
2018 0.1% -2.9%
2019 0.1% +1.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 57% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 64% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 68 Denmark 0.1% compare
  2. 69 Pakistan 0.1% compare
  3. 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.1% compare
  4. 72 Norway 0.1% compare
  5. 73 Dominican Republic 0.1% compare
  6. 74 Nigeria 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban in El Salvador was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban?
El Salvador ranks 71st out of 97 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban (% of urban youth labor force)
Unit
% of urban youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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