El Salvador - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in El Salvador was 42.11 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 42.75 in 2013, while its lowest value was 34.61 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 34.61
1991 34.78
1992 35.32
1993 36.48
1994 37.25
1995 36.48
1996 36.45
1997 36.71
1998 38.73
1999 39.26
2000 39.51
2001 39.75
2002 40.00
2003 40.41
2004 40.07
2005 40.56
2006 41.01
2007 40.64
2008 41.00
2009 41.35
2010 41.71
2011 41.53
2012 41.92
2013 42.75
2014 42.29
2015 41.98
2016 42.20
2017 41.79
2018 41.87
2019 42.03
2020 41.90
2021 42.11

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in El Salvador was 2,722,965 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,786,916 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1,862,121 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1,862,121
1991 1,907,382
1992 1,953,269
1993 2,015,428
1994 2,085,763
1995 2,086,113
1996 2,066,830
1997 2,090,413
1998 2,201,872
1999 2,200,797
2000 2,205,229
2001 2,210,126
2002 2,213,925
2003 2,323,550
2004 2,285,105
2005 2,330,116
2006 2,383,698
2007 2,430,226
2008 2,457,930
2009 2,486,427
2010 2,516,443
2011 2,550,005
2012 2,607,181
2013 2,665,750
2014 2,648,113
2015 2,638,742
2016 2,696,801
2017 2,710,376
2018 2,716,898
2019 2,786,916
2020 2,640,908
2021 2,722,965

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure