Barbados vs El Salvador: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)

Barbados
42.1%
in 2024
El Salvador
41.4%
in 2024
Barbados rank
50th
El Salvador rank
53rd

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) over time

  • Barbados
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 42.1% against 41.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1992 it was El Salvador ahead.

Barbados ranks 50th and El Salvador ranks 53rd of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 41.9% 40.4% 1.4% Barbados
2000s 42.1% 43.7% 1.6% El Salvador
2010s 31.8% 42.1% 10.4% El Salvador
2020s 37.2% 42.4% 5.2% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%), Barbados or El Salvador?
Barbados, at 42.1% against 41.4% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) between Barbados and El Salvador?
0.7%, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and El Salvador?
15 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Barbados and El Salvador rank globally for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
Barbados ranks 50th and El Salvador ranks 53rd of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 4,009 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.