Children in employment in El Salvador
El Salvador: Children in employment was 41.39 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in employment in El Salvador, 2015–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, children in employment in El Salvador stood at 41.39. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in employment in El Salvador peaked at 98.25 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.39, in 2025.
That places El Salvador 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Children in employment in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 98.25 | — |
| 2020 | 62.69 | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 62.27 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 55.09 | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 50.05 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 44.82 | -10.5% |
| 2025 | 41.39 | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.25 | 98.25 | 98.25 | 1 |
| 2020s | 52.72 | 41.39 | 62.69 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 20 Argentina 47.61 compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 47.07 compare
- 22 Paraguay 43.97 compare
- 24 Panama 27.6 compare
- 25 Republic of Moldova 22.15 compare
- 26 South Africa 12.74 compare
More work & labour data for El Salvador
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8531 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.8121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.893 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2563 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,984 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,013 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,591 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,482 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,073 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children in employment in El Salvador?
- Children in employment in El Salvador was 41.39 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest children in employment recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.25 in 2015.
- What is the lowest children in employment recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.39 in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for children in employment?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in employment rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Children in employment (15-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator is based on harmonized definitions used by the ILO in the context of producing global estimates. Data may differ from nationally reported figures. This indicator refers to children ages 5-17 years old engaged in any form of market production and certain types of non-market production (principally that of goods such as agricultural produce for own use). This includes work in both the formal and informal economy, inside and outside family settings, for pay or profit (cash or in-kind, part-time or full-time) and domestic work outside the child's own household for an employer (paid or unpaid). Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Child Labour Statistics (CHILD) database description.