Employers, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 6.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 6.0% for employers, male (% of male employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador peaked at 6.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.5% | — |
| 1992 | 5.6% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 5.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | -0.3% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.4% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 employers, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador was 6.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 49th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).