Employers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 4.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador stood at 4.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador peaked at 4.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.4% | — |
| 1992 | 4.4% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.4% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 4.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -0.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 4.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 4.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.7%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 4.8% | 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, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador was 4.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, total (% of total 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).