Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 2,618 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in El Salvador, 2020–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2,618 for employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
El Salvador ranks 42nd of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2,323 | — |
| 2021 | 2,423 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 2,525 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 2,606 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 2,531 | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 2,618 | +3.4% |
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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 employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in El Salvador?
- Employment (current ilo definition - icls19) in El Salvador was 2,618 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2,618 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,323 in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for employment (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 71 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment (current ilo definition - icls19) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. Persons in employment are defined as all those of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit. They comprise employed persons who worked in a job for at least one hour and employed persons not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.