Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 50.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador is 50.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador peaked at 50.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 100th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 30.0% | — |
| 1992 | 30.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 32.3% | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 35.2% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 37.8% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 40.7% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 45.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 50.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.1%, 97% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 50.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57.8%, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.0% | 30.0% | 39.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 40.7% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.6% | 44.6% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 49.4% | 50.7% | 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 employment in services, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador was 50.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 100th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).