Employment outside the formal sector in El Salvador
El Salvador: Employment outside the formal sector was 1,709 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Employment outside the formal sector in El Salvador, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 1,709 for employment outside the formal sector in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment outside the formal sector in El Salvador peaked at 1,876 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,690, in 2024.
El Salvador ranks 32nd of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Employment outside the formal sector in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,816 | — |
| 2015 | 1,694 | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 1,782 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1,822 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1,805 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,876 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1,733 | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 1,779 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1,789 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,792 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1,690 | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 1,709 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,799 | 1,694 | 1,876 | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,749 | 1,690 | 1,792 | 6 |
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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 outside the formal sector in El Salvador?
- Employment outside the formal sector in El Salvador was 1,709 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment outside the formal sector recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,876 in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment outside the formal sector recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,690 in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for employment outside the formal sector?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 81 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment outside the formal sector rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). 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 is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. This harmonized series for employment outside the formal sector is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. Data disaggregated by occupation are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO). Data may have been regrouped from the national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISCO. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.