Informal employment, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Informal employment, female was 57.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Informal employment, female in El Salvador, 2020–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2024, informal employment, female in El Salvador stood at 57.6%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over five years.
That places El Salvador 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Informal employment, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total female non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 63.8% | — |
| 2021 | 62.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 57.6% | -7.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 57.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 2.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 57.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.3%, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 informal employment, female in El Salvador?
- Informal employment, female in El Salvador was 57.6% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest informal employment, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for informal employment, female?
- El Salvador ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, female (% of total female non-agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).