Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 53.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in El Salvador is 53.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in El Salvador peaked at 53.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 129th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.2% | — |
| 1991 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 44.9% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 46.6% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 48.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 47.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 47.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 47.5% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 49.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 49.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 49.3% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 48.9% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 52.5% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 53.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.9%, 95% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 53.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.2%, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.7% | 42.2% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 47.5% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 48.3% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 46.8% | 53.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 126 Mali 54.3% compare
- 127 French Polynesia 54.2% compare
- 128 Costa Rica 53.5% compare
- 130 Sierra Leone 53.1% compare
- 131 Philippines 52.8% compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.5% compare
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 labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in El Salvador?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in El Salvador was 53.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- El Salvador ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.