Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 49.1% 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 49.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in El Salvador peaked at 49.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 41.0% | — |
| 1991 | 41.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 41.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 43.4% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 44.9% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 43.1% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 41.9% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 41.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 45.6% | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 48.5% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 49.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.1%, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 49.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.5%, 93% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 41.0% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 44.5% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 44.9% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 43.2% | 49.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 119 South Africa 49.9% compare
- 120 Belgium 49.8% compare
- 121 Channel Islands 49.2% compare
- 123 Eswatini 48.5% compare
- 124 Lesotho 48.1% compare
- 125 Trinidad and Tobago 47.8% 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 49.1% 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 49.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd 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 8.8%. 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+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.