Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 53.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 53.3% for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in El Salvador peaked at 70.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.8% | — |
| 1991 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 70.2% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 70.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 70.0% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 66.4% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 64.6% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 67.0% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 65.7% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 62.4% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 61.9% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 57.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 53.1% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.6% | 64.6% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 59.6% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 54.8% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.1% | 56.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in El Salvador?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 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 for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- El Salvador ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.