Labor force participation rate, male (% of male) … national male in El Salvador
El Salvador: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male) … national male was 76.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in El Salvador, 1961–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 76.9% for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in El Salvador peaked at 92.3% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1975.
That places El Salvador 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 42 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male) … national male in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 92.3% | — |
| 1971 | 90.6% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 46.0% | -49.2% |
| 1978 | 83.4% | +81.1% |
| 1979 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 83.3% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 80.1% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 77.7% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 82.5% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 81.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 81.8% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 79.8% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 79.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 78.8% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 78.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 81.1% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 78.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 76.8% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 76.9% | +0.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 76.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.3%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 76.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.5%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, male (% of male) … national male in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +81.1% | 46.0% | 83.4% |
| 1975 | -49.2% | 90.6% | 46.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.3% | 92.3% | 92.3% | 1 |
| 1970s | 76.1% | 46.0% | 90.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 83.3% | 83.3% | 83.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 77.7% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 76.3% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 76.8% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.9% | 75.6% | 78.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in El Salvador?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) in El Salvador was 76.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 1961.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1975.
- How does El Salvador rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+)?
- El Salvador ranks 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national 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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.