Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 66.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in El Salvador stood at 66.2%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in El Salvador peaked at 66.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.9% | — |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 63.1% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 64.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 65.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 64.2% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 62.7% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 62.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 64.9% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 64.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 64.1% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 63.6% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 63.1% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 64.9% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 64.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 64.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 60.2% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.7% | 62.4% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 63.1% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 61.9% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 60.2% | 66.2% | 6 |
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- 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)
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- 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, total (% of total population ages) in El Salvador?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in El Salvador was 66.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- El Salvador ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.