LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in El Salvador
El Salvador: LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment was 6.33 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in El Salvador, 2020–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in El Salvador is 6.33, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
El Salvador ranks 42nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.24 | — |
| 2021 | 8.56 | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 5.95 | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 6.41 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 6.16 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 6.33 | +2.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.33 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.93, 64% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.33 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.28, 52% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in El Salvador?
- Lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment in El Salvador was 6.33 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 10.24 in 2020.
- What is the lowest lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 58 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu2: combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU2 represents the share of the labour force that are either in unemployment or time-related underemployment. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.