Female employment rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Female employment rate was 47.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female employment rate in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, female employment rate in El Salvador stood at 47.3%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female employment rate in El Salvador peaked at 47.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 1991.
That places El Salvador 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Female employment rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 38.4% | — |
| 1992 | 38.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 40.5% | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 42.0% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 40.6% | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 39.6% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 42.9% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 43.7% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 42.8% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 43.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 43.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 44.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 44.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 43.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 47.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.6% | 38.4% | 43.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 42.8% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.2% | 43.2% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.0% | 40.9% | 47.3% | 6 |
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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 female employment rate in El Salvador?
- Female employment rate in El Salvador was 47.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female employment rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest female employment rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for female employment rate?
- El Salvador ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female employment rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.