Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 23.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, total in El Salvador, 2010–2025
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 23.7% for part time employment, total in 2025.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in El Salvador peaked at 25.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 68th out of 115 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24.4% | — |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 25.9% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | +4.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 23.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.8%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 23.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.2%, 84% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.2% | 22.5% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 21.7% | 24.4% | 6 |
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 part time employment, total in El Salvador?
- Part time employment, total in El Salvador was 23.7% in 2025, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for part time employment, total?
- El Salvador ranks 68th out of 115 countries with data for 2025.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.