Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in El Salvador
El Salvador: Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st was 3.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in El Salvador, 2007–2022
Source: ASPIRE.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in El Salvador is 3.3%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in El Salvador peaked at 8.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 33rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.0% | — |
| 2008 | 7.1% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -31.3% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -56.5% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +23.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.0%, 14% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.1%, 32% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 6.0% | 8.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.7% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2 |
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 poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in El Salvador?
- Poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st in El Salvador was 3.3% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
- What is the highest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st?
- El Salvador ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2022.
- Is poverty headcount reduction (%) - all social insurance - 1st rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Poverty Headcount reduction (%) - All Social Insurance - 1st quintile (poorest) -urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Poverty headcount reduction due to Social Insurance programs as % of pre-transfer poverty headcount