Proportion of labor force who are women in El Salvador
El Salvador: Proportion of labor force who are women was 42.43 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
42.43
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
121st
of 186 countries
All-time high
42.51
in 2024
All-time low
34.72
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Proportion of labor force who are women in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of labor force who are women in El Salvador is 42.43, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of labor force who are women in El Salvador peaked at 42.51 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.72, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 121st 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 36 years of available data.
Proportion of labor force who are women in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.72 | — |
| 1991 | 34.79 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 35.21 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 36.36 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 37.15 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 36.34 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 36.26 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 36.51 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 38.5 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 39.01 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 39.26 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 39.54 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 39.84 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 40.2 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 39.74 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.25 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 40.76 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 40.67 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.95 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 41.23 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.52 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 41.32 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 41.69 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 42.28 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.83 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 41.43 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 41.68 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 41.25 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.24 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.39 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.2 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 41.17 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 41.25 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 42.41 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 42.51 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 42.43 | -0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 42.43 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.44, 100% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 42.43 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.43, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.48 | 34.72 | 39.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.24 | 39.26 | 41.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.56 | 41.24 | 42.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.83 | 41.17 | 42.51 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 118 North Macedonia 42.68 compare
- 119 Italy 42.56 compare
- 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.44 compare
- 122 Romania 42.41 compare
- 123 Paraguay 42.23 compare
- 124 Trinidad and Tobago 42.12 compare
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 proportion of labor force who are women in El Salvador?
- Proportion of labor force who are women in El Salvador was 42.43 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of labor force who are women recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 42.51 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of labor force who are women recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.72 in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for proportion of labor force who are women?
- El Salvador ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of labor force who are women rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion of labor force who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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