Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 42.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in El Salvador is 42.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in El Salvador peaked at 53.9% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 42.3%, in 2025.
That places El Salvador 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 53.9% | — |
| 1992 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 52.9% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 52.7% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 52.3% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 51.2% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 50.8% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 50.7% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 49.8% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.8% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 45.7% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 46.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 43.6% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 42.3% | -1.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 42.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.5%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 42.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.5%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3% | 50.7% | 53.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 48.8% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 45.7% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 42.3% | 48.3% | 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in El Salvador?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in El Salvador was 42.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.3% in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.