Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 30.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador stood at 30.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador peaked at 38.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 101st 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, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.0% | — |
| 1992 | 34.7% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 38.0% | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 37.6% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 38.2% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 37.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 37.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 35.1% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 37.3% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 36.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 30.8% | -0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 30.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.1%, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 30.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.6%, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.7% | 34.0% | 38.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 35.0% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 33.3% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 30.5% | 32.2% | 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, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador was 30.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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, male (% of male 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.