Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities was 46.09 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in El Salvador, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in El Salvador is 46.09, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in El Salvador peaked at 53.57 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 46.09, in 2025.
That places El Salvador 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 52.82 | — |
| 2011 | 52.86 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.27 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 51 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 52.6 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 53.07 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 53.09 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.57 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 53.16 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 52.89 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 49.55 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 50.56 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 49.11 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 47.98 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 48.72 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 46.09 | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.73 | 51 | 53.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.67 | 46.09 | 50.56 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in El Salvador?
- Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities in El Salvador was 46.09 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 53.57 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.09 in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities?
- El Salvador ranks 9th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 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 International Labour Organization, published as part of Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). For more information, refer to the Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND) database description.