Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in El Salvador
El Salvador: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in El Salvador, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in El Salvador is 2.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in El Salvador peaked at 7.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2024.
That places El Salvador 151st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -33.3% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 3.7% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -30.9% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -9.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 49% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.0%, 45% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 150 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.7% compare
- 152 Isle of Man 2.7% compare
- 153 Mexico 2.6% compare
- 154 Czechia 2.6% 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in El Salvador?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in El Salvador was 2.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2024.
- How does El Salvador rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- El Salvador ranks 151st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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