Unemployment rate women in El Salvador
El Salvador: Unemployment rate women was 3.57 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.57
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
137th
of 186 countries
All-time high
7.08
in 1992
All-time low
3.14
in 2014
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate women in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 3.57 for unemployment rate women in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in El Salvador peaked at 7.08 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3.14, in 2014.
That places El Salvador 137th out of 186 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.
Unemployment rate women in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.43 | — |
| 1992 | 7.08 | +10.1% |
| 1993 | 6.81 | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 6.41 | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 5.87 | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 6.47 | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 5.32 | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 5.77 | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 4.85 | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 3.74 | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 5.21 | +39.6% |
| 2002 | 3.46 | -33.6% |
| 2003 | 3.5 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.83 | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 4.79 | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 3.88 | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 3.71 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 3.62 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 4.92 | +35.9% |
| 2010 | 4.16 | -15.5% |
| 2011 | 3.41 | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.33 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.14 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 3.47 | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 3.85 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 4 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 3.75 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.38 | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 5.42 | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 4.76 | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 3.3 | -30.7% |
| 2023 | 3.36 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 3.63 | +8.1% |
| 2025 | 3.57 | -1.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 3.57 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5, 48% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 3.57 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.33, 49% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.11 | 4.85 | 7.08 | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.07 | 3.46 | 5.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.68 | 3.14 | 4.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.01 | 3.3 | 5.42 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 134 Bangladesh 3.67 compare
- 135 North Korea 3.65 compare
- 136 Bahrain 3.63 compare
- 138 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.54 compare
- 139 Myanmar 3.54 compare
- 140 Germany 3.41 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 women in El Salvador?
- Unemployment rate women in El Salvador was 3.57 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 7.08 in 1992.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 in 2014.
- How does El Salvador rank for unemployment rate women?
- El Salvador ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).