Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 75.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
86th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.5%
in 2025
All-time low
36.4%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in El Salvador, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in El Salvador stood at 75.5%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in El Salvador peaked at 75.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1950.
El Salvador ranks 86th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 36.4% | — |
| 1951 | 36.6% | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 36.9% | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 37.1% | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 37.3% | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 37.5% | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 37.9% | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 38.1% | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 38.2% | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 38.4% | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 38.5% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 38.6% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 38.7% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 38.9% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 39.1% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 39.2% | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 39.5% | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 39.7% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 40.2% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 41.4% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 41.8% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 42.8% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 43.4% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 43.9% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 44.5% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 47.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 48.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 49.0% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 49.6% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 51.7% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 53.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 54.0% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 54.8% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 55.7% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 57.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 60.1% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 61.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 75.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.4% | 36.4% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.9% | 38.4% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.6% | 39.4% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.5% | 42.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.2% | 49.0% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 56.6% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 65.4% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 73.1% | 75.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in El Salvador?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in El Salvador was 75.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1950.
- How does El Salvador rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- El Salvador ranks 86th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.