El Salvador Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • El Salvador labor force participation rate for 2021 was 41.33%, a 1.98% increase from 2020.
  • El Salvador labor force participation rate for 2020 was 39.35%, a 4.17% decline from 2019.
  • El Salvador labor force participation rate for 2019 was 43.52%, a 1.19% increase from 2018.
  • El Salvador labor force participation rate for 2018 was 42.34%, a 0.37% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 70.82%
Cambodia 68.43%
Bolivia 57.65%
Lao PDR 57.02%
Angola 56.24%
Cameroon 54.87%
Vanuatu 54.47%
Vietnam 53.49%
Zambia 53.06%
Honduras 50.92%
Nicaragua 49.46%
Indonesia 48.33%
Ghana 43.33%
Kenya 42.07%
El Salvador 41.33%
Myanmar 40.61%
Republic of Congo 40.60%
Timor-Leste 40.17%
Lesotho 39.92%
Bangladesh 39.38%
Pakistan 38.99%
Uzbekistan 37.89%
Kyrgyz Republic 35.62%
Ukraine 35.50%
Georgia 34.47%
Papua New Guinea 34.46%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.59%
Nigeria 31.89%
Philippines 31.65%
Mongolia 31.30%
Cabo Verde 29.16%
Tunisia 28.90%
West Bank and Gaza 27.91%
Sri Lanka 26.76%
Bhutan 26.38%
Sudan 26.06%
Morocco 25.76%
India 23.68%
Eswatini 22.92%
Mauritania 21.94%
Egypt 21.02%
Moldova 16.90%
Djibouti 13.28%
El Salvador Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 41.33% 1.98%
2020 39.35% -4.17%
2019 43.52% 1.19%
2018 42.34% -0.37%
2017 42.70% 0.42%
2016 42.28% 0.72%
2015 41.56% -0.71%
2014 42.27% -0.79%
2013 43.06% -0.59%
2012 43.65% 0.51%
2011 43.14% -0.17%
2010 43.32% 0.19%
2009 43.13% 0.18%
2008 42.94% 0.17%
2007 42.77% -0.77%
2006 43.54% 0.43%
2005 43.10% 0.44%
2004 42.67% -1.66%
2003 44.32% 2.77%
2002 41.55% -1.12%
2001 42.67% -1.12%
2000 43.79% -1.10%
1999 44.88% -1.45%
1998 46.33% 4.07%
1997 42.27% -1.30%
1996 43.57% -2.33%
1995 45.90% -1.37%
1994 47.27% -0.36%
1993 47.63% 1.16%
1992 46.48% -0.09%
1991 46.57% -0.10%
1990 46.67% -0.10%