El Salvador Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
- El Salvador youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 13.74%, a 0.46% increase from 2020.
- El Salvador youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 13.28%, a 3.46% increase from 2019.
- El Salvador youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 9.82%, a 0.31% increase from 2018.
- El Salvador youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 9.51%, a 0.47% decline from 2017.
| El Salvador Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
% of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
13.74% |
0.46% |
| 2020 |
13.28% |
3.46% |
| 2019 |
9.82% |
0.31% |
| 2018 |
9.51% |
-0.47% |
| 2017 |
9.99% |
0.27% |
| 2016 |
9.71% |
0.87% |
| 2015 |
8.84% |
-0.95% |
| 2014 |
9.79% |
1.11% |
| 2013 |
8.68% |
0.10% |
| 2012 |
8.58% |
-0.07% |
| 2011 |
8.65% |
-1.60% |
| 2010 |
10.25% |
-3.81% |
| 2009 |
14.06% |
3.04% |
| 2008 |
11.02% |
-0.58% |
| 2007 |
11.60% |
-0.36% |
| 2006 |
11.96% |
-1.27% |
| 2005 |
13.23% |
2.14% |
| 2004 |
11.08% |
-0.40% |
| 2003 |
11.48% |
0.84% |
| 2002 |
10.64% |
-2.35% |
| 2001 |
12.99% |
0.10% |
| 2000 |
12.89% |
0.46% |
| 1999 |
12.43% |
-0.83% |
| 1998 |
13.26% |
-1.82% |
| 1997 |
15.08% |
0.63% |
| 1996 |
14.46% |
0.07% |
| 1995 |
14.39% |
-0.06% |
| 1994 |
14.45% |
-4.11% |
| 1993 |
18.55% |
3.63% |
| 1992 |
14.92% |
0.77% |
| 1991 |
14.15% |
0.77% |
