Labor force, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Labor force, female was 42.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 42.4% for labor force, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in El Salvador peaked at 42.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.7% | — |
| 1991 | 34.8% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 35.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 36.4% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 37.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 36.3% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 38.5% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 39.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 39.5% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 41.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 41.2% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.5% | 34.7% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 39.3% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 41.2% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 41.2% | 42.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 119 North Macedonia 42.7% compare
- 120 Italy 42.6% compare
- 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.4% compare
- 123 Romania 42.4% compare
- 124 Paraguay 42.2% compare
- 125 Trinidad and Tobago 42.1% compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,853 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 100,826 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 100,758 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 417,193 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 594,860 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0939 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in El Salvador?
- Labor force, female in El Salvador was 42.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for labor force, female?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.