Labor force, total, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4696 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in El Salvador is 0.4696 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.4696 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3586 units per person, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 87th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3586 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3593 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3608 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3683 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3775 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3756 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3702 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.372 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3885 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3883 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3871 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3857 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3844 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3961 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3891 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3943 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3993 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4056 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4061 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4067 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4072 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4093 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4178 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4244 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4205 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4192 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4267 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4279 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4285 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4391 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4164 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4379 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4469 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4604 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4656 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4696 units per person | +0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.4696 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.4696 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4785 units per person, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3719 units per person | 0.3586 units per person | 0.3885 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3954 units per person | 0.3844 units per person | 0.4067 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4221 units per person | 0.4072 units per person | 0.4391 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4495 units per person | 0.4164 units per person | 0.4696 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More education data for El Salvador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,715 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in El Salvador?
- Labor force, total, per capita in El Salvador was 0.4696 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4696 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3586 units per person in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.