Labor force, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 140.2 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, labor force, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador stood at 140.2 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 140.2 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.45 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 102.49 units per square kilometre | 93.45 units per square kilometre | 110.82 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.51 units per square kilometre | 111.04 units per square kilometre | 118.71 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.53 units per square kilometre | 119.26 units per square kilometre | 131.87 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.29 units per square kilometre | 125.28 units per square kilometre | 140.2 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 29 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 146.05 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 United Kingdom 144.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Guam 141.97 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 138.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Virgin Islands U.S. 136.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Luxembourg 134.1 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for El Salvador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 22,132 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0035 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in El Salvador was 140.2 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 140.2 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.45 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.