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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
El Salvador's labour force participation stands at 62.11% as of 2025-12-31, up from 61.92% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, El Salvador's labour force participation was 62.11%, up from 61.92% in 2024.
In 2024, El Salvador's labour force participation was 61.92%, up from 61.56% in 2023.
In 2023, El Salvador's labour force participation was 61.56%, up from 60.08% in 2022.
In 2022, El Salvador's labour force participation was 60.08%, up from 59.17% in 2021.
In 2021, El Salvador's labour force participation was 59.17%, up from 56.52% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.11% | +0.188% |
| 2024 | 61.92% | +0.359% |
| 2023 | 61.56% | +1.48% |
| 2022 | 60.08% | +0.907% |
| 2021 | 59.17% | +2.65% |
| 2020 | 56.52% | -3.37% |
| 2019 | 59.89% | +1.16% |
| 2018 | 58.73% | -0.278% |
| 2017 | 59.01% | -0.255% |
| 2016 | 59.26% | +0.573% |
| 2015 | 58.69% | -0.709% |
| 2014 | 59.4% | -1.13% |
| 2013 | 60.52% | +0.327% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +0.618% |
| 2011 | 59.58% | -0.31% |
| 2010 | 59.89% | -0.532% |
| 2009 | 60.42% | -0.503% |
| 2008 | 60.92% | -0.465% |
| 2007 | 61.39% | +0.468% |
| 2006 | 60.92% | +0.321% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | +0.358% |
| 2004 | 60.24% | -1.52% |
| 2003 | 61.77% | +1.42% |
| 2002 | 60.35% | -0.597% |
| 2001 | 60.95% | -0.591% |
| 2000 | 61.54% | -0.591% |
| 1999 | 62.13% | -0.502% |
| 1998 | 62.63% | +2.12% |
| 1997 | 60.51% | -0.304% |
| 1996 | 60.81% | -1.56% |
| 1995 | 62.37% | -1.03% |
| 1994 | 63.4% | +0.832% |
| 1993 | 62.57% | +0.851% |
| 1992 | 61.71% | +0.13% |
| 1991 | 61.58% | +0.025% |
| 1990 | 61.56% | — |
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El Salvador's labour force participation is 62.11% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 61.92% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 63.4% (1994); the lowest is 56.52% (2020), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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