Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) rose 2.22% to 56.7% in El Salvador in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in El Salvador reached an all time high of 60.6% in 1994 and an all time low of 55.5% in 2020. When compared to El Salvador's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Costa Rica amounted to 59.2%, 58.1% in Guatemala, 60.4% in Honduras and 63.5% in Nicaragua in 2021.
El Salvador has been ranked 114th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 10 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Belize | % | 63.9% | 64.3% | 64.0% | 64.0% | 64.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Costa Rica | % | 60.8% | 57.8% | 58.2% | 60.2% | 62.3% | ||||||||||||||||
El Salvador | % | 58.2% | 58.8% | 58.5% | 58.1% | 59.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Guatemala | % | 60.6% | 60.7% | 60.9% | 61.0% | 61.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Honduras | % | 64.1% | 63.3% | 64.4% | 66.5% | 63.2% | ||||||||||||||||
Mexico | % | 59.8% | 59.7% | 59.3% | 59.5% | 60.1% | ||||||||||||||||
Nicaragua | % | 65.1% | 65.2% | 65.3% | 65.1% | 64.9% | ||||||||||||||||
Panama | % | 62.8% | 62.9% | 62.5% | 64.0% | 65.5% | ||||||||||||||||
USA | % | 61.7% | 61.9% | 61.9% | 62.0% | 62.2% |