Gender in El Salvador 246 indicators covering gender for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 2030 down 11.9% 108th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year 2030 down 32.9% 136th Population 5,040 2030 up 9.7% 114th Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 2030 up 9.7% 114th Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year 2030 up 29.0% 118th Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 2025 down 14.4% 106th Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 2025 down 15.2% 106th Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 2025 down 14.4% 106th Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 2025 down 15.6% 105th Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 2025 down 14.0% 105th Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 49,800 2025 down 15.5% 105th Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 47,804 2025 down 13.6% 106th Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 50,031 2025 down 15.3% 106th Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 48,055 2025 down 12.9% 106th Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 50,290 2025 down 14.9% 107th Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 48,310 2025 down 12.1% 107th Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 50,564 2025 down 14.2% 107th Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Inactivity rate (ILO modelled estimates) 37.64 2027 down 8.2% 106th Women's Political Empowerment Index 0.587 2025 down 23.1% 133rd Women's Civil Liberties Index 0.4 2025 down 37.1% 143rd Women's Civil Society Participation Index 0.524 2025 down 29.1% 137th Women's Political Participation Index 0.841 2025 down 9.8% 120th Women's political empowerment index vs. electoral democracy index 0.587 2025 down 23.1% 133rd Key features of women's political empowerment 0.587 2025 down 23.1% 133rd Key features of womens political empowerment, annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year 2025 down 308.7% 146th Key features of womens political empowerment, gaps filled 0.587 2025 down 23.1% 133rd Gender of the head of government, gaps filled 0 2025 — 20th Prevalence of obesity, female 38.8% 2024 up 20.8% 49th Prevalence of obesity, male 23.8% 2024 up 22.8% 68th Life expectancy at age 60, female 21.37 years 2024 up 1.3% 118th Life expectancy at age 60, male 23.29 years 2024 up 27.3% 31st Share of women who are obese 38.8% 2024 up 20.8% 52nd Share of women who are overweight or obese 71.9% 2024 up 7.1% 46th Share of overweight men vs. women 60.8% 2024 up 5.8% 79th Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 82.3% 2024 up 1.1% 132nd Share of women who are married or in a union 10.6% 2021 down 27.1% 68th Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th Population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.4% 81st Population, annual growth rate 0.4528 % change on previous year 2024 up 15.2% 136th Key features of womens political empowerment, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 50.9% 68th Women and men have the same rights to own property 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 147.92 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 up 24.6% 112th Women, Business and the Law Index 88.75 index (0–100) 2023 up 6.0% 50th Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women have the same rights to remarry as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 122nd Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 14.7% 93rd Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Population, per square kilometre 304.52 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.8% 26th Population (UN estimates and projections), per capita 0.0008 units per person 2025 up 5.9% 93rd Labor force, female 1.27 million 2025 up 18.1% 111th Labor force, female, per capita 0.1993 units per person 2025 up 14.7% 98th Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.03 index 2025 up 0.3% 50th Page 1 of 5 Next →