Gender in El Salvador 246 indicators covering gender for El Salvador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 24.6% 68th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 43.9% 87th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 30.4% 76th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 index 2025 up 4.4% 45th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.2 index 2025 up 7.7% 28th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year 2025 up 218.3% 100th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.2% 2050 up 2.2% 117th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 59.46 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.9% 30th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0768 units per square kilometre 2023 down 13.3% 28th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.2277 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.6% 30th Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.678 2023 up 1.5% 132nd Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 2.5 2025 down 24.2% 67th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 up 40.0% 66th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.38 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 up 46.2% 51st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 13,795 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 28.3% 112th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.18 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 up 50.0% 59th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.35 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 up 40.0% 40th Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 52.5% 2025 up 0.2% 18th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 89.88 2024 down 15.4% 175th Gender Development Index 0.983 2023 up 0.1% 72nd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.983 2023 up 0.1% 72nd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.983 2023 up 0.1% 72nd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6816 2023 up 1.2% 128th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 33.7% 80th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.3827 % change on previous year 2023 up 297.4% 117th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 28.3 2016 up 4.0% 35th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 31.7% 2025 down 1.4% 59th Population 6.34 million 2024 up 2.8% 108th Life Expectancy at Birth 72.3 2024 up 1.6% 135th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 43.57 2025 up 6.5% 29th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 14.4% 2023 up 39.8% 180th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 14.4% 2023 up 39.8% 182nd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 23.0% 2023 up 5.0% 152nd Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 62.14 2024 down 12.9% 159th Sex ratio at birth 104.63 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.7% 132nd Sex ratio by age 9.68 males per 100 females 2023 down 64.1% 169th Sex ratio at age 5 104.76 males per 100 females 2023 down 2.1% 109th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 104.63 males per 100 females 2023 down 1.7% 132nd Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.8% 2023 down 31.3% 130th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 35.4% 2023 down 1.7% 198th Sex ratio at age 60 67.36 males per 100 females 2023 down 10.2% 232nd Male population by age group 253,583 people 2023 down 14.9% 108th Female population by age group 242,362 people 2023 down 13.0% 108th Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 — 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 — 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →