Labor force, total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Labor force, total was 2.99 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total in El Salvador, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, total in El Salvador stood at 2.99 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total in El Salvador peaked at 2.99 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.94 million, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 109th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.12 million | 1.94 million | 2.30 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 million | 2.30 million | 2.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.60 million | 2.47 million | 2.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 million | 2.60 million | 2.99 million | 6 |
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More education data for El Salvador
- Population ages 15-64 67.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 89.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 22,132 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 90.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 89.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9577 GPI (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total in El Salvador?
- Labor force, total in El Salvador was 2.99 million in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.99 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 million in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for labor force, total?
- El Salvador ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.