Female migrants in El Salvador
El Salvador: Female migrants was 52.4% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Female migrants in El Salvador, 1990–2020
Source: United Nations Population Division, Trends in International Migrant Stock: 2020 Revision. Data downloaded as of December 6, 2024. Measured in % of international migrant stock.
Analysis
In 2020, female migrants in El Salvador stood at 52.4%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female migrants in El Salvador peaked at 53.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 52.4%, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 42nd out of 211 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Female migrants in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of international migrant stock | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.1% | — |
| 1995 | 53.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 52.4% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | -0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 52.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 52.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.5%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 53.0% | 53.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 52.7% | 53.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.5% | 52.4% | 52.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 52.4% | 52.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 39 Turkmenistan 52.6% compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 52.4% compare
- 41 Canada 52.4% compare
- 43 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 52.3% compare
- 44 Poland 52.2% compare
- 45 Channel Islands 52.2% compare
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female migrants in El Salvador?
- Female migrants in El Salvador was 52.4% in 2020, according to United Nations Population Division, Trends in International Migrant Stock: 2020 Revision. Data downloaded as of December 6, 2024.
- What is the highest female migrants recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest female migrants recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4% in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for female migrants?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 211 countries with data for 2020.
- Is female migrants rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, Trends in International Migrant Stock: 2020 Revision. Data downloaded as of December 6, 2024, published as part of Female migrants (% of international migrant stock). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female migrants out of total international migrant stock. International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees.