Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) was 23.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador, 1991–2016
Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 23.9% for own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador peaked at 25.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1991.
El Salvador ranks 101st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.0% | — |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 20.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 23.7% | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 23.5% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 23.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.5%, 90% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 23.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.9%, 96% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.9% | 20.0% | 24.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.1% | 20.8% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.4% | 23.2% | 25.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 98 Equatorial Guinea 25.4% compare
- 99 Uruguay 24.9% compare
- 100 South Korea 24.6% compare
- 102 North Macedonia 23.8% compare
- 103 Iraq 23.7% compare
- 104 Honduras 23.3% 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 own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador?
- Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) in El Salvador was 23.9% in 2016, according to International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017.
- What is the highest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest own-account workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1991.
- How does El Salvador rank for own-account workers, male (% of male employment)?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is own-account workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in March 2017, published as part of Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Own-account workers are workers who, working on their own account or with one or more more partners, hold the types of jobs defined as "self-employment jobs" and have not engaged on a continuous basis any employees to work for them. Own account workers are a subcategory of "self-employed".