Share of women who are married or in a union in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of women who are married or in a union was 10.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are married or in a union in El Salvador, 1970–2021
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of women who are married or in a union in El Salvador stood at 10.6%. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in El Salvador peaked at 20.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2021.
That places El Salvador 68th out of 221 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 20.3% | — |
| 1971 | 20.3% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 20.2% | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 20.1% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 19.9% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 19.7% | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 19.6% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 19.5% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 19.4% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 19.2% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 19.1% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 18.9% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 18.8% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 18.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 18.5% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 18.4% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 18.1% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 17.7% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 17.1% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 16.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 16.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 16.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 12.9% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.9% | 19.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 18.2% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 17.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 15.3% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 11.4% | 14.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.6% | 11.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 share of women who are married or in a union in El Salvador?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in El Salvador was 10.6% in 2021, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- El Salvador ranks 68th out of 221 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.