Time-related underemployment, female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Time-related underemployment, female was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Time-related underemployment, female in El Salvador, 2009–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 3.6% for time-related underemployment, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in El Salvador peaked at 11.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2022.
That places El Salvador 52nd out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.7% | — |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -53.5% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +83.5% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +31.5% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 9.2% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -37.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 3.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.3% | 5.8% | 5 |
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 time-related underemployment, female in El Salvador?
- Time-related underemployment, female in El Salvador was 3.6% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2022.
- How does El Salvador rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- El Salvador ranks 52nd out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.