Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in El Salvador
El Salvador: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 2.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in El Salvador, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2.8% for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in El Salvador peaked at 15.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2019.
El Salvador ranks 12th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2001 | 15.1% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 15.9% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +45.3% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -28.7% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +114.5% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -13.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 2.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 9.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 2.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 2.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +114.5% | 1.4% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 6.4% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 1.4% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 9 Colombia 4.3% compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 4.2% compare
- 11 Georgia 3.6% compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.8% compare
- 14 Uzbekistan 2.8% compare
- 15 Philippines 2.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for El Salvador
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.77 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,819 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 20.61 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 20.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in El Salvador?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in El Salvador was 2.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2019.
- How does El Salvador rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- El Salvador ranks 12th out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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