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El Salvador: Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate), 1991–2025
Value in 20253.3
Change since 2015-17.4%4.0 (2015)
World rank132 / 1822025
Rank in region26 / 31Latin America & Caribbean
World4.8World Bank aggregate
Trend and comparison
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Values and rank by year
| Year | Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) | vs prior year | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.3 | +1.3% | 132 / 182 |
| 2024 | 3.3 | +9.0% | 137 / 182 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | -0.2% | 147 / 184 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | -30.7% | 153 / 186 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | -13.6% | 139 / 187 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | +20.1% | 124 / 187 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | +4.1% | 121 / 187 |
| 2018 | 4.0 | -8.6% | 128 / 187 |
| 2017 | 4.4 | -0.7% | 122 / 187 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | +10.5% | 129 / 187 |
| 2015 | 4.0 | -3.8% | 139 / 187 |
| 2014 | 4.2 | +12.5% | 134 / 187 |
| 2013 | 3.7 | -3.9% | 140 / 187 |
| 2012 | 3.8 | -10.6% | 136 / 187 |
| 2011 | 4.3 | -12.2% | 131 / 187 |
| 2010 | 4.9 | -33.2% | 122 / 187 |
| 2009 | 7.3 | +24.7% | 86 / 187 |
| 2008 | 5.9 | -8.3% | 91 / 187 |
| 2007 | 6.4 | -2.4% | 85 / 187 |
| 2006 | 6.6 | -9.0% | 93 / 187 |
| 2005 | 7.2 | +6.2% | 89 / 187 |
| 2004 | 6.8 | -1.4% | 94 / 187 |
| 2003 | 6.9 | +11.3% | 96 / 187 |
| 2002 | 6.2 | -10.9% | 106 / 187 |
| 2001 | 7.0 | +0.0% | 94 / 187 |
| 2000 | 7.0 | -4.7% | 93 / 187 |
| 1999 | 7.3 | +2.8% | 94 / 187 |
| 1998 | 7.1 | -11.0% | 98 / 187 |
| 1997 | 8.0 | +3.9% | 86 / 187 |
| 1996 | 7.7 | +0.4% | 90 / 187 |
| 1995 | 7.6 | -0.4% | 86 / 187 |
| 1994 | 7.7 | -22.7% | 87 / 187 |
| 1993 | 9.9 | +26.1% | 62 / 187 |
| 1992 | 7.9 | +4.6% | 75 / 187 |
| 1991 | 7.5 | – | 77 / 187 |
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