Number of people employed in agriculture in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people employed in agriculture was 400,427 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in El Salvador, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people employed in agriculture in El Salvador stood at 400,427 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in El Salvador peaked at 650,400 people in 1991 and was at its lowest, 389,495 people, in 2020.
That places El Salvador 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 650,400 people | — |
| 1992 | 645,454 people | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 582,557 people | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 541,471 people | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 524,297 people | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 544,721 people | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 515,819 people | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 533,812 people | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 472,836 people | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 464,493 people | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 468,638 people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 427,647 people | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 405,365 people | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 418,178 people | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 441,297 people | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 424,147 people | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 412,655 people | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 432,152 people | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 479,095 people | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 488,318 people | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 515,133 people | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 515,090 people | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 491,379 people | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 466,070 people | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 450,642 people | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 472,361 people | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 472,200 people | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 427,421 people | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 426,637 people | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 389,495 people | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 389,779 people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 407,651 people | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 401,013 people | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 401,727 people | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 400,427 people | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 556,819 people | 472,836 people | 650,400 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 437,367 people | 405,365 people | 479,095 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 472,525 people | 426,637 people | 515,133 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 398,349 people | 389,495 people | 407,651 people | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2448 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people employed in agriculture in El Salvador?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in El Salvador was 400,427 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 650,400 people in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 389,495 people in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.