| Population : |
6,587,541 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age Structure : |
0-14 years: 36.8% (male 1,237,262; female 1,185,750)
15-64 years: 58.1% (male 1,819,035; female 2,009,032)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 150,221; female 186,241) (2004 est.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
1.78% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
27.48 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
5.93 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net Migration Rate : |
-3.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex Ratio : |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant Mortality Rate / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 25.93 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 70.92 years
male: 67.31 years
female: 74.7 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
3.2 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
0.7% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
29,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Deaths : |
2,200 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality : |
noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective: Salvadoran |
| Ethnic Groups : |
mestizo 90%, Amerindian 1%, white 9% |
| Religions : |
Roman Catholic 83%
note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador |
| Languages : |
Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) |
| Literacy : |
definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: 77.7% (2003 est.) |
