| Population: |
6,948,073 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 36.1% (male 1,281,889/female 1,228,478)
15-64 years: 58.7% (male 1,942,674/female 2,134,154)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 158,276/female 202,602) (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: |
1.699% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
26.13 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: |
5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: |
-3.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: |
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.043 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.781 male(s)/female
total population: 0.949 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
total: 22.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 71.78 years
male: 68.18 years
female: 75.57 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
3.08 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.7% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
29,000 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
2,200 (2003 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective: Salvadoran |
| Ethnic groups: |
mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1% |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic 83%, other 17%
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.) |
