El Salvador People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 5,105,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 2 5%

Nationality: noun—Salvadoran(s); adjective—Salvadoran

Ethnic divisions: 89% mestizo, 10% Indian, 1% white

Religion: predominantly Roman Catholic (probably 97-98%), with activity by Protestant groups throughout the country

Language: Spanish, Nahua (among some Indians)

Infant mortality rate· 41/1,000 (1984)

Life expectancy: men 62.6, women 66.3

Literacy: 65%

Labor force: 1.7 milhon(est 1982); 40% agriculture, 16% manufacturing, 16% commerce, 13% government 9% financial services, 6% transportation (1984 est.); shortage of skilled labor and large pool of unskilled labor, but manpower training programs improving situation; significant unemployment and underemployment

Organized labor: 8% total labor force; 10% agricultural labor force; 7% urban labor force (1982)

NOTE: The information regarding El Salvador on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of El Salvador 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about El Salvador 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.