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NOTE: 1) The information regarding El Salvador on this page is re-published from the 2018 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of El Salvador People 2018 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about El Salvador People 2018 should be addressed to the CIA.
6,172,011 (July 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Population country ranks ]
noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective: Salvadoran
mestizo 86.3%, white 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
Spanish (official), Nawat (among some Amerindians)
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 36%, other 2%, none 12% (2014 est.)
El Salvador is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. It is well into its demographic transition, experiencing slower population growth, a decline in its number of youths, and the gradual aging of its population. The increased use of family planning has substantially lowered El Salvador's fertility rate, from approximately 6 children per woman in the 1970s to replacement level today. A 2008 national family planning survey showed that female sterilization remained the most common contraception method in El Salvador - its sterilization rate is among the highest in Latin America and the Caribbean - but that the use of injectable contraceptives is growing. Fertility differences between rich and poor and urban and rural women are narrowing.
Salvadorans fled during the 1979 to 1992 civil war mainly to the United States but also to Canada and to neighboring Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Emigration to the United States increased again in the 1990s and 2000s as a result of deteriorating economic conditions, natural disasters (Hurricane Mitch in 1998 and earthquakes in 2001), and family reunification. At least 20% of El Salvador's population lives abroad. The remittances they send home account for close to 20% of GDP, are the second largest source of external income after exports, and have helped reduce poverty.
0-14 years: 25.92% (male 820,255/female 779,306)
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15-24 years: 20.23% (male 628,535/female 620,230)
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25-54 years: 39.23% (male 1,120,705/female 1,300,771)
[see also: Age structure - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 7.14% (male 194,360/female 246,164)
[see also: Age structure - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 7.48% (male 203,320/female 258,365) (2017 est.)
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
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total dependency ratio: 56.8
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 44.4
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 12.4
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 8 (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]
total: 27.1 years
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male: 25.6 years
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female: 28.6 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 144
0.25% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
16.2 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
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5.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 173
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-8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
athough it is the smallest country in land area in Central America, El Salvador has a population that is 18 times larger than Belize; at least 20% of the population lives abroad; high population density country-wide, with particular concentration around the capital of San Salvador
urban population: 67.6% of total population (2017)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.23% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
SAN SALVADOR (capital) 1.098 million (2015)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
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15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
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25-54 years: 0.86 male(s)/female
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55-64 years: 0.8 male(s)/female
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65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
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total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
20.8 years
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2008 est.)
54 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 92
[see also: Maternal mortality ratio country ranks ]
total: 16.8 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 18.8 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 14.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 96
total population: 74.9 years
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male: 71.6 years
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female: 78.3 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 115
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]
1.87 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
72% (2014)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]
6.8% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 86
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
1.92 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
1.3 beds/1,000 population (2014)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
improved:
urban: 97.5% of population
rural: 86.5% of population
total: 93.8% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.5% of population
rural: 13.5% of population
total: 6.2% of population (2015 est.)
improved:
urban: 82.4% of population
rural: 60% of population
total: 75% of population
unimproved:
urban: 17.6% of population
rural: 40% of population
total: 25% of population (2015 est.)
0.6% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 58
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
24,000 (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 71
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
<1000 (2016 est.)
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea
vectorborne diseases: dengue fever
note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)
24.6% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 57
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
5% (2014)
country comparison to the world: 78
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]
3.4% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 129
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 88%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 90%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 86.2% (2015 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 13 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total country ranks ]
male: 13 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male country ranks ]
female: 13 years (2014)
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female country ranks ]
total: 12.4%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 11.8%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 13.6% (2013 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 107
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