Population:
7,185,218 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 35.4% (male 1,299,608/female 1,245,617)
15-64 years:
59.3% (male 2,033,423/female 2,225,810)
65 years and over:
5.3% (male 166,224/female 214,536) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 22.5 years
male:
21.3 years
female:
23.6 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.656% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
25.31 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
5.47 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 61% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization:
1.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 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:
0.78 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 21.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
24.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
18.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.33 years
male:
68.72 years
female:
76.11 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.8% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
35,000 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
1,700 (2007 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases:
dengue fever
water contact disease:
leptospirosis (2009)
Nationality:
noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective:
Salvadoran
Ethnic groups:
mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)
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.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 12 years
male:
12 years
female:
12 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
3.1% of GDP (2006)
