| Population | 6,948,073 (July 2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Median age | total: 22 years
male: 20.9 years
female: 23.2 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.699% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 26.13 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -3.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| 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.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 71.78 years
male: 68.18 years
female: 75.57 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 3.08 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 29,000 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 2,200 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective: Salvadoran |
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| Ethnic groups | mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1% |
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| 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 |
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| Languages | Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) |
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| Literacy | definition: age 10 and over can read and write
total population: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: 77.7% (2003 est.) |
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