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El Salvador:
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Other pages in this profile of El Salvador:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 7,066,403 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 341 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 35.8% (male 1,291,147/female 1,237,453) 15-64 years: 59% (male 1,987,671/female 2,179,620) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 162,100/female 208,412) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 22.2 years male: 21.1 years female: 23.4 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.679% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 25.72 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.53 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -3.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition 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 (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 22.19 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.06 deaths/1,000 live births female: 19.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 72.06 years male: 68.45 years female: 75.84 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 3.04 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.7% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 29,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 2,200 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: dengue fever water contact disease: leptospirosis (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Salvadoran(s) adjective: Salvadoran |
Ethnic groups |
Definition mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1% |
Religions |
Definition 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 |
Definition Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) |
Literacy |
Definition 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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