Short facts about people of El Salvador

Population:

6,237,662 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  37.68% (male 1,198,623; female 1,151,584) 15-64 years:  57.27% (male 1,693,865; female 1,878,254) 65 years and over:  5.05% (male 142,345; female 172,991) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.85% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

28.67 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6.18 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-3.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.9 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.82 male(s)/female total population:  0.95 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

28.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  70.03 years male:  66.43 years female:  73.81 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.34 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

0.6% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

20,000 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

1,300 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Salvadoran(s) adjective:  Salvadoran

Ethnic groups:

mestizo 90%, Amerindian 1%, white 9%

Religions:

Roman Catholic 86% 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:

Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)

Literacy:

definition:  age 10 and over can read and write total population:  71.5% male:  73.5% female:  69.8% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook