Population: Age structure: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Sex ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Major infectious diseases: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Religions: Languages: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Education expenditures:
6,052,064 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 35.4% (male 1,299,608/female 1,245,617)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
59.3% (male 2,033,423/female 2,225,810)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
5.3% (male 166,224/female 214,536) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total: 23.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
22.5 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female:
25.3 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
0.332% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
18.06 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
5.61 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
-9.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 213
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 61% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
0.89 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
0.81 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
total: 20.97 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male:
23.01 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female:
18.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
total population: 73.18 years
country comparison to the world: 117
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male:
69.91 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female:
76.62 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
2.12 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
0.8% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
35,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
1,700 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne diseases:
dengue fever
water contact disease:
leptospirosis (2009)
noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective:
Salvadoran
mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
Roman Catholic 57.1%, Protestant 21.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.9%, Mormon 0.7%, other religions 2.3%, none 16.8% (2003 est.)
Spanish (official), Nahua (among some Amerindians)
definition: age 5 and over can read and write
total population:
81.1%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male:
82.8%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female:
79.6% (2007 census)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 12 years
male:
12 years
female:
12 years (2008)
3.6% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 128
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]