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| Population: |
6,237,662 (July 2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Population growth rate: |
1.85% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
28.67 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
6.18 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-3.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
28.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
70.03 years
male:
66.43 years
female:
73.81 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
3.34 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.6% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
20,000 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
1,300 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Salvadoran(s)
adjective:
Salvadoran
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| Ethnic groups: |
mestizo 90%, Amerindian 1%, white 9%
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| 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
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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:
71.5%
male:
73.5%
female:
69.8% (1995 est.)
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