El Salvador People
El Salvador People: A summary of information about El Salvador People, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
El Salvador: People
Population
6,122,515 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 38% (male 1,186,328; female 1,141,245) 15-64 years: 57% (male 1,652,083; female 1,833,998) 65 years and over: 5% (male 139,919; female 168,942) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate
1.87% (2000 est.)
Birth rate
29.02 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate
6.27 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate
-4.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate
29.22 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 69.74 years male: 66.14 years female: 73.52 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.38 children born/woman (2000 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.)
