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Population:
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6,704,932 (July 2005 est.)
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Age structure: |
0-14 years: 36.5% (male 1,250,901/female 1,198,589)
15-64 years: 58.3% (male 1,860,084/female 2,051,140)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 153,133/female 191,085) (2005 est.)
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Median age: |
total: 21.57 years
male: 20.44 years
female: 22.69 years (2005 est.)
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Population growth rate: |
1.75% (2005 est.)
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Birth rate: |
27.04 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Death rate: |
5.85 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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Net migration rate: |
-3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
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Infant mortality rate: |
total: 25.1 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 27.98 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth: |
total population: 71.22 years
male: 67.61 years
female: 75.01 years (2005 est.)
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Total fertility rate: |
3.16 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.7% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
29,000 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
2,200 (2003 est.)
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Nationality: |
noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective: Salvadoran
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Ethnic groups: |
mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
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Religions: |
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
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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: 80.2%
male: 82.8%
female: 77.7% (2003 est.)
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