El Salvador Demographics Profile 2002

Population

6,353,681 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 37.4% (male 1,211,156; female 1,162,317)
15-64 years: 57.5% (male 1,735,744; female 1,922,395)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 144,864; female 177,205) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate

1.83% (2002 est.)

Birth rate

28.3 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate

6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate

-3.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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 (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate

27.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 70.32 years
male: 66.72 years
female: 74.11 years (2002 est.)

Total fertility rate

3.29 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.6% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

25,000 (2000 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 83%
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.)