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Population:
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6,704,932 (July 2005 est.) |
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Age structure:
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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:
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total: 21.57 years
male: 20.44 years female: 22.69 years (2005 est.) |
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Population growth rate:
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1.75% (2005 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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27.04 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Death rate:
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5.85 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Net migration rate:
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-3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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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:
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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:
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total population: 71.22 years
male: 67.61 years female: 75.01 years (2005 est.) |
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Total fertility rate:
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3.16 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.7% (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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29,000 (2003 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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2,200 (2003 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Salvadoran(s)
adjective: Salvadoran |
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Ethnic groups:
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mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1% |
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Religions:
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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:
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Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians) |
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Literacy:
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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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