Demographics of El Salvador
This is a demography of the population of El Salvador including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
| Demographics of El Salvador | |
|---|---|
Population pyramid of El Salvador in 2020 | |
| Population | 6,568,745 (2022 est.) |
| Growth rate | 0.57% (2022 est.) |
| Birth rate | 17.87 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Death rate | 5.91 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 75.37 years |
| • male | 71.88 years |
| • female | 79.04 years |
| Fertility rate | 2.05 children born/woman (2022 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | 12.14 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Net migration rate | -6.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | 25.48% |
| 15–64 years | 65.47% |
| 65 and over | 9.06% |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 0.92 male(s)/female (2022 est.) |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.68 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Salvadoran |
| Major ethnic | Mestizo (86.3%) |
| Language | |
| Official | Spanish |
El Salvador's population numbers 6.5 million. Ethnically, 86.3% of Salvadorans are mixed (mixed Native Salvadoran and European (mostly Spanish) origin). Another 12.7% is of pure European descent, 1% are of pure indigenous descent, 0.16% are black and others are 0.64%.
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