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Population:
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6,948,073 (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 36.1% (male 1,281,889/female 1,228,478)
15-64 years: 58.7% (male 1,942,674/female 2,134,154)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 158,276/female 202,602) (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 22 years
male: 20.9 years
female: 23.2 years (2007 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.699% (2007 est.)
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Birth rate:
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26.13 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-3.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.043 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.781 male(s)/female
total population: 0.949 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 22.88 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.76 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.86 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.78 years
male: 68.18 years
female: 75.57 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.08 children born/woman (2007 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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