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Population:
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6,470,379 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 37.1% (male 1,224,024; female 1,173,667)
15-64 years: 57.9% (male 1,777,522; female 1,966,064)
65 years and over: 5.1% (male 147,482; female 181,620) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 21.1 years
male: 20 years
female: 22.2 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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1.81% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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27.9 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.01 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 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: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 26.75 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 29.59 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 70.62 years
male: 67.02 years
female: 74.4 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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3.25 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.6% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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24,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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2,100 (2001 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%, Amerindian 1%, white 9%
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Religions:
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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
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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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