EL SALVADOR
Population

Population

The population of El Salvador is 6,6 million (2024). The population density is about 310 inhabitants per square kilometre.

The natural population growth rate is 0.34%. (2024)
Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 17.1 (2024)
Mortality rate per 1000 inhabitants is 5.9(2024)
Life expectancy is 75.9 years. (Men 72.4 and women 79.5 years (2024)

The vast majority of the population (86.3%) are Mestizos (Indian-Spanish). There are also whites (12.7%) and less than 1% Indians

Language

The official language of El Salvador is Spanish. Furthermore, Nahua and English are spoken. Nahuatl is a language in the Uto-Aztecan language family and is spoken by Aztecs in Central America.

Religion

50% of the population is Roman Catholic; there are also over a million Protestants in El Salvador. 17% of the population are atheists and agnostics or do not claim to be affiliated with any religion. The remaining 3% of the population are affiliated with religions like Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, etc.

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Sources

Elmar landeninformatie

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated January 2025
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