El Salvador

Population estimates and projections 6,309,624 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 27.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.78 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.46% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 6,365,503 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth 0.43% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 8.3% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 24.4% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.77 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 15.6 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 7.5 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 75.5% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 53.5 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 48.6 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 305.9 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 1.04% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -3.7 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -23,934 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 0.7% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 27.5% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 3.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 7.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 62.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 49.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 60.1% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 13.9% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 23.1% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 63.0% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$36.7 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$5,767 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$12,050 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$5,410 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 3.9% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 58.9% 2025 · World Bank Investment share of GDP 26.3% 2025 · World Bank Savings share of GDP 22.8% 2025 · World Bank Household consumption per person US$3,693 per person 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 0.3% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 129.3 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 1.3% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 1.000 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 16.5% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 21.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 91.4% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 78.4% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 61.4% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 15.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 21.9% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 47.9% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 84.7% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 98.2% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 97.5% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 15.9% 2025 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 3.3% 2024 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 89.9% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 32.8% 2024 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 89.8% 2024 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 82.6% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 62.1% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 72.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 16.1 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 62.7 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 79 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 3.20 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 32.2% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 32.7% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 9.6 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 15.7% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 38.9% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 99% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 14.4% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 1.6 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 21.8 per 10,000 people 2022 · WHO Dentists 1.57 per 10,000 people 2023 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 72.3 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 76.5 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 67.8 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 9.3% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 10.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 8.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 39 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 1.62 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 1.2 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 96% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 8.2% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 32.5% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$501 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 12.7% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 4.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 10.0% 2021 · World Bank Malaria incidence 0.0 per 1,000 at risk 2024 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 116 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.26 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 66.5% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 177 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 12.5 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 24.5% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 4,862 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 19.1% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 12.7% 2025 · World Bank

Exports share of GDP 32.0% 2025 · World Bank Imports share of GDP 56.1% 2025 · World Bank Trade as a share of GDP 88.2% 2025 · World Bank Foreign direct investment inflows 2.1% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance -3.5% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 5.6% 2024 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 20.9 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 3,263,923 passengers 2023 · World Bank

Access to electricity 98.7% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 95.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 21.9% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 31.1% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 62.1% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.28e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 0.73e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 14.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 2.3 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 1.51 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 3.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.95 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 24.9 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 33.0% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 2.1% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 29.6 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 8.3% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 91.6% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 88.0% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 12.1% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 2,489 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 36.0% 2024 · World Bank

Pesticide use 3.79e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 34.0e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 4.4% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 2,819 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 57.3% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 57,123 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 5.3% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 102.5 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 63.6 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 20,720 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 39.8 (0 to 100) 2023 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 29.7% 2023 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 4.6% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 27.2% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 8.6% 2023 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 29.9% 2023 · World Bank

Tax revenue 21.8% 2024 · World Bank Central government expense 27.9% 2023 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.10% 2023 · World Bank Researchers per million people 55 per million people 2023 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 65 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 7.9 per 100,000 people 2022 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 31.7% 2025 · World Bank