El Salvador
Factsheet with the latest official statistics, prepared on 14 November 2026 from publication 29 of PiSpace Open Data.
Population
6,365,503 people
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$5,767 per person
Life expectancy at birth
72.3 years
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.3%
Consumer price inflation
0.3%
| Measure | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population and ageing | |||
| Population estimates and projections | 6,309,624 people people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Median age estimates and projections | 27.0 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Fertility rate estimates and projections | 1.78 births per woman births per woman | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Migration and citizenship | |||
| Net migration estimates and projections | -3.7 per 1,000 people per 1,000 people | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Net migration | -23,934 people people | 2025 | World Bank |
| International migrant stock | 0.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Employment and occupations | |||
| 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 |
| Economy and productivity | |||
| GDP in US dollars | US$36.7 billion | 2025 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita, PPP | Int$12,050 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | US$5,410 per person per person | 2025 | World Bank |
| Prices and purchasing power | |||
| Consumer price index | 129.3 (2010 = 100) (2010 = 100) | 2025 | World Bank |
| Inflation measured by the GDP deflator | 1.3% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Exchange rate to the US dollar | 1.000 per US$ per US$ | 2025 | World Bank |
| Housing and households | |||
| Slum population | 16.5% | 2022 | World Bank |
| Education and skills | |||
| 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 |
| Health and healthcare | |||
| Life expectancy estimates and projections | 72.1 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections | 16.1 years years | 2023 | UN Population Division |
| Healthy life expectancy | 62.7 years years | 2023 | WHO |
| Internet and digital society | |||
| Internet users | 66.5% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Mobile subscriptions | 177 per 100 people per 100 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | 12.5 per 100 people per 100 people | 2024 | World Bank |
| Business and industry | |||
| Industry share of GDP | 24.5% | 2025 | World Bank |
| New businesses registered | 4,862 companies companies | 2024 | World Bank |
| Medium and high-tech manufacturing | 19.1% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Trade and investment | |||
| 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 |
| Transport and mobility | |||
| Road traffic deaths | 20.9 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2019 | World Bank |
| Air passengers carried | 3,263,923 passengers passengers | 2023 | World Bank |
| Energy and electricity | |||
| Access to electricity | 98.7% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Clean cooking access | 95.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Renewable energy share | 21.9% | 2021 | World Bank |
| Climate and emissions | |||
| Temperature change | 1.28 °Ce (Estimate) °C | 2025 | FAOSTAT |
| Agrifood emissions per person | 0.73 t CO2e per persone (Estimate) t CO2e per person | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Total greenhouse gas emissions | 14.8 Mt CO2e Mt CO2e | 2024 | World Bank |
| Air quality and ecosystems | |||
| PM2.5 air pollution | 24.9 µg/m³ µg/m³ | 2023 | WHO |
| Forest area | 33.0% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Protected areas | 2.1% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Water, sanitation and waste | |||
| 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 |
| Agriculture, food and fisheries | |||
| Pesticide use | 3.79 kg/hae (Estimate) kg/ha | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Nitrogen fertiliser use | 34.0 kg/hae (Estimate) kg/ha | 2024 | FAOSTAT |
| Agriculture share of GDP | 4.4% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Poverty and social protection | |||
| Gini index | 39.8 (0 to 100) (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 |
| Government finance and taxation | |||
| Tax revenue | 21.8% | 2024 | World Bank |
| Central government expense | 27.9% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Science and innovation | |||
| R&D spending share of GDP | 0.10% | 2023 | World Bank |
| Researchers per million people | 55 per million people per million people | 2023 | World Bank |
| Scientific and technical journal articles | 65 articles articles | 2023 | World Bank |
| Crime, justice and public safety | |||
| Intentional homicides | 7.9 per 100,000 people per 100,000 people | 2022 | World Bank |
| Culture, society and wellbeing | |||
| Women in national parliament | 31.7% | 2025 | World Bank |
Sources and licences
- Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms).
- Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates) Licence: CC BY 4.0.
- Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024 Licence: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators Licence: CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata).
- Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms).
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