El Salvador--People

CIA FactbookThe World Factbook 1993: El Salvador People

Population: 5,636,524 (July 1993 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.04% (1993 est.)

Birth rate: 33.12 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Death rate: 6.53 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Net migration rate: -6.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 42.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 66.5 years male: 63.93 years female: 69.2 years (1993 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.87 children born/woman (1993 est.)

Nationality: noun: Salvadoran(s) adjective: Salvadoran

Ethnic divisions: mestizo 94%, Indian 5%, white 1%

Religions: Roman Catholic 75%

note: Roman Catholic about 75%; 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

Languages: Spanish, Nahua (among some Indians)

Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 73% male: 76% female: 70%

Labor force: 1.7 million (1982 est.)

by occupation: agriculture 40%, commerce 16%, manufacturing 15%, government 13%, financial services 9%, transportation 6%, other 1%

note: shortage of skilled labor and a large pool of unskilled labor, but manpower training programs improving situation (1984 est.)