Key demographics
- Population
- 6.0M
- Density
- 286.6/km²
- HDI
- 0.678 (Medium)
- Gini index (2019)
- 38.8
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.77
- Urban population (2025)
- 75.5%
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 89.8%
- Labor force (2025)
- 66.2%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- -7.1%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 48.6%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 75.5%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 15.6 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 7.5 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 23.6%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.77
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 8.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 16.5%
- Tourism (2020)
- 707.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Español |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 81.5% |
| No religion | 17.0% |
| Other | 1.5% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Mestizo | 86.3% |
| White | 12.7% |
| Indigenous | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.1% |
| Others | 0.6% |
- Demonym (male)
- Salvadoran
- Demonym (female)
- Salvadoran
- National anthem
- National anthem of El Salvador
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 72.3 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 62.2 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 9.3% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 8.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 79/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 1.2/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 1.62/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 2.18/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $501
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 32.5%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2024)
- 89.8%
- Education spending (2024)
- 3.3% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 436
- Internet users (2024)
- 66.5%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 176.5/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 12.5/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 191/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 12.5
Geography and practical
- Area
- 21,041 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Central America
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC-06:00
- Calling codes
- +503
- Postal code
- CP ####
- TLD
- .sv
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
Borders
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of El Salvador is composed of three equal horizontal bands of cobalt blue, white and cobalt blue, with the national coat of arms centered in the white band.
- National anthem
- National anthem of El Salvador