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General Information

Region		Central America
Population (000, 2019)		6 454
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		311.5
Capital city		San Salvador
Capital city pop. (000, 2019)		1 105.7^c
UN membership date		24-Oct-45
Surface area (km2)		21 041^a,b
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		88.1
National currency		US Dollar (USD)

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	14 698	18 448	24 805^b
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2010 prices)	3.6	1.4	2.3^b
GDP per capita (current US$)	2 437.9	2 992.5	3 889.3^b
Economy: Agriculture^e (% of Gross Value Added)	6.8	7.6	6.4^b
Economy: Industry^e (% of Gross Value Added)	26.8	27.5	27.3^b
Economy: Services and other activity^e (% of GVA)	66.4	64.8	66.3^b
Employment: Agriculture^f (% of employed)	20	20.8	18.3
Employment: Industry^f (% of employed)	22.2	21.4	21.1
Employment: Services^f (% employed)	57.8	57.9	60.6
Unemployment (% of labour force)	7.2	4.9	4.6^f
Labour force participation^f (female/male pop. %)	45.5 / 79.0	45.9 / 76.5	46.3 / 78.9
CPI: Consumer Price Index^g (2010=100)	84	100	111^d
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	99	107	111^h
Index of industrial productionⁱ (2005=100)	100	106	116^j
International trade: Exports (million current US$)	3 436	4 499	6 275^f,d
International trade: Imports (million current US$)	6 809	8 416	11 350^f,d
International trade: Balance (million current US$)	- 3 373	- 3 917	- 5 075^d
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-622	-533	- 1 242^d

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rate^k (average annual %)	0.6	0.4	0.5^l
Urban population (% of total population)	61.6	65.5	72.7
Urban population growth rate^k (average annual %)	1.5	1.6	1.7^l
Fertility rate, total^k (live births per woman)	2.7	2.4	2.2^l
Life expectancy at birth^k (females/males, years)	74.1 / 65.0	75.1 / 65.9	76.3 / 67.0^l
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	34.8 / 9.1	31.6 / 9.9	26.9 / 11.8
International migrant stock^m (000/% of total pop.)	36.0 / 0.6	40.3 / 0.7	42.3 / 0.7^b
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	0.1ⁿ	0.1ⁿ	73.4^d
Infant mortality rate^k (per 1 000 live births)	23.6	21.6	17.7^l
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	7.2	6.9	7^h
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	1.7	1.9^o	1.6^h
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	3.2^f	4	3.8^b
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	116.6 / 120.7	112.8 / 118.1	94.9 / 98.1^b
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	68.0 / 68.0	69.2 / 69.6	71.6 / 72.1^b
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	24.3 / 21.8	27.5 / 24.9	30.3 / 27.1^b
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	64.4	64.7	82.8^h
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	10.7	19	31

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	4.2^f,p	15.9^p	31.3^f,b
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	...	0.1	0.1^q,l
Threatened species (number)	49^r	72	93
Forested area^f (% of land area)	14.9	13.9	12.6^h
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	6.5 / 1.1	6.5 / 1.1	6.3 / 1.0^j
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	104	95	85^h
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	31	29	29^h
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	1 127	1 150	1 556^b
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	9.9	22.4	26.6^d
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	1.32	1.45	0.65^b

Footnotes

a		The total surface is 21 040.79 square kilometres, without taking into account the last ruling of The Hague.
b		2017
c		Refers to the urban parts of the municipalities San Salvador, Mejicanos, Soyapango, Delgado, Ilopango, Cuscatancingo, Ayutuxtepeque and San Marcos.
d		2018
e		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 4.
f		Estimate.
g		Urban areas.
h		2016
i		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 3.
j		2014
k		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
l		2015
m		Including refugees.
n		Data as at the end of December.
o		2008
p		Population aged 10 years and over.
q		Break in the time series.
r		2004