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El Salvador

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Indicator summary

IndicatorValueYearPosition by value10-year change
Demography
Total population6,365,503 people2025112 of 217 · 2025+2.94%
Life expectancy at birth72.3 years2024135 of 217 · 2024+1.63%
Total fertility rate1.77 births per woman2024121 of 217 · 2024−16.84%
Population growth+0.43%2025146 of 217 · 2025+0.09 pp
Infant mortality8.8 per 1,000 live births202477 of 196 · 2024−32.82%
Urban population75.52%202572 of 217 · 2025+5.83 pp
Population ages 65 and above8.31%2025115 of 217 · 2025+1.18 pp
Population density304.52 people per km²202339 of 215 · 2023+2.78%
Economy
GDP per capita, PPP14,101.18 current international dollars (PPP)2025115 of 185 · 2025+77.74%
Annual GDP growth+3.91%202573 of 186 · 2025+1.51 pp
Consumer price inflation+0.26%202517 of 165 · 2025+0.99 pp
Employment
Total unemployment3.3%202551 of 182 · 2025−0.7 pp
Youth unemployment7.81%202547 of 182 · 2025−0.85 pp
Labor force participation62.11%202588 of 182 · 2025+3.42 pp
Technology and connectivity
Individuals using the Internet66.48%2024126 of 182 · 2024+41.72 pp
Fixed broadband subscriptions12.46 per 100 people202490 of 151 · 2024+140.87%
Energy and environment
Renewable energy consumption21.9%2021101 of 212 · 2021−7.6 pp
CO₂ emissions per capita1.51 t CO₂e per person202478 of 203 · 2024+36.17%
Access to electricity98.7%2024138 of 215 · 2024+3.6 pp
Forest area27.53%2023113 of 213 · 2023−2.17 pp
Society
Current health expenditure9.29%202340 of 192 · 2023+0.24 pp
Maternal mortality39 per 100,000 live births202390 of 194 · 20230%

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Methodology and limitations

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Aggregates are excluded and missing values are not interpolated.

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