Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 8:39 PM

SERIAL · 222North America

El Salvador

CapitalSan Salvador

CurrencyUSD · Bitcoin

LanguageSpanish

Since1841

ISOSLV · SV

Population

6.4Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Central America

El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. El Salvador's population in 2024 was 6 million.

Text: Wikipedia — El SalvadorCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-31

— FACTS —

Capital: San Salvador
Currency: Bitcoin (USD)
Official language: Spanish
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +503
Licence plate code: ES
Top-level domain: .sv
Independence / founding: 02 Feb 1841
Highest point: Cerro El Pital (2,730 m)
Lowest point: Pacific Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: National anthem of El Salvador

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

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— PEOPLE —

Population

6.4Mpeople

#112 of 2162025

17% of world average

Population growth

0.4%% per year

#146 of 2162025

44% of world average

Population density

305people per km²

#39 of 2152023

67% of world average

People living in cities

75.5%% of population

#72 of 2162025

119% of world average

Urban population growth

1.0%% per year

#122 of 2162025

68% of world average

People living rurally

24.5%% of population

#145 of 2162025

67% of world average

Population aged 0-14

24.4%% of population

#98 of 2162025

97% of world average

Population aged 15-64

67.3%% of population

#59 of 2162025

105% of world average

Population aged 65+

8.3%% of population

#114 of 2162025

77% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

48.6%% of working-age population

#158 of 2162025

85% of world average

Female population

52.5%% of population

#18 of 2162025

105% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#121 of 2162024

75% of world average

Birth rate

15.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#101 of 2162024

91% of world average

Death rate

7.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#103 of 2162024

97% of world average

Net migration

-23,934people (5-year total)

#175 of 2162025

-21736% of world average

Migrants living in the country

0.7%% of population

#183 of 2152024

5% of world average

— MONEY —

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— TRADE —

Terms of trade

95index

#148 of 2062024

90% of world average

11 of 12 figures unavailable for El Salvador.

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

72.3 yrsyears

#134 of 2162024

98% of world average

Life expectancy, women

76.5 yrsyears

#125 of 2162024

100% of world average

Life expectancy, men

67.8 yrsyears

#149 of 2162024

95% of world average

Infant deaths

8.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#77 of 1962024

47% of world average

Deaths under age 5

10.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#77 of 1962024

41% of world average

Maternal deaths

39per 100,000 live births

#90 of 1942023

34% of world average

Health spending

9.3%% of GDP

#40 of 1932023

136% of world average

Health spending per person

$501current US$

#92 of 1932023

34% of world average

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— LEARNING —

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— WORK —

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— CONNECTED —

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— NATURE —

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— STATE —

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— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

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— EXTRAS —

Anthem

National anthem of El SalvadorAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--San Salvador · approx. UTC-6

Neighbours

Guatemala

Honduras

Landmarks

People

Nayib BukelePresident of El Salvador since 2019

Óscar Romerofourth archbishop of San Salvador (1917–1980)

Mauricio FunesPresident of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014

Jaime Rodríguez JiménezSalvadoran footballer

Salvador Sánchez Cerénpresident of El Salvador (2014–2019)

Antonio SacaSalvadoran politician

Claribel AlegríaNicaraguan writer (1924-2018)

Francisco MorazánPresident of Federal Republic of Central America (1830-1839)

Maximiliano Hernández Martínezpresident of El Salvador (1882–1966)

José Napoleón DuartePresident of El Salvador (1925-1990)

Alfredo CristianiPresident of El Salvador

Joel AguilarSalvadoran football referee

History

02 Feb 1841El Salvador — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population6.4M2025

GDP$36.71B2025

GDP per person$5,7672025