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El Salvador: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 6,336,392 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.351 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 50.686 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 74.767 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 10.7 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 70.748 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 6.56 billion kWh (2021) #117
Consumption 6.42 billion kWh (2021) #118
Exports 0.12 billion kWh (2021) #88
Imports 0.77 billion kWh (2021) #76
Renewable Electricity Generation 5.52 billion kWh (2021) #84

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 52.98 thousand bbl/day (2021) #97
Exports (Refined) [3] 0.22 thousand bbl/day (2013) #83
Imports (Refined) [3] 9.94 thousand bbl/day (2013) #76
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 68 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 9,433,495 (2018 est.)
Highways 9,012 km (2017)
Internet Users 1,785,254 (2016 est.)
Railways 13 km (2014)
Telephones 923,029 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationCentral America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Total Area21,041 sq. km
Land Area20,721 sq. km
Water Area320 sq. km
Coastline307 km
Climatetropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands
Terrainmostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau
Lowest PointPacific Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Cerro El Pital 2,730 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020