El Salvador: Statistics
People [1]
People
Population | 6,453,553 (2019) |
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Population Growth Rate | 0.51 annual % (2019) |
Age Dependency Ratio | 54.626 % of working-age population (2019) |
Urban Population | 72.746 % of total (2019) |
Infant Mortality Rate | 11.4 per 1,000 live births (2019) |
Life Expectancy at Birth | 73.096 years (2018) |
Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2019)
Energy [2]
Other [3]
Technology
Airports | 68 (2013) |
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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
Location | Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras |
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Total Area | 21,041 sq. km |
Land Area | 20,721 sq. km |
Water Area | 320 sq. km |
Coastline | 307 km |
Climate | tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April); tropical on coast; temperate in uplands |
Terrain | mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau |
Lowest Point | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
Highest Point | Cerro El Pital 2,730 m |
Sources
- The World Bank Date Accessed: 1/31/2021
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020