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# Population Size

- The current population of El Salvador is 6,499,151 as of Monday, November 23, 2020, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data [^worldometers]
- El Salvador population is equivalent to 0.08% of the total world population [^worldometers]
- El Salvador ranks number 112 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population [^worldometers]
- [Nationality](https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/print_es.html): Salvadoran(s)
- [Ethnic Groups](https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/print_es.html):
- Mestizo - 86,3%
- White - 12.7%
- Amerindian - 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil)
- Black - 0.1%
- Others - 0.6%
- [Languages](https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/print_es.html):
- Spanish (official)
- Nawat (among some Amerindians)
- [Religions](https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/print_es.html):
- Roman Catholic - 50%
- Protestant - 36%
- Other - 2%
- None - 12%

| Year | Population Size (000's) | Gender | Population by Gender |
|:---------------:|:-----------------------:|:------:|:----------:|
| 2000 | 5864.8 | Male | 2826.0 |
| | | Female | 3038.8 |
| 2020 | 6491.2 | Male | 3046.0 |
| | | Female | 3445.2 |
| 2040 (forecast) | 6715.7 | Male | 3122.9 |
| | | Female | 3592.8 |
<small>Population Size (000's)
De facto population in a country or region, classified by sex and by five-year age groups. Available in all scenarios and at all geographical scales. Figures are presented in thousands.</small>
[^wittgenstein_centre]
<small>Medium (SSP2)
Population Component of Medium (SSP2): This is the middle of the road scenario that can also be seen as the most likely path for each country. It combines for all countries medium fertility with medium mortality, medium migration, and the Global Education Trend (GET) education scenario.</small>[^wittgenstein_centre]

| Year | Median Age |
|:---------------:|:----------:|
| 2000 | 22.0 |
| 2020 | 27.3 |
| 2040 (forecast) | 35.2 |

<small>Population Median Age
Age that divides the population in two parts of equal size: There are as many people with ages above the median as there are with ages below the median. Available in all scenarios and at all geographical scales. It is expressed in years.</small>[^wittgenstein_centre]

<small>Medium (SSP2)
Population Component of Medium (SSP2): This is the middle of the road scenario that can also be seen as the most likely path for each country. It combines for all countries medium fertility with medium mortality, medium migration, and the Global Education Trend (GET) education scenario.</small>[^wittgenstein_centre]

[^wittgenstein_centre]: http://dataexplorer.wittgensteincentre.org/wcde-v2/
[^worldometers]: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/el-salvador-population/