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El Salvador
El Salvador Geographical location
El Salvador Economy and finance
Currency
US Dollar (USD)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$391 (2024)
Inflation rate
0.9% (2024)
Unemployment rate
2.8% (2024)
Below the poverty line
26.6% (2022)
Gini coefficient
38.8 (2022)
El Salvador Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
7.8%
Smoking men
1.7%
Smoking women
14.7%
Current as of
2025
El Salvador Area (sq. km)
Total area
21041
Land area
20721
Water area
320
El Salvador Popular payment systems
El Salvador Popular social networks and messengers
El Salvador Age structure
0-14 years
25.3%
15-64 years
66.3%
65+ years
8.4%
Current as of
2024
El Salvador Religion
Main religion
Catholicism
Non-religious
16.3
Not specified
0.2%
Current as of
2023
El Salvador General Info
Сontinent
North America
Time zone
UTC-6
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
SV
Capital
San Salvador
Official language
Spanish
El Salvador Average consumer spendings
Food products
26.7%
Alcohol and tobacco
0.5%
Current as of
2023
El Salvador Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
2.94
Beer
1.5
Wine
0.06
Spirits
1.37
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
El Salvador Population and society
Population size
6628702 (2024)
Male population
3172244
Female population
3456458
Population growth rate
0.34% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
17.1 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
5.9 (2024)
Urbanization
75.4% (2023)
El Salvador Credit ratings
Fitch
B- (2017)
Moody's
B3 (2018)
Standard & Poor's
B- (2018)
El Salvador Age-sex pyramid
El Salvador Phone operating systems
Android
94.41%
iOS
5.52%
Current as of
2025
El Salvador Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+503
Internet domain
.sv
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
14 (2022)
Internet user penetration
68% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
11% (2022)
Last update: 2026-04-03