Society & Living Conditions Statistics in El Salvador

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Population

6.3M+0.5% vs 2023

Urban population

76%+0.6 pp vs 2023

Women in parliament

31.7%+4.3 pp vs 2023

Homicides per 100,000 people

7.9−54.5% vs 2021

Adult literacy

89.8%−0.1 pp vs 2023

Population gender indicators

6.3M+0.5% vs 2023

All Society & Living Conditions datasets for El Salvador (57)

Dataset	Source
Indicator 2.1.1 - Prevalence of undernourishment FAO	FAO	−25%
Indicator 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale FAO	FAO	−22.6%
Food Security and Nutrition: Suite of Food Security Indicators FAO	FAO	−11.7%
Food Balances: Commodity Balances (non-food) (2010-) FAO	FAO	−1.6%
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years or older subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months WHO	WHO	–
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15–49 years subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime WHO	WHO	–
Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older who have been subjected to sexual violence by someone other than a partner in their lifetime since age 15 (%) WHO	WHO	–
Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years or older who have been subjected to sexual violence by someone other than a partner in the past 12 months (%) – related to SDG 5.2.2 WHO	WHO	–
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods (%) - modelled estimates WHO	WHO	+0.2%
Indicator 16.2.1: Proportion of children aged 1-17 years who experienced any physical punishment and/or psychological aggression by caregivers in the past month WHO	WHO	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 15-19) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women subjected to physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 15-19) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Proportion of women who have ever experienced intimate partner violence (modeled estimate, % of ever partnered women ages 15-49) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Natural disaster in the past three years: Income lost or unable to work, by self or household member (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Natural disaster in the past three years: Income lost or unable to work, by self or household member, women (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Natural disaster in the past three years: Income lost or unable to work, by self or household member, men (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Natural disaster in the past three years: Damage to home or livestock (% age 15+) Gender Statistics	Gender Statistics	–
Population living in slums (% of urban population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−0.1%
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+5.1%
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+3.2%
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+252.4%
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	+2.7%
Proportion of population pushed further below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	–
Proportion of population pushed further below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure (%) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	–
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−11.5%
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) (%) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−15%
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−10.4%
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) (%) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−11.4%
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) (% of population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−13.9%
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line (% of population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−2.5%
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (% of population) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−8.6%
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) (%) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−10.9%
Prosperity gap (average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day) World Development Indicators	World Development Indicators	−5.3%
Gender Statistics (GS) Social, demographic and other IMF	IMF	+0.5%
Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) 2023 OECD	OECD	–
Gender, Institutions and Development Database (GID-DB) 2023 OECD	OECD	–
Gender Statistics (GS) Leadership and empowerment (LEPM) IMF	IMF	−16.7%
Gender Statistics (GS) Legal Rights IMF	IMF	0%
Gender Statistics (GS) Composite Gender Indices (CGI) IMF	IMF	0%
Number of people pushed further below the $2.15 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure Health Nutrition and Population Statistics	Health Nutrition and Population Statistics	–
Number of people pushed further below the $3.65 ($ 2017 PPP) poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure Health Nutrition and Population Statistics	Health Nutrition and Population Statistics	–
Number of people pushed further below the 60% median consumption poverty line by out-of-pocket health care expenditure Health Nutrition and Population Statistics	Health Nutrition and Population Statistics	–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 14 - Subjective well-being OECD	OECD	–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 10 - Gender indicators OECD	OECD	–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 09 - Indicators of inequality and poverty OECD	OECD	–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 01 - Indicators of growth, employment and inequality OECD	OECD	–
Households with workers living with less than international poverty line by household formality OECD	OECD	−30.8%
Population pushed below the $1.90 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%) WHO	WHO	–
Population pushed below the $2.15 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) WHO	WHO	–
Population pushed below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) WHO	WHO	–
Population pushed below the $3.65 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) WHO	WHO	–
Population pushed below a relative poverty line by household health expenditures - 60% of median daily per capita consumption or income (%, national, rural, urban) WHO	WHO	−3.2%
Population pushed further below the $3.20 a day poverty line by household health expenditures (%, national, rural, urban) WHO	WHO	–
Poverty Headcount ($2.50 a day) LAC Equity Lab	LAC Equity Lab	−3.2%
Middle Class ($10-50 a day) Headcount LAC Equity Lab	LAC Equity Lab	+5.5%
Official Moderate Poverty Rate-National LAC Equity Lab	LAC Equity Lab	+7.4%
Poverty Headcount ($1.90 a day) LAC Equity Lab	LAC Equity Lab	−8.5%

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