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  • Population......................................................................6,948,073 (July 2007 est.)
  • Population growth rate ..............................................................1.699% (July 2007 est.)
  • Birth rate....................................................26.13 births/1,000 population (July 2007 est.)
  • Death rate.................................................5.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2007 est.)
  • Net migration rate...............................-3.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population
  • Ethnic groups...........................mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%

El Salvador: Despite End to Civil War, Emigration Continues
Thousands of Salvadorans fled the country during its civil war in the 1980s, many of them to the United States. The government is focused on engaging its diaspora but also must deal with immigrants from neighboring countries and issues around human trafficking.

El Salvador page on the World Migration Map

Migration and Development in El Salvador: Ideals Versus Reality

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General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses
http://www.digestyc.gob.sv

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.rree.gob.sv/sitio/sitiowebrree.nsf

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/

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