El Salvador—Esri Demographics Regional Data

Outline of map of El Salvador

The Esri Salvadoran datasets are sourced from Michael Bauer Research GmbH.

Data source


Release:	October 2023.
Vintage:	2022
Data:	© Michael Bauer Research GmbH 2023 based on © Dirección General de Estadística y Censos, Banco Central De Reserva, UN.
Boundaries:	© Michael Bauer Research GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany, 2023.
Settlement Points:	These settlement points were created using the European Commission Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL), 100-meter resolution 2025 Population Raster Layer. The points were verified using the latest Esri imagery. More information about the data can be found at https://ghslsys.jrc.ec.europa.eu.

Dataset information


El Salvador
Three-letter ISO country code	SLV
Currency	US Dollar
Three-letter currency code	USD
Number of attributes available	41
Number of geography levels	3

Geography levels


Geography levels	Available for El Salvador	Available through ArcGIS.com maps	Feature count
Country	X	X	1
Departments	X	X	14
Municipalities	X	X	262

Data apportionment settings

Learn more about data apportionment.


Threshold upper bound	Aggregation method	Level of geography
150 km	Block Apportion	SV.Municipalities
more	Centroids in Polygon	SV.Municipalities

Standard Demographics

The following examples are representative of the variables and data categories available for this region. See the Reference documents section below for the full list of available variables and a sample report.


Variable summary	Data category	Vintage	Description
Total Population	Population	2022	Count of total population by regional boundaries.
Population Density	Population	2022	Regional population count divided by total regional sq. kilometers or miles.
Population per Mill	Population	2022	Count of total regional population divided by total national population and multiplied by 1,000.
Male/Female Population Totals	Population	2022	Count of regional male and female population.
Population Totals by Age and Gender	Age	2022	Count of regional total, male, and female population grouped by specific age increments.
Total Households	Households	2022	Count of total number of households within regional boundaries.
Average Household Size	Households	2022	Average size of households within regional boundaries; calculated by dividing the total number of persons living in households in this region by the total number of regional households.
Marital Status	Marital Status	2022	Count of regional adult population grouped by specific marital status types, such as married or single.
Educational Attainment	Education	2022	Count of regional population grouped by educational attainment levels; might be further refined by age and gender categories.
Unemployed Population	Jobs	2022	Count of regional unemployed population.
Purchasing Power	Income	2022	Regional purchasing power. Data provided includes: Purchasing Power: Total—Total regional disposable income of private households. Purchasing Power: Per Mill—Total regional disposable income (income after taxes) divided by total regional population and multiplied by 1,000. Purchasing Power: Per Capita—Total regional disposable income (income after taxes) divided by total regional population. Purchasing Power: Index—A measure that compares the regional disposable income (income after taxes) to the national average, which has an index value of 100. For example, if a region's purchasing power index is 89, it has 11% less disposable income than the national average; if the region's index is 117, it has 17% more purchasing power than average.

Reference Documents

Refer to the following reference documents:

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