Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Dwelling

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: Yes - Vacant units: No - Households: Yes - Individuals: Yes - Group quarters: Yes - Special populations: Homeless

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: An enclosure intended to be used as the living space [habitación] of one person or a group of persons who make up one or various households. The dwelling may be an independent house [casa independiente], an apartment, a room in a house, room in a tenement, a hut, an improvised dwelling, a premise not intended for human habitation, or other (mobile dwelling, tent, etc.) - Households: People who live together and share food expenses - Group quarters: This is a premise or building where a group of persons without family ties lives and which they share for reasons of accommodation, age, status as orphans, etc. The following are included in this category: homes for children or orphanages, retirement homes, jails, guest houses or boarding houses, boarding schools, etc.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: General Directorate of Statistics and Censuses

SAMPLE DESIGN: Stratified systematic sample.

SAMPLE UNIT: Households

SAMPLE FRACTION: 10%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 574,364

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Census questionnaire containing questions on demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population, dwelling unit characteristics, emigration, and mortality.

The total population of El Salvador was estimated at about 6.39 million people in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the total population rose by approximately 1.54 million people, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The total population will steadily rise by around 180 thousand people over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

Abstract

The SIGE Technical Committee carried out an evaluation of the methodologies, procedures, processing and results of the IV Agricultural Census 2007 carried out by the Census Office of El Salvador of the Ministry of Economy and of the Multipurpose Surveys disseminated by the General Directorate of Agricultural Economics (DGEA) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, in order to identify the reasons that explain the significant discrepancies between its results and to make a proposal to the Consultative Committee on the officialization of the Census results.After the evaluation, the Technical Committee found that the results of the IV Agricultural Census were affected by difficulties and deficiencies in its implementation process, standing out among the most relevant ones:

i. The Census was carried out outside of the current institutional framework and did not have a broad inter-institutional committee (DGEA-Censuses), nor the support of a specialized external agency, such as the FAO, which would give neutrality and greater credibility to the process;

ii. The coverage of the census was affected by a high rate of omission of 10.9%, which was estimated by the project implementation team itself; nor was there a timely publicity campaign to reduce non-response;

iii. The quality of the census was negatively affected by the high turnover of staff who were unmotivated by inadequate treatment and salaries that did not compensate for the costs of staying in the rural areas of the interior of the country; this meant that the methodology staff invested excessive time in the successive training of new staff, neglecting monitoring tasks. These deficiencies were contrasted with the technical elements that made the Census process rigorous, and with the general characteristics of the design of the DGEA Surveys.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Households

Universe

The statistical unit was the agricultural holding, an economic unit of production that carries out crop, livestock production or aquaculture activities, constituted of one or more plots located in the same municipality, and that can be managed by a person or a group of persons (civil or juridical). Three types of holdings were distinguished: holdings with (i) commercial producers; (ii) subsistence producers; or (iii) production obtained in gardens, aimed mainly for family consumption.

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

i. Methodological modality for conducting the census The classical approach was used for conducting the census.

ii. Frame Prior to the census, a directory of large holdings was elaborated from administrative registers. A second list of agricultural holders living in urban areas was established, according to the information collected during the Population Census (PC) carried out in 2007 (the PC included a specific question about agricultural activities in the household). As a result, 22 509 agricultural households in 2 069 urban "segments" (PC) were listed.

iii. Complete and/or sample enumeration method(s) The CA 2007/2008 combined complete enumeration and sampling. Rural areas (6 218 "segments") were canvassed and all segments were covered. Inside the segments, all commercial holdings were enumerated. Subsistence holdings and holdings with only backyard production were sampled at a rate of 20 percent (using systematic random sampling, or SRS). The holders to be interviewed were selected during the fieldwork by applying a filter form to all households in rural areas.

iv. Sample design Given the small proportion of holders living in urban areas (estimated at less than 2.5 percent) the 6 208 urban "segments" from the recent PC were classified in two groups: 4 139 segments (66.7 percent) with no agricultural holder living in them and 2 069 with some holders, covering 22 509 agricultural households in urban areas. Four strata were defined;2 sampling rates of 20 percent, 30 percent, 100 percent and 8.5 percent respectively were applied to select the segments. Afterwards, the selected segments were canvassed and the filter form applied to every household in the segment. All households with commercial agriculture (in urban areas) were enumerated and households with subsistence agriculture or backyard production (in urban areas) were subsampled at a rate of 20 percent (using SRS).

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

Four types of forms for data collection were used:

(i) listing form (ii) listing quality control at segment level (iii) commercial form (iv) subsistence form

All 16 core items recommended by the WCA 2010 were included in the questionnaire for commercial holdings, which included specific sections dedicated to aquaculture, agricultural practices, manpower, livestock and food security. The core items are:

0001 Identification and location of agricultural holding 0002+ Legal status of agricultural holder 0003 Sex of agricultural holder 0004 Age of agricultural holder 0005 Household size 0006 Main purpose of production of the holding 0007 Area of holding according to land use types 0008 Total area of holding 0009 Land tenure types on the holding 0010 Presence of irrigation on the holding 0011 Types of temporary crops on the holding 0012 Types of permanent crops on the holding and whether in compact plantation 0013 Number of animals on the holding for each livestock type 0014 Presence of aquaculture on the holding 0015+ Presence of forest and other wooded land on the holding 0016 Other economic production activities of the holding's enterprise

Cleaning operations

1. DATA PROCESSING AND ARCHIVING Manual data entry was used for data capture.

2. CENSUS DATA QUALITY A Post-enumeration Survey (PES) was conducted to assess the census quality. A systematic sample of 5 percent of census segments was taken. All segments in the sample were completely re-enumerated by means of a specific form. The rate of undercoverage was 10.9 percent. The comparison of census data with external data (such as estimates from MoA) showed that there were large discrepancies for several parameters. A special commission to reconcile the figures was formed in April 2009 and only partial results were delivered until the reconciliation had taken place.

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system. The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

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El Salvador SV: Migration Rate: per 1000 Inhabitants: Net data was reported at -3.200 NA in 2050. This records an increase from the previous number of -3.400 NA for 2049. El Salvador SV: Migration Rate: per 1000 Inhabitants: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -7.200 NA from Jun 1992 (Median) to 2050, with 59 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -3.200 NA in 2050 and a record low of -15.400 NA in 2006. El Salvador SV: Migration Rate: per 1000 Inhabitants: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.US Census Bureau: Demographic Projection.

El Salvador SV: Population Projection: Mid Year data was reported at 6,181,181.000 Person in 2050. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6,198,570.000 Person for 2049. El Salvador SV: Population Projection: Mid Year data is updated yearly, averaging 5,849,822.000 Person from Jun 1950 (Median) to 2050, with 101 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,353,894.000 Person in 2034 and a record low of 1,939,800.000 Person in 1950. El Salvador SV: Population Projection: Mid Year data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.US Census Bureau: Demographic Projection.

El Salvador SV: Number of Births data was reported at 61,441.000 Person in 2050. This records a decrease from the previous number of 61,862.000 Person for 2049. El Salvador SV: Number of Births data is updated yearly, averaging 97,339.000 Person from Jun 1992 (Median) to 2050, with 59 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 165,491.000 Person in 1995 and a record low of 61,441.000 Person in 2050. El Salvador SV: Number of Births data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.US Census Bureau: Demographic Projection.

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El Salvador SV: Population: Growth data was reported at 0.521 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.509 % for 2016. El Salvador SV: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 1.329 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.962 % in 1963 and a record low of 0.440 % in 2008. El Salvador SV: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

El Salvador SV: Number of Migrants: Net data was reported at -20,027.000 Person in 2050. This records an increase from the previous number of -20,889.000 Person for 2049. El Salvador SV: Number of Migrants: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -42,921.000 Person from Jun 1992 (Median) to 2050, with 59 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -20,027.000 Person in 2050 and a record low of -92,011.000 Person in 2006. El Salvador SV: Number of Migrants: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.US Census Bureau: Demographic Projection.

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El Salvador SV: Population Projection: Mid Year: Growth data was reported at -0.290 % in 2050. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.280 % for 2049. El Salvador SV: Population Projection: Mid Year: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.230 % from Jun 1992 (Median) to 2050, with 59 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.720 % in 1995 and a record low of -0.290 % in 2050. El Salvador SV: Population Projection: Mid Year: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s El Salvador – Table SV.US Census Bureau: Demographic Projection.

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This polygon shapefile contains statistics on residency, location of employment, and other spoken languages from the 2007 Census of Population and Housing in El Salvador. The census information was collected by the Dirección General de Estadística y Censos in May of 2007. The original questionaire and other supporting documentation for this census is included with this download.

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United States Imports: Customs: El Salvador data was reported at 217.100 USD mn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 176.600 USD mn for Apr 2018. United States Imports: Customs: El Salvador data is updated monthly, averaging 148.100 USD mn from Jan 1985 (Median) to May 2018, with 401 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 272.300 USD mn in Jul 2015 and a record low of 9.500 USD mn in Dec 1986. United States Imports: Customs: El Salvador data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.JA012: Trade Statistics: Census Basis: By Country: Imports: Customs.

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