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Ethnic groups

El Salvador — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 89% mestizo, 10% Indian, 1% white
1991 mestizo 89%, Indian 10%, white 1%
1992 mestizo 89%, Indian 10%, white 1%
1993 mestizo 94%, Indian 5%, white 1%
1994 mestizo 94%, Indian 5%, white 1%
1995 mestizo 94%, Indian 5%, white 1%
1996 mestizo 94%, Indian 5%, white 1%
1997 mestizo 94%, Amerindian 5%, white 1%
1998 mestizo 94%, Amerindian 5%, white 1%
1999 mestizo 94%, Amerindian 5%, white 1%
2000 mestizo 90%, Amerindian 1%, white 9%
2001 mestizo 90%, Amerindian 1%, white 9%
2002 mestizo 90%, Amerindian 1%, white 9%
2003 mestizo 90%, Amerindian 1%, white 9%
2004 mestizo 90%, Amerindian 1%, white 9%
2005 mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
2006 mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
2007 mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
2008 mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
2009 mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
2010 mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
2011 mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
2012 mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
2013 mestizo 86.3%, white 12.7%, Amerindian 1% (2007 census)
2014 mestizo 86.3%, white 12.7%, Amerindian 1% (2007 census)
2015 mestizo 86.3%, white 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
2016 mestizo 86.3%, white 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
2017 mestizo 86.3%, white 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
2018 mestizo 86.3%, white 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
2019 mestizo 86.3%, white 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
2020 Mestizo 86.3%, White 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), Black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
2021 Mestizo 86.3%, White 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), Black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
2022 Mestizo 86.3%, White 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), Black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
2023 Mestizo 86.3%, White 12.7%, Amerindian 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), Black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
2024 Mestizo 86.3%, White 12.7%, Indigenous 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), Black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)
2025 Mestizo 86.3%, White 12.7%, Indigenous 0.2% (includes Lenca, Kakawira, Nahua-Pipil), Black 0.1%, other 0.6% (2007 est.)