▁male : ▁ 9 4 . 4 % ▁ ▁female : ▁ 9 5 . 5 % ▁ ▁urban : ▁ 9 7 . 2 % ▁ ▁rural : ▁ 9 1 . 8 % ▁ ▁Religion ▁▁ ▁There ▁is ▁divers ity ▁of ▁religious ▁belief s ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁Christian . ▁Roman ▁C athol ics ▁( 4 7 %) ▁and ▁Evangel ical s ▁( 3 3 %) ▁are ▁the ▁two ▁major ▁denomin ations ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Those ▁not ▁affili ated ▁with ▁any ▁religious ▁group ▁amount ▁to ▁ 1 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁( 3 %) ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es , ▁H are ▁Kr ish nas , ▁Muslim s , ▁Jews , ▁Buddh ists , ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts , ▁and ▁those ▁ad her ing ▁to ▁ind igen ous ▁religious ▁belief s . ▁ ▁Culture ▁▁ ▁The ▁culture ▁of ▁El ▁Salvador ▁is ▁a ▁Central ▁American ▁culture ▁nation ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁cl ash ▁of ▁ancient ▁Mes o amer ica ▁and ▁medieval ▁I ber ian ▁Pen ins ula . ▁Salvador an ▁culture ▁is ▁influenced ▁by ▁Native ▁American ▁culture ▁( Len ca ▁people , ▁C aca opera ▁people , ▁May a ▁pe op les , ▁P ip il ▁people ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Latin ▁American ▁culture ▁( Lat in ▁America , ▁His pan ic ▁America , ▁I bero - America ). ▁M est izo ▁culture ▁and ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁domin ates ▁the