ad ore ños ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Salvador ians , ▁are ▁people ▁who ▁identify ▁with ▁El ▁Salvador ▁in ▁Central ▁America . ▁Salvador ans ▁are ▁mainly ▁M est iz os ▁( m ixed ▁European ▁and ▁Amer ind ian ▁her itage ) ▁who ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador . ▁Most ▁Salvador ans ▁live ▁in ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁although ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁significant ▁Salvador an ▁di as por a , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁with ▁smaller ▁communities ▁in ▁other ▁countries ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁El ▁Salvador ' s ▁population ▁was ▁ 6 , 2 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 2 , 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁below ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁was ▁ 3 2 . 1 %, ▁ 6 1 % ▁were ▁between ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁ 6 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁while ▁ 6 . 9 % ▁were ▁ 6 5 ▁years ▁or ▁older . ▁ ▁Dem onym ▁ ▁Salv ad ore ño / a ▁in ▁Spanish ▁and ▁in ▁English ▁Salvador an ▁is ▁the ▁accepted ▁and ▁most ▁commonly ▁used ▁term ▁for ▁referring ▁people ▁of ▁Salvador an ▁ancest ry . ▁However , ▁both ▁Salvador ian ▁and ▁Salv ad ore an ▁are ▁widely ▁used ▁terms ▁in ▁daily ▁life ▁by ▁English - spe aking ▁Salvador an ▁citizens ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States