El Salvador has a population density of 792 people per square mile compared to 1,384 people in the Netherlands. El Salvador has 35,733 sq ft of land per person vs 22,359 sq ft in the Netherlands. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, El Salvador and the Netherlands are ranked 33rd and 17th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. El Salvador has 0.08% of the world's population and 0.01% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.22% of the population and 0.02% of the land area for the Netherlands, hence the population density in El Salvador is 42.8% lower than in the Netherlands.
Population density comparison
El Salvador
|
Netherlands
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 33/197 | 17/197 |
| Population |
6386184
|
18191638
|
| Land area | 8,000 sq mi | 13,000 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 35,188 sq ft | 20,141 sq ft |
| Rural population | 24% | 6.55% |
| Urban population | 76% | 93.5% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
El Salvador vs the Netherlands:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in El Salvador increased by 5.55%, compared to a 10.8% growth in the Netherlands.
In 2004, El Salvador ranked 27th for population density and is in 33rd place now. The Netherlands was 15th in 2004 and ranks 17th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
El Salvador
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 2024 | 792 | 1,384 |
| 2023 | 789 | 1,375 |
| 2022 | 785 | 1,362 |
| 2021 | 782 | 1,349 |
| 2020 | 779 | 1,342 |
| 2019 | 778 | 1,334 |
| 2018 | 777 | 1,326 |
| 2017 | 777 | 1,318 |
| 2016 | 775 | 1,310 |
| 2015 | 773 | 1,303 |
| 2014 | 770 | 1,297 |
| 2013 | 767 | 1,292 |
| 2012 | 764 | 1,287 |
| 2011 | 761 | 1,282 |
| 2010 | 759 | 1,276 |
| 2009 | 756 | 1,269 |
| 2008 | 754 | 1,262 |
| 2007 | 751 | 1,257 |
| 2006 | 750 | 1,254 |
| 2005 | 751 | 1,252 |
| 2004 | 751 | 1,249 |
| 2003 | 750 | 1,245 |
| 2002 | 748 | 1,239 |
| 2001 | 746 | 1,231 |
| 2000 | 743 | 1,222 |
| 1999 | 739 | 1,213 |
| 1998 | 735 | 1,205 |
| 1997 | 731 | 1,198 |
| 1996 | 726 | 1,191 |
| 1995 | 720 | 1,186 |
| 1994 | 714 | 1,180 |
| 1993 | 707 | 1,173 |
| 1992 | 698 | 1,165 |
| 1991 | 687 | 1,156 |
| 1990 | 675 | 1,147 |
| 1989 | 662 | 1,139 |
| 1988 | 649 | 1,132 |
| 1987 | 637 | 1,125 |
| 1986 | 624 | 1,118 |
| 1985 | 612 | 1,112 |
| 1984 | 600 | 1,107 |
| 1983 | 588 | 1,102 |
| 1982 | 578 | 1,098 |
| 1981 | 571 | 1,093 |
| 1980 | 568 | 1,086 |
| 1979 | 560 | 1,077 |
| 1978 | 549 | 1,070 |
| 1977 | 538 | 1,063 |
| 1976 | 526 | 1,057 |
| 1975 | 512 | 1,048 |
| 1974 | 501 | 1,039 |
| 1973 | 489 | 1,031 |
| 1972 | 478 | 1,023 |
| 1971 | 467 | 1,012 |
| 1970 | 456 | 1,000 |
| 1969 | 444 | 988 |
| 1968 | 432 | 977 |
| 1967 | 421 | 967 |
| 1966 | 409 | 956 |
| 1965 | 397 | 943 |
| 1964 | 387 | 930 |
| 1963 | 376 | 918 |
| 1962 | 366 | 906 |
| 1961 | 357 | 893 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
El Salvador
|
Netherlands
|
|
| 2024 | 76% | 93.5% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | 93.2% |
| 2022 | 74.8% | 92.9% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | 92.6% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | 92.2% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | 91.9% |
| 2018 | 72% | 91.5% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | 91.1% |
| 2016 | 70.5% | 90.6% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | 90.2% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | 89.7% |
| 2013 | 68% | 89.2% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | 88.6% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | 87.9% |
| 2010 | 65.5% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | 64.6% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | 85.4% |
| 2007 | 62.8% | 84.5% |
| 2006 | 62.2% | 83.6% |
| 2005 | 61.6% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | 81.5% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | 80.3% |
| 2002 | 60% | 79.1% |
| 2001 | 59.5% | 77.8% |
| 2000 | 58.9% | 76.8% |
| 1999 | 58.4% | 76% |
| 1998 | 57.8% | 75.3% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | 74.5% |
| 1996 | 55.3% | 73.6% |
| 1995 | 54% | 72.8% |
| 1994 | 52.7% | 72% |
| 1993 | 51.4% | 71.1% |
| 1992 | 50.3% | 70.2% |
| 1991 | 49.8% | 69.3% |
| 1990 | 49.3% | 68.7% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | 68.3% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | 67.9% |
| 1987 | 47.7% | 67.5% |
| 1986 | 47.2% | 67.1% |
| 1985 | 46.7% | 66.7% |
| 1984 | 46.2% | 66.3% |
| 1983 | 45.6% | 65.9% |
| 1982 | 45.1% | 65.5% |
| 1981 | 44.6% | 65.1% |
| 1980 | 44.1% | 64.7% |
| 1979 | 43.6% | 64.4% |
| 1978 | 43.1% | 64.1% |
| 1977 | 42.6% | 63.8% |
| 1976 | 42.1% | 63.5% |
| 1975 | 41.6% | 63.2% |
| 1974 | 41% | 62.9% |
| 1973 | 40.5% | 62.6% |
| 1972 | 40% | 62.2% |
| 1971 | 39.5% | 61.9% |
| 1970 | 39.4% | 61.7% |
| 1969 | 39.3% | 61.5% |
| 1968 | 39.2% | 61.3% |
| 1967 | 39.1% | 61.1% |
| 1966 | 39% | 60.9% |
| 1965 | 38.9% | 60.8% |
| 1964 | 38.8% | 60.6% |
| 1963 | 38.7% | 60.4% |
| 1962 | 38.6% | 60.2% |
| 1961 | 38.5% | 60% |
| 1960 | 38.4% | 59.8% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 61.1% to 76% in El Salvador and from 81.5% to 93.5% in the Netherlands.
Densely populated cities
|
El Salvador
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| San Salvador | 331K |
| Santa Ana | 251K |
| San Miguel | 233K |
| Soyapango | 230K |
| Mejicanos | 137K |
| Apopa | 129K |
| Ahuachapan | 127K |
| Santa Tecla | 126K |
| Sonsonate | 72.2K |
| Usulutan | 66.1K |
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