El Salvador has a population density of 792 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. El Salvador has 35,733 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, El Salvador and the Vatican are ranked 33rd and 3rd, 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 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in El Salvador is 86.5% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
El Salvador
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 33/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
6386184
|
949
|
| Land area | 8,000 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 35,188 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 24% | n/a |
| Urban population | 76% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 0% | 0% |
El Salvador vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in El Salvador increased by 4.69%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, El Salvador ranked 28th for population density and is in 31st place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
El Salvador
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 792 | - |
| 2023 | 789 | - |
| 2022 | 785 | - |
| 2021 | 782 | - |
| 2020 | 779 | - |
| 2019 | 778 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 777 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 777 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 775 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 773 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 770 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 767 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 764 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 761 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 759 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 756 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 754 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 751 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 750 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 751 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 751 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 750 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 748 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 746 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 743 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 739 | - |
| 1998 | 735 | - |
| 1997 | 731 | - |
| 1996 | 726 | - |
| 1995 | 720 | - |
| 1994 | 714 | - |
| 1993 | 707 | - |
| 1992 | 698 | - |
| 1991 | 687 | - |
| 1990 | 675 | - |
| 1989 | 662 | - |
| 1988 | 649 | - |
| 1987 | 637 | - |
| 1986 | 624 | - |
| 1985 | 612 | - |
| 1984 | 600 | - |
| 1983 | 588 | - |
| 1982 | 578 | - |
| 1981 | 571 | - |
| 1980 | 568 | - |
| 1979 | 560 | - |
| 1978 | 549 | - |
| 1977 | 538 | - |
| 1976 | 526 | - |
| 1975 | 512 | - |
| 1974 | 501 | - |
| 1973 | 489 | - |
| 1972 | 478 | - |
| 1971 | 467 | - |
| 1970 | 456 | - |
| 1969 | 444 | - |
| 1968 | 432 | - |
| 1967 | 421 | - |
| 1966 | 409 | - |
| 1965 | 397 | - |
| 1964 | 387 | - |
| 1963 | 376 | - |
| 1962 | 366 | - |
| 1961 | 357 | - |
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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