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Population in Belarus compared to El Salvador: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 6,338,193 people in El Salvador in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,013,835 people compared to 6,399,793 in El Salvador.

Population statistics:

  • Belarus' population is 1.41 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • Belarus is ranked the 102nd most populous country in the world, while El Salvador is the 111th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.08% for El Salvador.
  • For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +0.29% in El Salvador.
  • Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.15% decline), while El Salvador has grown from 6M to 6.4M (6.62% growth).

Belarus vs El Salvador: population by year and forecast

Belarus
Factual

Projection
El Salvador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Belarus El Salvador
2100 4,398,633 5,106,358
2099 4,449,573 5,150,403
2098 4,500,269 5,195,110
2097 4,550,935 5,240,164
2096 4,601,487 5,286,555
2095 4,652,286 5,333,357
2094 4,703,117 5,380,368
2093 4,754,252 5,427,291
2092 4,805,369 5,474,174
2091 4,856,664 5,521,257
2090 4,908,430 5,568,339
2089 4,960,656 5,615,550
2088 5,013,287 5,662,256
2087 5,066,741 5,709,072
2086 5,120,920 5,755,593
2085 5,176,048 5,801,778
2084 5,232,002 5,847,545
2083 5,288,854 5,891,829
2082 5,346,728 5,935,056
2081 5,405,543 5,977,631
2080 5,465,448 6,019,326
2079 5,526,121 6,059,817
2078 5,587,557 6,098,689
2077 5,650,096 6,136,133
2076 5,713,205 6,172,686
2075 5,777,144 6,206,865
2074 5,841,895 6,239,356
2073 5,907,671 6,272,337
2072 5,974,027 6,301,557
2071 6,041,554 6,330,086
2070 6,109,593 6,358,052
2069 6,178,463 6,384,863
2068 6,247,964 6,410,986
2067 6,318,511 6,435,437
2066 6,389,815 6,458,779
2065 6,461,651 6,481,938
2064 6,533,883 6,503,884
2063 6,606,470 6,524,373
2062 6,679,180 6,543,157
2061 6,751,939 6,560,419
2060 6,825,105 6,577,429
2059 6,898,206 6,592,662
2058 6,970,893 6,606,305
2057 7,043,508 6,620,473
2056 7,115,638 6,633,666
2055 7,187,104 6,645,594
2054 7,257,138 6,656,251
2053 7,326,052 6,664,115
2052 7,393,630 6,670,429
2051 7,459,522 6,676,658
2050 7,524,239 6,679,973
2049 7,588,059 6,683,494
2048 7,651,163 6,684,918
2047 7,712,657 6,684,723
2046 7,773,226 6,684,063
2045 7,833,564 6,681,948
2044 7,893,753 6,679,505
2043 7,953,762 6,674,197
2042 8,013,962 6,668,140
2041 8,075,253 6,660,323
2040 8,136,633 6,651,019
2039 8,198,487 6,641,112
2038 8,260,287 6,628,299
2037 8,321,922 6,615,428
2036 8,384,012 6,600,845
2035 8,446,649 6,585,074
2034 8,509,786 6,568,788
2033 8,573,478 6,549,941
2032 8,637,170 6,530,975
2031 8,700,460 6,511,064
2030 8,764,169 6,490,493
2029 8,827,965 6,467,381
2028 8,890,419 6,443,426
2027 8,952,131 6,418,289
2026 9,013,835 6,392,935
2025 9,073,924 6,366,672
2024 9,132,629 6,338,193
2023 9,178,298 6,309,624
2022 9,228,071 6,280,319
2021 9,302,585 6,255,782
2020 9,379,952 6,234,673
2019 9,419,758 6,222,318
2018 9,438,785 6,219,807
2017 9,458,989 6,213,533
2016 9,469,379 6,200,800
2015 9,461,076 6,183,676
2014 9,448,515 6,162,955
2013 9,443,211 6,138,839
2012 9,446,836 6,113,975
2011 9,461,643 6,090,127
2010 9,483,836 6,068,249
2009 9,504,583 6,048,279
2008 9,527,985 6,029,297
2007 9,560,953 6,009,824
2006 9,604,924 6,002,319
2005 9,663,915 6,005,578
2004 9,730,146 6,004,671
2003 9,796,749 5,998,599
2002 9,865,548 5,986,631
2001 9,928,549 5,968,060
2000 9,979,610 5,943,366
1999 10,026,738 5,913,900
1998 10,071,963 5,880,781
1997 10,117,433 5,844,578
1996 10,159,569 5,805,286
1995 10,193,831 5,762,131
1994 10,226,955 5,714,129
1993 10,239,050 5,659,957
1992 10,216,470 5,585,609
1991 10,194,050 5,495,077
1990 10,189,348 5,399,726
1989 10,170,000 5,298,979
1988 10,140,000 5,195,833
1987 10,111,000 5,092,441
1986 10,043,000 4,992,769
1985 9,975,000 4,894,706
1984 9,910,000 4,798,003
1983 9,843,000 4,707,367
1982 9,776,000 4,622,477
1981 9,710,000 4,570,599
1980 9,643,000 4,540,382
1979 9,584,000 4,480,388
1978 9,525,000 4,394,114
1977 9,463,000 4,301,256
1976 9,411,000 4,210,310
1975 9,367,000 4,120,449
1974 9,317,584 4,029,671
1973 9,257,272 3,938,068
1972 9,188,968 3,846,830
1971 9,115,576 3,757,523
1970 9,040,000 3,668,796
1969 8,960,304 3,576,485
1968 8,874,552 3,480,773
1967 8,785,648 3,385,184
1966 8,696,496 3,290,961
1965 8,610,000 3,199,466
1964 8,524,224 3,111,883
1963 8,437,232 3,028,679
1962 8,351,928 2,949,204
1961 8,271,216 2,870,016
1960 8,198,000 2,791,459

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while El Salvador gained 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost 455,544 people (a 4.81% decline), while El Salvador's population increased by 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth).

Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 102nd in 2026. El Salvador was ranked 103rd in 2006 and ranked 111th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.5% to 7,524,239 people with a rank change from 102nd to 114th. The population of El Salvador will increase by 4.38% to 6,679,973 people and rank change from 111th to 116th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.4M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Belarus
Factual

Projection
El Salvador
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Belarus El Salvador
2100 -1.14% -0.86%
2099 -1.13% -0.86%
2098 -1.11% -0.86%
2097 -1.1% -0.88%
2096 -1.09% -0.88%
2095 -1.08% -0.87%
2094 -1.08% -0.86%
2093 -1.06% -0.86%
2092 -1.06% -0.85%
2091 -1.05% -0.85%
2090 -1.05% -0.84%
2089 -1.05% -0.82%
2088 -1.05% -0.82%
2087 -1.06% -0.81%
2086 -1.07% -0.8%
2085 -1.07% -0.78%
2084 -1.07% -0.75%
2083 -1.08% -0.73%
2082 -1.09% -0.71%
2081 -1.1% -0.69%
2080 -1.1% -0.67%
2079 -1.1% -0.64%
2078 -1.11% -0.61%
2077 -1.1% -0.59%
2076 -1.11% -0.55%
2075 -1.11% -0.52%
2074 -1.11% -0.53%
2073 -1.11% -0.46%
2072 -1.12% -0.45%
2071 -1.11% -0.44%
2070 -1.11% -0.42%
2069 -1.11% -0.41%
2068 -1.12% -0.38%
2067 -1.12% -0.36%
2066 -1.11% -0.36%
2065 -1.11% -0.34%
2064 -1.1% -0.31%
2063 -1.09% -0.29%
2062 -1.08% -0.26%
2061 -1.07% -0.26%
2060 -1.06% -0.23%
2059 -1.04% -0.21%
2058 -1.03% -0.21%
2057 -1.01% -0.2%
2056 -0.99% -0.18%
2055 -0.97% -0.16%
2054 -0.94% -0.12%
2053 -0.91% -0.09%
2052 -0.88% -0.09%
2051 -0.86% -0.05%
2050 -0.84% -0.05%
2049 -0.82% -0.02%
2048 -0.8% 0.003%
2047 -0.78% 0.01%
2046 -0.77% 0.03%
2045 -0.76% 0.04%
2044 -0.75% 0.08%
2043 -0.75% 0.09%
2042 -0.76% 0.12%
2041 -0.75% 0.14%
2040 -0.75% 0.15%
2039 -0.75% 0.19%
2038 -0.74% 0.19%
2037 -0.74% 0.22%
2036 -0.74% 0.24%
2035 -0.74% 0.25%
2034 -0.74% 0.29%
2033 -0.74% 0.29%
2032 -0.73% 0.31%
2031 -0.73% 0.32%
2030 -0.72% 0.36%
2029 -0.7% 0.37%
2028 -0.69% 0.39%
2027 -0.68% 0.4%
2026 -0.66% 0.41%
2025 -0.64% 0.45%
2024 -0.5% 0.45%
2023 -0.54% 0.47%
2022 -0.8% 0.39%
2021 -0.82% 0.34%
2020 -0.42% 0.2%
2019 -0.2% 0.04%
2018 -0.21% 0.1%
2017 -0.11% 0.21%
2016 0.09% 0.28%
2015 0.13% 0.34%
2014 0.06% 0.39%
2013 -0.04% 0.41%
2012 -0.16% 0.39%
2011 -0.23% 0.36%
2010 -0.22% 0.33%
2009 -0.25% 0.31%
2008 -0.34% 0.32%
2007 -0.46% 0.13%
2006 -0.61% -0.05%
2005 -0.68% 0.02%
2004 -0.68% 0.1%
2003 -0.7% 0.2%
2002 -0.63% 0.31%
2001 -0.51% 0.42%
2000 -0.47% 0.5%
1999 -0.45% 0.56%
1998 -0.45% 0.62%
1997 -0.41% 0.68%
1996 -0.34% 0.75%
1995 -0.32% 0.84%
1994 -0.12% 0.96%
1993 0.22% 1.33%
1992 0.22% 1.65%
1991 0.05% 1.77%
1990 0.19% 1.9%
1989 0.3% 1.99%
1988 0.29% 2.03%
1987 0.68% 2%
1986 0.68% 2%
1985 0.66% 2.02%
1984 0.68% 1.93%
1983 0.69% 1.84%
1982 0.68% 1.14%
1981 0.69% 0.67%
1980 0.62% 1.34%
1979 0.62% 1.96%
1978 0.66% 2.16%
1977 0.55% 2.16%
1976 0.47% 2.18%
1975 0.53% 2.25%
1974 0.65% 2.33%
1973 0.74% 2.37%
1972 0.81% 2.38%
1971 0.84% 2.42%
1970 0.89% 2.58%
1969 0.97% 2.75%
1968 1.01% 2.82%
1967 1.03% 2.86%
1966 1% 2.86%
1965 1.01% 2.81%
1964 1.03% 2.75%
1963 1.02% 2.69%
1962 0.98% 2.76%
1961 0.89% 2.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Belarus declined by 0.5%, while El Salvador's population grew by 0.45%.

Live population counters

Belarus El Salvador
Current population
9013835
6399793
Population rank 102/197 111/197
Percent of world population 0.11% 0.08%
One net population change
11.5 minutes
18.4 minutes
One birth every
8.02 minutes
5.29 minutes
One death every
4.29 minutes
11.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -125 +78
Annual growth/decline -45,669 +28,569
Annual growth/decline rate -0.5% +0.45%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 140/197
One migration net change every
2.91 hours
22 minutes
Annual migration change -3,020 -23,934
Net migration rank 109/196 155/196
Foreign-born residents 1,054,604 43,342
Foreign-born residents rank 58/195 155/195
Foreign-born share of population 11.6% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 58/195 164/195

Natural population change vs migration

Belarus
Natural

Migration
El Salvador
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Belarus El Salvador
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -3,020 - -23,934
2024 - -3,119 - -23,102
2023 -56,924 -3,034 51,985 -23,253
2022 -47,839 -8,000 53,138 -23,255
2021 -67,118 -33,954 46,530 -27,343
2020 -64,703 -33,954 48,244 -25,213
2019 -32,969 -33,954 56,816 -55,144
2018 -26,429 8,615 57,509 -54,163
2017 -17,026 3,337 59,824 -50,608
2016 -1,894 8,272 63,751 -47,491
2015 -946 18,088 69,263 -51,278
2014 -2,834 14,979 72,581 -49,126
2013 -6,610 10,550 73,869 -49,087
2012 -11,336 10,903 75,495 -50,546
2011 -26,493 5,686 76,182 -53,433
2010 -29,400 10,300 75,695 -54,688
2009 -25,662 13,610 74,908 -55,966
2008 -25,726 -495 75,107 -56,086
2007 -28,683 -4,013 76,776 -56,857
2006 -41,301 -8,303 80,887 -85,789
2005 -50,252 -15,451 84,883 -86,501
2004 -50,597 -10,424 90,905 -87,466
2003 -53,882 -10,795 97,849 -89,146
2002 -58,207 -11,945 106,137 -90,908
2001 -48,650 -4,469 114,313 -92,389
2000 -40,916 1,812 122,315 -94,861
1999 -49,131 2,028 128,947 -97,475
1998 -44,316 13,192 134,065 -99,293
1997 -46,540 -235 134,448 -96,820
1996 -37,591 5,205 136,929 -95,977
1995 -32,621 481 138,268 -92,912
1994 -19,431 -12,570 137,974 -87,318
1993 -11,263 19,652 138,432 -80,736
1992 11,238 29,477 139,221 -48,232
1991 18,349 -5,876 140,691 -50,622
1990 32,606 -26,497 140,311 -39,689
1989 49,833 5,639 139,093 -38,211
1988 60,840 -5,424 136,230 -30,806
1987 62,689 -12,462 133,667 -32,308
1986 74,318 -11,499 130,177 -32,181
1985 58,852 -784 127,248 -29,111
1984 64,415 -3,051 125,036 -29,767
1983 75,791 -2,938 121,700 -35,694
1982 65,499 3,339 120,938 -37,159
1981 65,057 14,998 117,346 -97,365
1980 62,101 16,616 111,771 -71,318
1979 64,481 395 123,838 -44,302
1978 67,342 -11,143 124,468 -31,463
1977 67,434 -4,925 121,446 -28,742
1976 66,677 -5,350 120,511 -31,317
1975 65,494 -6,302 116,737 -26,198
1974 71,158 -5,157 113,846 -22,844
1973 70,911 -7,357 111,546 -19,347
1972 74,036 -7,966 107,604 -17,317
1971 77,464 -5,818 104,714 -16,389
1970 75,520 -8,643 100,499 -11,367
1969 74,567 -12,833 99,848 -4,355
1968 76,782 -7,511 98,851 -2,919
1967 81,136 -13,409 98,424 -3,192
1966 84,191 -14,544 97,156 -3,945
1965 90,611 -17,979 95,341 -5,560
1964 101,618 -17,837 93,328 -7,937
1963 113,160 -28,653 90,794 -9,774
1962 124,945 -32,996 88,237 -10,307
1961 134,490 -26,780 84,614 -4,159
1960 136,399 -27,382 81,544 -4,885

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 84.2% of the population change in Belarus is from natural causes (a loss of 318,682 people) and 15.8% is from migration (a loss of 59,605 people). In El Salvador 58.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 579,641 people) and 41.2% is from migration (a loss of 406,874 people).

As of 2024, 1,054,604 residents or 11.6% of the population were not native-born in Belarus, compared to 43,342 people or 0.7% in El Salvador.

Biggest cities by population

Belarus
City Population
Minsk 2M
Gomel 501K
Grodno 364K
Vitebsk 359K
Mogilev 353K
Brest 346K
Babruysk 206K
Baranavichy 171K
Barysaw 135K
Pinsk 124K
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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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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