The current population of El Salvador is 6,386,184 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 6,338,193 in 2024.
Population facts:
- El Salvador is ranked 112/197 by population and was ranked 102nd in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of 0.32% per year.
- El Salvador accounts for 0.08% of the world's population.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 6.01M people to 6.39M (6.34% growth in 20 years).
- El Salvador is projected to reach 6.67M people in 2047.
El Salvador population clock
El Salvador
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World
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6386184
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8266870341
|
| Population rank | 112/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | N/A |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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0.52 seconds
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| Daily growth/decline | +78 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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N/A |
| Annual migration change | -23,102 | N/A |
El Salvador population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,791,459 | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 2.81% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 2.76% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 2.69% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 2.75% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 2.86% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 2.86% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 2.82% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 2.75% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 2.58% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 2.42% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 2.38% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 2.37% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 2.33% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 2.25% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 2.18% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 2.16% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 2.16% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 1.96% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 1.34% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 0.67% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 1.14% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 1.84% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 2.02% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 2% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 2% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 2.03% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 1.99% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 1.9% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 1.77% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 1.65% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 1.33% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 0.96% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 0.84% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 0.75% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 0.68% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 0.56% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 0.5% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 0.42% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 0.31% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 0.2% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 0.1% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 0.02% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | -0.05% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 0.13% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 0.32% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 0.31% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 0.39% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 0.41% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 0.39% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 0.34% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 0.28% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 0.21% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 0.2% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 0.34% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 0.39% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 0.47% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 0.45% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 0.43% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 0.4% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 0.39% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 0.38% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 0.36% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 0.34% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 0.31% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 0.3% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 0.29% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 0.27% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 0.24% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 0.23% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 0.21% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 0.19% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 0.17% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 0.14% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 0.13% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 0.1% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 0.06% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 0.03% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 0.02% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 0.006% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | -0.009% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | -0.04% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | -0.05% |
El Salvador has a population of 6.39M as of 2025, compared to 6.18M in 2015, 6.01M in 2005, and 5.76M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 0.33% per year. El Salvador is ranked 151st out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) El Salvador will have 6,668,028 people (4.41% growth) with a rank change from 112th to 116th.
By the year 2100, El Salvador's population is projected to decline by 20.6% to 5.07M people.
Largest cities by population
|
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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El Salvador population statistics
|
El Salvador
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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