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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 135,472,051 people in Ethiopia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 140,722,974 in Ethiopia.

Population statistics:

  • Ethiopia's population is 22 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Ethiopia is the 10th.
  • The countries together account for 1.77% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 1.69% for Ethiopia.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +2.69% in Ethiopia.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Ethiopia has grown from 80.7M to 141M (74.4% growth).

El Salvador vs Ethiopia: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Ethiopia
2100 5,105,420 371,078,260
2099 5,149,457 369,338,252
2098 5,194,156 367,513,542
2097 5,239,201 365,567,496
2096 5,285,584 363,536,294
2095 5,332,377 361,596,042
2094 5,379,380 359,531,317
2093 5,426,293 357,460,480
2092 5,473,168 355,389,829
2091 5,520,243 353,218,632
2090 5,567,316 350,960,021
2089 5,614,518 348,751,618
2088 5,661,216 346,517,326
2087 5,708,023 344,162,324
2086 5,754,535 341,671,994
2085 5,800,712 339,167,930
2084 5,846,470 336,649,520
2083 5,890,746 334,083,247
2082 5,933,965 331,401,460
2081 5,976,533 328,715,487
2080 6,018,220 326,013,981
2079 6,058,704 323,282,865
2078 6,097,568 320,422,535
2077 6,135,005 317,492,915
2076 6,171,552 314,518,328
2075 6,205,725 311,487,723
2074 6,238,209 308,416,133
2073 6,271,184 305,383,505
2072 6,300,399 302,258,564
2071 6,328,923 299,119,280
2070 6,356,884 295,963,235
2069 6,383,690 292,756,723
2068 6,409,808 289,522,748
2067 6,434,255 286,191,689
2066 6,457,592 282,905,709
2065 6,480,747 279,576,283
2064 6,502,689 276,197,958
2063 6,523,174 272,782,685
2062 6,541,955 269,340,926
2061 6,559,213 265,803,351
2060 6,576,220 262,269,354
2059 6,591,451 258,692,767
2058 6,605,091 255,205,644
2057 6,619,257 251,656,356
2056 6,632,447 248,002,497
2055 6,644,372 244,426,069
2054 6,655,028 240,794,405
2053 6,662,891 237,155,110
2052 6,669,204 233,479,314
2051 6,675,431 229,733,593
2050 6,678,745 226,055,085
2049 6,682,265 222,351,471
2048 6,683,689 218,627,197
2047 6,683,495 214,883,954
2046 6,682,835 211,161,780
2045 6,680,720 207,461,987
2044 6,678,277 203,749,820
2043 6,672,970 200,035,613
2042 6,666,915 196,351,202
2041 6,659,099 192,689,672
2040 6,649,797 189,023,384
2039 6,639,891 185,365,776
2038 6,627,081 181,733,067
2037 6,614,212 178,124,993
2036 6,599,632 174,515,366
2035 6,583,864 170,904,339
2034 6,567,581 167,316,305
2033 6,548,738 163,763,376
2032 6,529,775 160,167,364
2031 6,509,868 156,590,018
2030 6,489,300 153,023,174
2029 6,466,193 149,461,578
2028 6,442,242 145,944,350
2027 6,417,110 142,419,893
2026 6,391,761 138,930,724
2025 6,365,503 135,472,051
2024 6,338,193 132,059,767
2023 6,309,624 128,691,692
2022 6,280,319 125,384,287
2021 6,255,782 122,138,588
2020 6,234,673 118,917,671
2019 6,222,318 115,737,383
2018 6,219,807 112,664,152
2017 6,213,533 109,666,481
2016 6,200,800 106,718,162
2015 6,183,676 103,867,135
2014 6,162,955 101,115,610
2013 6,138,839 98,438,751
2012 6,113,975 95,798,767
2011 6,090,127 93,149,970
2010 6,068,249 90,538,514
2009 6,048,279 88,007,636
2008 6,029,297 85,543,668
2007 6,009,824 83,103,217
2006 6,002,319 80,703,490
2005 6,005,578 78,367,470
2004 6,004,671 76,077,206
2003 5,998,599 73,832,663
2002 5,986,631 71,635,517
2001 5,968,060 69,487,762
2000 5,943,366 67,411,494
1999 5,913,900 65,374,561
1998 5,880,781 63,363,524
1997 5,844,578 61,404,539
1996 5,805,286 59,467,635
1995 5,762,131 57,537,335
1994 5,714,129 55,611,508
1993 5,659,957 53,708,891
1992 5,585,609 51,853,747
1991 5,495,077 49,717,198
1990 5,399,726 47,609,755
1989 5,298,979 45,879,690
1988 5,195,833 44,150,825
1987 5,092,441 42,460,039
1986 4,992,769 41,037,656
1985 4,894,706 39,842,136
1984 4,798,003 38,735,722
1983 4,707,367 37,740,817
1982 4,622,477 36,701,290
1981 4,570,599 35,304,012
1980 4,540,382 34,428,514
1979 4,480,388 34,238,652
1978 4,394,114 33,734,592
1977 4,301,256 33,167,272
1976 4,210,310 32,534,418
1975 4,120,449 31,723,252
1974 4,029,671 30,957,273
1973 3,938,068 30,166,785
1972 3,846,830 29,374,608
1971 3,757,523 28,600,106
1970 3,668,796 27,829,128
1969 3,576,485 27,072,571
1968 3,480,773 26,337,930
1967 3,385,184 25,620,276
1966 3,290,961 24,952,689
1965 3,199,466 24,310,612
1964 3,111,883 23,666,548
1963 3,028,679 23,051,637
1962 2,949,204 22,465,126
1961 2,870,016 21,906,102
1960 2,791,459 21,376,693

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Ethiopia gained 26,014,672 people (a 32.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Ethiopia's population increased by 34,004,812 people (a 31.9% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Ethiopia was ranked 16th in 2006 and ranked 10th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.28% to 6,678,745 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Ethiopia will increase by 60.6% to 226,055,085 people and rank change from 10th to 7th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 371M people in 2100 for Ethiopia.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Ethiopia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Ethiopia
2100 -0.86% 0.47%
2099 -0.86% 0.5%
2098 -0.86% 0.53%
2097 -0.88% 0.56%
2096 -0.88% 0.54%
2095 -0.87% 0.57%
2094 -0.86% 0.58%
2093 -0.86% 0.58%
2092 -0.85% 0.61%
2091 -0.85% 0.64%
2090 -0.84% 0.63%
2089 -0.82% 0.64%
2088 -0.82% 0.68%
2087 -0.81% 0.73%
2086 -0.8% 0.74%
2085 -0.78% 0.75%
2084 -0.75% 0.77%
2083 -0.73% 0.81%
2082 -0.71% 0.82%
2081 -0.69% 0.83%
2080 -0.67% 0.84%
2079 -0.64% 0.89%
2078 -0.61% 0.92%
2077 -0.59% 0.95%
2076 -0.55% 0.97%
2075 -0.52% 1%
2074 -0.53% 0.99%
2073 -0.46% 1.03%
2072 -0.45% 1.05%
2071 -0.44% 1.07%
2070 -0.42% 1.1%
2069 -0.41% 1.12%
2068 -0.38% 1.16%
2067 -0.36% 1.16%
2066 -0.36% 1.19%
2065 -0.34% 1.22%
2064 -0.31% 1.25%
2063 -0.29% 1.28%
2062 -0.26% 1.33%
2061 -0.26% 1.35%
2060 -0.23% 1.38%
2059 -0.21% 1.37%
2058 -0.21% 1.41%
2057 -0.2% 1.47%
2056 -0.18% 1.46%
2055 -0.16% 1.51%
2054 -0.12% 1.53%
2053 -0.09% 1.57%
2052 -0.09% 1.63%
2051 -0.05% 1.63%
2050 -0.05% 1.67%
2049 -0.02% 1.7%
2048 0.003% 1.74%
2047 0.01% 1.76%
2046 0.03% 1.78%
2045 0.04% 1.82%
2044 0.08% 1.86%
2043 0.09% 1.88%
2042 0.12% 1.9%
2041 0.14% 1.94%
2040 0.15% 1.97%
2039 0.19% 2%
2038 0.19% 2.03%
2037 0.22% 2.07%
2036 0.24% 2.11%
2035 0.25% 2.14%
2034 0.29% 2.17%
2033 0.29% 2.25%
2032 0.31% 2.28%
2031 0.32% 2.33%
2030 0.36% 2.38%
2029 0.37% 2.41%
2028 0.39% 2.47%
2027 0.4% 2.51%
2026 0.41% 2.55%
2025 0.43% 2.58%
2024 0.45% 2.62%
2023 0.47% 2.64%
2022 0.39% 2.66%
2021 0.34% 2.71%
2020 0.2% 2.75%
2019 0.04% 2.73%
2018 0.1% 2.73%
2017 0.21% 2.76%
2016 0.28% 2.74%
2015 0.34% 2.72%
2014 0.39% 2.72%
2013 0.41% 2.76%
2012 0.39% 2.84%
2011 0.36% 2.88%
2010 0.33% 2.88%
2009 0.31% 2.88%
2008 0.32% 2.94%
2007 0.13% 2.97%
2006 -0.05% 2.98%
2005 0.02% 3.01%
2004 0.1% 3.04%
2003 0.2% 3.07%
2002 0.31% 3.09%
2001 0.42% 3.08%
2000 0.5% 3.12%
1999 0.56% 3.17%
1998 0.62% 3.19%
1997 0.68% 3.26%
1996 0.75% 3.35%
1995 0.84% 3.46%
1994 0.96% 3.54%
1993 1.33% 3.58%
1992 1.65% 4.3%
1991 1.77% 4.43%
1990 1.9% 3.77%
1989 1.99% 3.92%
1988 2.03% 3.98%
1987 2% 3.47%
1986 2% 3%
1985 2.02% 2.86%
1984 1.93% 2.64%
1983 1.84% 2.83%
1982 1.14% 3.96%
1981 0.67% 2.54%
1980 1.34% 0.55%
1979 1.96% 1.49%
1978 2.16% 1.71%
1977 2.16% 1.95%
1976 2.18% 2.56%
1975 2.25% 2.47%
1974 2.33% 2.62%
1973 2.37% 2.7%
1972 2.38% 2.71%
1971 2.42% 2.77%
1970 2.58% 2.79%
1969 2.75% 2.79%
1968 2.82% 2.8%
1967 2.86% 2.68%
1966 2.86% 2.64%
1965 2.81% 2.72%
1964 2.75% 2.67%
1963 2.69% 2.61%
1962 2.76% 2.55%
1961 2.81% 2.48%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.43%, while Ethiopia's population grew by 2.58%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Ethiopia
Current population
6404781
140722974
Population rank 111/197 10/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.69%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
9.27 seconds
One birth every
5.32 minutes
7.59 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
40.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +75 +9,349
Annual growth/decline +27,310 +3,412,284
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +2.58%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 24/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
21.9 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 +24,054
Net migration rank 155/196 31/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 1,168,455
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 53/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 157/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Ethiopia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Ethiopia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - 24,054
2024 51,510 -23,102 3,379,409 30,069
2023 51,985 -23,253 3,338,649 -11,996
2022 53,138 -23,255 3,300,114 -11,996
2021 46,530 -27,343 3,204,673 -1,377
2020 48,244 -25,213 3,199,718 38,866
2019 56,816 -55,144 3,132,780 -10,807
2018 57,509 -54,163 3,015,231 9,302
2017 59,824 -50,608 2,899,143 71,766
2016 63,751 -47,491 2,809,889 115,823
2015 69,263 -51,278 2,713,529 62,785
2014 72,581 -49,126 2,623,647 103,122
2013 73,869 -49,087 2,546,020 80,955
2012 75,495 -50,546 2,533,398 119,517
2011 76,182 -53,433 2,527,811 116,793
2010 75,695 -54,688 2,498,048 80,213
2009 74,908 -55,966 2,467,118 16,315
2008 75,107 -56,086 2,465,283 -20,780
2007 76,776 -56,857 2,436,753 -381
2006 80,887 -85,789 2,393,585 -30,512
2005 84,883 -86,501 2,353,375 -44,421
2004 90,905 -87,466 2,296,999 -25,430
2003 97,849 -89,146 2,231,223 -13,744
2002 106,137 -90,908 2,189,683 -12,925
2001 114,313 -92,389 2,137,791 -19,063
2000 122,315 -94,861 2,083,622 -49,891
1999 128,947 -97,475 2,010,987 29,142
1998 134,065 -99,293 1,984,989 -3,011
1997 134,448 -96,820 1,945,112 -9,119
1996 136,929 -95,977 1,896,364 41,456
1995 138,268 -92,912 1,831,068 91,727
1994 137,974 -87,318 1,788,133 140,715
1993 138,432 -80,736 1,734,851 141,545
1992 139,221 -48,232 1,673,839 160,106
1991 140,691 -50,622 1,579,416 859,737
1990 140,311 -39,689 1,479,663 296,014
1989 139,093 -38,211 1,441,769 242,614
1988 136,230 -30,806 1,393,356 379,966
1987 133,667 -32,308 1,356,853 251,387
1986 130,177 -32,181 1,050,277 186,227
1985 127,248 -29,111 997,050 157,476
1984 125,036 -29,767 920,670 137,632
1983 121,700 -35,694 863,472 68,022
1982 120,938 -37,159 1,080,853 66,702
1981 117,346 -97,365 1,018,838 628,135
1980 111,771 -71,318 1,007,516 -903,529
1979 123,838 -44,302 987,203 -711,455
1978 124,468 -31,463 943,388 -210,991
1977 121,446 -28,742 929,381 -527,133
1976 120,511 -31,317 899,577 -36,125
1975 116,737 -26,198 801,425 -42,540
1974 113,846 -22,844 777,306 -4,232
1973 111,546 -19,347 807,535 347
1972 107,604 -17,317 779,808 -3,375
1971 104,714 -16,389 787,047 -14,510
1970 100,499 -11,367 760,821 8,589
1969 99,848 -4,355 736,428 7,258
1968 98,851 -2,919 715,602 9,992
1967 98,424 -3,192 695,283 14,437
1966 97,156 -3,945 616,281 9,160
1965 95,341 -5,560 642,359 16,348
1964 93,328 -7,937 618,667 10,749
1963 90,794 -9,774 590,998 9,418
1962 88,237 -10,307 563,650 8,960
1961 84,614 -4,159 538,518 6,938
1960 81,544 -4,885 511,694 1,696

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 59.5% of the population change in El Salvador is from natural causes (a gain of 558,570 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a loss of 380,850 people). In Ethiopia 99.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 30,993,135 people) and 0.93% is from migration (a gain of 292,435 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 1,168,455 people or 0.9% in Ethiopia.

Biggest 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
Ethiopia
City Population
Addis Ababa 5.7M
Gondar 324K
Mekelle 324K
Awasa 300K
Dire Dawa 277K
Bahir Dar 243K
Dessie 188K
Jimma 178K
Harar 157K
Jijiga 126K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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