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Population in El Salvador compared to the Gambia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 2,759,988 people in the Gambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 2,902,554 in the Gambia.

Population statistics:

  • El Salvador's population is 2.2 times bigger than the Gambia's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while the Gambia is the 138th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.04% for the Gambia.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +2.5% in the Gambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while the Gambia has grown from 1.72M to 2.9M (69.2% growth).

El Salvador vs Gambia: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Gambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Gambia
2100 5,106,358 5,767,668
2099 5,150,403 5,765,660
2098 5,195,110 5,762,971
2097 5,240,164 5,759,632
2096 5,286,555 5,755,430
2095 5,333,357 5,750,385
2094 5,380,368 5,744,540
2093 5,427,291 5,737,026
2092 5,474,174 5,728,594
2091 5,521,257 5,719,408
2090 5,568,339 5,708,875
2089 5,615,550 5,697,140
2088 5,662,256 5,684,094
2087 5,709,072 5,669,958
2086 5,755,593 5,655,091
2085 5,801,778 5,638,646
2084 5,847,545 5,621,067
2083 5,891,829 5,602,456
2082 5,935,056 5,582,581
2081 5,977,631 5,561,294
2080 6,019,326 5,538,819
2079 6,059,817 5,515,086
2078 6,098,689 5,489,750
2077 6,136,133 5,463,305
2076 6,172,686 5,435,859
2075 6,206,865 5,406,946
2074 6,239,356 5,376,718
2073 6,272,337 5,345,328
2072 6,301,557 5,313,201
2071 6,330,086 5,279,975
2070 6,358,052 5,245,200
2069 6,384,863 5,209,379
2068 6,410,986 5,172,146
2067 6,435,437 5,134,037
2066 6,458,779 5,094,458
2065 6,481,938 5,053,246
2064 6,503,884 5,011,122
2063 6,524,373 4,968,038
2062 6,543,157 4,923,683
2061 6,560,419 4,877,966
2060 6,577,429 4,831,631
2059 6,592,662 4,784,535
2058 6,606,305 4,736,846
2057 6,620,473 4,688,039
2056 6,633,666 4,638,482
2055 6,645,594 4,588,184
2054 6,656,251 4,536,562
2053 6,664,115 4,484,692
2052 6,670,429 4,431,827
2051 6,676,658 4,378,133
2050 6,679,973 4,323,657
2049 6,683,494 4,268,536
2048 6,684,918 4,212,677
2047 6,684,723 4,155,975
2046 6,684,063 4,098,930
2045 6,681,948 4,041,218
2044 6,679,505 3,982,976
2043 6,674,197 3,924,126
2042 6,668,140 3,864,662
2041 6,660,323 3,805,317
2040 6,651,019 3,745,312
2039 6,641,112 3,685,048
2038 6,628,299 3,624,271
2037 6,615,428 3,563,745
2036 6,600,845 3,502,991
2035 6,585,074 3,442,074
2034 6,568,788 3,381,008
2033 6,549,941 3,319,646
2032 6,530,975 3,258,080
2031 6,511,064 3,196,605
2030 6,490,493 3,134,968
2029 6,467,381 3,072,981
2028 6,443,426 3,010,624
2027 6,418,289 2,948,246
2026 6,392,935 2,885,613
2025 6,366,672 2,822,861
2024 6,338,193 2,759,988
2023 6,309,624 2,697,845
2022 6,280,319 2,636,470
2021 6,255,782 2,576,010
2020 6,234,673 2,515,733
2019 6,222,318 2,456,844
2018 6,219,807 2,399,632
2017 6,213,533 2,342,189
2016 6,200,800 2,283,769
2015 6,183,676 2,224,529
2014 6,162,955 2,164,528
2013 6,138,839 2,103,820
2012 6,113,975 2,043,094
2011 6,090,127 1,983,784
2010 6,068,249 1,926,630
2009 6,048,279 1,871,422
2008 6,029,297 1,817,852
2007 6,009,824 1,765,774
2006 6,002,319 1,715,275
2005 6,005,578 1,667,037
2004 6,004,671 1,621,312
2003 5,998,599 1,577,611
2002 5,986,631 1,535,691
2001 5,968,060 1,495,011
2000 5,943,366 1,455,084
1999 5,913,900 1,415,779
1998 5,880,781 1,376,987
1997 5,844,578 1,338,889
1996 5,805,286 1,301,410
1995 5,762,131 1,264,313
1994 5,714,129 1,227,226
1993 5,659,957 1,188,365
1992 5,585,609 1,145,582
1991 5,495,077 1,099,959
1990 5,399,726 1,054,696
1989 5,298,979 1,011,357
1988 5,195,833 970,160
1987 5,092,441 931,091
1986 4,992,769 894,019
1985 4,894,706 858,874
1984 4,798,003 825,631
1983 4,707,367 794,525
1982 4,622,477 765,753
1981 4,570,599 739,125
1980 4,540,382 713,913
1979 4,480,388 689,781
1978 4,394,114 667,103
1977 4,301,256 645,770
1976 4,210,310 625,667
1975 4,120,449 606,821
1974 4,029,671 589,085
1973 3,938,068 571,991
1972 3,846,830 555,370
1971 3,757,523 539,388
1970 3,668,796 524,105
1969 3,576,485 509,440
1968 3,480,773 495,269
1967 3,385,184 481,588
1966 3,290,961 468,516
1965 3,199,466 455,952
1964 3,111,883 443,687
1963 3,028,679 431,757
1962 2,949,204 420,163
1961 2,870,016 408,930
1960 2,791,459 398,060

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/gambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while the Gambia gained 568,494 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while the Gambia's population increased by 618,785 people (a 27.1% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. The Gambia was ranked 146th in 2006 and ranked 138th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.38% to 6,679,973 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of the Gambia will increase by 49% to 4,323,657 people and rank change from 138th to 132nd.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 5.77M people in 2100 for the Gambia.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Gambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Gambia
2100 -0.86% 0.03%
2099 -0.86% 0.05%
2098 -0.86% 0.06%
2097 -0.88% 0.07%
2096 -0.88% 0.09%
2095 -0.87% 0.1%
2094 -0.86% 0.13%
2093 -0.86% 0.15%
2092 -0.85% 0.16%
2091 -0.85% 0.18%
2090 -0.84% 0.21%
2089 -0.82% 0.23%
2088 -0.82% 0.25%
2087 -0.81% 0.26%
2086 -0.8% 0.29%
2085 -0.78% 0.31%
2084 -0.75% 0.33%
2083 -0.73% 0.36%
2082 -0.71% 0.38%
2081 -0.69% 0.41%
2080 -0.67% 0.43%
2079 -0.64% 0.46%
2078 -0.61% 0.48%
2077 -0.59% 0.5%
2076 -0.55% 0.53%
2075 -0.52% 0.56%
2074 -0.53% 0.59%
2073 -0.46% 0.6%
2072 -0.45% 0.63%
2071 -0.44% 0.66%
2070 -0.42% 0.69%
2069 -0.41% 0.72%
2068 -0.38% 0.74%
2067 -0.36% 0.78%
2066 -0.36% 0.82%
2065 -0.34% 0.84%
2064 -0.31% 0.87%
2063 -0.29% 0.9%
2062 -0.26% 0.94%
2061 -0.26% 0.96%
2060 -0.23% 0.98%
2059 -0.21% 1.01%
2058 -0.21% 1.04%
2057 -0.2% 1.07%
2056 -0.18% 1.1%
2055 -0.16% 1.14%
2054 -0.12% 1.16%
2053 -0.09% 1.19%
2052 -0.09% 1.23%
2051 -0.05% 1.26%
2050 -0.05% 1.29%
2049 -0.02% 1.33%
2048 0.003% 1.36%
2047 0.01% 1.39%
2046 0.03% 1.43%
2045 0.04% 1.46%
2044 0.08% 1.5%
2043 0.09% 1.54%
2042 0.12% 1.56%
2041 0.14% 1.6%
2040 0.15% 1.64%
2039 0.19% 1.68%
2038 0.19% 1.7%
2037 0.22% 1.73%
2036 0.24% 1.77%
2035 0.25% 1.81%
2034 0.29% 1.85%
2033 0.29% 1.89%
2032 0.31% 1.92%
2031 0.32% 1.97%
2030 0.36% 2.02%
2029 0.37% 2.07%
2028 0.39% 2.12%
2027 0.4% 2.17%
2026 0.41% 2.22%
2025 0.45% 2.28%
2024 0.45% 2.3%
2023 0.47% 2.33%
2022 0.39% 2.35%
2021 0.34% 2.4%
2020 0.2% 2.4%
2019 0.04% 2.38%
2018 0.1% 2.45%
2017 0.21% 2.56%
2016 0.28% 2.66%
2015 0.34% 2.77%
2014 0.39% 2.89%
2013 0.41% 2.97%
2012 0.39% 2.99%
2011 0.36% 2.97%
2010 0.33% 2.95%
2009 0.31% 2.95%
2008 0.32% 2.95%
2007 0.13% 2.94%
2006 -0.05% 2.89%
2005 0.02% 2.82%
2004 0.1% 2.77%
2003 0.2% 2.73%
2002 0.31% 2.72%
2001 0.42% 2.74%
2000 0.5% 2.78%
1999 0.56% 2.82%
1998 0.62% 2.85%
1997 0.68% 2.88%
1996 0.75% 2.93%
1995 0.84% 3.02%
1994 0.96% 3.27%
1993 1.33% 3.73%
1992 1.65% 4.15%
1991 1.77% 4.29%
1990 1.9% 4.29%
1989 1.99% 4.25%
1988 2.03% 4.2%
1987 2% 4.15%
1986 2% 4.09%
1985 2.02% 4.03%
1984 1.93% 3.92%
1983 1.84% 3.76%
1982 1.14% 3.6%
1981 0.67% 3.53%
1980 1.34% 3.5%
1979 1.96% 3.4%
1978 2.16% 3.3%
1977 2.16% 3.21%
1976 2.18% 3.11%
1975 2.25% 3.01%
1974 2.33% 2.99%
1973 2.37% 2.99%
1972 2.38% 2.96%
1971 2.42% 2.92%
1970 2.58% 2.88%
1969 2.75% 2.86%
1968 2.82% 2.84%
1967 2.86% 2.79%
1966 2.86% 2.76%
1965 2.81% 2.76%
1964 2.75% 2.76%
1963 2.69% 2.76%
1962 2.76% 2.75%
1961 2.81% 2.73%

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/gambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while the Gambia's population grew by 2.3%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Gambia
Current population
6399793
2902554
Population rank 111/197 138/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.04%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
8.46 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
6.4 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
31 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +170
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +62,143
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +2.3%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 37/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
2.94 hours
Annual migration change -23,934 -2,984
Net migration rank 155/196 107/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 236,137
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 107/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 8.6%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 72/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Gambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Gambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -2,984
2024 - -23,102 - -2,989
2023 51,985 -23,253 65,118 -3,000
2022 53,138 -23,255 63,634 -3,000
2021 46,530 -27,343 62,239 -1,949
2020 48,244 -25,213 62,209 -1,949
2019 56,816 -55,144 61,701 -4,186
2018 57,509 -54,163 60,854 -3,944
2017 59,824 -50,608 61,665 -3,696
2016 63,751 -47,491 62,358 -3,486
2015 69,263 -51,278 62,832 -3,224
2014 72,581 -49,126 63,185 -2,793
2013 73,869 -49,087 63,510 -2,476
2012 75,495 -50,546 62,745 -2,332
2011 76,182 -53,433 60,571 -2,360
2010 75,695 -54,688 58,554 -2,456
2009 74,908 -55,966 56,575 -2,259
2008 75,107 -56,086 55,032 -2,204
2007 76,776 -56,857 53,653 -2,320
2006 80,887 -85,789 52,335 -2,666
2005 84,883 -86,501 50,010 -3,209
2004 90,905 -87,466 48,276 -3,636
2003 97,849 -89,146 46,473 -3,713
2002 106,137 -90,908 45,156 -4,067
2001 114,313 -92,389 44,154 -3,882
2000 122,315 -94,861 43,249 -3,670
1999 128,947 -97,475 42,533 -3,493
1998 134,065 -99,293 41,842 -3,291
1997 134,448 -96,820 40,742 -3,098
1996 136,929 -95,977 40,253 -2,948
1995 138,268 -92,912 39,681 -2,797
1994 137,974 -87,318 38,880 -1,586
1993 138,432 -80,736 37,302 3,131
1992 139,221 -48,232 35,951 9,182
1991 140,691 -50,622 34,584 11,530
1990 140,311 -39,689 33,163 11,242
1989 139,093 -38,211 31,504 10,765
1988 136,230 -30,806 29,938 10,187
1987 133,667 -32,308 28,452 9,563
1986 130,177 -32,181 27,195 8,934
1985 127,248 -29,111 25,795 8,373
1984 125,036 -29,767 24,586 7,733
1983 121,700 -35,694 23,175 6,713
1982 120,938 -37,159 21,894 5,757
1981 117,346 -97,365 20,156 5,438
1980 111,771 -71,318 19,566 5,268
1979 123,838 -44,302 18,543 4,898
1978 124,468 -31,463 17,424 4,493
1977 121,446 -28,742 16,773 3,969
1976 120,511 -31,317 16,032 3,436
1975 116,737 -26,198 15,256 2,979
1974 113,846 -22,844 14,628 2,610
1973 111,546 -19,347 14,046 2,907
1972 107,604 -17,317 13,432 2,861
1971 104,714 -16,389 12,842 2,817
1970 100,499 -11,367 12,128 2,777
1969 99,848 -4,355 11,670 2,757
1968 98,851 -2,919 11,215 2,705
1967 98,424 -3,192 10,823 2,617
1966 97,156 -3,945 10,422 2,272
1965 95,341 -5,560 10,162 2,272
1964 93,328 -7,937 9,825 2,272
1963 90,794 -9,774 9,493 2,272
1962 88,237 -10,307 9,150 2,272
1961 84,614 -4,159 8,778 2,272
1960 81,544 -4,885 8,420 2,272

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/gambia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 58.8% of the population change in El Salvador is from natural causes (a gain of 579,641 people) and 41.2% is from migration (a loss of 406,874 people). In the Gambia 95.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 625,795 people) and 4.75% is from migration (a loss of 31,227 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 236,137 people or 8.6% in the Gambia.

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
Gambia
City Population
Brikama 81K
Banjul 31.4K
Lamin 31.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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