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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 83,516,593 people in Germany in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 82,575,542 in Germany.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 12.9 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Germany is the 19th.
  • The countries together account for 1.07% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 1% for Germany.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.32% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.24% growth).

El Salvador vs Germany: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Germany
2100 5,106,358 69,929,981
2099 5,150,403 69,956,854
2098 5,195,110 69,973,838
2097 5,240,164 70,015,834
2096 5,286,555 70,046,713
2095 5,333,357 70,067,131
2094 5,380,368 70,085,911
2093 5,427,291 70,106,718
2092 5,474,174 70,132,132
2091 5,521,257 70,178,440
2090 5,568,339 70,240,137
2089 5,615,550 70,294,005
2088 5,662,256 70,352,443
2087 5,709,072 70,434,814
2086 5,755,593 70,532,124
2085 5,801,778 70,627,602
2084 5,847,545 70,722,960
2083 5,891,829 70,829,392
2082 5,935,056 70,932,273
2081 5,977,631 71,045,881
2080 6,019,326 71,171,519
2079 6,059,817 71,305,544
2078 6,098,689 71,445,484
2077 6,136,133 71,601,117
2076 6,172,686 71,757,525
2075 6,206,865 71,891,567
2074 6,239,356 72,046,795
2073 6,272,337 72,206,145
2072 6,301,557 72,356,324
2071 6,330,086 72,517,749
2070 6,358,052 72,664,462
2069 6,384,863 72,828,330
2068 6,410,986 72,993,859
2067 6,435,437 73,178,408
2066 6,458,779 73,370,207
2065 6,481,938 73,561,648
2064 6,503,884 73,762,096
2063 6,524,373 73,971,537
2062 6,543,157 74,198,775
2061 6,560,419 74,426,082
2060 6,577,429 74,678,280
2059 6,592,662 74,932,496
2058 6,606,305 75,206,278
2057 6,620,473 75,482,742
2056 6,633,666 75,756,281
2055 6,645,594 76,041,477
2054 6,656,251 76,325,196
2053 6,664,115 76,595,801
2052 6,670,429 76,839,962
2051 6,676,658 77,084,029
2050 6,679,973 77,325,459
2049 6,683,494 77,569,721
2048 6,684,918 77,818,888
2047 6,684,723 78,049,343
2046 6,684,063 78,272,834
2045 6,681,948 78,497,690
2044 6,679,505 78,722,126
2043 6,674,197 78,936,540
2042 6,668,140 79,130,312
2041 6,660,323 79,324,161
2040 6,651,019 79,536,735
2039 6,641,112 79,754,631
2038 6,628,299 79,978,474
2037 6,615,428 80,194,225
2036 6,600,845 80,425,162
2035 6,585,074 80,640,951
2034 6,568,788 80,844,719
2033 6,549,941 81,069,119
2032 6,530,975 81,286,326
2031 6,511,064 81,520,272
2030 6,490,493 81,736,996
2029 6,467,381 81,963,002
2028 6,443,426 82,178,048
2027 6,418,289 82,384,302
2026 6,392,935 82,575,542
2025 6,366,672 83,233,941
2024 6,338,193 83,516,593
2023 6,309,624 83,287,273
2022 6,280,319 83,177,813
2021 6,255,782 83,196,078
2020 6,234,673 83,160,871
2019 6,222,318 83,092,962
2018 6,219,807 82,905,782
2017 6,213,533 82,657,002
2016 6,200,800 82,348,669
2015 6,183,676 81,686,611
2014 6,162,955 80,982,500
2013 6,138,839 80,645,605
2012 6,113,975 80,425,823
2011 6,090,127 80,274,983
2010 6,068,249 81,776,930
2009 6,048,279 81,902,307
2008 6,029,297 82,110,097
2007 6,009,824 82,266,372
2006 6,002,319 82,376,451
2005 6,005,578 82,469,422
2004 6,004,671 82,516,260
2003 5,998,599 82,534,176
2002 5,986,631 82,488,495
2001 5,968,060 82,349,925
2000 5,943,366 82,211,508
1999 5,913,900 82,100,243
1998 5,880,781 82,047,195
1997 5,844,578 82,034,771
1996 5,805,286 81,914,831
1995 5,762,131 81,678,051
1994 5,714,129 81,438,348
1993 5,659,957 81,156,363
1992 5,585,609 80,624,598
1991 5,495,077 80,013,896
1990 5,399,726 79,433,029
1989 5,298,979 78,751,283
1988 5,195,833 78,144,619
1987 5,092,441 77,839,920
1986 4,992,769 77,720,436
1985 4,894,706 77,684,873
1984 4,798,003 77,858,685
1983 4,707,367 78,128,282
1982 4,622,477 78,333,366
1981 4,570,599 78,407,907
1980 4,540,382 78,288,576
1979 4,480,388 78,126,350
1978 4,394,114 78,091,820
1977 4,301,256 78,159,814
1976 4,210,310 78,336,950
1975 4,120,449 78,673,554
1974 4,029,671 78,967,433
1973 3,938,068 78,936,666
1972 3,846,830 78,688,452
1971 3,757,523 78,312,842
1970 3,668,796 78,169,289
1969 3,576,485 77,909,682
1968 3,480,773 77,294,314
1967 3,385,184 76,951,336
1966 3,290,961 76,600,311
1965 3,199,466 75,963,695
1964 3,111,883 75,318,337
1963 3,028,679 74,714,353
1962 2,949,204 74,025,784
1961 2,870,016 73,377,632
1960 2,791,459 72,814,900

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/germany | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Germany lost 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Germany's population increased by 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Germany was ranked 14th in 2006 and ranked 19th 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 Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people and rank change from 19th to 25th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 69.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Germany
2100 -0.86% -0.04%
2099 -0.86% -0.02%
2098 -0.86% -0.06%
2097 -0.88% -0.04%
2096 -0.88% -0.03%
2095 -0.87% -0.03%
2094 -0.86% -0.03%
2093 -0.86% -0.04%
2092 -0.85% -0.07%
2091 -0.85% -0.09%
2090 -0.84% -0.08%
2089 -0.82% -0.08%
2088 -0.82% -0.12%
2087 -0.81% -0.14%
2086 -0.8% -0.14%
2085 -0.78% -0.13%
2084 -0.75% -0.15%
2083 -0.73% -0.15%
2082 -0.71% -0.16%
2081 -0.69% -0.18%
2080 -0.67% -0.19%
2079 -0.64% -0.2%
2078 -0.61% -0.22%
2077 -0.59% -0.22%
2076 -0.55% -0.19%
2075 -0.52% -0.22%
2074 -0.53% -0.22%
2073 -0.46% -0.21%
2072 -0.45% -0.22%
2071 -0.44% -0.2%
2070 -0.42% -0.23%
2069 -0.41% -0.23%
2068 -0.38% -0.25%
2067 -0.36% -0.26%
2066 -0.36% -0.26%
2065 -0.34% -0.27%
2064 -0.31% -0.28%
2063 -0.29% -0.31%
2062 -0.26% -0.31%
2061 -0.26% -0.34%
2060 -0.23% -0.34%
2059 -0.21% -0.36%
2058 -0.21% -0.37%
2057 -0.2% -0.36%
2056 -0.18% -0.38%
2055 -0.16% -0.37%
2054 -0.12% -0.35%
2053 -0.09% -0.32%
2052 -0.09% -0.32%
2051 -0.05% -0.31%
2050 -0.05% -0.31%
2049 -0.02% -0.32%
2048 0.003% -0.3%
2047 0.01% -0.29%
2046 0.03% -0.29%
2045 0.04% -0.29%
2044 0.08% -0.27%
2043 0.09% -0.24%
2042 0.12% -0.24%
2041 0.14% -0.27%
2040 0.15% -0.27%
2039 0.19% -0.28%
2038 0.19% -0.27%
2037 0.22% -0.29%
2036 0.24% -0.27%
2035 0.25% -0.25%
2034 0.29% -0.28%
2033 0.29% -0.27%
2032 0.31% -0.29%
2031 0.32% -0.27%
2030 0.36% -0.28%
2029 0.37% -0.26%
2028 0.39% -0.25%
2027 0.4% -0.23%
2026 0.41% -0.79%
2025 0.45% -0.34%
2024 0.45% 0.28%
2023 0.47% 0.13%
2022 0.39% -0.02%
2021 0.34% 0.04%
2020 0.2% 0.08%
2019 0.04% 0.23%
2018 0.1% 0.3%
2017 0.21% 0.37%
2016 0.28% 0.81%
2015 0.34% 0.87%
2014 0.39% 0.42%
2013 0.41% 0.27%
2012 0.39% 0.19%
2011 0.36% -1.84%
2010 0.33% -0.15%
2009 0.31% -0.25%
2008 0.32% -0.19%
2007 0.13% -0.13%
2006 -0.05% -0.11%
2005 0.02% -0.06%
2004 0.1% -0.02%
2003 0.2% 0.06%
2002 0.31% 0.17%
2001 0.42% 0.17%
2000 0.5% 0.14%
1999 0.56% 0.06%
1998 0.62% 0.02%
1997 0.68% 0.15%
1996 0.75% 0.29%
1995 0.84% 0.29%
1994 0.96% 0.35%
1993 1.33% 0.66%
1992 1.65% 0.76%
1991 1.77% 0.73%
1990 1.9% 0.87%
1989 1.99% 0.78%
1988 2.03% 0.39%
1987 2% 0.15%
1986 2% 0.05%
1985 2.02% -0.22%
1984 1.93% -0.35%
1983 1.84% -0.26%
1982 1.14% -0.1%
1981 0.67% 0.15%
1980 1.34% 0.21%
1979 1.96% 0.04%
1978 2.16% -0.09%
1977 2.16% -0.23%
1976 2.18% -0.43%
1975 2.25% -0.37%
1974 2.33% 0.04%
1973 2.37% 0.32%
1972 2.38% 0.48%
1971 2.42% 0.18%
1970 2.58% 0.33%
1969 2.75% 0.8%
1968 2.82% 0.45%
1967 2.86% 0.46%
1966 2.86% 0.84%
1965 2.81% 0.86%
1964 2.75% 0.81%
1963 2.69% 0.93%
1962 2.76% 0.88%
1961 2.81% 0.77%

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/germany | CC BY

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Germany's population grew by 0.28%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Germany
Current population
6399793
82575542
Population rank 111/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
2.29 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
45.6 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
30.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +78 +628
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +229,320
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +0.28%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 151/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
1.58 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -334,072
Net migration rank 155/196 192/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 16,750,084
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 2/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 19.8%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 31/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Germany
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Germany
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -334,072
2024 - -23,102 - 36,954
2023 51,985 -23,253 -333,149 609,553
2022 53,138 -23,255 -324,394 981,552
2021 46,530 -27,343 -224,629 310,264
2020 48,244 -25,213 -216,218 203,468
2019 56,816 -55,144 -157,877 319,082
2018 57,509 -54,163 -165,812 403,908
2017 59,824 -50,608 -148,783 452,988
2016 63,751 -47,491 -123,523 517,480
2015 69,263 -51,278 -187,879 1,175,283
2014 72,581 -49,126 -153,866 592,338
2013 73,869 -49,087 -209,679 462,384
2012 75,495 -50,546 -193,022 199,143
2011 76,182 -53,433 -184,632 295,282
2010 75,695 -54,688 -179,909 130,116
2009 74,908 -55,966 -188,375 46,533
2008 75,107 -56,086 -164,220 -23,341
2007 76,776 -56,857 -148,080 -24,772
2006 80,887 -85,789 -148,278 -489,056
2005 84,883 -86,501 -148,445 81,351
2004 90,905 -87,466 -107,271 81,735
2003 97,849 -89,146 -140,309 142,009
2002 106,137 -90,908 -123,733 218,795
2001 114,313 -92,389 -98,820 272,875
2000 122,315 -94,861 -73,990 174,594
1999 128,947 -97,475 -73,890 219,280
1998 134,065 -99,293 -65,637 -754,469
1997 134,448 -96,820 -49,221 93,281
1996 136,929 -95,977 -90,107 281,280
1995 138,268 -92,912 -114,349 398,077
1994 137,974 -87,318 -114,013 315,585
1993 138,432 -80,736 -105,503 462,096
1992 139,221 -48,232 -80,625 811,606
1991 140,691 -50,622 -80,014 602,638
1990 140,311 -39,689 -15,887 679,702
1989 139,093 -38,211 -23,625 761,002
1988 136,230 -30,806 -7,815 515,962
1987 133,667 -32,308 -31,136 174,272
1986 130,177 -32,181 -77,721 212,822
1985 127,248 -29,111 -116,527 103,556
1984 125,036 -29,767 -109,002 -150,771
1983 121,700 -35,694 -109,380 -81,349
1982 120,938 -37,159 -78,333 -58,121
1981 117,346 -97,365 -94,090 130,713
1980 111,771 -71,318 -86,117 324,203
1979 123,838 -44,302 -125,002 237,705
1978 124,468 -31,463 -140,566 117,167
1977 121,446 -28,742 -125,055 33,881
1976 120,511 -31,317 -164,508 -79,761
1975 116,737 -26,198 -212,418 -207,740
1974 113,846 -22,844 -150,038 -15,126
1973 111,546 -19,347 -149,980 386,881
1972 107,604 -17,317 -62,950 336,015
1971 104,714 -16,389 46,988 450,328
1970 100,499 -11,367 70,352 -273,498
1969 99,848 -4,355 155,820 584,017
1968 98,851 -2,919 239,612 293,307
1967 98,424 -3,192 353,977 -174,155
1966 97,156 -3,945 405,982 134,107
1965 95,341 -5,560 410,204 338,258
1964 93,328 -7,937 482,038 69,825
1963 90,794 -9,774 455,757 205,976
1962 88,237 -10,307 436,752 276,505
1961 84,614 -4,159 462,279 27,534
1960 81,544 -4,885 385,919 212,666

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/germany | 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 Germany 26.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 16,750,084 people or 19.8% in Germany.

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
Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K

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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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