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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 83,491,249 people in Germany in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 82,830,814 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 +0.28% in Germany.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.8M (0.55% growth).

El Salvador vs Germany: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Germany
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Germany
2100 5,105,420 70,146,161
2099 5,149,457 70,173,117
2098 5,194,156 70,190,154
2097 5,239,201 70,232,280
2096 5,285,584 70,263,255
2095 5,332,377 70,283,735
2094 5,379,380 70,302,573
2093 5,426,293 70,323,445
2092 5,473,168 70,348,937
2091 5,520,243 70,395,388
2090 5,567,316 70,457,276
2089 5,614,518 70,511,311
2088 5,661,216 70,569,930
2087 5,708,023 70,652,555
2086 5,754,535 70,750,166
2085 5,800,712 70,845,939
2084 5,846,470 70,941,592
2083 5,890,746 71,048,352
2082 5,933,965 71,151,552
2081 5,976,533 71,265,511
2080 6,018,220 71,391,537
2079 6,058,704 71,525,977
2078 6,097,568 71,666,350
2077 6,135,005 71,822,464
2076 6,171,552 71,979,354
2075 6,205,725 72,113,812
2074 6,238,209 72,269,519
2073 6,271,184 72,429,361
2072 6,300,399 72,580,006
2071 6,328,923 72,741,929
2070 6,356,884 72,889,095
2069 6,383,690 73,053,471
2068 6,409,808 73,219,511
2067 6,434,255 73,404,631
2066 6,457,592 73,597,022
2065 6,480,747 73,789,056
2064 6,502,689 73,990,123
2063 6,523,174 74,200,211
2062 6,541,955 74,428,152
2061 6,559,213 74,656,161
2060 6,576,220 74,909,139
2059 6,591,451 75,164,141
2058 6,605,091 75,438,769
2057 6,619,257 75,716,088
2056 6,632,447 75,990,472
2055 6,644,372 76,276,550
2054 6,655,028 76,561,146
2053 6,662,891 76,832,587
2052 6,669,204 77,077,503
2051 6,675,431 77,322,326
2050 6,678,745 77,564,502
2049 6,682,265 77,809,519
2048 6,683,689 78,059,456
2047 6,683,495 78,290,624
2046 6,682,835 78,514,805
2045 6,680,720 78,740,357
2044 6,678,277 78,965,486
2043 6,672,970 79,180,563
2042 6,666,915 79,374,934
2041 6,659,099 79,569,383
2040 6,649,797 79,782,613
2039 6,639,891 80,001,183
2038 6,627,081 80,225,718
2037 6,614,212 80,442,136
2036 6,599,632 80,673,787
2035 6,583,864 80,890,243
2034 6,567,581 81,094,641
2033 6,548,738 81,319,735
2032 6,529,775 81,537,613
2031 6,509,868 81,772,282
2030 6,489,300 81,989,677
2029 6,466,193 82,216,381
2028 6,442,242 82,432,092
2027 6,417,110 82,638,983
2026 6,391,761 82,830,814
2025 6,365,503 83,491,249
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Germany's population increased by 482,145 people (a 0.59% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd 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 4.28% to 6,678,745 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.36% to 77,564,502 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.

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 70.1M 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 0.43% -0.03%
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 (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 Germany's population declined by 0.03%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Germany
Current population
6404781
82830814
Population rank 111/197 19/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
20.8 minutes
One birth every
5.32 minutes
46.6 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
31.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +75 -69
Annual growth/decline +27,310 -25,344
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% -0.03%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 159/197
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 51,510 -23,102 -334,066 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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Germany 30.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,216,330 people) and 69.3% is from migration (a gain of 5,010,532 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 (1960–2025, 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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