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 6,391,525 people compared to 82,619,736 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 6.39M (6.48% growth), while Germany has grown from 82.4M to 82.6M (0.3% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people, while Germany's population already peaked in 2024 at 83.5M people and is projected to decrease to 70M people by 2100.
El Salvador vs Germany: live population counter
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| Current population |
6391525
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82619736
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 19/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 1% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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2.29 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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45.6 seconds
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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30.8 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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14.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | +36,954 |
| 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 | 152/197 |
El Salvador and Germany: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 72,814,900 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 73,377,632 | 2.81% | 0.77% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 74,025,784 | 2.76% | 0.88% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 74,714,353 | 2.69% | 0.93% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 75,318,337 | 2.75% | 0.81% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 75,963,695 | 2.81% | 0.86% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 76,600,311 | 2.86% | 0.84% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 76,951,336 | 2.86% | 0.46% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 77,294,314 | 2.82% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 77,909,682 | 2.75% | 0.8% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 78,169,289 | 2.58% | 0.33% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 78,312,842 | 2.42% | 0.18% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 78,688,452 | 2.38% | 0.48% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 78,936,666 | 2.37% | 0.32% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 78,967,433 | 2.33% | 0.04% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 78,673,554 | 2.25% | -0.37% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 78,336,950 | 2.18% | -0.43% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 78,159,814 | 2.16% | -0.23% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 78,091,820 | 2.16% | -0.09% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 78,126,350 | 1.96% | 0.04% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 78,288,576 | 1.34% | 0.21% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 78,407,907 | 0.67% | 0.15% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 78,333,366 | 1.14% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 78,128,282 | 1.84% | -0.26% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 77,858,685 | 1.93% | -0.35% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 77,684,873 | 2.02% | -0.22% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 77,720,436 | 2% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 77,839,920 | 2% | 0.15% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 78,144,619 | 2.03% | 0.39% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 78,751,283 | 1.99% | 0.78% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 79,433,029 | 1.9% | 0.87% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 80,013,896 | 1.77% | 0.73% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 80,624,598 | 1.65% | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 81,156,363 | 1.33% | 0.66% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 81,438,348 | 0.96% | 0.35% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 81,678,051 | 0.84% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 81,914,831 | 0.75% | 0.29% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 82,034,771 | 0.68% | 0.15% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 82,047,195 | 0.62% | 0.02% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 82,100,243 | 0.56% | 0.06% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 82,211,508 | 0.5% | 0.14% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 82,349,925 | 0.42% | 0.17% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 82,488,495 | 0.31% | 0.17% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 82,534,176 | 0.2% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 82,516,260 | 0.1% | -0.02% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 82,469,422 | 0.02% | -0.06% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 82,376,451 | -0.05% | -0.11% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 82,266,372 | 0.13% | -0.13% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 82,110,097 | 0.32% | -0.19% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 81,902,307 | 0.31% | -0.25% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 81,776,930 | 0.33% | -0.15% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 80,274,983 | 0.36% | -1.84% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 80,425,823 | 0.39% | 0.19% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 80,645,605 | 0.41% | 0.27% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 80,982,500 | 0.39% | 0.42% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 81,686,611 | 0.34% | 0.87% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 82,348,669 | 0.28% | 0.81% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 82,657,002 | 0.21% | 0.37% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 82,905,782 | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 83,092,962 | 0.04% | 0.23% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 83,160,871 | 0.2% | 0.08% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 83,196,078 | 0.34% | 0.04% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 83,177,813 | 0.39% | -0.02% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 83,287,273 | 0.47% | 0.13% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 83,516,593 | 0.45% | 0.28% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 83,045,276 | 0.43% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 82,619,736 | 0.4% | -0.51% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 82,420,656 | 0.39% | -0.24% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 82,209,650 | 0.38% | -0.26% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 81,988,746 | 0.36% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 81,767,011 | 0.34% | -0.27% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 81,541,291 | 0.31% | -0.28% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 81,315,327 | 0.3% | -0.28% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 81,094,150 | 0.29% | -0.27% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 80,879,704 | 0.27% | -0.26% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 80,669,570 | 0.24% | -0.26% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 80,445,835 | 0.23% | -0.28% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 80,222,108 | 0.21% | -0.28% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 80,001,936 | 0.19% | -0.27% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 79,780,699 | 0.17% | -0.28% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 79,565,092 | 0.14% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 79,361,541 | 0.13% | -0.26% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 79,167,400 | 0.1% | -0.24% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 78,962,964 | 0.09% | -0.26% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 78,743,160 | 0.06% | -0.28% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 78,518,131 | 0.03% | -0.29% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 78,293,579 | 0.02% | -0.29% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 78,066,226 | 0.006% | -0.29% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 77,826,011 | -0.009% | -0.31% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 77,578,876 | -0.04% | -0.32% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 77,335,610 | -0.05% | -0.31% |
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 190,725 (a 3.08% growth), while Germany's population increased by 271,067 (a 0.33% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.25% to 6,663,341 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Germany will decrease by 6.4% to 77,335,610 people and rank change from 19th to 24th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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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Population differences between El Salvador and Germany
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| Life expectancy | 72.7 years | 81.9 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 45 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 46.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 619 ppl/mi² |
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