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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 117,303 people in Grenada in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 117,405 in Grenada.

Population statistics:

  • El Salvador's population is 54.6 times bigger than Grenada's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Grenada is the 182nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.001% for Grenada.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.25% in Grenada.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Grenada has grown from 110K to 117K (6.6% growth).

El Salvador vs Grenada: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Grenada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Grenada
2100 5,105,420 74,296
2099 5,149,457 75,070
2098 5,194,156 75,885
2097 5,239,201 76,696
2096 5,285,584 77,516
2095 5,332,377 78,359
2094 5,379,380 79,197
2093 5,426,293 80,051
2092 5,473,168 80,918
2091 5,520,243 81,804
2090 5,567,316 82,687
2089 5,614,518 83,611
2088 5,661,216 84,521
2087 5,708,023 85,451
2086 5,754,535 86,394
2085 5,800,712 87,312
2084 5,846,470 88,256
2083 5,890,746 89,193
2082 5,933,965 90,150
2081 5,976,533 91,105
2080 6,018,220 92,085
2079 6,058,704 93,048
2078 6,097,568 94,007
2077 6,135,005 94,970
2076 6,171,552 95,891
2075 6,205,725 96,806
2074 6,238,209 97,711
2073 6,271,184 98,588
2072 6,300,399 99,480
2071 6,328,923 100,339
2070 6,356,884 101,165
2069 6,383,690 101,968
2068 6,409,808 102,762
2067 6,434,255 103,527
2066 6,457,592 104,294
2065 6,480,747 105,046
2064 6,502,689 105,762
2063 6,523,174 106,451
2062 6,541,955 107,117
2061 6,559,213 107,740
2060 6,576,220 108,346
2059 6,591,451 108,946
2058 6,605,091 109,497
2057 6,619,257 110,054
2056 6,632,447 110,591
2055 6,644,372 111,120
2054 6,655,028 111,645
2053 6,662,891 112,128
2052 6,669,204 112,610
2051 6,675,431 113,074
2050 6,678,745 113,495
2049 6,682,265 113,882
2048 6,683,689 114,261
2047 6,683,495 114,630
2046 6,682,835 114,997
2045 6,680,720 115,333
2044 6,678,277 115,628
2043 6,672,970 115,920
2042 6,666,915 116,189
2041 6,659,099 116,424
2040 6,649,797 116,647
2039 6,639,891 116,841
2038 6,627,081 116,976
2037 6,614,212 117,111
2036 6,599,632 117,242
2035 6,583,864 117,331
2034 6,567,581 117,425
2033 6,548,738 117,474
2032 6,529,775 117,516
2031 6,509,868 117,515
2030 6,489,300 117,504
2029 6,466,193 117,472
2028 6,442,242 117,461
2027 6,417,110 117,420
2026 6,391,761 117,390
2025 6,365,503 117,303
2024 6,338,193 117,207
2023 6,309,624 117,081
2022 6,280,319 116,913
2021 6,255,782 116,688
2020 6,234,673 116,341
2019 6,222,318 115,981
2018 6,219,807 115,691
2017 6,213,533 115,438
2016 6,200,800 115,130
2015 6,183,676 114,676
2014 6,162,955 114,132
2013 6,138,839 113,487
2012 6,113,975 112,775
2011 6,090,127 112,079
2010 6,068,249 111,586
2009 6,048,279 111,254
2008 6,029,297 110,896
2007 6,009,824 110,522
2006 6,002,319 110,135
2005 6,005,578 109,734
2004 6,004,671 109,323
2003 5,998,599 108,884
2002 5,986,631 108,404
2001 5,968,060 107,987
2000 5,943,366 107,451
1999 5,913,900 106,727
1998 5,880,781 106,009
1997 5,844,578 105,293
1996 5,805,286 104,584
1995 5,762,131 103,869
1994 5,714,129 103,138
1993 5,659,957 102,382
1992 5,585,609 101,602
1991 5,495,077 100,793
1990 5,399,726 99,957
1989 5,298,979 99,121
1988 5,195,833 98,308
1987 5,092,441 97,526
1986 4,992,769 96,790
1985 4,894,706 96,111
1984 4,798,003 95,498
1983 4,707,367 94,948
1982 4,622,477 94,383
1981 4,570,599 94,052
1980 4,540,382 94,538
1979 4,480,388 95,490
1978 4,394,114 96,305
1977 4,301,256 97,017
1976 4,210,310 97,632
1975 4,120,449 98,126
1974 4,029,671 98,486
1973 3,938,068 98,709
1972 3,846,830 98,777
1971 3,757,523 98,648
1970 3,668,796 98,414
1969 3,576,485 98,204
1968 3,480,773 98,078
1967 3,385,184 98,066
1966 3,290,961 98,121
1965 3,199,466 98,067
1964 3,111,883 97,760
1963 3,028,679 97,195
1962 2,949,204 96,375
1961 2,870,016 95,335
1960 2,791,459 94,058

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/grenada | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Grenada gained 4,995 people (a 4.54% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Grenada's population increased by 2,275 people (a 1.98% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Grenada was ranked 181st in 2006 and ranked 182nd 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 Grenada will decrease by 3.33% to 113,495 people and will still be ranked 182nd.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 118K people in 2032 for Grenada.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Grenada
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Grenada
2100 -0.86% -1.03%
2099 -0.86% -1.07%
2098 -0.86% -1.06%
2097 -0.88% -1.06%
2096 -0.88% -1.08%
2095 -0.87% -1.06%
2094 -0.86% -1.07%
2093 -0.86% -1.07%
2092 -0.85% -1.08%
2091 -0.85% -1.07%
2090 -0.84% -1.11%
2089 -0.82% -1.08%
2088 -0.82% -1.09%
2087 -0.81% -1.09%
2086 -0.8% -1.05%
2085 -0.78% -1.07%
2084 -0.75% -1.05%
2083 -0.73% -1.06%
2082 -0.71% -1.05%
2081 -0.69% -1.06%
2080 -0.67% -1.03%
2079 -0.64% -1.02%
2078 -0.61% -1.01%
2077 -0.59% -0.96%
2076 -0.55% -0.95%
2075 -0.52% -0.93%
2074 -0.53% -0.89%
2073 -0.46% -0.9%
2072 -0.45% -0.86%
2071 -0.44% -0.82%
2070 -0.42% -0.79%
2069 -0.41% -0.77%
2068 -0.38% -0.74%
2067 -0.36% -0.73%
2066 -0.36% -0.72%
2065 -0.34% -0.68%
2064 -0.31% -0.65%
2063 -0.29% -0.62%
2062 -0.26% -0.58%
2061 -0.26% -0.56%
2060 -0.23% -0.55%
2059 -0.21% -0.5%
2058 -0.21% -0.51%
2057 -0.2% -0.49%
2056 -0.18% -0.48%
2055 -0.16% -0.47%
2054 -0.12% -0.43%
2053 -0.09% -0.43%
2052 -0.09% -0.41%
2051 -0.05% -0.37%
2050 -0.05% -0.34%
2049 -0.02% -0.33%
2048 0.003% -0.32%
2047 0.01% -0.32%
2046 0.03% -0.29%
2045 0.04% -0.26%
2044 0.08% -0.25%
2043 0.09% -0.23%
2042 0.12% -0.2%
2041 0.14% -0.19%
2040 0.15% -0.17%
2039 0.19% -0.12%
2038 0.19% -0.12%
2037 0.22% -0.11%
2036 0.24% -0.08%
2035 0.25% -0.08%
2034 0.29% -0.04%
2033 0.29% -0.04%
2032 0.31% 0.001%
2031 0.32% 0.009%
2030 0.36% 0.03%
2029 0.37% 0.009%
2028 0.39% 0.03%
2027 0.4% 0.03%
2026 0.41% 0.07%
2025 0.43% 0.08%
2024 0.45% 0.11%
2023 0.47% 0.14%
2022 0.39% 0.19%
2021 0.34% 0.3%
2020 0.2% 0.31%
2019 0.04% 0.25%
2018 0.1% 0.22%
2017 0.21% 0.27%
2016 0.28% 0.4%
2015 0.34% 0.48%
2014 0.39% 0.57%
2013 0.41% 0.63%
2012 0.39% 0.62%
2011 0.36% 0.44%
2010 0.33% 0.3%
2009 0.31% 0.32%
2008 0.32% 0.34%
2007 0.13% 0.35%
2006 -0.05% 0.37%
2005 0.02% 0.38%
2004 0.1% 0.4%
2003 0.2% 0.44%
2002 0.31% 0.39%
2001 0.42% 0.5%
2000 0.5% 0.68%
1999 0.56% 0.68%
1998 0.62% 0.68%
1997 0.68% 0.68%
1996 0.75% 0.69%
1995 0.84% 0.71%
1994 0.96% 0.74%
1993 1.33% 0.77%
1992 1.65% 0.8%
1991 1.77% 0.84%
1990 1.9% 0.84%
1989 1.99% 0.83%
1988 2.03% 0.8%
1987 2% 0.76%
1986 2% 0.71%
1985 2.02% 0.64%
1984 1.93% 0.58%
1983 1.84% 0.6%
1982 1.14% 0.35%
1981 0.67% -0.51%
1980 1.34% -1%
1979 1.96% -0.85%
1978 2.16% -0.73%
1977 2.16% -0.63%
1976 2.18% -0.5%
1975 2.25% -0.37%
1974 2.33% -0.23%
1973 2.37% -0.07%
1972 2.38% 0.13%
1971 2.42% 0.24%
1970 2.58% 0.21%
1969 2.75% 0.13%
1968 2.82% 0.01%
1967 2.86% -0.06%
1966 2.86% 0.06%
1965 2.81% 0.31%
1964 2.75% 0.58%
1963 2.69% 0.85%
1962 2.76% 1.09%
1961 2.81% 1.36%

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

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

In 2025, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.43%, while Grenada's population grew by 0.08%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Grenada
Current population
6404781
117405
Population rank 111/197 182/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.001%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
3.81 days
One birth every
5.32 minutes
6.51 hours
One death every
11.1 minutes
8.38 hours
Daily growth/decline +75 +0
Annual growth/decline +27,310 +96
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +0.08%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 155/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
1.98 days
Annual migration change -23,934 -185
Net migration rank 155/196 84/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 7,340
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 182/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 6.3%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 84/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Grenada
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Grenada
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -185
2024 51,510 -23,102 300 -192
2023 51,985 -23,253 334 -190
2022 53,138 -23,255 371 -190
2021 46,530 -27,343 343 -69
2020 48,244 -25,213 433 0
2019 56,816 -55,144 462 -181
2018 57,509 -54,163 470 -181
2017 59,824 -50,608 402 -181
2016 63,751 -47,491 579 -181
2015 69,263 -51,278 684 -181
2014 72,581 -49,126 772 -181
2013 73,869 -49,087 878 -181
2012 75,495 -50,546 925 -197
2011 76,182 -53,433 954 -285
2010 75,695 -54,688 989 -665
2009 74,908 -55,966 1,024 -675
2008 75,107 -56,086 1,046 -683
2007 76,776 -56,857 1,059 -681
2006 80,887 -85,789 1,068 -672
2005 84,883 -86,501 1,075 -672
2004 90,905 -87,466 1,034 -621
2003 97,849 -89,146 1,074 -605
2002 106,137 -90,908 1,077 -587
2001 114,313 -92,389 1,082 -737
2000 122,315 -94,861 1,105 -376
1999 128,947 -97,475 1,092 -374
1998 134,065 -99,293 1,204 -490
1997 134,448 -96,820 1,480 -772
1996 136,929 -95,977 1,559 -845
1995 138,268 -92,912 1,580 -856
1994 137,974 -87,318 1,596 -853
1993 138,432 -80,736 1,641 -878
1992 139,221 -48,232 1,811 -1,015
1991 140,691 -50,622 1,953 -1,130
1990 140,311 -39,689 1,931 -1,088
1989 139,093 -38,211 2,084 -1,254
1988 136,230 -30,806 2,044 -1,243
1987 133,667 -32,308 2,345 -1,587
1986 130,177 -32,181 2,324 -1,616
1985 127,248 -29,111 2,215 -1,555
1984 125,036 -29,767 1,975 -1,416
1983 121,700 -35,694 1,817 -1,274
1982 120,938 -37,159 1,798 -1,201
1981 117,346 -97,365 1,625 -1,571
1980 111,771 -71,318 1,840 -2,864
1979 123,838 -44,302 1,871 -2,743
1978 124,468 -31,463 1,882 -2,647
1977 121,446 -28,742 1,974 -2,642
1976 120,511 -31,317 2,092 -2,645
1975 116,737 -26,198 2,224 -2,651
1974 113,846 -22,844 2,360 -2,654
1973 111,546 -19,347 2,464 -2,615
1972 107,604 -17,317 2,578 -2,562
1971 104,714 -16,389 2,705 -2,463
1970 100,499 -11,367 2,793 -2,566
1969 99,848 -4,355 2,948 -2,759
1968 98,851 -2,919 3,040 -2,973
1967 98,424 -3,192 3,158 -3,201
1966 97,156 -3,945 3,278 -3,350
1965 95,341 -5,560 3,399 -3,221
1964 93,328 -7,937 3,508 -3,071
1963 90,794 -9,774 3,601 -2,906
1962 88,237 -10,307 3,674 -2,735
1961 84,614 -4,159 3,703 -2,565
1960 81,544 -4,885 3,678 -2,255

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/grenada | 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 Grenada 73.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,378 people) and 26.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,546 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 7,340 people or 6.3% in Grenada.

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
Grenada
City Population
St. George's 33.7K
Grenville 2.48K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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