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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 14,754,785 people in Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 15,546,235 in Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Guinea's population is 2.43 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Guinea is the 75th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.19% for Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +2.54% in Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Guinea has grown from 9.44M to 15.5M (64.7% growth).

El Salvador vs Guinea: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Guinea
2100 5,106,358 32,376,229
2099 5,150,403 32,347,865
2098 5,195,110 32,314,004
2097 5,240,164 32,276,347
2096 5,286,555 32,235,495
2095 5,333,357 32,192,977
2094 5,380,368 32,140,512
2093 5,427,291 32,082,262
2092 5,474,174 32,016,043
2091 5,521,257 31,950,972
2090 5,568,339 31,877,383
2089 5,615,550 31,796,200
2088 5,662,256 31,706,914
2087 5,709,072 31,616,297
2086 5,755,593 31,513,784
2085 5,801,778 31,397,618
2084 5,847,545 31,278,121
2083 5,891,829 31,149,657
2082 5,935,056 31,018,417
2081 5,977,631 30,874,294
2080 6,019,326 30,732,838
2079 6,059,817 30,578,815
2078 6,098,689 30,422,788
2077 6,136,133 30,262,797
2076 6,172,686 30,093,594
2075 6,206,865 29,912,683
2074 6,239,356 29,730,771
2073 6,272,337 29,543,355
2072 6,301,557 29,350,201
2071 6,330,086 29,147,256
2070 6,358,052 28,940,409
2069 6,384,863 28,724,140
2068 6,410,986 28,502,451
2067 6,435,437 28,273,692
2066 6,458,779 28,038,741
2065 6,481,938 27,799,894
2064 6,503,884 27,554,829
2063 6,524,373 27,300,055
2062 6,543,157 27,040,837
2061 6,560,419 26,777,235
2060 6,577,429 26,512,111
2059 6,592,662 26,236,871
2058 6,606,305 25,952,601
2057 6,620,473 25,667,399
2056 6,633,666 25,375,302
2055 6,645,594 25,076,744
2054 6,656,251 24,776,691
2053 6,664,115 24,464,996
2052 6,670,429 24,154,455
2051 6,676,658 23,840,942
2050 6,679,973 23,524,366
2049 6,683,494 23,209,588
2048 6,684,918 22,891,820
2047 6,684,723 22,568,175
2046 6,684,063 22,241,327
2045 6,681,948 21,911,584
2044 6,679,505 21,583,213
2043 6,674,197 21,246,672
2042 6,668,140 20,909,610
2041 6,660,323 20,571,500
2040 6,651,019 20,229,061
2039 6,641,112 19,889,710
2038 6,628,299 19,552,134
2037 6,615,428 19,214,553
2036 6,600,845 18,874,400
2035 6,585,074 18,536,891
2034 6,568,788 18,203,307
2033 6,549,941 17,864,588
2032 6,530,975 17,522,696
2031 6,511,064 17,180,034
2030 6,490,493 16,833,632
2029 6,467,381 16,491,163
2028 6,443,426 16,145,186
2027 6,418,289 15,798,054
2026 6,392,935 15,452,864
2025 6,366,672 15,105,390
2024 6,338,193 14,754,785
2023 6,309,624 14,405,468
2022 6,280,319 14,055,137
2021 6,255,782 13,710,513
2020 6,234,673 13,371,183
2019 6,222,318 13,034,346
2018 6,219,807 12,704,774
2017 6,213,533 12,385,659
2016 6,200,800 12,073,030
2015 6,183,676 11,767,070
2014 6,162,955 11,472,924
2013 6,138,839 11,191,873
2012 6,113,975 10,921,581
2011 6,090,127 10,656,810
2010 6,068,249 10,396,086
2009 6,048,279 10,143,534
2008 6,029,297 9,898,870
2007 6,009,824 9,662,281
2006 6,002,319 9,441,171
2005 6,005,578 9,245,844
2004 6,004,671 9,062,726
2003 5,998,599 8,870,781
2002 5,986,631 8,674,066
2001 5,968,060 8,539,960
2000 5,943,366 8,428,832
1999 5,913,900 8,265,123
1998 5,880,781 8,081,990
1997 5,844,578 7,931,370
1996 5,805,286 7,770,035
1995 5,762,131 7,553,249
1994 5,714,129 7,345,107
1993 5,659,957 7,128,177
1992 5,585,609 6,914,366
1991 5,495,077 6,697,166
1990 5,399,726 6,434,374
1989 5,298,979 6,215,811
1988 5,195,833 6,056,574
1987 5,092,441 5,900,198
1986 4,992,769 5,750,668
1985 4,894,706 5,610,373
1984 4,798,003 5,480,096
1983 4,707,367 5,359,814
1982 4,622,477 5,247,672
1981 4,570,599 5,143,288
1980 4,540,382 5,047,419
1979 4,480,388 4,959,283
1978 4,394,114 4,877,854
1977 4,301,256 4,801,128
1976 4,210,310 4,727,022
1975 4,120,449 4,653,876
1974 4,029,671 4,580,510
1973 3,938,068 4,506,324
1972 3,846,830 4,431,292
1971 3,757,523 4,355,200
1970 3,668,796 4,277,535
1969 3,576,485 4,198,300
1968 3,480,773 4,118,550
1967 3,385,184 4,040,153
1966 3,290,961 3,964,155
1965 3,199,466 3,890,716
1964 3,111,883 3,819,722
1963 3,028,679 3,750,954
1962 2,949,204 3,684,273
1961 2,870,016 3,619,551
1960 2,791,459 3,556,749

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/guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Guinea gained 2,631,859 people (a 27.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Guinea's population increased by 3,473,205 people (a 28.8% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Guinea was ranked 84th in 2006 and ranked 75th 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 Guinea will increase by 51.3% to 23,524,366 people and rank change from 75th to 71st.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 32.4M people in 2100 for Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Guinea
2100 -0.86% 0.09%
2099 -0.86% 0.1%
2098 -0.86% 0.12%
2097 -0.88% 0.13%
2096 -0.88% 0.13%
2095 -0.87% 0.16%
2094 -0.86% 0.18%
2093 -0.86% 0.21%
2092 -0.85% 0.2%
2091 -0.85% 0.23%
2090 -0.84% 0.26%
2089 -0.82% 0.28%
2088 -0.82% 0.29%
2087 -0.81% 0.33%
2086 -0.8% 0.37%
2085 -0.78% 0.38%
2084 -0.75% 0.41%
2083 -0.73% 0.42%
2082 -0.71% 0.47%
2081 -0.69% 0.46%
2080 -0.67% 0.5%
2079 -0.64% 0.51%
2078 -0.61% 0.53%
2077 -0.59% 0.56%
2076 -0.55% 0.6%
2075 -0.52% 0.61%
2074 -0.53% 0.63%
2073 -0.46% 0.66%
2072 -0.45% 0.7%
2071 -0.44% 0.71%
2070 -0.42% 0.75%
2069 -0.41% 0.78%
2068 -0.38% 0.81%
2067 -0.36% 0.84%
2066 -0.36% 0.86%
2065 -0.34% 0.89%
2064 -0.31% 0.93%
2063 -0.29% 0.96%
2062 -0.26% 0.98%
2061 -0.26% 1%
2060 -0.23% 1.05%
2059 -0.21% 1.1%
2058 -0.21% 1.11%
2057 -0.2% 1.15%
2056 -0.18% 1.19%
2055 -0.16% 1.21%
2054 -0.12% 1.27%
2053 -0.09% 1.29%
2052 -0.09% 1.32%
2051 -0.05% 1.35%
2050 -0.05% 1.36%
2049 -0.02% 1.39%
2048 0.003% 1.43%
2047 0.01% 1.47%
2046 0.03% 1.5%
2045 0.04% 1.52%
2044 0.08% 1.58%
2043 0.09% 1.61%
2042 0.12% 1.64%
2041 0.14% 1.69%
2040 0.15% 1.71%
2039 0.19% 1.73%
2038 0.19% 1.76%
2037 0.22% 1.8%
2036 0.24% 1.82%
2035 0.25% 1.83%
2034 0.29% 1.9%
2033 0.29% 1.95%
2032 0.31% 1.99%
2031 0.32% 2.06%
2030 0.36% 2.08%
2029 0.37% 2.14%
2028 0.39% 2.2%
2027 0.4% 2.23%
2026 0.41% 2.3%
2025 0.45% 2.38%
2024 0.45% 2.42%
2023 0.47% 2.49%
2022 0.39% 2.51%
2021 0.34% 2.54%
2020 0.2% 2.58%
2019 0.04% 2.59%
2018 0.1% 2.58%
2017 0.21% 2.59%
2016 0.28% 2.6%
2015 0.34% 2.56%
2014 0.39% 2.51%
2013 0.41% 2.47%
2012 0.39% 2.48%
2011 0.36% 2.51%
2010 0.33% 2.49%
2009 0.31% 2.47%
2008 0.32% 2.45%
2007 0.13% 2.34%
2006 -0.05% 2.11%
2005 0.02% 2.02%
2004 0.1% 2.16%
2003 0.2% 2.27%
2002 0.31% 1.57%
2001 0.42% 1.32%
2000 0.5% 1.98%
1999 0.56% 2.27%
1998 0.62% 1.9%
1997 0.68% 2.08%
1996 0.75% 2.87%
1995 0.84% 2.83%
1994 0.96% 3.04%
1993 1.33% 3.09%
1992 1.65% 3.24%
1991 1.77% 4.08%
1990 1.9% 3.52%
1989 1.99% 2.63%
1988 2.03% 2.65%
1987 2% 2.6%
1986 2% 2.5%
1985 2.02% 2.38%
1984 1.93% 2.24%
1983 1.84% 2.14%
1982 1.14% 2.03%
1981 0.67% 1.9%
1980 1.34% 1.78%
1979 1.96% 1.67%
1978 2.16% 1.6%
1977 2.16% 1.57%
1976 2.18% 1.57%
1975 2.25% 1.6%
1974 2.33% 1.65%
1973 2.37% 1.69%
1972 2.38% 1.75%
1971 2.42% 1.82%
1970 2.58% 1.89%
1969 2.75% 1.94%
1968 2.82% 1.94%
1967 2.86% 1.92%
1966 2.86% 1.89%
1965 2.81% 1.86%
1964 2.75% 1.83%
1963 2.69% 1.81%
1962 2.76% 1.79%
1961 2.81% 1.77%

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/guinea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Guinea's population grew by 2.42%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Guinea
Current population
6399793
15546235
Population rank 111/197 75/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.19%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
1.5 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
1.08 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +957
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +349,317
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +2.42%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 32/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -16,282
Net migration rank 155/196 147/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 117,416
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 125/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 159/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -16,282
2024 - -23,102 - -12,024
2023 51,985 -23,253 356,147 -3,997
2022 53,138 -23,255 352,517 -3,997
2021 46,530 -27,343 345,121 -4,373
2020 48,244 -25,213 342,289 -4,365
2019 56,816 -55,144 338,984 -3,240
2018 57,509 -54,163 332,585 -9,187
2017 59,824 -50,608 328,542 -13,718
2016 63,751 -47,491 324,608 -14,189
2015 69,263 -51,278 316,604 -15,117
2014 72,581 -49,126 309,539 -22,741
2013 73,869 -49,087 304,430 -29,136
2012 75,495 -50,546 298,094 -32,808
2011 76,182 -53,433 293,318 -29,069
2010 75,695 -54,688 288,512 -31,327
2009 74,908 -55,966 281,920 -34,007
2008 75,107 -56,086 274,327 -32,925
2007 76,776 -56,857 266,070 -34,311
2006 80,887 -85,789 258,518 -48,078
2005 84,883 -86,501 251,209 -71,015
2004 90,905 -87,466 242,075 -56,036
2003 97,849 -89,146 234,774 -36,934
2002 106,137 -90,908 229,022 -33,450
2001 114,313 -92,389 227,642 -155,020
2000 122,315 -94,861 227,081 -77,450
1999 128,947 -97,475 223,968 -46,183
1998 134,065 -99,293 219,385 -30,903
1997 134,448 -96,820 220,373 -107,614
1996 136,929 -95,977 214,896 -4,973
1995 138,268 -92,912 205,644 18,021
1994 137,974 -87,318 201,439 -8,826
1993 138,432 -80,736 195,612 45,616
1992 139,221 -48,232 189,682 -3,285
1991 140,691 -50,622 181,299 66,718
1990 140,311 -39,689 169,926 107,641
1989 139,093 -38,211 164,707 -5,150
1988 136,230 -30,806 159,566 -637
1987 133,667 -32,308 154,178 -350
1986 130,177 -32,181 148,137 -2,900
1985 127,248 -29,111 142,313 -6,965
1984 125,036 -29,767 136,640 -11,439
1983 121,700 -35,694 130,629 -15,265
1982 120,938 -37,159 126,831 -17,920
1981 117,346 -97,365 121,223 -21,367
1980 111,771 -71,318 117,186 -25,287
1979 123,838 -44,302 113,141 -28,770
1978 124,468 -31,463 109,415 -30,933
1977 121,446 -28,742 105,990 -31,004
1976 120,511 -31,317 102,449 -29,220
1975 116,737 -26,198 99,267 -26,221
1974 113,846 -22,844 96,315 -22,637
1973 111,546 -19,347 93,764 -19,065
1972 107,604 -17,317 91,147 -15,782
1971 104,714 -16,389 88,358 -11,543
1970 100,499 -11,367 85,418 -6,906
1969 99,848 -4,355 82,799 -2,844
1968 98,851 -2,919 79,892 -345
1967 98,424 -3,192 77,251 0
1966 97,156 -3,945 74,748 0
1965 95,341 -5,560 72,134 0
1964 93,328 -7,937 69,848 0
1963 90,794 -9,774 67,690 0
1962 88,237 -10,307 65,672 0
1961 84,614 -4,159 63,766 0
1960 81,544 -4,885 61,848 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/guinea | 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 Guinea 97.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,346,936 people) and 2.76% is from migration (a loss of 94,924 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 117,416 people or 0.8% in Guinea.

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
Guinea
City Population
Conakry 1.67M
Mamou 376K
Nzerekore 280K
Gueckedou 222K
Kankan 191K
Boffa 27K
Forecariah 23K

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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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