The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,391,525 people compared to 840,939 in Guyana.
Population statistics:
- El Salvador's population is 7.6 times bigger than Guyana's.
- El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Guyana is the 162nd.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.01% for Guyana.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.94% in Guyana.
- Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.39M (6.48% growth), while Guyana has grown from 759K to 841K (10.8% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people compared to the peak of 960K people in 2067 for Guyana.
El Salvador vs Guyana: live population counter
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| Current population |
6391525
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840939
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 162/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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1.85 hours
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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31.4 minutes
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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1.45 hours
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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1.62 hours
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | -5,407 |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | +4,734 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | +0.57% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 129/197 |
El Salvador and Guyana: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 569,143 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 582,568 | 2.81% | 2.36% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 595,461 | 2.76% | 2.21% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 608,537 | 2.69% | 2.2% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 621,764 | 2.75% | 2.17% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 635,128 | 2.81% | 2.15% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 648,646 | 2.86% | 2.13% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 662,311 | 2.86% | 2.11% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 676,160 | 2.82% | 2.09% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 690,223 | 2.75% | 2.08% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 702,705 | 2.58% | 1.81% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 712,662 | 2.42% | 1.42% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 721,617 | 2.38% | 1.26% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 730,138 | 2.37% | 1.18% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 738,057 | 2.33% | 1.08% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 745,393 | 2.25% | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 752,253 | 2.18% | 0.92% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 758,654 | 2.16% | 0.85% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 764,586 | 2.16% | 0.78% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 770,062 | 1.96% | 0.72% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 774,367 | 1.34% | 0.56% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 776,453 | 0.67% | 0.27% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 776,712 | 1.14% | 0.03% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 775,891 | 1.84% | -0.11% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 774,111 | 1.93% | -0.23% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 771,477 | 2.02% | -0.34% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 768,098 | 2% | -0.44% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 764,120 | 2% | -0.52% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 759,663 | 2.03% | -0.58% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 754,865 | 1.99% | -0.63% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 749,894 | 1.9% | -0.66% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 747,861 | 1.77% | -0.27% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 749,911 | 1.65% | 0.27% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 752,965 | 1.33% | 0.41% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 755,822 | 0.96% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 758,388 | 0.84% | 0.34% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 760,526 | 0.75% | 0.28% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 762,245 | 0.68% | 0.23% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 763,586 | 0.62% | 0.18% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 764,483 | 0.56% | 0.12% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 764,832 | 0.5% | 0.05% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 764,477 | 0.42% | -0.05% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 763,652 | 0.31% | -0.11% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 763,101 | 0.2% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 762,418 | 0.1% | -0.09% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 760,914 | 0.02% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 758,966 | -0.05% | -0.26% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 756,861 | 0.13% | -0.28% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 754,606 | 0.32% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 752,094 | 0.31% | -0.33% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 749,256 | 0.33% | -0.38% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 746,153 | 0.36% | -0.41% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 746,288 | 0.39% | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 750,021 | 0.41% | 0.5% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 754,229 | 0.39% | 0.56% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 758,781 | 0.34% | 0.6% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 763,548 | 0.28% | 0.63% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 768,479 | 0.21% | 0.65% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 791,556 | 0.1% | 3% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 807,665 | 0.04% | 2.04% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 807,481 | 0.2% | -0.02% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 815,482 | 0.34% | 0.99% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 821,637 | 0.39% | 0.75% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 826,353 | 0.47% | 0.57% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 831,087 | 0.45% | 0.57% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 835,986 | 0.43% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 840,883 | 0.4% | 0.59% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 846,019 | 0.39% | 0.61% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 851,161 | 0.38% | 0.61% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 856,040 | 0.36% | 0.57% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 861,037 | 0.34% | 0.58% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 866,080 | 0.31% | 0.59% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 871,237 | 0.3% | 0.6% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 876,346 | 0.29% | 0.59% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 881,223 | 0.27% | 0.56% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 885,935 | 0.24% | 0.53% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 890,320 | 0.23% | 0.49% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 894,649 | 0.21% | 0.49% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 899,021 | 0.19% | 0.49% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 903,316 | 0.17% | 0.48% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 907,506 | 0.14% | 0.46% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 911,723 | 0.13% | 0.46% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 915,811 | 0.1% | 0.45% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 919,575 | 0.09% | 0.41% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 923,121 | 0.06% | 0.39% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 926,355 | 0.03% | 0.35% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 929,478 | 0.02% | 0.34% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 932,483 | 0.006% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 935,329 | -0.009% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 938,062 | -0.04% | 0.29% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 940,601 | -0.05% | 0.27% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Guyana gained 4,582 people (a 0.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 190,725 (a 3.08% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 77,391 (a 10.1% growth).
El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2006 and ranked 162nd 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 Guyana will increase by 11.9% to 940,601 people and will still be ranked 162nd.
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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| City | Population |
| Georgetown | 235K |
| Linden | 28.7K |
| New Amsterdam | 17.3K |
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Population differences between El Salvador and Guyana
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| Life expectancy | 72.7 years | 70.6 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 26.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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