The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 831,087 people in Guyana in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,386,184 people compared to 839,919 in Guyana.
Population statistics:
- El Salvador's population is 7.6 times bigger than Guyana's.
- El Salvador is ranked the 112th 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 2005, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6.01M people to 6.39M (6.34% growth), while Guyana has grown from 761K to 840K (10.4% 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 |
6386184
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839919
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| Population rank | 112/197 | 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 2005 to 2015, the population of El Salvador increased by 178,098 people (a 2.97% growth), while Guyana lost 2,133 people (a 0.28% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, El Salvador gained 202,508 (a 3.27% growth), while Guyana's population increased by 81,138 (a 10.7% growth).
El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2005 and is 112th in 2025. Guyana was ranked 160th in 2005 and ranked 162nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.34% to 6,663,341 people with a rank change from 112th to 116th. The population of Guyana will increase by 12% 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 | 72.5 years | 70.4 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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