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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 11,772,557 people in Haiti in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 12,076,663 in Haiti.

Population statistics:

  • Haiti's population is 1.89 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Haiti is the 82nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.15% for Haiti.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.29% in Haiti.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Haiti has grown from 9.22M to 12.1M (31% growth).

El Salvador vs Haiti: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Haiti
2100 5,106,358 15,259,049
2099 5,150,403 15,299,437
2098 5,195,110 15,338,455
2097 5,240,164 15,376,492
2096 5,286,555 15,413,214
2095 5,333,357 15,448,584
2094 5,380,368 15,482,530
2093 5,427,291 15,515,275
2092 5,474,174 15,546,829
2091 5,521,257 15,576,873
2090 5,568,339 15,605,593
2089 5,615,550 15,633,063
2088 5,662,256 15,658,679
2087 5,709,072 15,682,423
2086 5,755,593 15,704,764
2085 5,801,778 15,724,953
2084 5,847,545 15,743,346
2083 5,891,829 15,759,380
2082 5,935,056 15,773,768
2081 5,977,631 15,786,254
2080 6,019,326 15,796,710
2079 6,059,817 15,804,509
2078 6,098,689 15,810,531
2077 6,136,133 15,813,971
2076 6,172,686 15,814,939
2075 6,206,865 15,813,894
2074 6,239,356 15,810,308
2073 6,272,337 15,804,302
2072 6,301,557 15,795,380
2071 6,330,086 15,783,669
2070 6,358,052 15,769,538
2069 6,384,863 15,752,007
2068 6,410,986 15,731,378
2067 6,435,437 15,707,152
2066 6,458,779 15,679,510
2065 6,481,938 15,648,952
2064 6,503,884 15,614,758
2063 6,524,373 15,576,832
2062 6,543,157 15,535,522
2061 6,560,419 15,490,720
2060 6,577,429 15,442,338
2059 6,592,662 15,389,829
2058 6,606,305 15,333,225
2057 6,620,473 15,273,178
2056 6,633,666 15,210,219
2055 6,645,594 15,143,461
2054 6,656,251 15,072,996
2053 6,664,115 14,998,576
2052 6,670,429 14,920,449
2051 6,676,658 14,838,409
2050 6,679,973 14,752,631
2049 6,683,494 14,664,689
2048 6,684,918 14,573,517
2047 6,684,723 14,480,194
2046 6,684,063 14,384,177
2045 6,681,948 14,285,803
2044 6,679,505 14,184,902
2043 6,674,197 14,081,547
2042 6,668,140 13,975,641
2041 6,660,323 13,867,631
2040 6,651,019 13,758,146
2039 6,641,112 13,646,894
2038 6,628,299 13,532,882
2037 6,615,428 13,417,458
2036 6,600,845 13,300,237
2035 6,585,074 13,181,288
2034 6,568,788 13,060,482
2033 6,549,941 12,938,038
2032 6,530,975 12,813,730
2031 6,511,064 12,688,158
2030 6,490,493 12,561,034
2029 6,467,381 12,432,856
2028 6,443,426 12,303,271
2027 6,418,289 12,172,389
2026 6,392,935 12,041,170
2025 6,366,672 11,908,056
2024 6,338,193 11,772,557
2023 6,309,624 11,637,398
2022 6,280,319 11,503,606
2021 6,255,782 11,374,586
2020 6,234,673 11,243,848
2019 6,222,318 11,105,163
2018 6,219,807 10,962,362
2017 6,213,533 10,817,754
2016 6,200,800 10,671,457
2015 6,183,676 10,523,242
2014 6,162,955 10,373,235
2013 6,138,839 10,222,362
2012 6,113,975 10,069,771
2011 6,090,127 9,914,904
2010 6,068,249 9,803,294
2009 6,048,279 9,689,581
2008 6,029,297 9,530,774
2007 6,009,824 9,373,296
2006 6,002,319 9,216,562
2005 6,005,578 9,061,273
2004 6,004,671 8,910,263
2003 5,998,599 8,759,912
2002 5,986,631 8,607,641
2001 5,968,060 8,455,918
2000 5,943,366 8,303,151
1999 5,913,900 8,151,296
1998 5,880,781 8,002,143
1997 5,844,578 7,854,298
1996 5,805,286 7,707,557
1995 5,762,131 7,562,546
1994 5,714,129 7,419,771
1993 5,659,957 7,278,181
1992 5,585,609 7,136,571
1991 5,495,077 6,995,450
1990 5,399,726 6,854,441
1989 5,298,979 6,714,730
1988 5,195,833 6,578,145
1987 5,092,441 6,445,123
1986 4,992,769 6,316,122
1985 4,894,706 6,190,862
1984 4,798,003 6,069,230
1983 4,707,367 5,951,096
1982 4,622,477 5,835,937
1981 4,570,599 5,723,725
1980 4,540,382 5,614,493
1979 4,480,388 5,507,590
1978 4,394,114 5,402,580
1977 4,301,256 5,299,476
1976 4,210,310 5,198,357
1975 4,120,449 5,099,086
1974 4,029,671 5,001,796
1973 3,938,068 4,906,743
1972 3,846,830 4,813,868
1971 3,757,523 4,723,244
1970 3,668,796 4,635,124
1969 3,576,485 4,549,334
1968 3,480,773 4,465,328
1967 3,385,184 4,382,999
1966 3,290,961 4,302,639
1965 3,199,466 4,223,820
1964 3,111,883 4,146,244
1963 3,028,679 4,073,068
1962 2,949,204 4,001,575
1961 2,870,016 3,929,030
1960 2,791,459 3,858,443

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/haiti | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Haiti gained 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Haiti's population increased by 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Haiti was ranked 87th in 2006 and ranked 82nd 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 Haiti will increase by 22.2% to 14,752,631 people and rank change from 82nd to 87th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 15.8M people in 2076 for Haiti.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Haiti
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Haiti
2100 -0.86% -0.26%
2099 -0.86% -0.25%
2098 -0.86% -0.25%
2097 -0.88% -0.24%
2096 -0.88% -0.23%
2095 -0.87% -0.22%
2094 -0.86% -0.21%
2093 -0.86% -0.2%
2092 -0.85% -0.19%
2091 -0.85% -0.18%
2090 -0.84% -0.18%
2089 -0.82% -0.16%
2088 -0.82% -0.15%
2087 -0.81% -0.14%
2086 -0.8% -0.13%
2085 -0.78% -0.12%
2084 -0.75% -0.1%
2083 -0.73% -0.09%
2082 -0.71% -0.08%
2081 -0.69% -0.07%
2080 -0.67% -0.05%
2079 -0.64% -0.04%
2078 -0.61% -0.02%
2077 -0.59% -0.006%
2076 -0.55% 0.007%
2075 -0.52% 0.02%
2074 -0.53% 0.04%
2073 -0.46% 0.06%
2072 -0.45% 0.07%
2071 -0.44% 0.09%
2070 -0.42% 0.11%
2069 -0.41% 0.13%
2068 -0.38% 0.15%
2067 -0.36% 0.18%
2066 -0.36% 0.2%
2065 -0.34% 0.22%
2064 -0.31% 0.24%
2063 -0.29% 0.27%
2062 -0.26% 0.29%
2061 -0.26% 0.31%
2060 -0.23% 0.34%
2059 -0.21% 0.37%
2058 -0.21% 0.39%
2057 -0.2% 0.41%
2056 -0.18% 0.44%
2055 -0.16% 0.47%
2054 -0.12% 0.5%
2053 -0.09% 0.52%
2052 -0.09% 0.55%
2051 -0.05% 0.58%
2050 -0.05% 0.6%
2049 -0.02% 0.63%
2048 0.003% 0.64%
2047 0.01% 0.67%
2046 0.03% 0.69%
2045 0.04% 0.71%
2044 0.08% 0.73%
2043 0.09% 0.76%
2042 0.12% 0.78%
2041 0.14% 0.8%
2040 0.15% 0.82%
2039 0.19% 0.84%
2038 0.19% 0.86%
2037 0.22% 0.88%
2036 0.24% 0.9%
2035 0.25% 0.92%
2034 0.29% 0.95%
2033 0.29% 0.97%
2032 0.31% 0.99%
2031 0.32% 1.01%
2030 0.36% 1.03%
2029 0.37% 1.05%
2028 0.39% 1.08%
2027 0.4% 1.09%
2026 0.41% 1.12%
2025 0.45% 1.15%
2024 0.45% 1.16%
2023 0.47% 1.16%
2022 0.39% 1.13%
2021 0.34% 1.16%
2020 0.2% 1.25%
2019 0.04% 1.3%
2018 0.1% 1.34%
2017 0.21% 1.37%
2016 0.28% 1.41%
2015 0.34% 1.45%
2014 0.39% 1.48%
2013 0.41% 1.52%
2012 0.39% 1.56%
2011 0.36% 1.14%
2010 0.33% 1.17%
2009 0.31% 1.67%
2008 0.32% 1.68%
2007 0.13% 1.7%
2006 -0.05% 1.71%
2005 0.02% 1.69%
2004 0.1% 1.72%
2003 0.2% 1.77%
2002 0.31% 1.79%
2001 0.42% 1.84%
2000 0.5% 1.86%
1999 0.56% 1.86%
1998 0.62% 1.88%
1997 0.68% 1.9%
1996 0.75% 1.92%
1995 0.84% 1.92%
1994 0.96% 1.95%
1993 1.33% 1.98%
1992 1.65% 2.02%
1991 1.77% 2.06%
1990 1.9% 2.08%
1989 1.99% 2.08%
1988 2.03% 2.06%
1987 2% 2.04%
1986 2% 2.02%
1985 2.02% 2%
1984 1.93% 1.99%
1983 1.84% 1.97%
1982 1.14% 1.96%
1981 0.67% 1.95%
1980 1.34% 1.94%
1979 1.96% 1.94%
1978 2.16% 1.95%
1977 2.16% 1.95%
1976 2.18% 1.95%
1975 2.25% 1.95%
1974 2.33% 1.94%
1973 2.37% 1.93%
1972 2.38% 1.92%
1971 2.42% 1.9%
1970 2.58% 1.89%
1969 2.75% 1.88%
1968 2.82% 1.88%
1967 2.86% 1.87%
1966 2.86% 1.87%
1965 2.81% 1.87%
1964 2.75% 1.8%
1963 2.69% 1.79%
1962 2.76% 1.85%
1961 2.81% 1.83%

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/haiti | CC BY

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Haiti's population grew by 1.16%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Haiti
Current population
6399793
12076663
Population rank 111/197 82/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.15%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
3.89 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +370
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +135,159
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +1.16%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 92/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
16.4 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -32,052
Net migration rank 155/196 168/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 19,581
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 170/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 187/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Haiti
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Haiti
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -32,052
2024 - -23,102 - -31,747
2023 51,985 -23,253 167,381 -31,786
2022 53,138 -23,255 164,214 -32,220
2021 46,530 -27,343 158,994 -32,952
2020 48,244 -25,213 169,264 -33,850
2019 56,816 -55,144 176,550 -34,612
2018 57,509 -54,163 178,632 -34,976
2017 59,824 -50,608 180,310 -34,742
2016 63,751 -47,491 180,902 -33,879
2015 69,263 -51,278 182,063 -32,669
2014 72,581 -49,126 182,009 -31,390
2013 73,869 -49,087 181,457 -30,323
2012 75,495 -50,546 183,702 -29,658
2011 76,182 -53,433 184,695 -29,029
2010 75,695 -54,688 95,965 -28,416
2009 74,908 -55,966 187,804 -27,924
2008 75,107 -56,086 185,364 -27,630
2007 76,776 -56,857 184,223 -26,995
2006 80,887 -85,789 182,866 -26,629
2005 84,883 -86,501 180,618 -26,276
2004 90,905 -87,466 174,071 -26,399
2003 97,849 -89,146 179,543 -26,518
2002 106,137 -90,908 178,126 -26,626
2001 114,313 -92,389 178,741 -26,812
2000 122,315 -94,861 180,677 -27,075
1999 128,947 -97,475 177,421 -27,317
1998 134,065 -99,293 175,687 -27,476
1997 134,448 -96,820 174,962 -27,492
1996 136,929 -95,977 173,351 -27,348
1995 138,268 -92,912 171,852 -27,826
1994 137,974 -87,318 169,260 -27,744
1993 138,432 -80,736 169,240 -27,584
1992 139,221 -48,232 168,980 -27,415
1991 140,691 -50,622 167,919 -27,245
1990 140,311 -39,689 167,420 -26,075
1989 139,093 -38,211 163,947 -25,857
1988 136,230 -30,806 160,750 -25,662
1987 133,667 -32,308 156,468 -25,518
1986 130,177 -32,181 152,288 -25,257
1985 127,248 -29,111 148,364 -24,887
1984 125,036 -29,767 144,211 -24,427
1983 121,700 -35,694 140,422 -23,944
1982 120,938 -37,159 137,214 -23,375
1981 117,346 -97,365 133,695 -23,106
1980 111,771 -71,318 130,773 -22,900
1979 123,838 -44,302 128,206 -22,280
1978 124,468 -31,463 125,885 -21,809
1977 121,446 -28,742 123,520 -21,401
1976 120,511 -31,317 120,992 -20,870
1975 116,737 -26,198 118,508 -20,074
1974 113,846 -22,844 115,941 -19,792
1973 111,546 -19,347 113,223 -19,278
1972 107,604 -17,317 110,709 -18,916
1971 104,714 -16,389 107,968 -18,509
1970 100,499 -11,367 105,208 -18,425
1969 99,848 -4,355 103,133 -18,340
1968 98,851 -2,919 101,300 -18,087
1967 98,424 -3,192 99,266 -17,827
1966 97,156 -3,945 96,973 -17,690
1965 95,341 -5,560 95,754 -17,404
1964 93,328 -7,937 93,987 -17,179
1963 90,794 -9,774 86,394 -16,846
1962 88,237 -10,307 89,683 -16,253
1961 84,614 -4,159 87,563 -15,902
1960 81,544 -4,885 85,368 -15,862

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/haiti | 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 Haiti 83.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,740,319 people) and 16.1% is from migration (a loss of 333,076 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 19,581 people or 0.2% in Haiti.

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
Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
Anse-a-Veau 34.6K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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