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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 1,450,935,791 people in India in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 1,480,351,380 in India.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 231.3 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while India is the 1st.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 17.9% for India.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.03% in India.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while India has grown from 1.17B to 1.48B (26.2% growth).

El Salvador vs India: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador India
2100 5,106,358 1,515,897,176
2099 5,150,403 1,523,583,618
2098 5,195,110 1,531,281,096
2097 5,240,164 1,538,914,978
2096 5,286,555 1,546,515,506
2095 5,333,357 1,554,100,337
2094 5,380,368 1,561,632,624
2093 5,427,291 1,569,112,481
2092 5,474,174 1,576,470,228
2091 5,521,257 1,583,793,450
2090 5,568,339 1,591,038,578
2089 5,615,550 1,598,165,996
2088 5,662,256 1,605,169,643
2087 5,709,072 1,612,023,916
2086 5,755,593 1,618,795,931
2085 5,801,778 1,625,424,591
2084 5,847,545 1,631,854,605
2083 5,891,829 1,638,132,423
2082 5,935,056 1,644,206,476
2081 5,977,631 1,650,106,942
2080 6,019,326 1,655,799,569
2079 6,059,817 1,661,261,962
2078 6,098,689 1,666,477,951
2077 6,136,133 1,671,444,317
2076 6,172,686 1,676,151,275
2075 6,206,865 1,680,606,119
2074 6,239,356 1,684,743,082
2073 6,272,337 1,688,579,113
2072 6,301,557 1,692,138,648
2071 6,330,086 1,695,351,098
2070 6,358,052 1,698,255,829
2069 6,384,863 1,700,813,392
2068 6,410,986 1,703,025,450
2067 6,435,437 1,704,872,725
2066 6,458,779 1,706,347,017
2065 6,481,938 1,707,540,131
2064 6,503,884 1,708,362,011
2063 6,524,373 1,708,845,280
2062 6,543,157 1,709,011,618
2061 6,560,419 1,708,866,368
2060 6,577,429 1,708,344,645
2059 6,592,662 1,707,488,768
2058 6,606,305 1,706,314,224
2057 6,620,473 1,704,805,210
2056 6,633,666 1,703,013,988
2055 6,645,594 1,700,890,479
2054 6,656,251 1,698,473,703
2053 6,664,115 1,695,661,388
2052 6,670,429 1,692,531,993
2051 6,676,658 1,689,057,795
2050 6,679,973 1,685,236,057
2049 6,683,494 1,681,083,344
2048 6,684,918 1,676,576,931
2047 6,684,723 1,671,678,054
2046 6,684,063 1,666,371,707
2045 6,681,948 1,660,667,112
2044 6,679,505 1,654,556,840
2043 6,674,197 1,648,067,988
2042 6,668,140 1,641,136,901
2041 6,660,323 1,633,771,970
2040 6,651,019 1,625,990,392
2039 6,641,112 1,617,818,911
2038 6,628,299 1,609,238,166
2037 6,615,428 1,600,212,760
2036 6,600,845 1,590,731,970
2035 6,585,074 1,580,864,963
2034 6,568,788 1,570,629,033
2033 6,549,941 1,560,043,145
2032 6,530,975 1,549,098,676
2031 6,511,064 1,537,810,507
2030 6,490,493 1,526,192,552
2029 6,467,381 1,514,274,850
2028 6,443,426 1,502,102,657
2027 6,418,289 1,489,628,314
2026 6,392,935 1,476,911,618
2025 6,366,672 1,463,993,377
2024 6,338,193 1,450,935,791
2023 6,309,624 1,438,069,596
2022 6,280,319 1,425,423,212
2021 6,255,782 1,414,203,896
2020 6,234,673 1,402,617,695
2019 6,222,318 1,389,030,312
2018 6,219,807 1,374,659,064
2017 6,213,533 1,359,657,400
2016 6,200,800 1,343,944,296
2015 6,183,676 1,328,024,498
2014 6,162,955 1,312,277,191
2013 6,138,839 1,295,829,511
2012 6,113,975 1,278,674,502
2011 6,090,127 1,261,224,954
2010 6,068,249 1,243,481,564
2009 6,048,279 1,225,524,753
2008 6,029,297 1,207,930,964
2007 6,009,824 1,190,676,021
2006 6,002,319 1,172,878,890
2005 6,005,578 1,154,676,322
2004 6,004,671 1,135,991,513
2003 5,998,599 1,116,803,006
2002 5,986,631 1,097,600,380
2001 5,968,060 1,077,898,575
2000 5,943,366 1,057,922,733
1999 5,913,900 1,038,225,823
1998 5,880,781 1,018,665,080
1997 5,844,578 999,133,762
1996 5,805,286 979,678,458
1995 5,762,131 960,301,044
1994 5,714,129 941,163,767
1993 5,659,957 922,118,387
1992 5,585,609 902,957,070
1991 5,495,077 883,927,600
1990 5,399,726 864,972,221
1989 5,298,979 846,039,529
1988 5,195,833 827,342,990
1987 5,092,441 808,931,270
1986 4,992,769 790,689,978
1985 4,894,706 772,647,793
1984 4,798,003 754,875,449
1983 4,707,367 737,372,681
1982 4,622,477 720,313,473
1981 4,570,599 703,696,250
1980 4,540,382 687,354,025
1979 4,480,388 671,155,747
1978 4,394,114 655,728,229
1977 4,301,256 640,801,103
1976 4,210,310 625,861,883
1975 4,120,449 611,309,535
1974 4,029,671 597,041,391
1973 3,938,068 583,465,598
1972 3,846,830 570,482,142
1971 3,757,523 558,096,387
1970 3,668,796 545,864,268
1969 3,576,485 533,880,544
1968 3,480,773 522,716,889
1967 3,385,184 511,606,372
1966 3,290,961 500,740,247
1965 3,199,466 490,140,146
1964 3,111,883 479,229,598
1963 3,028,679 468,138,575
1962 2,949,204 457,283,090
1961 2,870,016 446,564,729
1960 2,791,459 435,990,338

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while India gained 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while India's population increased by 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. India was ranked 2nd in 2006 and ranked 1st 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 India will increase by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 1.71B people in 2062 for India.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
India
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador India
2100 -0.86% -0.5%
2099 -0.86% -0.5%
2098 -0.86% -0.5%
2097 -0.88% -0.49%
2096 -0.88% -0.49%
2095 -0.87% -0.48%
2094 -0.86% -0.48%
2093 -0.86% -0.47%
2092 -0.85% -0.46%
2091 -0.85% -0.46%
2090 -0.84% -0.45%
2089 -0.82% -0.44%
2088 -0.82% -0.43%
2087 -0.81% -0.42%
2086 -0.8% -0.41%
2085 -0.78% -0.39%
2084 -0.75% -0.38%
2083 -0.73% -0.37%
2082 -0.71% -0.36%
2081 -0.69% -0.34%
2080 -0.67% -0.33%
2079 -0.64% -0.31%
2078 -0.61% -0.3%
2077 -0.59% -0.28%
2076 -0.55% -0.27%
2075 -0.52% -0.25%
2074 -0.53% -0.23%
2073 -0.46% -0.21%
2072 -0.45% -0.19%
2071 -0.44% -0.17%
2070 -0.42% -0.15%
2069 -0.41% -0.13%
2068 -0.38% -0.11%
2067 -0.36% -0.09%
2066 -0.36% -0.07%
2065 -0.34% -0.05%
2064 -0.31% -0.03%
2063 -0.29% -0.01%
2062 -0.26% 0.008%
2061 -0.26% 0.03%
2060 -0.23% 0.05%
2059 -0.21% 0.07%
2058 -0.21% 0.09%
2057 -0.2% 0.11%
2056 -0.18% 0.12%
2055 -0.16% 0.14%
2054 -0.12% 0.17%
2053 -0.09% 0.18%
2052 -0.09% 0.21%
2051 -0.05% 0.23%
2050 -0.05% 0.25%
2049 -0.02% 0.27%
2048 0.003% 0.29%
2047 0.01% 0.32%
2046 0.03% 0.34%
2045 0.04% 0.37%
2044 0.08% 0.39%
2043 0.09% 0.42%
2042 0.12% 0.45%
2041 0.14% 0.48%
2040 0.15% 0.51%
2039 0.19% 0.53%
2038 0.19% 0.56%
2037 0.22% 0.6%
2036 0.24% 0.62%
2035 0.25% 0.65%
2034 0.29% 0.68%
2033 0.29% 0.71%
2032 0.31% 0.73%
2031 0.32% 0.76%
2030 0.36% 0.79%
2029 0.37% 0.81%
2028 0.39% 0.84%
2027 0.4% 0.86%
2026 0.41% 0.88%
2025 0.45% 0.9%
2024 0.45% 0.89%
2023 0.47% 0.89%
2022 0.39% 0.79%
2021 0.34% 0.83%
2020 0.2% 0.98%
2019 0.04% 1.05%
2018 0.1% 1.1%
2017 0.21% 1.17%
2016 0.28% 1.2%
2015 0.34% 1.2%
2014 0.39% 1.27%
2013 0.41% 1.34%
2012 0.39% 1.38%
2011 0.36% 1.43%
2010 0.33% 1.47%
2009 0.31% 1.46%
2008 0.32% 1.45%
2007 0.13% 1.52%
2006 -0.05% 1.58%
2005 0.02% 1.64%
2004 0.1% 1.72%
2003 0.2% 1.75%
2002 0.31% 1.83%
2001 0.42% 1.89%
2000 0.5% 1.9%
1999 0.56% 1.92%
1998 0.62% 1.95%
1997 0.68% 1.99%
1996 0.75% 2.02%
1995 0.84% 2.03%
1994 0.96% 2.07%
1993 1.33% 2.12%
1992 1.65% 2.15%
1991 1.77% 2.19%
1990 1.9% 2.24%
1989 1.99% 2.26%
1988 2.03% 2.28%
1987 2% 2.31%
1986 2% 2.34%
1985 2.02% 2.35%
1984 1.93% 2.37%
1983 1.84% 2.37%
1982 1.14% 2.36%
1981 0.67% 2.38%
1980 1.34% 2.41%
1979 1.96% 2.35%
1978 2.16% 2.33%
1977 2.16% 2.39%
1976 2.18% 2.38%
1975 2.25% 2.39%
1974 2.33% 2.33%
1973 2.37% 2.28%
1972 2.38% 2.22%
1971 2.42% 2.24%
1970 2.58% 2.24%
1969 2.75% 2.14%
1968 2.82% 2.17%
1967 2.86% 2.17%
1966 2.86% 2.16%
1965 2.81% 2.28%
1964 2.75% 2.37%
1963 2.69% 2.37%
1962 2.76% 2.4%
1961 2.81% 2.43%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while India's population grew by 0.89%.

Live population counters

El Salvador India
Current population
6399793
1480351380
Population rank 111/197 1/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 17.9%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
2.45 seconds
One birth every
5.29 minutes
1.36 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
3.32 seconds
Daily growth/decline +78 +35,250
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +12,866,195
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +0.89%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 107/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
1.06 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -495,753
Net migration rank 155/196 195/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 4,796,255
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 15/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 181/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
India
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador India
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -495,753
2024 - -23,102 - -630,830
2023 51,985 -23,253 13,711,993 -979,179
2022 53,138 -23,255 13,912,130 -1,353,478
2021 46,530 -27,343 10,227,523 -348,916
2020 48,244 -25,213 13,366,946 -73,806
2019 56,816 -55,144 14,859,846 -978,969
2018 57,509 -54,163 15,451,168 -589,794
2017 59,824 -50,608 15,394,041 -251,642
2016 63,751 -47,491 16,202,593 81,248
2015 69,263 -51,278 16,211,195 -655,085
2014 72,581 -49,126 16,165,943 -227,263
2013 73,869 -49,087 17,107,541 -151,372
2012 75,495 -50,546 17,552,365 -198,935
2011 76,182 -53,433 17,793,362 -247,017
2010 75,695 -54,688 17,991,935 -50,905
2009 74,908 -55,966 18,286,055 -312,905
2008 75,107 -56,086 18,234,926 -1,020,047
2007 76,776 -56,857 18,331,648 -1,037,200
2006 80,887 -85,789 18,641,737 -342,177
2005 84,883 -86,501 19,034,839 -929,454
2004 90,905 -87,466 19,469,758 -206,660
2003 97,849 -89,146 19,720,507 -606,970
2002 106,137 -90,908 20,024,621 -732,419
2001 114,313 -92,389 20,182,573 -70,346
2000 122,315 -94,861 19,984,160 -143,960
1999 128,947 -97,475 19,648,424 -95,320
1998 134,065 -99,293 19,569,575 -1,049
1997 134,448 -96,820 19,494,098 880
1996 136,929 -95,977 19,442,699 -26,388
1995 138,268 -92,912 19,396,161 -57,297
1994 137,974 -87,318 19,310,798 -375,253
1993 138,432 -80,736 19,152,399 2,364
1992 139,221 -48,232 19,132,757 35,155
1991 140,691 -50,622 19,049,524 -157,911
1990 140,311 -39,689 18,893,588 125,514
1989 139,093 -38,211 18,848,915 -2,907
1988 136,230 -30,806 18,702,916 -155,676
1987 133,667 -32,308 18,496,213 -219,150
1986 130,177 -32,181 18,455,495 -249,545
1985 127,248 -29,111 17,968,697 -89,991
1984 125,036 -29,767 17,698,810 -32,313
1983 121,700 -35,694 17,219,127 119,694
1982 120,938 -37,159 16,790,507 -10,687
1981 117,346 -97,365 16,422,159 33,243
1980 111,771 -71,318 16,018,786 210,914
1979 123,838 -44,302 15,392,957 774,094
1978 124,468 -31,463 14,898,145 -210,444
1977 121,446 -28,742 14,575,662 590,626
1976 120,511 -31,317 14,435,504 275,984
1975 116,737 -26,198 13,958,642 434,205
1974 113,846 -22,844 13,795,836 347,869
1973 111,546 -19,347 13,412,707 -404,743
1972 107,604 -17,317 13,041,792 -82,816
1971 104,714 -16,389 12,787,104 -974,574
1970 100,499 -11,367 12,417,866 233,782
1969 99,848 -4,355 12,167,671 -851,844
1968 98,851 -2,919 12,006,807 -995,416
1967 98,424 -3,192 11,279,897 -70,314
1966 97,156 -3,945 11,089,894 -566,982
1965 95,341 -5,560 10,925,714 -248,299
1964 93,328 -7,937 11,285,378 -141,916
1963 90,794 -9,774 11,016,705 21,640
1962 88,237 -10,307 10,743,409 -70,514
1961 84,614 -4,159 10,468,816 295,177
1960 81,544 -4,885 10,237,489 146,955

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

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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 India 96.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 4,796,255 people or 0.3% in India.

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
India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M

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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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