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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 283,487,931 people in Indonesia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 288,551,776 in Indonesia.

Population statistics:

  • Indonesia's population is 45.1 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Indonesia is the 4th.
  • The countries together account for 3.56% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 3.48% for Indonesia.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.94% in Indonesia.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Indonesia has grown from 234M to 289M (23.3% growth).

El Salvador vs Indonesia: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Indonesia
2100 5,106,358 297,263,579
2099 5,150,403 298,386,561
2098 5,195,110 299,496,396
2097 5,240,164 300,596,542
2096 5,286,555 301,680,965
2095 5,333,357 302,745,817
2094 5,380,368 303,798,670
2093 5,427,291 304,837,512
2092 5,474,174 305,857,297
2091 5,521,257 306,853,321
2090 5,568,339 307,827,852
2089 5,615,550 308,775,620
2088 5,662,256 309,700,566
2087 5,709,072 310,605,359
2086 5,755,593 311,483,180
2085 5,801,778 312,332,996
2084 5,847,545 313,155,965
2083 5,891,829 313,952,990
2082 5,935,056 314,719,759
2081 5,977,631 315,453,880
2080 6,019,326 316,158,503
2079 6,059,817 316,839,281
2078 6,098,689 317,487,448
2077 6,136,133 318,105,938
2076 6,172,686 318,684,532
2075 6,206,865 319,239,982
2074 6,239,356 319,759,087
2073 6,272,337 320,251,181
2072 6,301,557 320,709,370
2071 6,330,086 321,136,059
2070 6,358,052 321,534,979
2069 6,384,863 321,908,058
2068 6,410,986 322,252,027
2067 6,435,437 322,566,642
2066 6,458,779 322,849,032
2065 6,481,938 323,098,730
2064 6,503,884 323,318,973
2063 6,524,373 323,506,247
2062 6,543,157 323,662,911
2061 6,560,419 323,784,985
2060 6,577,429 323,865,045
2059 6,592,662 323,904,988
2058 6,606,305 323,894,318
2057 6,620,473 323,837,237
2056 6,633,666 323,721,448
2055 6,645,594 323,552,405
2054 6,656,251 323,324,404
2053 6,664,115 323,032,528
2052 6,670,429 322,677,809
2051 6,676,658 322,252,898
2050 6,679,973 321,749,772
2049 6,683,494 321,169,163
2048 6,684,918 320,507,607
2047 6,684,723 319,778,332
2046 6,684,063 318,970,565
2045 6,681,948 318,077,606
2044 6,679,505 317,100,688
2043 6,674,197 316,041,251
2042 6,668,140 314,905,847
2041 6,660,323 313,692,611
2040 6,651,019 312,407,319
2039 6,641,112 311,049,484
2038 6,628,299 309,626,850
2037 6,615,428 308,137,773
2036 6,600,845 306,592,068
2035 6,585,074 304,988,219
2034 6,568,788 303,322,890
2033 6,549,941 301,599,483
2032 6,530,975 299,828,261
2031 6,511,064 298,003,267
2030 6,490,493 296,127,253
2029 6,467,381 294,190,935
2028 6,443,426 292,188,833
2027 6,418,289 290,114,110
2026 6,392,935 287,972,484
2025 6,366,672 285,765,617
2024 6,338,193 283,487,931
2023 6,309,624 281,190,067
2022 6,280,319 278,830,529
2021 6,255,782 276,758,053
2020 6,234,673 274,814,866
2019 6,222,318 272,489,381
2018 6,219,807 269,951,846
2017 6,213,533 267,346,658
2016 6,200,800 264,627,418
2015 6,183,676 261,799,249
2014 6,162,955 258,877,399
2013 6,138,839 255,852,467
2012 6,113,975 252,698,525
2011 6,090,127 249,470,032
2010 6,068,249 246,305,322
2009 6,048,279 243,220,028
2008 6,029,297 240,157,903
2007 6,009,824 237,062,337
2006 6,002,319 233,951,652
2005 6,005,578 230,871,650
2004 6,004,671 227,926,649
2003 5,998,599 225,048,008
2002 5,986,631 222,088,495
2001 5,968,060 219,097,902
2000 5,943,366 216,077,790
1999 5,913,900 213,004,668
1998 5,880,781 209,826,788
1997 5,844,578 206,536,095
1996 5,805,286 203,204,348
1995 5,762,131 199,888,057
1994 5,714,129 196,591,828
1993 5,659,957 193,305,168
1992 5,585,609 190,043,744
1991 5,495,077 186,778,238
1990 5,399,726 183,501,098
1989 5,298,979 180,201,630
1988 5,195,833 176,855,065
1987 5,092,441 173,511,154
1986 4,992,769 170,175,065
1985 4,894,706 166,776,185
1984 4,798,003 163,251,124
1983 4,707,367 159,651,381
1982 4,622,477 156,052,152
1981 4,570,599 152,485,035
1980 4,540,382 148,950,540
1979 4,480,388 145,434,834
1978 4,394,114 141,953,163
1977 4,301,256 138,533,541
1976 4,210,310 135,173,655
1975 4,120,449 131,843,848
1974 4,029,671 128,555,045
1973 3,938,068 125,288,515
1972 3,846,830 122,039,841
1971 3,757,523 118,833,702
1970 3,668,796 115,657,495
1969 3,576,485 112,517,639
1968 3,480,773 109,450,006
1967 3,385,184 106,526,393
1966 3,290,961 103,792,754
1965 3,199,466 101,365,130
1964 3,111,883 98,833,749
1963 3,028,679 96,051,424
1962 2,949,204 93,375,850
1961 2,870,016 90,791,249
1960 2,791,459 88,296,070

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 Indonesia gained 30,675,766 people (a 13.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Indonesia's population increased by 23,924,358 people (a 9.04% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Indonesia was ranked 4th in 2006 and still ranked 4th 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 Indonesia will increase by 11.5% to 321,749,772 people and rank change from 4th to 6th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 324M people in 2059 for Indonesia.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Indonesia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Indonesia
2100 -0.86% -0.38%
2099 -0.86% -0.37%
2098 -0.86% -0.37%
2097 -0.88% -0.36%
2096 -0.88% -0.35%
2095 -0.87% -0.35%
2094 -0.86% -0.34%
2093 -0.86% -0.33%
2092 -0.85% -0.32%
2091 -0.85% -0.32%
2090 -0.84% -0.31%
2089 -0.82% -0.3%
2088 -0.82% -0.29%
2087 -0.81% -0.28%
2086 -0.8% -0.27%
2085 -0.78% -0.26%
2084 -0.75% -0.25%
2083 -0.73% -0.24%
2082 -0.71% -0.23%
2081 -0.69% -0.22%
2080 -0.67% -0.21%
2079 -0.64% -0.2%
2078 -0.61% -0.19%
2077 -0.59% -0.18%
2076 -0.55% -0.17%
2075 -0.52% -0.16%
2074 -0.53% -0.15%
2073 -0.46% -0.14%
2072 -0.45% -0.13%
2071 -0.44% -0.12%
2070 -0.42% -0.12%
2069 -0.41% -0.11%
2068 -0.38% -0.1%
2067 -0.36% -0.09%
2066 -0.36% -0.08%
2065 -0.34% -0.07%
2064 -0.31% -0.06%
2063 -0.29% -0.05%
2062 -0.26% -0.04%
2061 -0.26% -0.02%
2060 -0.23% -0.01%
2059 -0.21% 0.003%
2058 -0.21% 0.02%
2057 -0.2% 0.04%
2056 -0.18% 0.05%
2055 -0.16% 0.07%
2054 -0.12% 0.09%
2053 -0.09% 0.11%
2052 -0.09% 0.13%
2051 -0.05% 0.16%
2050 -0.05% 0.18%
2049 -0.02% 0.21%
2048 0.003% 0.23%
2047 0.01% 0.25%
2046 0.03% 0.28%
2045 0.04% 0.31%
2044 0.08% 0.34%
2043 0.09% 0.36%
2042 0.12% 0.39%
2041 0.14% 0.41%
2040 0.15% 0.44%
2039 0.19% 0.46%
2038 0.19% 0.48%
2037 0.22% 0.5%
2036 0.24% 0.53%
2035 0.25% 0.55%
2034 0.29% 0.57%
2033 0.29% 0.59%
2032 0.31% 0.61%
2031 0.32% 0.63%
2030 0.36% 0.66%
2029 0.37% 0.69%
2028 0.39% 0.72%
2027 0.4% 0.74%
2026 0.41% 0.77%
2025 0.45% 0.8%
2024 0.45% 0.82%
2023 0.47% 0.85%
2022 0.39% 0.75%
2021 0.34% 0.71%
2020 0.2% 0.85%
2019 0.04% 0.94%
2018 0.1% 0.97%
2017 0.21% 1.03%
2016 0.28% 1.08%
2015 0.34% 1.13%
2014 0.39% 1.18%
2013 0.41% 1.25%
2012 0.39% 1.29%
2011 0.36% 1.28%
2010 0.33% 1.27%
2009 0.31% 1.28%
2008 0.32% 1.31%
2007 0.13% 1.33%
2006 -0.05% 1.33%
2005 0.02% 1.29%
2004 0.1% 1.28%
2003 0.2% 1.33%
2002 0.31% 1.36%
2001 0.42% 1.4%
2000 0.5% 1.44%
1999 0.56% 1.51%
1998 0.62% 1.59%
1997 0.68% 1.64%
1996 0.75% 1.66%
1995 0.84% 1.68%
1994 0.96% 1.7%
1993 1.33% 1.72%
1992 1.65% 1.75%
1991 1.77% 1.79%
1990 1.9% 1.83%
1989 1.99% 1.89%
1988 2.03% 1.93%
1987 2% 1.96%
1986 2% 2.04%
1985 2.02% 2.16%
1984 1.93% 2.25%
1983 1.84% 2.31%
1982 1.14% 2.34%
1981 0.67% 2.37%
1980 1.34% 2.42%
1979 1.96% 2.45%
1978 2.16% 2.47%
1977 2.16% 2.49%
1976 2.18% 2.53%
1975 2.25% 2.56%
1974 2.33% 2.61%
1973 2.37% 2.66%
1972 2.38% 2.7%
1971 2.42% 2.75%
1970 2.58% 2.79%
1969 2.75% 2.8%
1968 2.82% 2.74%
1967 2.86% 2.63%
1966 2.86% 2.39%
1965 2.81% 2.56%
1964 2.75% 2.9%
1963 2.69% 2.87%
1962 2.76% 2.85%
1961 2.81% 2.83%

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 Indonesia's population grew by 0.82%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Indonesia
Current population
6399793
288551776
Population rank 111/197 4/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 3.48%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
13.7 seconds
One birth every
5.29 minutes
7.04 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
14.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +78 +6,296
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +2,297,864
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +0.82%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 115/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -39,509
Net migration rank 155/196 171/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 445,726
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 86/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 188/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Indonesia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Indonesia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -39,509
2024 - -23,102 - -38,469
2023 51,985 -23,253 2,364,808 -37,501
2022 53,138 -23,255 2,429,171 -37,501
2021 46,530 -27,343 1,764,332 -11,248
2020 48,244 -25,213 2,152,076 -18,743
2019 56,816 -55,144 2,548,048 -30,421
2018 57,509 -54,163 2,587,219 -29,911
2017 59,824 -50,608 2,682,556 -29,467
2016 63,751 -47,491 2,814,578 -28,991
2015 69,263 -51,278 2,899,165 -28,487
2014 72,581 -49,126 3,000,907 -27,988
2013 73,869 -49,087 3,104,258 -27,507
2012 75,495 -50,546 3,259,811 -28,869
2011 76,182 -53,433 3,266,560 -40,543
2010 75,695 -54,688 3,161,082 -57,752
2009 74,908 -55,966 3,140,944 -73,655
2008 75,107 -56,086 3,138,143 -81,364
2007 76,776 -56,857 3,211,484 -77,338
2006 80,887 -85,789 3,163,026 -75,829
2005 84,883 -86,501 3,149,551 -76,784
2004 90,905 -87,466 2,894,440 -77,002
2003 97,849 -89,146 3,037,698 -97,732
2002 106,137 -90,908 3,063,044 -83,985
2001 114,313 -92,389 3,066,275 -64,255
2000 122,315 -94,861 3,080,621 -42,697
1999 128,947 -97,475 3,137,133 -28,799
1998 134,065 -99,293 3,258,820 -11,356
1997 134,448 -96,820 3,338,243 -4,334
1996 136,929 -95,977 3,331,535 -1,854
1995 138,268 -92,912 3,304,550 -1,643
1994 137,974 -87,318 3,292,127 -2,575
1993 138,432 -80,736 3,287,348 -3,485
1992 139,221 -48,232 3,241,576 -2,609
1991 140,691 -50,622 3,288,791 3,096
1990 140,311 -39,689 3,250,906 11,539
1989 139,093 -38,211 3,316,792 19,905
1988 136,230 -30,806 3,331,242 25,383
1987 133,667 -32,308 3,304,520 26,705
1986 130,177 -32,181 3,309,905 30,988
1985 127,248 -29,111 3,419,412 37,451
1984 125,036 -29,767 3,549,570 43,693
1983 121,700 -35,694 3,558,949 47,375
1982 120,938 -37,159 3,545,504 46,792
1981 117,346 -97,365 3,497,244 44,710
1980 111,771 -71,318 3,484,846 42,254
1979 123,838 -44,302 3,460,621 43,900
1978 124,468 -31,463 3,412,980 45,911
1977 121,446 -28,742 3,334,779 45,610
1976 120,511 -31,317 3,291,479 48,010
1975 116,737 -26,198 3,263,794 56,386
1974 113,846 -22,844 3,196,136 61,188
1973 111,546 -19,347 3,210,643 64,991
1972 107,604 -17,317 3,149,726 72,007
1971 104,714 -16,389 3,111,304 79,264
1970 100,499 -11,367 3,080,421 81,368
1969 99,848 -4,355 3,034,825 82,955
1968 98,851 -2,919 2,961,608 55,731
1967 98,424 -3,192 2,909,981 -80,138
1966 97,156 -3,945 2,715,011 -77,645
1965 95,341 -5,560 2,278,891 -61,145
1964 93,328 -7,937 2,700,138 144,819
1963 90,794 -9,774 2,609,526 110,166
1962 88,237 -10,307 2,525,163 106,264
1961 84,614 -4,159 2,434,113 103,628
1960 81,544 -4,885 2,350,971 101,631

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 Indonesia 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 25,242,860 people) and 1.1% is from migration (a loss of 280,258 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 445,726 people or 0.2% in Indonesia.

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
Indonesia
City Population
Jakarta 11.1M
Bali 4.36M
Surabaya 3.01M
Bandung 2.88M
Bekasi 2.38M
Depok 2.33M
Tangerang 2.24M
Medan 2.11M
South Tangerang 1.64M
Semarang 1.62M

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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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