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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 91,567,738 people in Iran in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 93,468,444 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 14.6 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.2% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.19% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.5M (27.4% growth).

El Salvador vs Iran: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Iran
2100 5,106,358 80,713,760
2099 5,150,403 81,246,718
2098 5,195,110 81,770,953
2097 5,240,164 82,295,714
2096 5,286,555 82,818,575
2095 5,333,357 83,338,446
2094 5,380,368 83,854,648
2093 5,427,291 84,371,569
2092 5,474,174 84,888,626
2091 5,521,257 85,410,099
2090 5,568,339 85,934,675
2089 5,615,550 86,466,409
2088 5,662,256 87,004,165
2087 5,709,072 87,549,685
2086 5,755,593 88,105,571
2085 5,801,778 88,668,329
2084 5,847,545 89,239,709
2083 5,891,829 89,817,194
2082 5,935,056 90,402,538
2081 5,977,631 90,995,822
2080 6,019,326 91,595,122
2079 6,059,817 92,196,842
2078 6,098,689 92,801,160
2077 6,136,133 93,405,954
2076 6,172,686 94,007,669
2075 6,206,865 94,606,607
2074 6,239,356 95,197,577
2073 6,272,337 95,783,994
2072 6,301,557 96,355,853
2071 6,330,086 96,915,335
2070 6,358,052 97,460,813
2069 6,384,863 97,988,897
2068 6,410,986 98,496,927
2067 6,435,437 98,978,509
2066 6,458,779 99,439,391
2065 6,481,938 99,877,457
2064 6,503,884 100,288,977
2063 6,524,373 100,668,199
2062 6,543,157 101,017,348
2061 6,560,419 101,332,810
2060 6,577,429 101,612,261
2059 6,592,662 101,858,931
2058 6,606,305 102,061,144
2057 6,620,473 102,228,085
2056 6,633,666 102,358,266
2055 6,645,594 102,449,092
2054 6,656,251 102,498,594
2053 6,664,115 102,508,245
2052 6,670,429 102,480,373
2051 6,676,658 102,417,847
2050 6,679,973 102,318,917
2049 6,683,494 102,189,816
2048 6,684,918 102,024,233
2047 6,684,723 101,832,213
2046 6,684,063 101,613,554
2045 6,681,948 101,371,784
2044 6,679,505 101,104,998
2043 6,674,197 100,818,045
2042 6,668,140 100,512,032
2041 6,660,323 100,188,214
2040 6,651,019 99,849,875
2039 6,641,112 99,501,869
2038 6,628,299 99,137,385
2037 6,615,428 98,759,167
2036 6,600,845 98,366,612
2035 6,585,074 97,963,082
2034 6,568,788 97,546,148
2033 6,549,941 97,118,106
2032 6,530,975 96,671,440
2031 6,511,064 96,204,118
2030 6,490,493 95,718,604
2029 6,467,381 95,195,996
2028 6,443,426 94,623,034
2027 6,418,289 93,987,260
2026 6,392,935 93,276,075
2025 6,366,672 92,478,162
2024 6,338,193 91,567,738
2023 6,309,624 90,608,707
2022 6,280,319 89,524,246
2021 6,255,782 88,455,488
2020 6,234,673 87,723,443
2019 6,222,318 87,051,648
2018 6,219,807 86,117,998
2017 6,213,533 85,026,754
2016 6,200,800 83,812,228
2015 6,183,676 82,619,362
2014 6,162,955 81,502,045
2013 6,138,839 80,414,686
2012 6,113,975 79,370,580
2011 6,090,127 78,383,598
2010 6,068,249 77,420,842
2009 6,048,279 76,457,825
2008 6,029,297 75,514,204
2007 6,009,824 74,602,648
2006 6,002,319 73,392,747
2005 6,005,578 71,828,455
2004 6,004,671 70,256,316
2003 5,998,599 68,769,340
2002 5,986,631 68,011,317
2001 5,968,060 67,452,005
2000 5,943,366 66,418,659
1999 5,913,900 65,445,391
1998 5,880,781 64,519,859
1997 5,844,578 63,639,638
1996 5,805,286 62,881,300
1995 5,762,131 62,205,567
1994 5,714,129 61,520,598
1993 5,659,957 61,403,543
1992 5,585,609 61,184,983
1991 5,495,077 59,986,931
1990 5,399,726 58,380,092
1989 5,298,979 56,704,914
1988 5,195,833 55,072,694
1987 5,092,441 53,323,493
1986 4,992,769 51,446,045
1985 4,894,706 49,582,289
1984 4,798,003 47,793,998
1983 4,707,367 46,029,535
1982 4,622,477 44,272,141
1981 4,570,599 41,989,312
1980 4,540,382 39,842,324
1979 4,480,388 38,424,952
1978 4,394,114 37,126,535
1977 4,301,256 35,933,181
1976 4,210,310 34,837,271
1975 4,120,449 33,802,973
1974 4,029,671 32,796,463
1973 3,938,068 31,839,838
1972 3,846,830 30,921,179
1971 3,757,523 30,029,071
1970 3,668,796 29,145,100
1969 3,576,485 28,273,482
1968 3,480,773 27,437,391
1967 3,385,184 26,628,432
1966 3,290,961 25,829,270
1965 3,199,466 25,036,978
1964 3,111,883 24,262,859
1963 3,028,679 23,519,005
1962 2,949,204 22,807,907
1961 2,870,016 22,125,726
1960 2,791,459 21,470,434

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/iran | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,656,216 people (a 11.5% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.47% to 102,318,917 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 103M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Iran
2100 -0.86% -0.66%
2099 -0.86% -0.64%
2098 -0.86% -0.64%
2097 -0.88% -0.63%
2096 -0.88% -0.62%
2095 -0.87% -0.62%
2094 -0.86% -0.61%
2093 -0.86% -0.61%
2092 -0.85% -0.61%
2091 -0.85% -0.61%
2090 -0.84% -0.61%
2089 -0.82% -0.62%
2088 -0.82% -0.62%
2087 -0.81% -0.63%
2086 -0.8% -0.63%
2085 -0.78% -0.64%
2084 -0.75% -0.64%
2083 -0.73% -0.65%
2082 -0.71% -0.65%
2081 -0.69% -0.65%
2080 -0.67% -0.65%
2079 -0.64% -0.65%
2078 -0.61% -0.65%
2077 -0.59% -0.64%
2076 -0.55% -0.63%
2075 -0.52% -0.62%
2074 -0.53% -0.61%
2073 -0.46% -0.59%
2072 -0.45% -0.58%
2071 -0.44% -0.56%
2070 -0.42% -0.54%
2069 -0.41% -0.52%
2068 -0.38% -0.49%
2067 -0.36% -0.46%
2066 -0.36% -0.44%
2065 -0.34% -0.41%
2064 -0.31% -0.38%
2063 -0.29% -0.35%
2062 -0.26% -0.31%
2061 -0.26% -0.28%
2060 -0.23% -0.24%
2059 -0.21% -0.2%
2058 -0.21% -0.16%
2057 -0.2% -0.13%
2056 -0.18% -0.09%
2055 -0.16% -0.05%
2054 -0.12% -0.009%
2053 -0.09% 0.03%
2052 -0.09% 0.06%
2051 -0.05% 0.1%
2050 -0.05% 0.13%
2049 -0.02% 0.16%
2048 0.003% 0.19%
2047 0.01% 0.22%
2046 0.03% 0.24%
2045 0.04% 0.26%
2044 0.08% 0.28%
2043 0.09% 0.3%
2042 0.12% 0.32%
2041 0.14% 0.34%
2040 0.15% 0.35%
2039 0.19% 0.37%
2038 0.19% 0.38%
2037 0.22% 0.4%
2036 0.24% 0.41%
2035 0.25% 0.43%
2034 0.29% 0.44%
2033 0.29% 0.46%
2032 0.31% 0.49%
2031 0.32% 0.51%
2030 0.36% 0.55%
2029 0.37% 0.61%
2028 0.39% 0.68%
2027 0.4% 0.76%
2026 0.41% 0.86%
2025 0.45% 0.99%
2024 0.45% 1.06%
2023 0.47% 1.21%
2022 0.39% 1.21%
2021 0.34% 0.83%
2020 0.2% 0.77%
2019 0.04% 1.08%
2018 0.1% 1.28%
2017 0.21% 1.45%
2016 0.28% 1.44%
2015 0.34% 1.37%
2014 0.39% 1.35%
2013 0.41% 1.32%
2012 0.39% 1.26%
2011 0.36% 1.24%
2010 0.33% 1.26%
2009 0.31% 1.25%
2008 0.32% 1.22%
2007 0.13% 1.65%
2006 -0.05% 2.18%
2005 0.02% 2.24%
2004 0.1% 2.16%
2003 0.2% 1.11%
2002 0.31% 0.83%
2001 0.42% 1.56%
2000 0.5% 1.49%
1999 0.56% 1.43%
1998 0.62% 1.38%
1997 0.68% 1.21%
1996 0.75% 1.09%
1995 0.84% 1.11%
1994 0.96% 0.19%
1993 1.33% 0.36%
1992 1.65% 2%
1991 1.77% 2.75%
1990 1.9% 2.95%
1989 1.99% 2.96%
1988 2.03% 3.28%
1987 2% 3.65%
1986 2% 3.76%
1985 2.02% 3.74%
1984 1.93% 3.83%
1983 1.84% 3.97%
1982 1.14% 5.44%
1981 0.67% 5.39%
1980 1.34% 3.69%
1979 1.96% 3.5%
1978 2.16% 3.32%
1977 2.16% 3.15%
1976 2.18% 3.06%
1975 2.25% 3.07%
1974 2.33% 3%
1973 2.37% 2.97%
1972 2.38% 2.97%
1971 2.42% 3.03%
1970 2.58% 3.08%
1969 2.75% 3.05%
1968 2.82% 3.04%
1967 2.86% 3.09%
1966 2.86% 3.16%
1965 2.81% 3.19%
1964 2.75% 3.16%
1963 2.69% 3.12%
1962 2.76% 3.08%
1961 2.81% 3.05%

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 Iran's population grew by 1.06%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Iran
Current population
6399793
93468444
Population rank 111/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.13%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
32.9 seconds
One birth every
5.29 minutes
26.9 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
1.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +2,627
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +959,031
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +1.06%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 98/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 +116,786
Net migration rank 155/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - 116,786
2024 - -23,102 - 190,156
2023 51,985 -23,253 750,150 262,044
2022 53,138 -23,255 753,525 403,190
2021 46,530 -27,343 645,725 334,967
2020 48,244 -25,213 663,978 -180,680
2019 56,816 -55,144 893,063 -32,794
2018 57,509 -54,163 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 59,824 -50,608 1,140,549 34,849
2016 63,751 -47,491 1,186,949 66,630
2015 69,263 -51,278 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 72,581 -49,126 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 73,869 -49,087 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 75,495 -50,546 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 76,182 -53,433 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 75,695 -54,688 980,380 -12,849
2009 74,908 -55,966 958,322 211
2008 75,107 -56,086 940,983 -12,184
2007 76,776 -56,857 919,254 -24,950
2006 80,887 -85,789 884,529 640,932
2005 84,883 -86,501 837,305 765,873
2004 90,905 -87,466 801,203 739,996
2003 97,849 -89,146 732,600 700,222
2002 106,137 -90,908 752,205 -668,962
2001 114,313 -92,389 743,658 291,692
2000 122,315 -94,861 731,203 300,133
1999 128,947 -97,475 723,237 191,988
1998 134,065 -99,293 717,655 218,171
1997 134,448 -96,820 726,574 98,009
1996 136,929 -95,977 784,508 -92,435
1995 138,268 -92,912 879,648 -220,258
1994 137,974 -87,318 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 138,432 -80,736 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 139,221 -48,232 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 140,691 -50,622 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 140,311 -39,689 1,530,434 200,711
1989 139,093 -38,211 1,609,739 9,460
1988 136,230 -30,806 1,614,512 30,688
1987 133,667 -32,308 1,639,644 213,524
1986 130,177 -32,181 1,659,289 242,411
1985 127,248 -29,111 1,661,750 163,999
1984 125,036 -29,767 1,653,051 97,748
1983 121,700 -35,694 1,573,612 204,544
1982 120,938 -37,159 1,514,240 222,390
1981 117,346 -97,365 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 111,771 -71,318 1,361,293 103,674
1979 123,838 -44,302 1,294,306 75,451
1978 124,468 -31,463 1,156,974 70,088
1977 121,446 -28,742 1,091,542 68,093
1976 120,511 -31,317 1,013,347 18,825
1975 116,737 -26,198 929,481 106,921
1974 113,846 -22,844 873,369 103,252
1973 111,546 -19,347 831,880 104,779
1972 107,604 -17,317 804,043 96,614
1971 104,714 -16,389 805,830 77,717
1970 100,499 -11,367 794,612 89,757
1969 99,848 -4,355 780,660 78,196
1968 98,851 -2,919 743,992 69,342
1967 98,424 -3,192 727,276 77,313
1966 97,156 -3,945 695,040 98,709
1965 95,341 -5,560 663,029 127,808
1964 93,328 -7,937 635,589 121,817
1963 90,794 -9,774 620,126 110,190
1962 88,237 -10,307 595,538 96,332
1961 84,614 -4,159 594,674 77,811
1960 81,544 -4,885 584,060 54,041

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 Iran 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,405,860 people) and 7.46% is from migration (a gain of 757,979 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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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