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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 92,417,681 people in Iran in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 93,580,141 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 +1.15% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.6M (27.5% growth).

El Salvador vs Iran: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Iran
2100 5,105,420 80,660,972
2099 5,149,457 81,193,582
2098 5,194,156 81,717,474
2097 5,239,201 82,241,892
2096 5,285,584 82,764,411
2095 5,332,377 83,283,942
2094 5,379,380 83,799,806
2093 5,426,293 84,316,389
2092 5,473,168 84,833,108
2091 5,520,243 85,354,240
2090 5,567,316 85,878,473
2089 5,614,518 86,409,859
2088 5,661,216 86,947,263
2087 5,708,023 87,492,427
2086 5,754,535 88,047,949
2085 5,800,712 88,610,339
2084 5,846,470 89,181,346
2083 5,890,746 89,758,453
2082 5,933,965 90,343,413
2081 5,976,533 90,936,310
2080 6,018,220 91,535,218
2079 6,058,704 92,136,544
2078 6,097,568 92,740,467
2077 6,135,005 93,344,865
2076 6,171,552 93,946,187
2075 6,205,725 94,544,733
2074 6,238,209 95,135,317
2073 6,271,184 95,721,351
2072 6,300,399 96,292,835
2071 6,328,923 96,851,951
2070 6,356,884 97,397,073
2069 6,383,690 97,924,812
2068 6,409,808 98,432,509
2067 6,434,255 98,913,776
2066 6,457,592 99,374,357
2065 6,480,747 99,812,137
2064 6,502,689 100,223,387
2063 6,523,174 100,602,361
2062 6,541,955 100,951,282
2061 6,559,213 101,266,537
2060 6,576,220 101,545,806
2059 6,591,451 101,792,315
2058 6,605,091 101,994,395
2057 6,619,257 102,161,227
2056 6,632,447 102,291,323
2055 6,644,372 102,382,089
2054 6,655,028 102,431,558
2053 6,662,891 102,441,204
2052 6,669,204 102,413,350
2051 6,675,431 102,350,865
2050 6,678,745 102,251,999
2049 6,682,265 102,122,983
2048 6,683,689 101,957,508
2047 6,683,495 101,765,614
2046 6,682,835 101,547,098
2045 6,680,720 101,305,486
2044 6,678,277 101,038,874
2043 6,672,970 100,752,109
2042 6,666,915 100,446,296
2041 6,659,099 100,122,690
2040 6,649,797 99,784,572
2039 6,639,891 99,436,793
2038 6,627,081 99,072,548
2037 6,614,212 98,694,577
2036 6,599,632 98,302,279
2035 6,583,864 97,899,013
2034 6,567,581 97,482,352
2033 6,548,738 97,054,589
2032 6,529,775 96,608,216
2031 6,509,868 96,141,200
2030 6,489,300 95,656,003
2029 6,466,193 95,133,736
2028 6,442,242 94,561,150
2027 6,417,110 93,925,792
2026 6,391,761 93,215,072
2025 6,365,503 92,417,681
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd 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 4.28% to 6,678,745 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Iran will increase by 9.27% to 102,251,999 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 102M 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 0.43% 0.93%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.43%, while Iran's population grew by 0.93%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Iran
Current population
6404781
93580141
Population rank 111/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.13%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
37.2 seconds
One birth every
5.32 minutes
27.4 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +75 +2,329
Annual growth/decline +27,310 +849,943
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +0.93%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 103/197
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 51,510 -23,102 715,785 190,156
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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 59.5% of the population change in El Salvador is from natural causes (a gain of 558,570 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a loss of 380,850 people). In Iran 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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