The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 5,380,257 people in Ireland in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,386,184 people compared to 5,474,763 in Ireland.
Population statistics:
- El Salvador's population is 1.17 times bigger than Ireland's.
- El Salvador is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Ireland is the 121st.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.07% for Ireland.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.39% in Ireland.
- Since 2005, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6.01M people to 6.39M (6.34% growth), while Ireland has grown from 4.16M to 5.47M (31.6% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people compared to the peak of 6.12M people in 2053 for Ireland.
El Salvador vs Ireland: live population counter
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| Current population |
6386184
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5474763
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| Population rank | 112/197 | 121/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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7.23 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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9.61 minutes
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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15 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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13.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | +39,059 |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | +199 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | +72,657 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | +1.37% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 78/197 |
El Salvador and Ireland: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 2,828,600 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 2,824,400 | 2.81% | -0.15% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 2,836,050 | 2.76% | 0.41% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 2,852,650 | 2.69% | 0.59% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 2,866,550 | 2.75% | 0.49% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 2,877,300 | 2.81% | 0.38% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 2,888,800 | 2.86% | 0.4% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 2,902,450 | 2.86% | 0.47% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 2,915,550 | 2.82% | 0.45% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 2,932,650 | 2.75% | 0.59% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 2,957,250 | 2.58% | 0.84% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 2,992,050 | 2.42% | 1.18% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 3,036,850 | 2.38% | 1.5% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 3,085,950 | 2.37% | 1.62% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 3,137,500 | 2.33% | 1.67% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 3,189,550 | 2.25% | 1.66% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 3,238,050 | 2.18% | 1.52% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 3,282,200 | 2.16% | 1.36% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 3,329,100 | 2.16% | 1.43% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 3,373,750 | 1.96% | 1.34% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 3,412,800 | 1.34% | 1.16% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 3,453,000 | 0.67% | 1.18% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 3,485,800 | 1.14% | 0.95% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 3,510,600 | 1.84% | 0.71% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 3,532,423 | 1.93% | 0.62% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 3,538,082 | 2.02% | 0.16% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 3,539,690 | 2% | 0.05% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 3,540,057 | 2% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 3,524,949 | 2.03% | -0.43% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 3,511,009 | 1.99% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 3,513,974 | 1.9% | 0.08% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 3,534,235 | 1.77% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 3,558,430 | 1.65% | 0.68% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 3,576,261 | 1.33% | 0.5% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 3,590,386 | 0.96% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 3,608,841 | 0.84% | 0.51% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 3,637,510 | 0.75% | 0.79% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 3,674,171 | 0.68% | 1.01% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 3,712,696 | 0.62% | 1.05% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 3,754,786 | 0.56% | 1.13% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 3,805,174 | 0.5% | 1.34% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 3,866,243 | 0.42% | 1.6% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 3,931,947 | 0.31% | 1.7% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 3,996,521 | 0.2% | 1.64% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 4,070,262 | 0.1% | 1.85% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 4,159,914 | 0.02% | 2.2% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 4,273,591 | -0.05% | 2.73% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 4,398,942 | 0.13% | 2.93% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 4,489,544 | 0.32% | 2.06% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 4,535,375 | 0.31% | 1.02% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 4,560,155 | 0.33% | 0.55% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 4,580,084 | 0.36% | 0.44% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 4,599,533 | 0.39% | 0.42% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 4,623,816 | 0.41% | 0.53% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 4,657,740 | 0.39% | 0.73% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 4,701,957 | 0.34% | 0.95% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 4,762,722 | 0.28% | 1.29% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 4,827,445 | 0.21% | 1.36% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 4,898,022 | 0.1% | 1.46% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 4,976,456 | 0.04% | 1.6% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 5,039,747 | 0.2% | 1.27% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 5,110,585 | 0.34% | 1.41% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 5,212,836 | 0.39% | 2% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 5,307,600 | 0.47% | 1.82% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 5,380,257 | 0.45% | 1.37% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 5,434,538 | 0.43% | 1.01% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 5,484,615 | 0.4% | 0.92% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 5,531,657 | 0.39% | 0.86% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 5,576,425 | 0.38% | 0.81% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 5,618,258 | 0.36% | 0.75% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 5,656,768 | 0.34% | 0.69% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 5,693,185 | 0.31% | 0.64% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 5,728,435 | 0.3% | 0.62% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 5,761,833 | 0.29% | 0.58% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 5,793,145 | 0.27% | 0.54% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 5,822,398 | 0.24% | 0.5% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 5,850,388 | 0.23% | 0.48% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 5,878,309 | 0.21% | 0.48% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 5,905,728 | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 5,931,438 | 0.17% | 0.44% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 5,956,212 | 0.14% | 0.42% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 5,980,704 | 0.13% | 0.41% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 6,002,968 | 0.1% | 0.37% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 6,022,662 | 0.09% | 0.33% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 6,041,053 | 0.06% | 0.31% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 6,057,952 | 0.03% | 0.28% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 6,072,174 | 0.02% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 6,084,484 | 0.006% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 6,096,077 | -0.009% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 6,105,740 | -0.04% | 0.16% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 6,112,322 | -0.05% | 0.11% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of El Salvador increased by 178,098 people (a 2.97% growth), while Ireland gained 542,043 people (a 13% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, El Salvador gained 202,508 (a 3.27% growth), while Ireland's population increased by 772,806 (a 16.4% growth).
El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2005 and is 112th in 2025. Ireland was ranked 121st in 2005 and still ranked 121st now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.34% to 6,663,341 people with a rank change from 112th to 116th. The population of Ireland will increase by 11.6% to 6,112,322 people and rank change from 121st to 120th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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Population differences between El Salvador and Ireland
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 82.7 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 39.4 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 39.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 202.3 ppl/mi² |
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