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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 9,974,400 people in Israel in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 10,290,887 in Israel.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 1.61 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Israel is the 95th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.12% for Israel.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.96% in Israel.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Israel has grown from 7.05M to 10.3M (45.9% growth).

El Salvador vs Israel: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Israel
2100 5,106,358 21,079,031
2099 5,150,403 20,971,907
2098 5,195,110 20,869,188
2097 5,240,164 20,764,637
2096 5,286,555 20,651,056
2095 5,333,357 20,537,392
2094 5,380,368 20,420,251
2093 5,427,291 20,294,077
2092 5,474,174 20,167,075
2091 5,521,257 20,038,540
2090 5,568,339 19,910,123
2089 5,615,550 19,788,579
2088 5,662,256 19,660,357
2087 5,709,072 19,527,597
2086 5,755,593 19,388,628
2085 5,801,778 19,246,899
2084 5,847,545 19,099,510
2083 5,891,829 18,955,502
2082 5,935,056 18,813,463
2081 5,977,631 18,667,367
2080 6,019,326 18,512,469
2079 6,059,817 18,362,060
2078 6,098,689 18,208,724
2077 6,136,133 18,053,774
2076 6,172,686 17,908,513
2075 6,206,865 17,761,880
2074 6,239,356 17,618,257
2073 6,272,337 17,477,875
2072 6,301,557 17,343,227
2071 6,330,086 17,195,556
2070 6,358,052 17,043,216
2069 6,384,863 16,890,521
2068 6,410,986 16,742,334
2067 6,435,437 16,593,617
2066 6,458,779 16,448,006
2065 6,481,938 16,297,575
2064 6,503,884 16,152,550
2063 6,524,373 15,997,249
2062 6,543,157 15,847,545
2061 6,560,419 15,695,962
2060 6,577,429 15,537,020
2059 6,592,662 15,383,512
2058 6,606,305 15,227,838
2057 6,620,473 15,069,709
2056 6,633,666 14,910,638
2055 6,645,594 14,746,579
2054 6,656,251 14,578,352
2053 6,664,115 14,414,886
2052 6,670,429 14,252,277
2051 6,676,658 14,090,930
2050 6,679,973 13,927,651
2049 6,683,494 13,765,178
2048 6,684,918 13,606,737
2047 6,684,723 13,448,310
2046 6,684,063 13,286,110
2045 6,681,948 13,126,049
2044 6,679,505 12,960,184
2043 6,674,197 12,796,533
2042 6,668,140 12,632,183
2041 6,660,323 12,471,494
2040 6,651,019 12,312,998
2039 6,641,112 12,152,920
2038 6,628,299 11,995,851
2037 6,615,428 11,841,052
2036 6,600,845 11,693,469
2035 6,585,074 11,543,041
2034 6,568,788 11,396,608
2033 6,549,941 11,252,344
2032 6,530,975 11,108,763
2031 6,511,064 10,961,050
2030 6,490,493 10,815,614
2029 6,467,381 10,675,258
2028 6,443,426 10,533,711
2027 6,418,289 10,393,227
2026 6,392,935 10,252,942
2025 6,366,672 10,113,937
2024 6,338,193 9,974,400
2023 6,309,624 9,849,000
2022 6,280,319 9,557,500
2021 6,255,782 9,371,400
2020 6,234,673 9,215,100
2019 6,222,318 9,054,000
2018 6,219,807 8,882,800
2017 6,213,533 8,713,300
2016 6,200,800 8,546,000
2015 6,183,676 8,380,100
2014 6,162,955 8,215,700
2013 6,138,839 8,059,500
2012 6,113,975 7,910,500
2011 6,090,127 7,765,800
2010 6,068,249 7,623,600
2009 6,048,279 7,485,600
2008 6,029,297 7,308,800
2007 6,009,824 7,180,100
2006 6,002,319 7,053,700
2005 6,005,578 6,930,100
2004 6,004,671 6,809,000
2003 5,998,599 6,689,700
2002 5,986,631 6,570,000
2001 5,968,060 6,439,000
2000 5,943,366 6,289,000
1999 5,913,900 6,125,000
1998 5,880,781 5,971,000
1997 5,844,578 5,836,000
1996 5,805,286 5,692,000
1995 5,762,131 5,545,000
1994 5,714,129 5,399,000
1993 5,659,957 5,261,000
1992 5,585,609 5,123,000
1991 5,495,077 4,949,000
1990 5,399,726 4,660,000
1989 5,298,979 4,518,000
1988 5,195,833 4,442,000
1987 5,092,441 4,369,000
1986 4,992,769 4,299,000
1985 4,894,706 4,233,000
1984 4,798,003 4,159,000
1983 4,707,367 4,105,000
1982 4,622,477 4,031,000
1981 4,570,599 3,956,000
1980 4,540,382 3,878,000
1979 4,480,388 3,786,000
1978 4,394,114 3,690,000
1977 4,301,256 3,613,000
1976 4,210,310 3,533,000
1975 4,120,449 3,455,000
1974 4,029,671 3,377,000
1973 3,938,068 3,278,000
1972 3,846,830 3,148,000
1971 3,757,523 3,069,000
1970 3,668,796 2,974,000
1969 3,576,485 2,877,000
1968 3,480,773 2,803,000
1967 3,385,184 2,745,000
1966 3,290,961 2,629,000
1965 3,199,466 2,563,000
1964 3,111,883 2,475,000
1963 3,028,679 2,379,000
1962 2,949,204 2,293,000
1961 2,870,016 2,185,000
1960 2,791,459 2,114,020

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/israel | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Israel gained 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Israel's population increased by 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Israel was ranked 99th in 2006 and ranked 95th 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 Israel will increase by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people and rank change from 95th to 88th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 21.1M people in 2100 for Israel.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Israel
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Israel
2100 -0.86% 0.51%
2099 -0.86% 0.49%
2098 -0.86% 0.5%
2097 -0.88% 0.55%
2096 -0.88% 0.55%
2095 -0.87% 0.57%
2094 -0.86% 0.62%
2093 -0.86% 0.63%
2092 -0.85% 0.64%
2091 -0.85% 0.64%
2090 -0.84% 0.61%
2089 -0.82% 0.65%
2088 -0.82% 0.68%
2087 -0.81% 0.72%
2086 -0.8% 0.74%
2085 -0.78% 0.77%
2084 -0.75% 0.76%
2083 -0.73% 0.75%
2082 -0.71% 0.78%
2081 -0.69% 0.84%
2080 -0.67% 0.82%
2079 -0.64% 0.84%
2078 -0.61% 0.86%
2077 -0.59% 0.81%
2076 -0.55% 0.83%
2075 -0.52% 0.82%
2074 -0.53% 0.8%
2073 -0.46% 0.78%
2072 -0.45% 0.86%
2071 -0.44% 0.89%
2070 -0.42% 0.9%
2069 -0.41% 0.89%
2068 -0.38% 0.9%
2067 -0.36% 0.89%
2066 -0.36% 0.92%
2065 -0.34% 0.9%
2064 -0.31% 0.97%
2063 -0.29% 0.94%
2062 -0.26% 0.97%
2061 -0.26% 1.02%
2060 -0.23% 1%
2059 -0.21% 1.02%
2058 -0.21% 1.05%
2057 -0.2% 1.07%
2056 -0.18% 1.11%
2055 -0.16% 1.15%
2054 -0.12% 1.13%
2053 -0.09% 1.14%
2052 -0.09% 1.15%
2051 -0.05% 1.17%
2050 -0.05% 1.18%
2049 -0.02% 1.16%
2048 0.003% 1.18%
2047 0.01% 1.22%
2046 0.03% 1.22%
2045 0.04% 1.28%
2044 0.08% 1.28%
2043 0.09% 1.3%
2042 0.12% 1.29%
2041 0.14% 1.29%
2040 0.15% 1.32%
2039 0.19% 1.31%
2038 0.19% 1.31%
2037 0.22% 1.26%
2036 0.24% 1.3%
2035 0.25% 1.28%
2034 0.29% 1.28%
2033 0.29% 1.29%
2032 0.31% 1.35%
2031 0.32% 1.34%
2030 0.36% 1.31%
2029 0.37% 1.34%
2028 0.39% 1.35%
2027 0.4% 1.37%
2026 0.41% 1.37%
2025 0.45% 1.4%
2024 0.45% 1.27%
2023 0.47% 3.05%
2022 0.39% 1.99%
2021 0.34% 1.7%
2020 0.2% 1.78%
2019 0.04% 1.93%
2018 0.1% 1.95%
2017 0.21% 1.96%
2016 0.28% 1.98%
2015 0.34% 2%
2014 0.39% 1.94%
2013 0.41% 1.88%
2012 0.39% 1.86%
2011 0.36% 1.87%
2010 0.33% 1.84%
2009 0.31% 2.42%
2008 0.32% 1.79%
2007 0.13% 1.79%
2006 -0.05% 1.78%
2005 0.02% 1.78%
2004 0.1% 1.78%
2003 0.2% 1.82%
2002 0.31% 2.03%
2001 0.42% 2.39%
2000 0.5% 2.68%
1999 0.56% 2.58%
1998 0.62% 2.31%
1997 0.68% 2.53%
1996 0.75% 2.65%
1995 0.84% 2.7%
1994 0.96% 2.62%
1993 1.33% 2.69%
1992 1.65% 3.52%
1991 1.77% 6.2%
1990 1.9% 3.14%
1989 1.99% 1.71%
1988 2.03% 1.67%
1987 2% 1.63%
1986 2% 1.56%
1985 2.02% 1.78%
1984 1.93% 1.32%
1983 1.84% 1.84%
1982 1.14% 1.9%
1981 0.67% 2.01%
1980 1.34% 2.43%
1979 1.96% 2.6%
1978 2.16% 2.13%
1977 2.16% 2.26%
1976 2.18% 2.26%
1975 2.25% 2.31%
1974 2.33% 3.02%
1973 2.37% 4.13%
1972 2.38% 2.57%
1971 2.42% 3.19%
1970 2.58% 3.37%
1969 2.75% 2.64%
1968 2.82% 2.11%
1967 2.86% 4.41%
1966 2.86% 2.58%
1965 2.81% 3.56%
1964 2.75% 4.04%
1963 2.69% 3.75%
1962 2.76% 4.94%
1961 2.81% 3.36%

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/israel | CC BY

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Israel's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Israel
Current population
6399793
10290887
Population rank 111/197 95/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.12%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
4.19 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
2.87 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
10.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +344
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +125,400
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 84/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
46 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 +11,466
Net migration rank 155/196 42/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 2,091,569
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 35/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 22.3%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 26/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Israel
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Israel
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - 11,466
2024 - -23,102 - 10,612
2023 51,985 -23,253 131,977 9,999
2022 53,138 -23,255 129,982 50,004
2021 46,530 -27,343 134,011 16,859
2020 48,244 -25,213 128,089 16,573
2019 56,816 -55,144 135,810 16,134
2018 57,509 -54,163 140,348 15,615
2017 59,824 -50,608 138,541 14,518
2016 63,751 -47,491 136,736 24,308
2015 69,263 -51,278 134,082 29,735
2014 72,581 -49,126 133,916 25,303
2013 73,869 -49,087 129,758 17,075
2012 75,495 -50,546 128,941 16,549
2011 76,182 -53,433 125,030 10,470
2010 75,695 -54,688 126,552 12,906
2009 74,908 -55,966 122,015 7,269
2008 75,107 -56,086 117,672 7,974
2007 76,776 -56,857 111,292 9,654
2006 80,887 -85,789 109,332 11,446
2005 84,883 -86,501 105,338 10,975
2004 90,905 -87,466 106,901 8,494
2003 97,849 -89,146 106,366 6,684
2002 106,137 -90,908 101,178 17,420
2001 114,313 -92,389 99,160 38,643
2000 122,315 -94,861 98,737 63,409
1999 128,947 -97,475 94,325 78,422
1998 134,065 -99,293 93,744 52,713
1997 134,448 -96,820 88,707 60,297
1996 136,929 -95,977 86,518 66,811
1995 138,268 -92,912 82,066 61,800
1994 137,974 -87,318 79,365 57,273
1993 138,432 -80,736 77,337 49,345
1992 139,221 -48,232 77,357 57,522
1991 140,691 -50,622 73,740 153,141
1990 140,311 -39,689 71,764 178,732
1989 139,093 -38,211 68,674 14,192
1988 136,230 -30,806 71,072 1,675
1987 133,667 -32,308 69,904 7,511
1986 130,177 -32,181 70,073 -3,598
1985 127,248 -29,111 71,538 -3,686
1984 125,036 -29,767 70,703 10,933
1983 121,700 -35,694 70,196 689
1982 120,938 -37,159 68,931 16,563
1981 117,346 -97,365 67,647 16,021
1980 111,771 -71,318 68,253 16,284
1979 123,838 -44,302 68,148 15,591
1978 124,468 -31,463 67,158 15,556
1977 121,446 -28,742 70,092 12,747
1976 120,511 -31,317 74,899 10,459
1975 116,737 -26,198 70,828 11,726
1974 113,846 -22,844 68,891 11,929
1973 111,546 -19,347 65,560 14,310
1972 107,604 -17,317 62,960 27,415
1971 104,714 -16,389 64,449 52,632
1970 100,499 -11,367 56,506 56,173
1969 99,848 -4,355 53,800 59,928
1968 98,851 -2,919 51,014 60,804
1967 98,424 -3,192 47,488 59,483
1966 97,156 -3,945 50,477 57,347
1965 95,341 -5,560 49,979 54,694
1964 93,328 -7,937 48,015 54,050
1963 90,794 -9,774 44,964 53,877
1962 88,237 -10,307 43,337 52,313
1961 84,614 -4,159 42,170 34,482
1960 81,544 -4,885 44,818 10,990

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/israel | CC BY

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 Israel 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 2,091,569 people or 22.3% in Israel.

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
Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K

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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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