The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,391,525 people compared to 122,647,678 in Japan.
Population statistics:
- Japan's population is 19.2 times bigger than El Salvador's.
- El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
- The countries together account for 1.56% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 1.48% for Japan.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
- Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.39M (6.48% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.07% decline).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.
El Salvador vs Japan: live population counter
El Salvador
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Japan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6391525
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122647678
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 12/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 1.48% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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58.3 seconds
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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42.2 seconds
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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19.5 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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3.43 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | +153,357 |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | -1,483 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | -541,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | -0.43% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 185/197 |
El Salvador and Japan: population history and growth rate by year chart
El Salvador
Population
Growth rate
Japan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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El Salvador
|
Japan
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El Salvador
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Japan
|
|
| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 93,216,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 94,055,000 | 2.81% | 0.9% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 94,933,000 | 2.76% | 0.93% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 95,900,000 | 2.69% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 96,903,000 | 2.75% | 1.05% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 97,952,000 | 2.81% | 1.08% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 98,851,000 | 2.86% | 0.92% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 99,879,000 | 2.86% | 1.04% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 101,011,000 | 2.82% | 1.13% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 102,219,000 | 2.75% | 1.2% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 103,403,000 | 2.58% | 1.16% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 105,697,000 | 2.42% | 2.22% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 107,188,000 | 2.38% | 1.41% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 108,707,000 | 2.37% | 1.42% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 110,162,000 | 2.33% | 1.34% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 111,573,000 | 2.25% | 1.28% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 112,775,000 | 2.18% | 1.08% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 113,872,000 | 2.16% | 0.97% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 114,913,000 | 2.16% | 0.91% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 115,890,000 | 1.96% | 0.85% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 116,807,000 | 1.34% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 117,661,000 | 0.67% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 118,480,000 | 1.14% | 0.7% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 119,307,000 | 1.84% | 0.7% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 120,083,000 | 1.93% | 0.65% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 120,837,000 | 2.02% | 0.63% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 121,482,000 | 2% | 0.53% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 122,069,000 | 2% | 0.48% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 122,578,000 | 2.03% | 0.42% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 123,069,000 | 1.99% | 0.4% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 123,478,000 | 1.9% | 0.33% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 123,964,000 | 1.77% | 0.39% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 124,425,000 | 1.65% | 0.37% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 124,829,000 | 1.33% | 0.32% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 125,178,000 | 0.96% | 0.28% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 125,472,000 | 0.84% | 0.23% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 125,757,000 | 0.75% | 0.23% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 126,057,000 | 0.68% | 0.24% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 126,400,000 | 0.62% | 0.27% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 126,631,000 | 0.56% | 0.18% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 126,843,000 | 0.5% | 0.17% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 127,149,000 | 0.42% | 0.24% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 127,445,000 | 0.31% | 0.23% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 127,718,000 | 0.2% | 0.21% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 127,761,000 | 0.1% | 0.03% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 127,773,000 | 0.02% | 0.009% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 127,854,000 | -0.05% | 0.06% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 128,001,000 | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 128,063,000 | 0.32% | 0.05% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 128,047,000 | 0.31% | -0.01% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 128,070,000 | 0.33% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 127,833,000 | 0.36% | -0.19% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 127,629,000 | 0.39% | -0.16% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 127,445,000 | 0.41% | -0.14% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 127,276,000 | 0.39% | -0.13% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 127,141,000 | 0.34% | -0.11% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 127,076,000 | 0.28% | -0.05% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 126,972,000 | 0.21% | -0.08% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 126,811,000 | 0.1% | -0.13% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 126,633,000 | 0.04% | -0.14% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 126,261,000 | 0.2% | -0.29% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 125,681,593 | 0.34% | -0.46% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 125,124,989 | 0.39% | -0.44% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 124,516,650 | 0.47% | -0.49% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 123,975,371 | 0.45% | -0.43% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 123,324,642 | 0.43% | -0.52% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 122,647,678 | 0.4% | -0.55% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 121,951,038 | 0.39% | -0.57% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 121,241,776 | 0.38% | -0.58% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 120,524,230 | 0.36% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 119,798,959 | 0.34% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 119,065,610 | 0.31% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 118,326,333 | 0.3% | -0.62% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 117,583,337 | 0.29% | -0.63% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 116,836,274 | 0.27% | -0.64% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 116,084,328 | 0.24% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 115,332,395 | 0.23% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 114,582,890 | 0.21% | -0.65% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 113,837,760 | 0.19% | -0.65% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 113,097,352 | 0.17% | -0.65% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 112,359,802 | 0.14% | -0.65% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 111,622,622 | 0.13% | -0.66% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 110,891,223 | 0.1% | -0.66% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 110,169,955 | 0.09% | -0.65% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 109,455,823 | 0.06% | -0.65% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 108,747,012 | 0.03% | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 108,044,346 | 0.02% | -0.65% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 107,350,486 | 0.006% | -0.64% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 106,665,616 | -0.009% | -0.64% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 105,986,908 | -0.04% | -0.64% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 105,312,022 | -0.05% | -0.64% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 190,725 (a 3.08% growth), while Japan's population decreased by -4,428,322 (a 3.48% decline).
El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.25% to 6,663,341 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,312,022 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.
Biggest cities by population
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El Salvador
|
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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 Japan
|
El Salvador
|
Japan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.7 years | 85.1 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 48.3 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 50.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 1.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 881 ppl/mi² |
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