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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 11,552,876 people in Jordan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 11,555,022 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • Jordan's population is 1.81 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 86th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.14% for Jordan.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +3.45% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.6M (79.8% growth).

El Salvador vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Jordan
2100 5,106,358 21,346,709
2099 5,150,403 21,318,400
2098 5,195,110 21,276,587
2097 5,240,164 21,237,878
2096 5,286,555 21,204,195
2095 5,333,357 21,146,160
2094 5,380,368 21,113,543
2093 5,427,291 21,064,917
2092 5,474,174 21,015,511
2091 5,521,257 20,930,262
2090 5,568,339 20,864,971
2089 5,615,550 20,783,567
2088 5,662,256 20,713,897
2087 5,709,072 20,643,710
2086 5,755,593 20,580,263
2085 5,801,778 20,502,047
2084 5,847,545 20,434,545
2083 5,891,829 20,374,054
2082 5,935,056 20,288,057
2081 5,977,631 20,191,077
2080 6,019,326 20,105,784
2079 6,059,817 20,014,191
2078 6,098,689 19,927,535
2077 6,136,133 19,835,869
2076 6,172,686 19,742,371
2075 6,206,865 19,635,722
2074 6,239,356 19,539,085
2073 6,272,337 19,432,498
2072 6,301,557 19,323,034
2071 6,330,086 19,207,735
2070 6,358,052 19,084,510
2069 6,384,863 18,977,089
2068 6,410,986 18,837,786
2067 6,435,437 18,721,500
2066 6,458,779 18,585,819
2065 6,481,938 18,450,342
2064 6,503,884 18,327,889
2063 6,524,373 18,195,124
2062 6,543,157 18,046,701
2061 6,560,419 17,905,240
2060 6,577,429 17,766,923
2059 6,592,662 17,623,583
2058 6,606,305 17,480,101
2057 6,620,473 17,332,985
2056 6,633,666 17,199,988
2055 6,645,594 17,055,494
2054 6,656,251 16,922,360
2053 6,664,115 16,788,269
2052 6,670,429 16,629,867
2051 6,676,658 16,483,332
2050 6,679,973 16,313,641
2049 6,683,494 16,143,037
2048 6,684,918 15,960,692
2047 6,684,723 15,782,848
2046 6,684,063 15,601,379
2045 6,681,948 15,401,446
2044 6,679,505 15,203,736
2043 6,674,197 15,009,222
2042 6,668,140 14,814,702
2041 6,660,323 14,610,184
2040 6,651,019 14,387,461
2039 6,641,112 14,180,166
2038 6,628,299 13,969,908
2037 6,615,428 13,763,230
2036 6,600,845 13,565,172
2035 6,585,074 13,367,627
2034 6,568,788 13,173,095
2033 6,549,941 12,977,990
2032 6,530,975 12,780,785
2031 6,511,064 12,572,455
2030 6,490,493 12,372,453
2029 6,467,381 12,165,594
2028 6,443,426 11,949,107
2027 6,418,289 11,734,783
2026 6,392,935 11,488,370
2025 6,366,672 11,596,825
2024 6,338,193 11,552,876
2023 6,309,624 11,439,213
2022 6,280,319 11,256,263
2021 6,255,782 11,066,356
2020 6,234,673 10,865,228
2019 6,222,318 10,671,891
2018 6,219,807 10,462,306
2017 6,213,533 10,234,226
2016 6,200,800 10,006,367
2015 6,183,676 9,544,729
2014 6,162,955 8,791,710
2013 6,138,839 7,991,809
2012 6,113,975 7,587,127
2011 6,090,127 7,480,424
2010 6,068,249 7,297,043
2009 6,048,279 7,141,753
2008 6,029,297 6,989,866
2007 6,009,824 6,827,227
2006 6,002,319 6,427,371
2005 6,005,578 6,029,587
2004 6,004,671 5,882,061
2003 5,998,599 5,741,828
2002 5,986,631 5,616,066
2001 5,968,060 5,498,894
2000 5,943,366 5,386,945
1999 5,913,900 5,276,444
1998 5,880,781 5,164,284
1997 5,844,578 5,046,285
1996 5,805,286 4,912,516
1995 5,762,131 4,752,096
1994 5,714,129 4,561,406
1993 5,659,957 4,348,020
1992 5,585,609 4,127,693
1991 5,495,077 3,915,149
1990 5,399,726 3,621,908
1989 5,298,979 3,349,627
1988 5,195,833 3,193,039
1987 5,092,441 3,047,634
1986 4,992,769 2,909,887
1985 4,894,706 2,778,810
1984 4,798,003 2,654,688
1983 4,707,367 2,537,307
1982 4,622,477 2,426,927
1981 4,570,599 2,325,517
1980 4,540,382 2,234,186
1979 4,480,388 2,153,882
1978 4,394,114 2,083,595
1977 4,301,256 2,019,002
1976 4,210,310 1,958,177
1975 4,120,449 1,899,055
1974 4,029,671 1,839,182
1973 3,938,068 1,778,094
1972 3,846,830 1,714,555
1971 3,757,523 1,645,145
1970 3,668,796 1,565,163
1969 3,576,485 1,473,100
1968 3,480,773 1,372,460
1967 3,385,184 1,271,183
1966 3,290,961 1,178,360
1965 3,199,466 1,099,440
1964 3,111,883 1,035,640
1963 3,028,679 984,714
1962 2,949,204 940,554
1961 2,870,016 897,591
1960 2,791,459 853,471

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/jordan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Jordan gained 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Jordan's population increased by 1,548,655 people (a 15.5% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 Jordan will increase by 41.2% to 16,313,641 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 21.3M people in 2100 for Jordan.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Jordan
2100 -0.86% 0.13%
2099 -0.86% 0.2%
2098 -0.86% 0.18%
2097 -0.88% 0.16%
2096 -0.88% 0.27%
2095 -0.87% 0.15%
2094 -0.86% 0.23%
2093 -0.86% 0.24%
2092 -0.85% 0.41%
2091 -0.85% 0.31%
2090 -0.84% 0.39%
2089 -0.82% 0.34%
2088 -0.82% 0.34%
2087 -0.81% 0.31%
2086 -0.8% 0.38%
2085 -0.78% 0.33%
2084 -0.75% 0.3%
2083 -0.73% 0.42%
2082 -0.71% 0.48%
2081 -0.69% 0.42%
2080 -0.67% 0.46%
2079 -0.64% 0.43%
2078 -0.61% 0.46%
2077 -0.59% 0.47%
2076 -0.55% 0.54%
2075 -0.52% 0.49%
2074 -0.53% 0.55%
2073 -0.46% 0.57%
2072 -0.45% 0.6%
2071 -0.44% 0.65%
2070 -0.42% 0.57%
2069 -0.41% 0.74%
2068 -0.38% 0.62%
2067 -0.36% 0.73%
2066 -0.36% 0.73%
2065 -0.34% 0.67%
2064 -0.31% 0.73%
2063 -0.29% 0.82%
2062 -0.26% 0.79%
2061 -0.26% 0.78%
2060 -0.23% 0.81%
2059 -0.21% 0.82%
2058 -0.21% 0.85%
2057 -0.2% 0.77%
2056 -0.18% 0.85%
2055 -0.16% 0.79%
2054 -0.12% 0.8%
2053 -0.09% 0.95%
2052 -0.09% 0.89%
2051 -0.05% 1.04%
2050 -0.05% 1.06%
2049 -0.02% 1.14%
2048 0.003% 1.13%
2047 0.01% 1.16%
2046 0.03% 1.3%
2045 0.04% 1.3%
2044 0.08% 1.3%
2043 0.09% 1.31%
2042 0.12% 1.4%
2041 0.14% 1.55%
2040 0.15% 1.46%
2039 0.19% 1.51%
2038 0.19% 1.5%
2037 0.22% 1.46%
2036 0.24% 1.48%
2035 0.25% 1.48%
2034 0.29% 1.5%
2033 0.29% 1.54%
2032 0.31% 1.66%
2031 0.32% 1.62%
2030 0.36% 1.7%
2029 0.37% 1.81%
2028 0.39% 1.83%
2027 0.4% 2.14%
2026 0.41% -0.94%
2025 0.45% 0.38%
2024 0.45% 0.99%
2023 0.47% 1.63%
2022 0.39% 1.72%
2021 0.34% 1.85%
2020 0.2% 1.81%
2019 0.04% 2%
2018 0.1% 2.23%
2017 0.21% 2.28%
2016 0.28% 4.84%
2015 0.34% 8.57%
2014 0.39% 10%
2013 0.41% 5.33%
2012 0.39% 1.43%
2011 0.36% 2.51%
2010 0.33% 2.17%
2009 0.31% 2.17%
2008 0.32% 2.38%
2007 0.13% 6.22%
2006 -0.05% 6.6%
2005 0.02% 2.51%
2004 0.1% 2.44%
2003 0.2% 2.24%
2002 0.31% 2.13%
2001 0.42% 2.08%
2000 0.5% 2.09%
1999 0.56% 2.17%
1998 0.62% 2.34%
1997 0.68% 2.72%
1996 0.75% 3.38%
1995 0.84% 4.18%
1994 0.96% 4.91%
1993 1.33% 5.34%
1992 1.65% 5.43%
1991 1.77% 8.1%
1990 1.9% 8.13%
1989 1.99% 4.9%
1988 2.03% 4.77%
1987 2% 4.73%
1986 2% 4.72%
1985 2.02% 4.68%
1984 1.93% 4.63%
1983 1.84% 4.55%
1982 1.14% 4.36%
1981 0.67% 4.09%
1980 1.34% 3.73%
1979 1.96% 3.37%
1978 2.16% 3.2%
1977 2.16% 3.11%
1976 2.18% 3.11%
1975 2.25% 3.26%
1974 2.33% 3.44%
1973 2.37% 3.71%
1972 2.38% 4.22%
1971 2.42% 5.11%
1970 2.58% 6.25%
1969 2.75% 7.33%
1968 2.82% 7.97%
1967 2.86% 7.88%
1966 2.86% 7.18%
1965 2.81% 6.16%
1964 2.75% 5.17%
1963 2.69% 4.7%
1962 2.76% 4.79%
1961 2.81% 5.17%

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/jordan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Jordan's population grew by 0.99%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Jordan
Current population
6399793
11555022
Population rank 111/197 86/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.14%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
4.62 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
2.23 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
15.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +311
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +113,663
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +0.99%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 102/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
1.74 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -303,267
Net migration rank 155/196 190/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 5,280,168
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 13/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 45.7%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 10/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Jordan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Jordan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -303,267
2024 - -23,102 - -156,369
2023 51,985 -23,253 200,895 -17,445
2022 53,138 -23,255 199,900 -17,445
2021 46,530 -27,343 190,795 6,573
2020 48,244 -25,213 198,138 6,745
2019 56,816 -55,144 204,933 -23,156
2018 57,509 -54,163 205,333 32,062
2017 59,824 -50,608 205,903 12,873
2016 63,751 -47,491 205,891 31,046
2015 69,263 -51,278 195,495 490,844
2014 72,581 -49,126 184,169 635,528
2013 73,869 -49,087 170,473 609,631
2012 75,495 -50,546 175,437 -146,181
2011 76,182 -53,433 177,076 7,057
2010 75,695 -54,688 177,748 4,872
2009 74,908 -55,966 177,651 -49,687
2008 75,107 -56,086 175,048 767
2007 76,776 -56,857 167,574 -18,108
2006 80,887 -85,789 147,643 502,609
2005 84,883 -86,501 141,816 3,500
2004 90,905 -87,466 141,752 7,979
2003 97,849 -89,146 142,443 -11,699
2002 106,137 -90,908 139,250 -18,463
2001 114,313 -92,389 136,450 -22,896
2000 122,315 -94,861 136,414 -26,077
1999 128,947 -97,475 138,201 -27,530
1998 134,065 -99,293 140,696 -27,036
1997 134,448 -96,820 145,358 -23,021
1996 136,929 -95,977 147,852 -2,655
1995 138,268 -92,912 147,652 27,991
1994 137,974 -87,318 144,199 61,533
1993 138,432 -80,736 139,467 81,576
1992 139,221 -48,232 134,241 85,376
1991 140,691 -50,622 129,642 75,824
1990 140,311 -39,689 114,912 266,100
1989 139,093 -38,211 112,608 50,941
1988 136,230 -30,806 109,754 39,873
1987 133,667 -32,308 106,536 34,646
1986 130,177 -32,181 103,551 30,763
1985 127,248 -29,111 99,801 28,040
1984 125,036 -29,767 96,092 24,316
1983 121,700 -35,694 92,863 21,487
1982 120,938 -37,159 89,473 16,944
1981 117,346 -97,365 86,751 9,659
1980 111,771 -71,318 84,508 1,735
1979 123,838 -44,302 82,076 -7,706
1978 124,468 -31,463 79,908 -13,701
1977 121,446 -28,742 78,101 -15,132
1976 120,511 -31,317 75,981 -17,309
1975 116,737 -26,198 74,392 -14,822
1974 113,846 -22,844 72,212 -12,024
1973 111,546 -19,347 70,058 -8,072
1972 107,604 -17,317 67,707 -2,622
1971 104,714 -16,389 64,763 8,976
1970 100,499 -11,367 60,321 25,894
1969 99,848 -4,355 57,431 40,481
1968 98,851 -2,919 53,336 50,036
1967 98,424 -3,192 48,791 50,397
1966 97,156 -3,945 44,580 41,882
1965 95,341 -5,560 41,635 29,737
1964 93,328 -7,937 39,205 17,018
1963 90,794 -9,774 36,858 8,763
1962 88,237 -10,307 34,598 8,098
1961 84,614 -4,159 32,143 11,097
1960 81,544 -4,885 29,491 15,509

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/jordan | 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 Jordan 63.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,991,452 people) and 36.8% is from migration (a gain of 1,157,625 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 5,280,168 people or 45.7% in Jordan.

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
Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 88.9K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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