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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 9.21 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.79% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

El Salvador vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Kenya
2100 5,106,358 105,238,162
2099 5,150,403 105,257,438
2098 5,195,110 105,257,489
2097 5,240,164 105,250,948
2096 5,286,555 105,220,085
2095 5,333,357 105,175,623
2094 5,380,368 105,118,372
2093 5,427,291 105,046,907
2092 5,474,174 104,955,024
2091 5,521,257 104,846,805
2090 5,568,339 104,718,130
2089 5,615,550 104,573,271
2088 5,662,256 104,414,197
2087 5,709,072 104,243,505
2086 5,755,593 104,056,143
2085 5,801,778 103,854,891
2084 5,847,545 103,640,244
2083 5,891,829 103,407,124
2082 5,935,056 103,158,580
2081 5,977,631 102,889,291
2080 6,019,326 102,594,978
2079 6,059,817 102,286,967
2078 6,098,689 101,961,280
2077 6,136,133 101,613,181
2076 6,172,686 101,239,843
2075 6,206,865 100,849,423
2074 6,239,356 100,436,632
2073 6,272,337 100,001,277
2072 6,301,557 99,533,234
2071 6,330,086 99,042,264
2070 6,358,052 98,529,166
2069 6,384,863 97,992,232
2068 6,410,986 97,428,138
2067 6,435,437 96,842,744
2066 6,458,779 96,230,345
2065 6,481,938 95,598,937
2064 6,503,884 94,942,874
2063 6,524,373 94,266,124
2062 6,543,157 93,561,519
2061 6,560,419 92,837,768
2060 6,577,429 92,098,717
2059 6,592,662 91,343,602
2058 6,606,305 90,569,828
2057 6,620,473 89,783,087
2056 6,633,666 88,994,126
2055 6,645,594 88,192,182
2054 6,656,251 87,379,992
2053 6,664,115 86,552,281
2052 6,670,429 85,710,403
2051 6,676,658 84,850,558
2050 6,679,973 83,976,685
2049 6,683,494 83,090,517
2048 6,684,918 82,191,119
2047 6,684,723 81,274,836
2046 6,684,063 80,340,592
2045 6,681,948 79,389,433
2044 6,679,505 78,414,158
2043 6,674,197 77,418,567
2042 6,668,140 76,399,781
2041 6,660,323 75,363,853
2040 6,651,019 74,308,480
2039 6,641,112 73,241,028
2038 6,628,299 72,153,876
2037 6,615,428 71,058,753
2036 6,600,845 69,949,421
2035 6,585,074 68,831,151
2034 6,568,788 67,705,051
2033 6,549,941 66,569,532
2032 6,530,975 65,431,402
2031 6,511,064 64,289,540
2030 6,490,493 63,153,520
2029 6,467,381 62,021,378
2028 6,443,426 60,894,078
2027 6,418,289 59,770,115
2026 6,392,935 58,653,621
2025 6,366,672 57,540,609
2024 6,338,193 56,432,944
2023 6,309,624 55,339,003
2022 6,280,319 54,252,461
2021 6,255,782 53,219,166
2020 6,234,673 52,217,334
2019 6,222,318 51,202,827
2018 6,219,807 50,207,107
2017 6,213,533 49,197,766
2016 6,200,800 48,139,687
2015 6,183,676 47,088,526
2014 6,162,955 46,051,440
2013 6,138,839 44,986,791
2012 6,113,975 43,888,303
2011 6,090,127 42,758,461
2010 6,068,249 41,598,567
2009 6,048,279 40,408,891
2008 6,029,297 39,206,351
2007 6,009,824 38,036,349
2006 6,002,319 36,904,008
2005 6,005,578 35,796,484
2004 6,004,671 34,713,455
2003 5,998,599 33,652,223
2002 5,986,631 32,629,808
2001 5,968,060 31,619,170
2000 5,943,366 30,642,890
1999 5,913,900 29,733,408
1998 5,880,781 28,888,057
1997 5,844,578 28,101,768
1996 5,805,286 27,344,211
1995 5,762,131 26,601,751
1994 5,714,129 25,857,130
1993 5,659,957 25,117,188
1992 5,585,609 24,382,460
1991 5,495,077 23,646,514
1990 5,399,726 22,892,651
1989 5,298,979 22,118,434
1988 5,195,833 21,356,219
1987 5,092,441 20,616,096
1986 4,992,769 19,901,646
1985 4,894,706 19,201,768
1984 4,798,003 18,514,906
1983 4,707,367 17,846,374
1982 4,622,477 17,206,175
1981 4,570,599 16,601,507
1980 4,540,382 16,018,459
1979 4,480,388 15,460,666
1978 4,394,114 14,934,126
1977 4,301,256 14,428,819
1976 4,210,310 13,957,623
1975 4,120,449 13,511,671
1974 4,029,671 13,070,078
1973 3,938,068 12,634,835
1972 3,846,830 12,206,060
1971 3,757,523 11,788,904
1970 3,668,796 11,368,791
1969 3,576,485 10,939,695
1968 3,480,773 10,518,823
1967 3,385,184 10,111,057
1966 3,290,961 9,717,816
1965 3,199,466 9,338,078
1964 3,111,883 8,973,535
1963 3,028,679 8,627,971
1962 2,949,204 8,299,308
1961 2,870,016 7,987,770
1960 2,791,459 7,695,307

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/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Kenya
2100 -0.86% -0.02%
2099 -0.86% -0%
2098 -0.86% 0.006%
2097 -0.88% 0.03%
2096 -0.88% 0.04%
2095 -0.87% 0.05%
2094 -0.86% 0.07%
2093 -0.86% 0.09%
2092 -0.85% 0.1%
2091 -0.85% 0.12%
2090 -0.84% 0.14%
2089 -0.82% 0.15%
2088 -0.82% 0.16%
2087 -0.81% 0.18%
2086 -0.8% 0.19%
2085 -0.78% 0.21%
2084 -0.75% 0.23%
2083 -0.73% 0.24%
2082 -0.71% 0.26%
2081 -0.69% 0.29%
2080 -0.67% 0.3%
2079 -0.64% 0.32%
2078 -0.61% 0.34%
2077 -0.59% 0.37%
2076 -0.55% 0.39%
2075 -0.52% 0.41%
2074 -0.53% 0.44%
2073 -0.46% 0.47%
2072 -0.45% 0.5%
2071 -0.44% 0.52%
2070 -0.42% 0.55%
2069 -0.41% 0.58%
2068 -0.38% 0.6%
2067 -0.36% 0.64%
2066 -0.36% 0.66%
2065 -0.34% 0.69%
2064 -0.31% 0.72%
2063 -0.29% 0.75%
2062 -0.26% 0.78%
2061 -0.26% 0.8%
2060 -0.23% 0.83%
2059 -0.21% 0.85%
2058 -0.21% 0.88%
2057 -0.2% 0.89%
2056 -0.18% 0.91%
2055 -0.16% 0.93%
2054 -0.12% 0.96%
2053 -0.09% 0.98%
2052 -0.09% 1.01%
2051 -0.05% 1.04%
2050 -0.05% 1.07%
2049 -0.02% 1.09%
2048 0.003% 1.13%
2047 0.01% 1.16%
2046 0.03% 1.2%
2045 0.04% 1.24%
2044 0.08% 1.29%
2043 0.09% 1.33%
2042 0.12% 1.37%
2041 0.14% 1.42%
2040 0.15% 1.46%
2039 0.19% 1.51%
2038 0.19% 1.54%
2037 0.22% 1.59%
2036 0.24% 1.62%
2035 0.25% 1.66%
2034 0.29% 1.71%
2033 0.29% 1.74%
2032 0.31% 1.78%
2031 0.32% 1.8%
2030 0.36% 1.83%
2029 0.37% 1.85%
2028 0.39% 1.88%
2027 0.4% 1.9%
2026 0.41% 1.93%
2025 0.45% 1.96%
2024 0.45% 1.98%
2023 0.47% 2%
2022 0.39% 1.94%
2021 0.34% 1.92%
2020 0.2% 1.98%
2019 0.04% 1.98%
2018 0.1% 2.05%
2017 0.21% 2.2%
2016 0.28% 2.23%
2015 0.34% 2.25%
2014 0.39% 2.37%
2013 0.41% 2.5%
2012 0.39% 2.64%
2011 0.36% 2.79%
2010 0.33% 2.94%
2009 0.31% 3.07%
2008 0.32% 3.08%
2007 0.13% 3.07%
2006 -0.05% 3.09%
2005 0.02% 3.12%
2004 0.1% 3.15%
2003 0.2% 3.13%
2002 0.31% 3.2%
2001 0.42% 3.19%
2000 0.5% 3.06%
1999 0.56% 2.93%
1998 0.62% 2.8%
1997 0.68% 2.77%
1996 0.75% 2.79%
1995 0.84% 2.88%
1994 0.96% 2.95%
1993 1.33% 3.01%
1992 1.65% 3.11%
1991 1.77% 3.29%
1990 1.9% 3.5%
1989 1.99% 3.57%
1988 2.03% 3.59%
1987 2% 3.59%
1986 2% 3.64%
1985 2.02% 3.71%
1984 1.93% 3.75%
1983 1.84% 3.72%
1982 1.14% 3.64%
1981 0.67% 3.64%
1980 1.34% 3.61%
1979 1.96% 3.53%
1978 2.16% 3.5%
1977 2.16% 3.38%
1976 2.18% 3.3%
1975 2.25% 3.38%
1974 2.33% 3.44%
1973 2.37% 3.51%
1972 2.38% 3.54%
1971 2.42% 3.7%
1970 2.58% 3.92%
1969 2.75% 4%
1968 2.82% 4.03%
1967 2.86% 4.05%
1966 2.86% 4.07%
1965 2.81% 4.06%
1964 2.75% 4.01%
1963 2.69% 3.96%
1962 2.76% 3.9%
1961 2.81% 3.8%

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/kenya | CC BY

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Kenya
Current population
6399793
58955623
Population rank 111/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.71%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
5.29 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 53/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -27,330
Net migration rank 155/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -27,330
2024 - -23,102 - -19,781
2023 51,985 -23,253 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 53,138 -23,255 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 46,530 -27,343 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 48,244 -25,213 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 56,816 -55,144 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 57,509 -54,163 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 59,824 -50,608 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 63,751 -47,491 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 69,263 -51,278 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 72,581 -49,126 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 73,869 -49,087 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 75,495 -50,546 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 76,182 -53,433 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 75,695 -54,688 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 74,908 -55,966 1,193,598 7,096
2008 75,107 -56,086 1,174,818 29,612
2007 76,776 -56,857 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 80,887 -85,789 1,113,357 15,767
2005 84,883 -86,501 1,080,446 5,501
2004 90,905 -87,466 1,048,590 31,525
2003 97,849 -89,146 1,018,182 24,175
2002 106,137 -90,908 992,044 10,431
2001 114,313 -92,389 963,721 55,052
2000 122,315 -94,861 928,357 5,407
1999 128,947 -97,475 898,484 -13,257
1998 134,065 -99,293 875,511 -70,023
1997 134,448 -96,820 847,493 -80,443
1996 136,929 -95,977 827,326 -79,276
1995 138,268 -92,912 812,391 -75,506
1994 137,974 -87,318 792,702 -40,367
1993 138,432 -80,736 788,579 -61,054
1992 139,221 -48,232 785,018 -43,085
1991 140,691 -50,622 790,030 -60,087
1990 140,311 -39,689 789,087 -11,338
1989 139,093 -38,211 795,622 -24,949
1988 136,230 -30,806 785,652 -31,894
1987 133,667 -32,308 775,124 -48,633
1986 130,177 -32,181 755,606 -53,183
1985 127,248 -29,111 732,739 -35,400
1984 125,036 -29,767 709,639 -33,253
1983 121,700 -35,694 684,587 -23,905
1982 120,938 -37,159 663,109 -43,382
1981 117,346 -97,365 642,379 -52,761
1980 111,771 -71,318 616,390 -39,920
1979 123,838 -44,302 595,390 -56,280
1978 124,468 -31,463 574,695 -60,718
1977 121,446 -28,742 554,124 -57,493
1976 120,511 -31,317 536,740 -90,990
1975 116,737 -26,198 517,579 -71,421
1974 113,846 -22,844 500,008 -62,973
1973 111,546 -19,347 485,556 -52,102
1972 107,604 -17,317 472,557 -48,466
1971 104,714 -16,389 459,897 -49,671
1970 100,499 -11,367 443,065 -13,064
1969 99,848 -4,355 427,819 369
1968 98,851 -2,919 411,948 1,611
1967 98,424 -3,192 396,920 5,060
1966 97,156 -3,945 382,891 1,616
1965 95,341 -5,560 366,444 8,524
1964 93,328 -7,937 349,322 4,788
1963 90,794 -9,774 332,763 4,246
1962 88,237 -10,307 315,797 4,521
1961 84,614 -4,159 298,463 4,296
1960 81,544 -4,885 280,032 2,134

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/kenya | 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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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