The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 134,518 people in Kiribati in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,386,184 people compared to 138,067 in Kiribati.
Population statistics:
- El Salvador's population is 46.3 times bigger than Kiribati's.
- El Salvador is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Kiribati is the 180th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.002% for Kiribati.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.53% in Kiribati.
- Since 2005, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6.01M people to 6.39M (6.34% growth), while Kiribati has grown from 98K to 138K (40.8% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people compared to the peak of 223K people in 2099 for Kiribati.
El Salvador vs Kiribati: live population counter
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| Current population |
6386184
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138067
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| Population rank | 112/197 | 180/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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4.41 hours
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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2.56 hours
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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9.39 hours
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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18.6 hours
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | -471 |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | +1,988 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | +1.5% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 74/197 |
El Salvador and Kiribati: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 47,157 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 48,323 | 2.81% | 2.47% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 49,538 | 2.76% | 2.51% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 50,791 | 2.69% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 52,088 | 2.75% | 2.55% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 53,439 | 2.81% | 2.59% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 54,425 | 2.86% | 1.85% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 54,996 | 2.86% | 1.05% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 55,529 | 2.82% | 0.97% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 56,360 | 2.75% | 1.5% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 57,510 | 2.58% | 2.04% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 58,652 | 2.42% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 59,778 | 2.38% | 1.92% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 60,824 | 2.37% | 1.75% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 61,219 | 2.33% | 0.65% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 60,987 | 2.25% | -0.38% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 60,661 | 2.18% | -0.53% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 60,267 | 2.16% | -0.65% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 59,864 | 2.16% | -0.67% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 60,172 | 1.96% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 61,148 | 1.34% | 1.62% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 62,121 | 0.67% | 1.59% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 63,134 | 1.14% | 1.63% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 64,169 | 1.84% | 1.64% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 65,228 | 1.93% | 1.65% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 66,496 | 2.02% | 1.94% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 68,059 | 2% | 2.35% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 69,733 | 2% | 2.46% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 71,427 | 2.03% | 2.43% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 73,147 | 1.99% | 2.41% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 74,855 | 1.9% | 2.34% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 76,367 | 1.77% | 2.02% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 77,641 | 1.65% | 1.67% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 78,841 | 1.33% | 1.55% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 80,021 | 0.96% | 1.5% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 81,234 | 0.84% | 1.52% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 82,623 | 0.75% | 1.71% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 84,147 | 0.68% | 1.84% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 85,657 | 0.62% | 1.79% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 87,126 | 0.56% | 1.71% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 88,613 | 0.5% | 1.71% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 90,335 | 0.42% | 1.94% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 92,264 | 0.31% | 2.14% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 94,175 | 0.2% | 2.07% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 96,085 | 0.1% | 2.03% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 98,035 | 0.02% | 2.03% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 100,017 | -0.05% | 2.02% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 102,068 | 0.13% | 2.05% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 104,222 | 0.32% | 2.11% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 106,467 | 0.31% | 2.15% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 108,704 | 0.33% | 2.1% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 110,647 | 0.36% | 1.79% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 112,284 | 0.39% | 1.48% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 113,838 | 0.41% | 1.38% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 115,326 | 0.39% | 1.31% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 116,815 | 0.34% | 1.29% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 118,478 | 0.28% | 1.42% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 120,275 | 0.21% | 1.52% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 122,084 | 0.1% | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 123,921 | 0.04% | 1.5% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 126,099 | 0.2% | 1.76% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 128,377 | 0.34% | 1.81% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 130,469 | 0.39% | 1.63% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 132,530 | 0.47% | 1.58% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 134,518 | 0.45% | 1.5% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 136,501 | 0.43% | 1.47% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 138,451 | 0.4% | 1.43% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 140,405 | 0.39% | 1.41% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 142,335 | 0.38% | 1.37% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 144,231 | 0.36% | 1.33% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 146,130 | 0.34% | 1.32% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 148,028 | 0.31% | 1.3% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 149,915 | 0.3% | 1.27% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 151,768 | 0.29% | 1.24% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 153,602 | 0.27% | 1.21% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 155,447 | 0.24% | 1.2% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 157,316 | 0.23% | 1.2% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 159,188 | 0.21% | 1.19% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 161,050 | 0.19% | 1.17% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 162,895 | 0.17% | 1.15% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 164,711 | 0.14% | 1.11% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 166,508 | 0.13% | 1.09% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 168,325 | 0.1% | 1.09% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 170,182 | 0.09% | 1.1% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 172,012 | 0.06% | 1.08% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 173,818 | 0.03% | 1.05% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 175,629 | 0.02% | 1.04% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 177,392 | 0.006% | 1% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 179,152 | -0.009% | 0.99% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 180,915 | -0.04% | 0.98% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 182,629 | -0.05% | 0.95% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of El Salvador increased by 178,098 people (a 2.97% growth), while Kiribati gained 18,780 people (a 19.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, El Salvador gained 202,508 (a 3.27% growth), while Kiribati's population increased by 21,252 (a 18.2% growth).
El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2005 and is 112th in 2025. Kiribati was ranked 183rd in 2005 and ranked 180th 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 Kiribati will increase by 32.3% to 182,629 people and rank change from 180th to 178th.
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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| City | Population |
| South Tarawa | 63.4K |
| London | 1.9K |
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Population differences between El Salvador and Kiribati
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 27 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 23.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 3.15 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 430 ppl/mi² |
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