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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 7,343,064 people in Kyrgyzstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 7,505,771 in Kyrgyzstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kyrgyzstan's population is 1.17 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Kyrgyzstan is the 106th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +2% in Kyrgyzstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Kyrgyzstan has grown from 5.22M to 7.51M (43.8% growth).

El Salvador vs Kyrgyzstan: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Kyrgyzstan
2100 5,105,420 11,893,475
2099 5,149,457 11,890,700
2098 5,194,156 11,886,376
2097 5,239,201 11,878,418
2096 5,285,584 11,868,604
2095 5,332,377 11,856,708
2094 5,379,380 11,842,004
2093 5,426,293 11,826,547
2092 5,473,168 11,811,507
2091 5,520,243 11,794,816
2090 5,567,316 11,776,743
2089 5,614,518 11,756,556
2088 5,661,216 11,734,533
2087 5,708,023 11,710,904
2086 5,754,535 11,685,092
2085 5,800,712 11,657,302
2084 5,846,470 11,627,305
2083 5,890,746 11,596,335
2082 5,933,965 11,565,309
2081 5,976,533 11,531,811
2080 6,018,220 11,496,474
2079 6,058,704 11,459,776
2078 6,097,568 11,420,394
2077 6,135,005 11,379,831
2076 6,171,552 11,337,247
2075 6,205,725 11,290,092
2074 6,238,209 11,242,895
2073 6,271,184 11,196,297
2072 6,300,399 11,145,255
2071 6,328,923 11,092,847
2070 6,356,884 11,039,249
2069 6,383,690 10,984,604
2068 6,409,808 10,928,940
2067 6,434,255 10,872,811
2066 6,457,592 10,815,162
2065 6,480,747 10,758,104
2064 6,502,689 10,700,945
2063 6,523,174 10,640,277
2062 6,541,955 10,579,126
2061 6,559,213 10,517,210
2060 6,576,220 10,455,339
2059 6,591,451 10,392,368
2058 6,605,091 10,325,792
2057 6,619,257 10,258,112
2056 6,632,447 10,188,786
2055 6,644,372 10,119,516
2054 6,655,028 10,047,571
2053 6,662,891 9,973,507
2052 6,669,204 9,898,179
2051 6,675,431 9,819,063
2050 6,678,745 9,737,536
2049 6,682,265 9,654,638
2048 6,683,689 9,569,296
2047 6,683,495 9,483,376
2046 6,682,835 9,396,627
2045 6,680,720 9,306,461
2044 6,678,277 9,214,649
2043 6,672,970 9,120,664
2042 6,666,915 9,025,981
2041 6,659,099 8,929,438
2040 6,649,797 8,831,799
2039 6,639,891 8,734,313
2038 6,627,081 8,637,242
2037 6,614,212 8,542,062
2036 6,599,632 8,446,471
2035 6,583,864 8,350,860
2034 6,567,581 8,255,039
2033 6,548,738 8,158,636
2032 6,529,775 8,061,935
2031 6,509,868 7,963,148
2030 6,489,300 7,863,148
2029 6,466,193 7,762,348
2028 6,442,242 7,661,118
2027 6,417,110 7,556,883
2026 6,391,761 7,451,789
2025 6,365,503 7,343,064
2024 6,338,193 7,221,868
2023 6,309,624 7,099,750
2022 6,280,319 6,975,220
2021 6,255,782 6,851,224
2020 6,234,673 6,726,596
2019 6,222,318 6,590,211
2018 6,219,807 6,444,079
2017 6,213,533 6,306,696
2016 6,200,800 6,175,338
2015 6,183,676 6,040,036
2014 6,162,955 5,905,848
2013 6,138,839 5,777,150
2012 6,113,975 5,652,076
2011 6,090,127 5,546,587
2010 6,068,249 5,467,059
2009 6,048,279 5,389,643
2008 6,029,297 5,318,729
2007 6,009,824 5,268,385
2006 6,002,319 5,218,373
2005 6,005,578 5,162,640
2004 6,004,671 5,104,713
2003 5,998,599 5,043,308
2002 5,986,631 4,990,704
2001 5,968,060 4,945,073
2000 5,943,366 4,898,362
1999 5,913,900 4,840,422
1998 5,880,781 4,769,015
1997 5,844,578 4,696,421
1996 5,805,286 4,628,438
1995 5,762,131 4,560,454
1994 5,714,129 4,515,069
1993 5,659,957 4,516,777
1992 5,585,609 4,515,400
1991 5,495,077 4,463,634
1990 5,399,726 4,391,236
1989 5,298,979 4,307,500
1988 5,195,833 4,218,400
1987 5,092,441 4,144,600
1986 4,992,769 4,066,500
1985 4,894,706 3,990,300
1984 4,798,003 3,916,400
1983 4,707,367 3,838,300
1982 4,622,477 3,759,300
1981 4,570,599 3,685,800
1980 4,540,382 3,617,400
1979 4,480,388 3,552,000
1978 4,394,114 3,487,100
1977 4,301,256 3,423,900
1976 4,210,310 3,358,700
1975 4,120,449 3,292,400
1974 4,029,671 3,223,900
1973 3,938,068 3,153,800
1972 3,846,830 3,088,200
1971 3,757,523 3,022,300
1970 3,668,796 2,959,900
1969 3,576,485 2,894,800
1968 3,480,773 2,818,300
1967 3,385,184 2,736,500
1966 3,290,961 2,655,300
1965 3,199,466 2,573,300
1964 3,111,883 2,495,300
1963 3,028,679 2,413,700
1962 2,949,204 2,333,400
1961 2,870,016 2,255,900
1960 2,791,459 2,172,300

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Kyrgyzstan gained 956,965 people (a 18.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Kyrgyzstan's population increased by 1,330,433 people (a 21.5% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th in 2006 and ranked 106th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.28% to 6,678,745 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Kyrgyzstan will increase by 29.7% to 9,737,536 people and rank change from 106th to 100th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 11.9M people in 2100 for Kyrgyzstan.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Kyrgyzstan
2100 -0.86% 0.02%
2099 -0.86% 0.04%
2098 -0.86% 0.07%
2097 -0.88% 0.08%
2096 -0.88% 0.1%
2095 -0.87% 0.12%
2094 -0.86% 0.13%
2093 -0.86% 0.13%
2092 -0.85% 0.14%
2091 -0.85% 0.15%
2090 -0.84% 0.17%
2089 -0.82% 0.19%
2088 -0.82% 0.2%
2087 -0.81% 0.22%
2086 -0.8% 0.24%
2085 -0.78% 0.26%
2084 -0.75% 0.27%
2083 -0.73% 0.27%
2082 -0.71% 0.29%
2081 -0.69% 0.31%
2080 -0.67% 0.32%
2079 -0.64% 0.34%
2078 -0.61% 0.36%
2077 -0.59% 0.38%
2076 -0.55% 0.42%
2075 -0.52% 0.42%
2074 -0.53% 0.42%
2073 -0.46% 0.46%
2072 -0.45% 0.47%
2071 -0.44% 0.49%
2070 -0.42% 0.5%
2069 -0.41% 0.51%
2068 -0.38% 0.52%
2067 -0.36% 0.53%
2066 -0.36% 0.53%
2065 -0.34% 0.53%
2064 -0.31% 0.57%
2063 -0.29% 0.58%
2062 -0.26% 0.59%
2061 -0.26% 0.59%
2060 -0.23% 0.61%
2059 -0.21% 0.64%
2058 -0.21% 0.66%
2057 -0.2% 0.68%
2056 -0.18% 0.68%
2055 -0.16% 0.72%
2054 -0.12% 0.74%
2053 -0.09% 0.76%
2052 -0.09% 0.81%
2051 -0.05% 0.84%
2050 -0.05% 0.86%
2049 -0.02% 0.89%
2048 0.003% 0.91%
2047 0.01% 0.92%
2046 0.03% 0.97%
2045 0.04% 1%
2044 0.08% 1.03%
2043 0.09% 1.05%
2042 0.12% 1.08%
2041 0.14% 1.11%
2040 0.15% 1.12%
2039 0.19% 1.12%
2038 0.19% 1.11%
2037 0.22% 1.13%
2036 0.24% 1.14%
2035 0.25% 1.16%
2034 0.29% 1.18%
2033 0.29% 1.2%
2032 0.31% 1.24%
2031 0.32% 1.27%
2030 0.36% 1.3%
2029 0.37% 1.32%
2028 0.39% 1.38%
2027 0.4% 1.41%
2026 0.41% 1.48%
2025 0.43% 1.68%
2024 0.45% 1.72%
2023 0.47% 1.79%
2022 0.39% 1.81%
2021 0.34% 1.85%
2020 0.2% 2.07%
2019 0.04% 2.27%
2018 0.1% 2.18%
2017 0.21% 2.13%
2016 0.28% 2.24%
2015 0.34% 2.27%
2014 0.39% 2.23%
2013 0.41% 2.21%
2012 0.39% 1.9%
2011 0.36% 1.45%
2010 0.33% 1.44%
2009 0.31% 1.33%
2008 0.32% 0.96%
2007 0.13% 0.96%
2006 -0.05% 1.08%
2005 0.02% 1.13%
2004 0.1% 1.22%
2003 0.2% 1.05%
2002 0.31% 0.92%
2001 0.42% 0.95%
2000 0.5% 1.2%
1999 0.56% 1.5%
1998 0.62% 1.55%
1997 0.68% 1.47%
1996 0.75% 1.49%
1995 0.84% 1.01%
1994 0.96% -0.04%
1993 1.33% 0.03%
1992 1.65% 1.16%
1991 1.77% 1.65%
1990 1.9% 1.94%
1989 1.99% 2.11%
1988 2.03% 1.78%
1987 2% 1.92%
1986 2% 1.91%
1985 2.02% 1.89%
1984 1.93% 2.03%
1983 1.84% 2.1%
1982 1.14% 1.99%
1981 0.67% 1.89%
1980 1.34% 1.84%
1979 1.96% 1.86%
1978 2.16% 1.85%
1977 2.16% 1.94%
1976 2.18% 2.01%
1975 2.25% 2.12%
1974 2.33% 2.22%
1973 2.37% 2.12%
1972 2.38% 2.18%
1971 2.42% 2.11%
1970 2.58% 2.25%
1969 2.75% 2.71%
1968 2.82% 2.99%
1967 2.86% 3.06%
1966 2.86% 3.19%
1965 2.81% 3.13%
1964 2.75% 3.38%
1963 2.69% 3.44%
1962 2.76% 3.44%
1961 2.81% 3.85%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.43%, while Kyrgyzstan's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Kyrgyzstan
Current population
6404781
7505771
Population rank 111/197 106/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.09%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
4.35 minutes
One birth every
5.32 minutes
3.75 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
16.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline +75 +332
Annual growth/decline +27,310 +121,196
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 61/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
4.84 hours
Annual migration change -23,934 +1,815
Net migration rank 155/196 58/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 194,816
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 114/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.7%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 122/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Kyrgyzstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Kyrgyzstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - 1,815
2024 51,510 -23,102 108,328 3,645
2023 51,985 -23,253 115,016 5,601
2022 53,138 -23,255 118,579 12,596
2021 46,530 -27,343 113,730 46,208
2020 48,244 -25,213 120,406 54,704
2019 56,816 -55,144 143,007 47,303
2018 57,509 -54,163 141,125 3,494
2017 59,824 -50,608 122,350 7,553
2016 63,751 -47,491 126,594 1,187
2015 69,263 -51,278 130,464 -5,071
2014 72,581 -49,126 127,566 -9,443
2013 73,869 -49,087 121,898 -9,667
2012 75,495 -50,546 119,259 -12,503
2011 76,182 -53,433 114,260 -10,170
2010 75,695 -54,688 110,435 -6,521
2009 74,908 -55,966 99,709 -14,325
2008 75,107 -56,086 89,355 -64,404
2007 76,776 -56,857 85,348 -54,298
2006 80,887 -85,789 81,929 -53,469
2005 84,883 -86,501 72,793 -36,288
2004 90,905 -87,466 74,529 -32,088
2003 97,849 -89,146 69,598 -30,686
2002 106,137 -90,908 65,379 -28,300
2001 114,313 -92,389 65,275 -25,695
2000 122,315 -94,861 62,699 -23,265
1999 128,947 -97,475 71,155 -10,297
1998 134,065 -99,293 69,151 -17,690
1997 134,448 -96,820 67,159 -11,740
1996 136,929 -95,977 73,129 -10,926
1995 138,268 -92,912 80,264 -10,767
1994 137,974 -87,318 72,693 -22,165
1993 138,432 -80,736 81,754 -103,698
1992 139,221 -48,232 95,275 -33,009
1991 140,691 -50,622 97,753 -32,276
1990 140,311 -39,689 97,485 -27,912
1989 139,093 -38,211 99,934 -25,723
1988 136,230 -30,806 97,415 -40,823
1987 133,667 -32,308 101,232 -39,678
1986 130,177 -32,181 98,263 -40,062
1985 127,248 -29,111 92,084 -38,536
1984 125,036 -29,767 89,356 -34,248
1983 121,700 -35,694 84,139 -5,525
1982 120,938 -37,159 81,716 -6,388
1981 117,346 -97,365 77,955 -6,725
1980 111,771 -71,318 72,092 -5,090
1979 123,838 -44,302 76,489 -6,672
1978 124,468 -31,463 76,137 -6,988
1977 121,446 -28,742 74,296 -6,724
1976 120,511 -31,317 73,280 -10,499
1975 116,737 -26,198 72,255 -7,639
1974 113,846 -22,844 71,925 -5,818
1973 111,546 -19,347 71,500 -3,373
1972 107,604 -17,317 70,852 -1,163
1971 104,714 -16,389 68,902 2,645
1970 100,499 -11,367 66,485 11,295
1969 99,848 -4,355 63,396 16,862
1968 98,851 -2,919 60,670 20,918
1967 98,424 -3,192 59,793 22,162
1966 97,156 -3,945 59,346 21,868
1965 95,341 -5,560 59,163 22,870
1964 93,328 -7,937 59,657 22,281
1963 90,794 -9,774 60,145 21,967
1962 88,237 -10,307 58,827 21,217
1961 84,614 -4,159 57,176 18,355
1960 81,544 -4,885 54,920 13,946

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 59.5% of the population change in El Salvador is from natural causes (a gain of 558,570 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a loss of 380,850 people). In Kyrgyzstan 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,239,599 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a gain of 177,220 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 194,816 people or 2.7% in Kyrgyzstan.

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
Kyrgyzstan
City Population
Bishkek 1.19M
Osh 375K
Jalal-Abad 89K
Tokmok 53.2K
Naryn 34.8K
Talas 32.9K
Kant 23.2K
Toktogul 16.4K
Cholpon-Ata 11.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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