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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 5,805,962 people in Lebanon in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 5,906,622 in Lebanon.

Population statistics:

  • El Salvador's population is 1.08 times bigger than Lebanon's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Lebanon is the 115th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.07% for Lebanon.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.16% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.91M (24.3% growth).

El Salvador vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Lebanon
2100 5,106,358 7,229,611
2099 5,150,403 7,252,189
2098 5,195,110 7,273,846
2097 5,240,164 7,298,208
2096 5,286,555 7,322,265
2095 5,333,357 7,343,287
2094 5,380,368 7,365,719
2093 5,427,291 7,386,532
2092 5,474,174 7,403,314
2091 5,521,257 7,420,036
2090 5,568,339 7,433,603
2089 5,615,550 7,444,239
2088 5,662,256 7,454,263
2087 5,709,072 7,465,163
2086 5,755,593 7,468,994
2085 5,801,778 7,477,406
2084 5,847,545 7,476,483
2083 5,891,829 7,482,841
2082 5,935,056 7,482,980
2081 5,977,631 7,484,110
2080 6,019,326 7,484,392
2079 6,059,817 7,482,168
2078 6,098,689 7,480,962
2077 6,136,133 7,474,272
2076 6,172,686 7,470,260
2075 6,206,865 7,464,057
2074 6,239,356 7,446,862
2073 6,272,337 7,432,591
2072 6,301,557 7,420,911
2071 6,330,086 7,408,401
2070 6,358,052 7,394,163
2069 6,384,863 7,382,479
2068 6,410,986 7,373,962
2067 6,435,437 7,361,021
2066 6,458,779 7,348,605
2065 6,481,938 7,332,917
2064 6,503,884 7,316,835
2063 6,524,373 7,299,642
2062 6,543,157 7,279,937
2061 6,560,419 7,262,112
2060 6,577,429 7,239,759
2059 6,592,662 7,219,520
2058 6,606,305 7,199,035
2057 6,620,473 7,176,342
2056 6,633,666 7,152,803
2055 6,645,594 7,131,059
2054 6,656,251 7,107,641
2053 6,664,115 7,085,759
2052 6,670,429 7,063,172
2051 6,676,658 7,036,781
2050 6,679,973 7,010,541
2049 6,683,494 6,983,849
2048 6,684,918 6,952,958
2047 6,684,723 6,913,262
2046 6,684,063 6,878,209
2045 6,681,948 6,839,423
2044 6,679,505 6,795,984
2043 6,674,197 6,759,252
2042 6,668,140 6,716,445
2041 6,660,323 6,668,251
2040 6,651,019 6,618,567
2039 6,641,112 6,565,787
2038 6,628,299 6,512,143
2037 6,615,428 6,456,654
2036 6,600,845 6,403,370
2035 6,585,074 6,356,407
2034 6,568,788 6,305,239
2033 6,549,941 6,257,900
2032 6,530,975 6,206,916
2031 6,511,064 6,152,022
2030 6,490,493 6,098,153
2029 6,467,381 6,044,795
2028 6,443,426 5,992,721
2027 6,418,289 5,942,870
2026 6,392,935 5,893,183
2025 6,366,672 5,846,443
2024 6,338,193 5,805,962
2023 6,309,624 5,773,493
2022 6,280,319 5,744,489
2021 6,255,782 5,718,122
2020 6,234,673 5,702,398
2019 6,222,318 5,794,594
2018 6,219,807 5,984,119
2017 6,213,533 6,160,128
2016 6,200,800 6,323,060
2015 6,183,676 6,472,469
2014 6,162,955 6,346,990
2013 6,138,839 5,743,436
2012 6,113,975 5,235,742
2011 6,090,127 5,096,020
2010 6,068,249 5,041,288
2009 6,048,279 4,992,287
2008 6,029,297 4,925,354
2007 6,009,824 4,844,118
2006 6,002,319 4,751,136
2005 6,005,578 4,671,102
2004 6,004,671 4,599,279
2003 5,998,599 4,525,508
2002 5,986,631 4,463,504
2001 5,968,060 4,401,918
2000 5,943,366 4,329,340
1999 5,913,900 4,255,277
1998 5,880,781 4,181,281
1997 5,844,578 4,108,405
1996 5,805,286 4,034,781
1995 5,762,131 3,960,735
1994 5,714,129 3,889,799
1993 5,659,957 3,820,647
1992 5,585,609 3,747,371
1991 5,495,077 3,668,912
1990 5,399,726 3,595,175
1989 5,298,979 3,525,285
1988 5,195,833 3,454,649
1987 5,092,441 3,385,555
1986 4,992,769 3,300,365
1985 4,894,706 3,217,376
1984 4,798,003 3,152,744
1983 4,707,367 3,094,996
1982 4,622,477 3,054,931
1981 4,570,599 3,008,981
1980 4,540,382 2,944,763
1979 4,480,388 2,882,635
1978 4,394,114 2,822,682
1977 4,301,256 2,762,155
1976 4,210,310 2,726,469
1975 4,120,449 2,693,191
1974 4,029,671 2,635,185
1973 3,938,068 2,572,935
1972 3,846,830 2,509,729
1971 3,757,523 2,446,314
1970 3,668,796 2,386,114
1969 3,576,485 2,328,159
1968 3,480,773 2,266,368
1967 3,385,184 2,206,731
1966 3,290,961 2,148,260
1965 3,199,466 2,088,831
1964 3,111,883 2,030,543
1963 3,028,679 1,970,316
1962 2,949,204 1,909,578
1961 2,870,016 1,850,084
1960 2,791,459 1,794,406

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/lebanon | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 416,438 people (a 6.59% decline).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Lebanon was ranked 115th in 2006 and still ranked 115th 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 Lebanon will increase by 18.7% to 7,010,541 people and will still be ranked 115th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 7.48M people in 2080 for Lebanon.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Lebanon
2100 -0.86% -0.31%
2099 -0.86% -0.3%
2098 -0.86% -0.33%
2097 -0.88% -0.33%
2096 -0.88% -0.29%
2095 -0.87% -0.3%
2094 -0.86% -0.28%
2093 -0.86% -0.23%
2092 -0.85% -0.23%
2091 -0.85% -0.18%
2090 -0.84% -0.14%
2089 -0.82% -0.13%
2088 -0.82% -0.15%
2087 -0.81% -0.05%
2086 -0.8% -0.11%
2085 -0.78% 0.01%
2084 -0.75% -0.08%
2083 -0.73% -0.002%
2082 -0.71% -0.02%
2081 -0.69% -0.004%
2080 -0.67% 0.03%
2079 -0.64% 0.02%
2078 -0.61% 0.09%
2077 -0.59% 0.05%
2076 -0.55% 0.08%
2075 -0.52% 0.23%
2074 -0.53% 0.19%
2073 -0.46% 0.16%
2072 -0.45% 0.17%
2071 -0.44% 0.19%
2070 -0.42% 0.16%
2069 -0.41% 0.12%
2068 -0.38% 0.18%
2067 -0.36% 0.17%
2066 -0.36% 0.21%
2065 -0.34% 0.22%
2064 -0.31% 0.24%
2063 -0.29% 0.27%
2062 -0.26% 0.25%
2061 -0.26% 0.31%
2060 -0.23% 0.28%
2059 -0.21% 0.28%
2058 -0.21% 0.32%
2057 -0.2% 0.33%
2056 -0.18% 0.3%
2055 -0.16% 0.33%
2054 -0.12% 0.31%
2053 -0.09% 0.32%
2052 -0.09% 0.38%
2051 -0.05% 0.37%
2050 -0.05% 0.38%
2049 -0.02% 0.44%
2048 0.003% 0.57%
2047 0.01% 0.51%
2046 0.03% 0.57%
2045 0.04% 0.64%
2044 0.08% 0.54%
2043 0.09% 0.64%
2042 0.12% 0.72%
2041 0.14% 0.75%
2040 0.15% 0.8%
2039 0.19% 0.82%
2038 0.19% 0.86%
2037 0.22% 0.83%
2036 0.24% 0.74%
2035 0.25% 0.81%
2034 0.29% 0.76%
2033 0.29% 0.82%
2032 0.31% 0.89%
2031 0.32% 0.88%
2030 0.36% 0.88%
2029 0.37% 0.87%
2028 0.39% 0.84%
2027 0.4% 0.84%
2026 0.41% 0.8%
2025 0.45% 0.7%
2024 0.45% 0.56%
2023 0.47% 0.5%
2022 0.39% 0.46%
2021 0.34% 0.28%
2020 0.2% -1.59%
2019 0.04% -3.17%
2018 0.1% -2.86%
2017 0.21% -2.58%
2016 0.28% -2.31%
2015 0.34% 1.98%
2014 0.39% 10.5%
2013 0.41% 9.7%
2012 0.39% 2.74%
2011 0.36% 1.09%
2010 0.33% 0.98%
2009 0.31% 1.36%
2008 0.32% 1.68%
2007 0.13% 1.96%
2006 -0.05% 1.71%
2005 0.02% 1.56%
2004 0.1% 1.63%
2003 0.2% 1.39%
2002 0.31% 1.4%
2001 0.42% 1.68%
2000 0.5% 1.74%
1999 0.56% 1.77%
1998 0.62% 1.77%
1997 0.68% 1.82%
1996 0.75% 1.87%
1995 0.84% 1.82%
1994 0.96% 1.81%
1993 1.33% 1.96%
1992 1.65% 2.14%
1991 1.77% 2.05%
1990 1.9% 1.98%
1989 1.99% 2.04%
1988 2.03% 2.04%
1987 2% 2.58%
1986 2% 2.58%
1985 2.02% 2.05%
1984 1.93% 1.87%
1983 1.84% 1.31%
1982 1.14% 1.53%
1981 0.67% 2.18%
1980 1.34% 2.16%
1979 1.96% 2.12%
1978 2.16% 2.19%
1977 2.16% 1.31%
1976 2.18% 1.24%
1975 2.25% 2.2%
1974 2.33% 2.42%
1973 2.37% 2.52%
1972 2.38% 2.59%
1971 2.42% 2.52%
1970 2.58% 2.49%
1969 2.75% 2.73%
1968 2.82% 2.7%
1967 2.86% 2.72%
1966 2.86% 2.85%
1965 2.81% 2.87%
1964 2.75% 3.06%
1963 2.69% 3.18%
1962 2.76% 3.22%
1961 2.81% 3.1%

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/lebanon | CC BY

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Lebanon's population grew by 0.56%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Lebanon
Current population
6399793
5906622
Population rank 111/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.07%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
16.2 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
5.64 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
15.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +89
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +32,469
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +0.56%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 129/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
51.5 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -10,230
Net migration rank 155/196 133/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 1,422,583
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 47/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 24.5%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 24/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Lebanon
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Lebanon
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -10,230
2024 - -23,102 - -17,267
2023 51,985 -23,253 58,786 -34,193
2022 53,138 -23,255 60,909 -27,507
2021 46,530 -27,343 46,614 -27,290
2020 48,244 -25,213 59,903 -47,787
2019 56,816 -55,144 70,486 -266,992
2018 57,509 -54,163 77,165 -259,700
2017 59,824 -50,608 84,172 -253,664
2016 63,751 -47,491 91,551 -247,921
2015 69,263 -51,278 97,385 -239,829
2014 72,581 -49,126 92,285 301,111
2013 73,869 -49,087 80,218 733,500
2012 75,495 -50,546 77,248 124,427
2011 76,182 -53,433 75,523 2,246
2010 75,695 -54,688 72,605 -40,915
2009 74,908 -55,966 69,004 -2,700
2008 75,107 -56,086 67,132 430
2007 76,776 -56,857 66,965 27,944
2006 80,887 -85,789 65,932 25,126
2005 84,883 -86,501 67,778 1,224
2004 90,905 -87,466 69,675 4,974
2003 97,849 -89,146 71,232 1,674
2002 106,137 -90,908 72,648 -21,543
2001 114,313 -92,389 73,160 -1,094
2000 122,315 -94,861 72,642 455
1999 128,947 -97,475 72,437 2,589
1998 134,065 -99,293 71,889 1,062
1997 134,448 -96,820 71,486 1,313
1996 136,929 -95,977 71,286 3,164
1995 138,268 -92,912 71,016 2,634
1994 137,974 -87,318 73,069 -4,850
1993 138,432 -80,736 75,278 -5,196
1992 139,221 -48,232 77,447 -970
1991 140,691 -50,622 79,274 1,159
1990 140,311 -39,689 73,629 -6,595
1989 139,093 -38,211 74,577 -1,827
1988 136,230 -30,806 70,444 -1,916
1987 133,667 -32,308 69,058 607
1986 130,177 -32,181 67,162 33,549
1985 127,248 -29,111 66,368 -1,108
1984 125,036 -29,767 66,785 -2,785
1983 121,700 -35,694 66,056 -14,558
1982 120,938 -37,159 41,602 -12,981
1981 117,346 -97,365 65,084 -1,799
1980 111,771 -71,318 63,053 2,104
1979 123,838 -44,302 61,184 -2,103
1978 124,468 -31,463 60,829 0
1977 121,446 -28,742 60,232 0
1976 120,511 -31,317 11,138 0
1975 116,737 -26,198 55,423 0
1974 113,846 -22,844 64,425 -3,831
1973 111,546 -19,347 63,420 482
1972 107,604 -17,317 62,216 294
1971 104,714 -16,389 61,278 3,042
1970 100,499 -11,367 60,593 -4,508
1969 99,848 -4,355 59,829 0
1968 98,851 -2,919 59,247 4,506
1967 98,424 -3,192 58,957 -3,434
1966 97,156 -3,945 58,546 2,864
1965 95,341 -5,560 58,195 -742
1964 93,328 -7,937 57,808 1,311
1963 90,794 -9,774 57,054 4,269
1962 88,237 -10,307 55,585 4,569
1961 84,614 -4,159 53,995 4,844
1960 81,544 -4,885 52,515 0

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

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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 Lebanon 40.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 739,256 people) and 59.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,103,772 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 1,422,583 people or 24.5% in Lebanon.

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
Lebanon
City Population
Beirut 2.42M
Tripoli 863K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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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