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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 5,849,421 people in Lebanon in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 5,921,719 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 -0.72% in Lebanon.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Lebanon has grown from 4.75M to 5.92M (24.6% growth).

El Salvador vs Lebanon: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Lebanon
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Lebanon
2100 5,105,420 7,233,292
2099 5,149,457 7,255,882
2098 5,194,156 7,277,550
2097 5,239,201 7,301,925
2096 5,285,584 7,325,994
2095 5,332,377 7,347,027
2094 5,379,380 7,369,470
2093 5,426,293 7,390,293
2092 5,473,168 7,407,084
2091 5,520,243 7,423,815
2090 5,567,316 7,437,389
2089 5,614,518 7,448,030
2088 5,661,216 7,458,059
2087 5,708,023 7,468,965
2086 5,754,535 7,472,798
2085 5,800,712 7,481,214
2084 5,846,470 7,480,291
2083 5,890,746 7,486,652
2082 5,933,965 7,486,791
2081 5,976,533 7,487,921
2080 6,018,220 7,488,203
2079 6,058,704 7,485,978
2078 6,097,568 7,484,772
2077 6,135,005 7,478,078
2076 6,171,552 7,474,064
2075 6,205,725 7,467,858
2074 6,238,209 7,450,655
2073 6,271,184 7,436,376
2072 6,300,399 7,424,690
2071 6,328,923 7,412,173
2070 6,356,884 7,397,929
2069 6,383,690 7,386,238
2068 6,409,808 7,377,717
2067 6,434,255 7,364,770
2066 6,457,592 7,352,347
2065 6,480,747 7,336,652
2064 6,502,689 7,320,561
2063 6,523,174 7,303,359
2062 6,541,955 7,283,645
2061 6,559,213 7,265,811
2060 6,576,220 7,243,446
2059 6,591,451 7,223,197
2058 6,605,091 7,202,701
2057 6,619,257 7,179,997
2056 6,632,447 7,156,445
2055 6,644,372 7,134,691
2054 6,655,028 7,111,260
2053 6,662,891 7,089,367
2052 6,669,204 7,066,769
2051 6,675,431 7,040,364
2050 6,678,745 7,014,112
2049 6,682,265 6,987,405
2048 6,683,689 6,956,499
2047 6,683,495 6,916,783
2046 6,682,835 6,881,711
2045 6,680,720 6,842,906
2044 6,678,277 6,799,445
2043 6,672,970 6,762,695
2042 6,666,915 6,719,865
2041 6,659,099 6,671,647
2040 6,649,797 6,621,937
2039 6,639,891 6,569,131
2038 6,627,081 6,515,459
2037 6,614,212 6,459,942
2036 6,599,632 6,406,631
2035 6,583,864 6,359,644
2034 6,567,581 6,308,450
2033 6,548,738 6,261,087
2032 6,529,775 6,210,077
2031 6,509,868 6,155,155
2030 6,489,300 6,101,258
2029 6,466,193 6,047,874
2028 6,442,242 5,995,773
2027 6,417,110 5,945,897
2026 6,391,761 5,896,184
2025 6,365,503 5,849,421
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 (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 Lebanon gained 1,571,924 people (a 33.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Lebanon's population decreased by 401,341 people (a 6.35% decline).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd 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 4.28% to 6,678,745 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Lebanon will increase by 18.4% to 7,014,112 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 7.49M 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 0.43% 0.75%
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 (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 Lebanon's population grew by 0.75%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Lebanon
Current population
6404781
5921719
Population rank 111/197 115/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.07%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
12.1 minutes
One birth every
5.32 minutes
5.67 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
15 minutes
Daily growth/decline +75 +119
Annual growth/decline +27,310 +43,459
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +0.75%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 114/197
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 51,510 -23,102 57,613 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Lebanon 33.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 704,584 people) and 66.9% is from migration (a loss of 1,422,150 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 229K
Sidon 164K
Tyre 160K
Jounieh 102K
Zahle 100K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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