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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 5.27 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

El Salvador vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Madagascar
2100 5,106,358 86,197,674
2099 5,150,403 85,808,382
2098 5,195,110 85,404,097
2097 5,240,164 84,987,607
2096 5,286,555 84,559,113
2095 5,333,357 84,119,392
2094 5,380,368 83,665,834
2093 5,427,291 83,200,140
2092 5,474,174 82,723,075
2091 5,521,257 82,233,465
2090 5,568,339 81,734,626
2089 5,615,550 81,223,857
2088 5,662,256 80,700,261
2087 5,709,072 80,164,903
2086 5,755,593 79,619,760
2085 5,801,778 79,064,003
2084 5,847,545 78,499,094
2083 5,891,829 77,922,946
2082 5,935,056 77,337,305
2081 5,977,631 76,740,524
2080 6,019,326 76,133,028
2079 6,059,817 75,513,518
2078 6,098,689 74,881,435
2077 6,136,133 74,236,865
2076 6,172,686 73,582,256
2075 6,206,865 72,914,884
2074 6,239,356 72,235,202
2073 6,272,337 71,545,378
2072 6,301,557 70,843,401
2071 6,330,086 70,130,366
2070 6,358,052 69,409,326
2069 6,384,863 68,677,859
2068 6,410,986 67,936,195
2067 6,435,437 67,185,066
2066 6,458,779 66,425,210
2065 6,481,938 65,658,016
2064 6,503,884 64,881,253
2063 6,524,373 64,097,223
2062 6,543,157 63,305,402
2061 6,560,419 62,506,578
2060 6,577,429 61,701,267
2059 6,592,662 60,889,495
2058 6,606,305 60,073,702
2057 6,620,473 59,254,008
2056 6,633,666 58,428,653
2055 6,645,594 57,600,579
2054 6,656,251 56,769,869
2053 6,664,115 55,935,411
2052 6,670,429 55,097,962
2051 6,676,658 54,258,057
2050 6,679,973 53,415,029
2049 6,683,494 52,570,680
2048 6,684,918 51,725,320
2047 6,684,723 50,879,659
2046 6,684,063 50,033,785
2045 6,681,948 49,188,703
2044 6,679,505 48,344,009
2043 6,674,197 47,499,657
2042 6,668,140 46,656,643
2041 6,660,323 45,815,621
2040 6,651,019 44,976,152
2039 6,641,112 44,140,155
2038 6,628,299 43,305,683
2037 6,615,428 42,474,372
2036 6,600,845 41,645,556
2035 6,585,074 40,819,415
2034 6,568,788 39,997,842
2033 6,549,941 39,178,430
2032 6,530,975 38,361,932
2031 6,511,064 37,547,484
2030 6,490,493 36,737,238
2029 6,467,381 35,930,925
2028 6,443,426 35,128,136
2027 6,418,289 34,329,429
2026 6,392,935 33,535,391
2025 6,366,672 32,747,552
2024 6,338,193 31,964,956
2023 6,309,624 31,195,932
2022 6,280,319 30,437,261
2021 6,255,782 29,691,083
2020 6,234,673 28,953,556
2019 6,222,318 28,219,554
2018 6,219,807 27,494,926
2017 6,213,533 26,788,375
2016 6,200,800 26,099,952
2015 6,183,676 25,426,702
2014 6,162,955 24,764,348
2013 6,138,839 24,109,290
2012 6,113,975 23,462,438
2011 6,090,127 22,822,300
2010 6,068,249 22,183,340
2009 6,048,279 21,547,280
2008 6,029,297 20,923,840
2007 6,009,824 20,318,583
2006 6,002,319 19,730,909
2005 6,005,578 19,159,707
2004 6,004,671 18,606,608
2003 5,998,599 18,071,854
2002 5,986,631 17,549,913
2001 5,968,060 17,032,939
2000 5,943,366 16,516,338
1999 5,913,900 16,000,506
1998 5,880,781 15,489,364
1997 5,844,578 14,990,814
1996 5,805,286 14,510,711
1995 5,762,131 14,051,275
1994 5,714,129 13,613,850
1993 5,659,957 13,197,345
1992 5,585,609 12,800,870
1991 5,495,077 12,421,412
1990 5,399,726 12,055,639
1989 5,298,979 11,704,998
1988 5,195,833 11,369,462
1987 5,092,441 11,047,291
1986 4,992,769 10,736,857
1985 4,894,706 10,433,142
1984 4,798,003 10,134,550
1983 4,707,367 9,843,044
1982 4,622,477 9,557,671
1981 4,570,599 9,279,011
1980 4,540,382 9,006,032
1979 4,480,388 8,737,581
1978 4,394,114 8,475,864
1977 4,301,256 8,222,240
1976 4,210,310 7,976,831
1975 4,120,449 7,739,336
1974 4,029,671 7,509,726
1973 3,938,068 7,288,048
1972 3,846,830 7,074,398
1971 3,757,523 6,868,868
1970 3,668,796 6,672,003
1969 3,576,485 6,484,716
1968 3,480,773 6,306,493
1967 3,385,184 6,136,486
1966 3,290,961 5,974,279
1965 3,199,466 5,819,116
1964 3,111,883 5,669,863
1963 3,028,679 5,525,185
1962 2,949,204 5,384,150
1961 2,870,016 5,246,158
1960 2,791,459 5,111,029

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/madagascar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 86.2M people in 2100 for Madagascar.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Madagascar
2100 -0.86% 0.45%
2099 -0.86% 0.47%
2098 -0.86% 0.49%
2097 -0.88% 0.51%
2096 -0.88% 0.52%
2095 -0.87% 0.54%
2094 -0.86% 0.56%
2093 -0.86% 0.58%
2092 -0.85% 0.6%
2091 -0.85% 0.61%
2090 -0.84% 0.63%
2089 -0.82% 0.65%
2088 -0.82% 0.67%
2087 -0.81% 0.68%
2086 -0.8% 0.7%
2085 -0.78% 0.72%
2084 -0.75% 0.74%
2083 -0.73% 0.76%
2082 -0.71% 0.78%
2081 -0.69% 0.8%
2080 -0.67% 0.82%
2079 -0.64% 0.84%
2078 -0.61% 0.87%
2077 -0.59% 0.89%
2076 -0.55% 0.92%
2075 -0.52% 0.94%
2074 -0.53% 0.96%
2073 -0.46% 0.99%
2072 -0.45% 1.02%
2071 -0.44% 1.04%
2070 -0.42% 1.07%
2069 -0.41% 1.09%
2068 -0.38% 1.12%
2067 -0.36% 1.14%
2066 -0.36% 1.17%
2065 -0.34% 1.2%
2064 -0.31% 1.22%
2063 -0.29% 1.25%
2062 -0.26% 1.28%
2061 -0.26% 1.31%
2060 -0.23% 1.33%
2059 -0.21% 1.36%
2058 -0.21% 1.38%
2057 -0.2% 1.41%
2056 -0.18% 1.44%
2055 -0.16% 1.46%
2054 -0.12% 1.49%
2053 -0.09% 1.52%
2052 -0.09% 1.55%
2051 -0.05% 1.58%
2050 -0.05% 1.61%
2049 -0.02% 1.63%
2048 0.003% 1.66%
2047 0.01% 1.69%
2046 0.03% 1.72%
2045 0.04% 1.75%
2044 0.08% 1.78%
2043 0.09% 1.81%
2042 0.12% 1.84%
2041 0.14% 1.87%
2040 0.15% 1.89%
2039 0.19% 1.93%
2038 0.19% 1.96%
2037 0.22% 1.99%
2036 0.24% 2.02%
2035 0.25% 2.05%
2034 0.29% 2.09%
2033 0.29% 2.13%
2032 0.31% 2.17%
2031 0.32% 2.21%
2030 0.36% 2.24%
2029 0.37% 2.29%
2028 0.39% 2.33%
2027 0.4% 2.37%
2026 0.41% 2.41%
2025 0.45% 2.45%
2024 0.45% 2.47%
2023 0.47% 2.49%
2022 0.39% 2.51%
2021 0.34% 2.55%
2020 0.2% 2.6%
2019 0.04% 2.64%
2018 0.1% 2.64%
2017 0.21% 2.64%
2016 0.28% 2.65%
2015 0.34% 2.67%
2014 0.39% 2.72%
2013 0.41% 2.76%
2012 0.39% 2.8%
2011 0.36% 2.88%
2010 0.33% 2.95%
2009 0.31% 2.98%
2008 0.32% 2.98%
2007 0.13% 2.98%
2006 -0.05% 2.98%
2005 0.02% 2.97%
2004 0.1% 2.96%
2003 0.2% 2.97%
2002 0.31% 3.04%
2001 0.42% 3.13%
2000 0.5% 3.22%
1999 0.56% 3.3%
1998 0.62% 3.33%
1997 0.68% 3.31%
1996 0.75% 3.27%
1995 0.84% 3.21%
1994 0.96% 3.16%
1993 1.33% 3.1%
1992 1.65% 3.05%
1991 1.77% 3.03%
1990 1.9% 3%
1989 1.99% 2.95%
1988 2.03% 2.92%
1987 2% 2.89%
1986 2% 2.91%
1985 2.02% 2.95%
1984 1.93% 2.96%
1983 1.84% 2.99%
1982 1.14% 3%
1981 0.67% 3.03%
1980 1.34% 3.07%
1979 1.96% 3.09%
1978 2.16% 3.08%
1977 2.16% 3.08%
1976 2.18% 3.07%
1975 2.25% 3.06%
1974 2.33% 3.04%
1973 2.37% 3.02%
1972 2.38% 2.99%
1971 2.42% 2.95%
1970 2.58% 2.89%
1969 2.75% 2.83%
1968 2.82% 2.77%
1967 2.86% 2.72%
1966 2.86% 2.67%
1965 2.81% 2.63%
1964 2.75% 2.62%
1963 2.69% 2.62%
1962 2.76% 2.63%
1961 2.81% 2.64%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Madagascar
Current population
6399793
33750171
Population rank 111/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.41%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
41 seconds
One birth every
5.29 minutes
31.5 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +2,107
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 29/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -23,934 -2,227
Net migration rank 155/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -2,227
2024 - -23,102 - -1,795
2023 51,985 -23,253 766,391 -1,487
2022 53,138 -23,255 753,931 -1,487
2021 46,530 -27,343 741,416 -1,480
2020 48,244 -25,213 736,607 -1,480
2019 56,816 -55,144 735,853 -2,976
2018 57,509 -54,163 719,267 -2,887
2017 59,824 -50,608 699,498 -2,784
2016 63,751 -47,491 682,801 -2,687
2015 69,263 -51,278 668,977 -2,594
2014 72,581 -49,126 660,837 -2,522
2013 73,869 -49,087 654,230 -2,445
2012 75,495 -50,546 644,255 -2,334
2011 76,182 -53,433 640,577 -2,219
2010 75,695 -54,688 641,543 -1,979
2009 74,908 -55,966 634,008 -1,429
2008 75,107 -56,086 615,580 -1,255
2007 76,776 -56,857 597,772 -1,563
2006 80,887 -85,789 581,489 -2,336
2005 84,883 -86,501 568,143 -4,869
2004 90,905 -87,466 556,319 -13,393
2003 97,849 -89,146 544,903 -18,345
2002 106,137 -90,908 535,518 -18,209
2001 114,313 -92,389 529,656 -13,014
2000 122,315 -94,861 520,860 -4,298
1999 128,947 -97,475 516,976 -1,891
1998 134,065 -99,293 508,408 -1,222
1997 134,448 -96,820 490,905 -986
1996 136,929 -95,977 471,453 -1,161
1995 138,268 -92,912 450,259 -1,670
1994 137,974 -87,318 428,169 -1,905
1993 138,432 -80,736 408,801 -2,063
1992 139,221 -48,232 388,430 -2,216
1991 140,691 -50,622 375,040 -2,330
1990 140,311 -39,689 360,621 -1,777
1989 139,093 -38,211 344,279 -1,848
1988 136,230 -30,806 330,510 -1,883
1987 133,667 -32,308 317,621 -1,896
1986 130,177 -32,181 307,074 -1,914
1985 127,248 -29,111 304,199 -1,947
1984 125,036 -29,767 296,892 -1,965
1983 121,700 -35,694 290,085 -1,979
1982 120,938 -37,159 284,733 -2,093
1981 117,346 -97,365 277,535 -2,864
1980 111,771 -71,318 275,287 -4,005
1979 123,838 -44,302 270,752 -5,126
1978 124,468 -31,463 263,684 -5,874
1977 121,446 -28,742 255,399 -5,957
1976 120,511 -31,317 247,026 -5,655
1975 116,737 -26,198 238,774 -5,173
1974 113,846 -22,844 230,233 -4,607
1973 111,546 -19,347 221,768 -4,037
1972 107,604 -17,317 213,138 -3,583
1971 104,714 -16,389 204,617 -3,118
1970 100,499 -11,367 194,889 -2,658
1969 99,848 -4,355 184,562 -2,216
1968 98,851 -2,919 175,869 -1,766
1967 98,424 -3,192 167,287 -1,383
1966 97,156 -3,945 159,483 -964
1965 95,341 -5,560 152,362 -550
1964 93,328 -7,937 146,894 -204
1963 90,794 -9,774 142,666 0
1962 88,237 -10,307 139,412 0
1961 84,614 -4,159 136,578 0
1960 81,544 -4,885 133,684 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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