The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 527,799 people in Maldives in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,391,525 people compared to 531,534 in Maldives.
Population statistics:
- El Salvador's population is 12 times bigger than Maldives'.
- El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.006% for Maldives.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +2.56% in Maldives.
- Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.39M (6.48% growth), while Maldives has grown from 314K to 532K (69.4% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people compared to the peak of 597K people in 2057 for Maldives.
El Salvador vs Maldives: live population counter
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| Current population |
6391525
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531534
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 168/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.006% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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4.85 hours
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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1.51 hours
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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7.13 hours
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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3.62 hours
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | -2,421 |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | +5 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | +1,805 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | +0.34% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 146/197 |
El Salvador and Maldives: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 91,189 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 93,450 | 2.81% | 2.48% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 95,802 | 2.76% | 2.52% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 98,222 | 2.69% | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 100,662 | 2.75% | 2.48% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 104,102 | 2.81% | 3.42% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 108,507 | 2.86% | 4.23% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 112,528 | 2.86% | 3.71% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 116,075 | 2.82% | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 119,564 | 2.75% | 3.01% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 123,219 | 2.58% | 3.06% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 127,035 | 2.42% | 3.1% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 130,968 | 2.38% | 3.1% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 134,952 | 2.37% | 3.04% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 138,978 | 2.33% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 143,158 | 2.25% | 3.01% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 147,525 | 2.18% | 3.05% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 151,930 | 2.16% | 2.99% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 156,159 | 2.16% | 2.78% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 160,360 | 1.96% | 2.69% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 164,835 | 1.34% | 2.79% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 169,532 | 0.67% | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 174,333 | 1.14% | 2.83% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 179,128 | 1.84% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 184,198 | 1.93% | 2.83% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 190,169 | 2.02% | 3.24% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 196,935 | 2% | 3.56% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 203,944 | 2% | 3.56% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 210,885 | 2.03% | 3.4% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 217,738 | 1.99% | 3.25% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 224,762 | 1.9% | 3.23% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 231,802 | 1.77% | 3.13% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 238,543 | 1.65% | 2.91% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 244,884 | 1.33% | 2.66% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 250,822 | 0.96% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 256,649 | 0.84% | 2.32% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 262,347 | 0.75% | 2.22% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 267,707 | 0.68% | 2.04% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 272,723 | 0.62% | 1.87% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 277,412 | 0.56% | 1.72% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 282,019 | 0.5% | 1.66% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 286,767 | 0.42% | 1.68% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 291,616 | 0.31% | 1.69% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 296,491 | 0.2% | 1.67% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 301,413 | 0.1% | 1.66% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 306,429 | 0.02% | 1.66% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 313,851 | -0.05% | 2.42% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 324,479 | 0.13% | 3.39% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 336,170 | 0.32% | 3.6% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 348,275 | 0.31% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 360,792 | 0.33% | 3.59% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 373,674 | 0.36% | 3.57% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 386,818 | 0.39% | 3.52% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 400,070 | 0.41% | 3.43% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 413,617 | 0.39% | 3.39% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 428,154 | 0.34% | 3.51% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 443,308 | 0.28% | 3.54% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 458,287 | 0.21% | 3.38% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 473,099 | 0.1% | 3.23% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 487,731 | 0.04% | 3.09% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 502,118 | 0.2% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 516,154 | 0.34% | 2.8% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 524,106 | 0.39% | 1.54% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 525,994 | 0.47% | 0.36% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 527,799 | 0.45% | 0.34% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 529,677 | 0.43% | 0.36% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 531,514 | 0.4% | 0.35% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 533,433 | 0.39% | 0.36% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 535,502 | 0.38% | 0.39% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 537,574 | 0.36% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 539,667 | 0.34% | 0.39% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 541,929 | 0.31% | 0.42% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 544,288 | 0.3% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 546,723 | 0.29% | 0.45% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 549,162 | 0.27% | 0.45% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 551,599 | 0.24% | 0.44% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 554,092 | 0.23% | 0.45% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 556,637 | 0.21% | 0.46% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 559,231 | 0.19% | 0.47% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 561,958 | 0.17% | 0.49% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 564,800 | 0.14% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 567,606 | 0.13% | 0.5% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 570,381 | 0.1% | 0.49% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 573,138 | 0.09% | 0.48% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 575,811 | 0.06% | 0.47% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 578,459 | 0.03% | 0.46% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 581,026 | 0.02% | 0.44% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 583,393 | 0.006% | 0.41% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 585,720 | -0.009% | 0.4% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 587,988 | -0.04% | 0.39% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 589,960 | -0.05% | 0.34% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 190,725 (a 3.08% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 88,226 (a 19.9% growth).
El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.25% to 6,663,341 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Maldives will increase by 11% to 589,960 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.
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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Population differences between El Salvador and Maldives
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| Life expectancy | 72.7 years | 81.7 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 32.7 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 32.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 61.9:38.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 1.58 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 4,587 ppl/mi² |
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