The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 1,245,779 people in Mauritius in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,391,525 people compared to 1,239,793 in Mauritius.
Population statistics:
- El Salvador's population is 5.16 times bigger than Mauritius'.
- El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Mauritius is the 157th.
- The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.01% for Mauritius.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs -0.09% in Mauritius.
- Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.39M (6.48% growth), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.24M (0.47% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 570K people by 2100.
El Salvador vs Mauritius: live population counter
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| Current population |
6391525
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1239793
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 157/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.01% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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3.05 hours
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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41.3 minutes
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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44.8 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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3.14 hours
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | -2,787 |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | -8 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | -2,868 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | -0.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 179/197 |
El Salvador and Mauritius: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 680,331 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 680,757 | 2.81% | 0.06% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 700,349 | 2.76% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 718,861 | 2.69% | 2.64% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 736,381 | 2.75% | 2.44% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 753,000 | 2.81% | 2.26% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 768,813 | 2.86% | 2.1% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 783,917 | 2.86% | 1.96% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 798,413 | 2.82% | 1.85% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 812,405 | 2.75% | 1.75% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 826,000 | 2.58% | 1.67% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 839,230 | 2.42% | 1.6% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 852,053 | 2.38% | 1.53% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 864,819 | 2.37% | 1.5% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 878,042 | 2.33% | 1.53% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 892,000 | 2.25% | 1.59% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 906,507 | 2.18% | 1.63% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 921,379 | 2.16% | 1.64% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 933,499 | 2.16% | 1.32% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 949,888 | 1.96% | 1.76% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 966,039 | 1.34% | 1.7% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 980,462 | 0.67% | 1.49% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 992,521 | 1.14% | 1.23% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 1,001,691 | 1.84% | 0.92% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 1,012,221 | 1.93% | 1.05% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 1,020,528 | 2.02% | 0.82% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 1,028,360 | 2% | 0.77% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 1,036,082 | 2% | 0.75% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 1,043,239 | 2.03% | 0.69% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 1,051,260 | 1.99% | 0.77% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 1,058,775 | 1.9% | 0.71% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 1,070,266 | 1.77% | 1.09% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 1,084,441 | 1.65% | 1.32% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 1,097,374 | 1.33% | 1.19% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 1,112,846 | 0.96% | 1.41% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 1,122,457 | 0.84% | 0.86% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 1,133,996 | 0.75% | 1.03% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 1,148,284 | 0.68% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 1,160,421 | 0.62% | 1.06% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 1,175,267 | 0.56% | 1.28% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 1,186,873 | 0.5% | 0.99% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 1,196,287 | 0.42% | 0.79% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 1,204,621 | 0.31% | 0.7% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 1,213,370 | 0.2% | 0.73% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 1,221,003 | 0.1% | 0.63% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 1,228,254 | 0.02% | 0.59% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 1,233,996 | -0.05% | 0.47% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 1,239,630 | 0.13% | 0.46% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 1,244,121 | 0.32% | 0.36% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 1,247,429 | 0.31% | 0.27% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 1,250,400 | 0.33% | 0.24% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 1,252,404 | 0.36% | 0.16% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 1,255,882 | 0.39% | 0.28% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 1,258,927 | 0.41% | 0.24% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 1,261,208 | 0.39% | 0.18% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 1,262,879 | 0.34% | 0.13% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 1,263,747 | 0.28% | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 1,264,887 | 0.21% | 0.09% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 1,265,577 | 0.1% | 0.05% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 1,265,985 | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 1,266,014 | 0.2% | 0.002% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 1,266,334 | 0.34% | 0.03% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 1,262,523 | 0.39% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 1,248,647 | 0.47% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 1,245,779 | 0.45% | -0.23% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 1,242,950 | 0.43% | -0.23% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 1,239,793 | 0.4% | -0.25% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 1,236,435 | 0.39% | -0.27% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 1,232,914 | 0.38% | -0.28% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 1,229,227 | 0.36% | -0.3% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 1,225,457 | 0.34% | -0.31% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 1,221,502 | 0.31% | -0.32% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 1,217,208 | 0.3% | -0.35% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 1,212,606 | 0.29% | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 1,207,685 | 0.27% | -0.41% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 1,202,449 | 0.24% | -0.43% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 1,196,894 | 0.23% | -0.46% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 1,191,031 | 0.21% | -0.49% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 1,184,867 | 0.19% | -0.52% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 1,178,313 | 0.17% | -0.55% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 1,171,352 | 0.14% | -0.59% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 1,164,041 | 0.13% | -0.62% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 1,156,420 | 0.1% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 1,148,461 | 0.09% | -0.69% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 1,140,167 | 0.06% | -0.72% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 1,131,600 | 0.03% | -0.75% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 1,122,728 | 0.02% | -0.78% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 1,113,607 | 0.006% | -0.81% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 1,104,261 | -0.009% | -0.84% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 1,094,728 | -0.04% | -0.86% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 1,085,083 | -0.05% | -0.88% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Mauritius gained 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 190,725 (a 3.08% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by -23,954 (a 1.9% decline).
El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2006 and ranked 157th 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.5% to 1,085,083 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.
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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| City | Population |
| Port Louis | 149K |
| Quatre Bornes | 81.8K |
| Curepipe | 77.5K |
| Triolet | 23.4K |
| Goodlands | 20.7K |
| Centre de Flacq | 15.8K |
| Mahebourg | 15.8K |
| Bambous | 15.3K |
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Population differences between El Salvador and Mauritius
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| Life expectancy | 72.7 years | 75.4 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 39.2 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 38.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 1,616 ppl/mi² |
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