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

Updated on by Georank team

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 6,399,793 people compared to 1,240,121 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 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.24M (0.5% growth).

El Salvador vs Mauritius: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Mauritius
2100 5,106,358 573,538
2099 5,150,403 581,815
2098 5,195,110 590,276
2097 5,240,164 598,961
2096 5,286,555 607,840
2095 5,333,357 616,931
2094 5,380,368 626,226
2093 5,427,291 635,745
2092 5,474,174 645,427
2091 5,521,257 655,300
2090 5,568,339 665,341
2089 5,615,550 675,562
2088 5,662,256 685,908
2087 5,709,072 696,380
2086 5,755,593 707,018
2085 5,801,778 717,757
2084 5,847,545 728,558
2083 5,891,829 739,420
2082 5,935,056 750,402
2081 5,977,631 761,382
2080 6,019,326 772,374
2079 6,059,817 783,407
2078 6,098,689 794,452
2077 6,136,133 805,529
2076 6,172,686 816,547
2075 6,206,865 827,526
2074 6,239,356 838,506
2073 6,272,337 849,462
2072 6,301,557 860,405
2071 6,330,086 871,223
2070 6,358,052 882,091
2069 6,384,863 892,850
2068 6,410,986 903,547
2067 6,435,437 914,226
2066 6,458,779 924,869
2065 6,481,938 935,546
2064 6,503,884 946,145
2063 6,524,373 956,652
2062 6,543,157 967,159
2061 6,560,419 977,603
2060 6,577,429 988,022
2059 6,592,662 998,355
2058 6,606,305 1,008,603
2057 6,620,473 1,018,853
2056 6,633,666 1,029,103
2055 6,645,594 1,039,228
2054 6,656,251 1,049,313
2053 6,664,115 1,059,364
2052 6,670,429 1,069,276
2051 6,676,658 1,079,090
2050 6,679,973 1,088,773
2049 6,683,494 1,098,370
2048 6,684,918 1,107,805
2047 6,684,723 1,117,049
2046 6,684,063 1,126,022
2045 6,681,948 1,134,772
2044 6,679,505 1,143,155
2043 6,674,197 1,151,325
2042 6,668,140 1,159,078
2041 6,660,323 1,166,543
2040 6,651,019 1,173,673
2039 6,641,112 1,180,437
2038 6,628,299 1,186,773
2037 6,615,428 1,192,770
2036 6,600,845 1,198,476
2035 6,585,074 1,203,871
2034 6,568,788 1,208,936
2033 6,549,941 1,213,705
2032 6,530,975 1,218,138
2031 6,511,064 1,222,267
2030 6,490,493 1,226,049
2029 6,467,381 1,229,806
2028 6,443,426 1,233,411
2027 6,418,289 1,236,833
2026 6,392,935 1,240,121
2025 6,366,672 1,243,139
2024 6,338,193 1,245,779
2023 6,309,624 1,248,647
2022 6,280,319 1,262,523
2021 6,255,782 1,266,334
2020 6,234,673 1,266,014
2019 6,222,318 1,265,985
2018 6,219,807 1,265,577
2017 6,213,533 1,264,887
2016 6,200,800 1,263,747
2015 6,183,676 1,262,879
2014 6,162,955 1,261,208
2013 6,138,839 1,258,927
2012 6,113,975 1,255,882
2011 6,090,127 1,252,404
2010 6,068,249 1,250,400
2009 6,048,279 1,247,429
2008 6,029,297 1,244,121
2007 6,009,824 1,239,630
2006 6,002,319 1,233,996
2005 6,005,578 1,228,254
2004 6,004,671 1,221,003
2003 5,998,599 1,213,370
2002 5,986,631 1,204,621
2001 5,968,060 1,196,287
2000 5,943,366 1,186,873
1999 5,913,900 1,175,267
1998 5,880,781 1,160,421
1997 5,844,578 1,148,284
1996 5,805,286 1,133,996
1995 5,762,131 1,122,457
1994 5,714,129 1,112,846
1993 5,659,957 1,097,374
1992 5,585,609 1,084,441
1991 5,495,077 1,070,266
1990 5,399,726 1,058,775
1989 5,298,979 1,051,260
1988 5,195,833 1,043,239
1987 5,092,441 1,036,082
1986 4,992,769 1,028,360
1985 4,894,706 1,020,528
1984 4,798,003 1,012,221
1983 4,707,367 1,001,691
1982 4,622,477 992,521
1981 4,570,599 980,462
1980 4,540,382 966,039
1979 4,480,388 949,888
1978 4,394,114 933,499
1977 4,301,256 921,379
1976 4,210,310 906,507
1975 4,120,449 892,000
1974 4,029,671 878,042
1973 3,938,068 864,819
1972 3,846,830 852,053
1971 3,757,523 839,230
1970 3,668,796 826,000
1969 3,576,485 812,405
1968 3,480,773 798,413
1967 3,385,184 783,917
1966 3,290,961 768,813
1965 3,199,466 753,000
1964 3,111,883 736,381
1963 3,028,679 718,861
1962 2,949,204 700,349
1961 2,870,016 680,757
1960 2,791,459 680,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by 23,626 people (a 1.87% 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 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 Mauritius will decrease by 12.2% to 1,088,773 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 574K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Mauritius
2100 -0.86% -1.42%
2099 -0.86% -1.43%
2098 -0.86% -1.45%
2097 -0.88% -1.46%
2096 -0.88% -1.47%
2095 -0.87% -1.48%
2094 -0.86% -1.5%
2093 -0.86% -1.5%
2092 -0.85% -1.51%
2091 -0.85% -1.51%
2090 -0.84% -1.51%
2089 -0.82% -1.51%
2088 -0.82% -1.5%
2087 -0.81% -1.5%
2086 -0.8% -1.5%
2085 -0.78% -1.48%
2084 -0.75% -1.47%
2083 -0.73% -1.46%
2082 -0.71% -1.44%
2081 -0.69% -1.42%
2080 -0.67% -1.41%
2079 -0.64% -1.39%
2078 -0.61% -1.38%
2077 -0.59% -1.35%
2076 -0.55% -1.33%
2075 -0.52% -1.31%
2074 -0.53% -1.29%
2073 -0.46% -1.27%
2072 -0.45% -1.24%
2071 -0.44% -1.23%
2070 -0.42% -1.21%
2069 -0.41% -1.18%
2068 -0.38% -1.17%
2067 -0.36% -1.15%
2066 -0.36% -1.14%
2065 -0.34% -1.12%
2064 -0.31% -1.1%
2063 -0.29% -1.09%
2062 -0.26% -1.07%
2061 -0.26% -1.05%
2060 -0.23% -1.04%
2059 -0.21% -1.02%
2058 -0.21% -1.01%
2057 -0.2% -1%
2056 -0.18% -0.97%
2055 -0.16% -0.96%
2054 -0.12% -0.95%
2053 -0.09% -0.93%
2052 -0.09% -0.91%
2051 -0.05% -0.89%
2050 -0.05% -0.87%
2049 -0.02% -0.85%
2048 0.003% -0.83%
2047 0.01% -0.8%
2046 0.03% -0.77%
2045 0.04% -0.73%
2044 0.08% -0.71%
2043 0.09% -0.67%
2042 0.12% -0.64%
2041 0.14% -0.61%
2040 0.15% -0.57%
2039 0.19% -0.53%
2038 0.19% -0.5%
2037 0.22% -0.48%
2036 0.24% -0.45%
2035 0.25% -0.42%
2034 0.29% -0.39%
2033 0.29% -0.36%
2032 0.31% -0.34%
2031 0.32% -0.31%
2030 0.36% -0.31%
2029 0.37% -0.29%
2028 0.39% -0.28%
2027 0.4% -0.27%
2026 0.41% -0.24%
2025 0.45% -0.21%
2024 0.45% -0.23%
2023 0.47% -1.1%
2022 0.39% -0.3%
2021 0.34% 0.03%
2020 0.2% 0.002%
2019 0.04% 0.03%
2018 0.1% 0.05%
2017 0.21% 0.09%
2016 0.28% 0.07%
2015 0.34% 0.13%
2014 0.39% 0.18%
2013 0.41% 0.24%
2012 0.39% 0.28%
2011 0.36% 0.16%
2010 0.33% 0.24%
2009 0.31% 0.27%
2008 0.32% 0.36%
2007 0.13% 0.46%
2006 -0.05% 0.47%
2005 0.02% 0.59%
2004 0.1% 0.63%
2003 0.2% 0.73%
2002 0.31% 0.7%
2001 0.42% 0.79%
2000 0.5% 0.99%
1999 0.56% 1.28%
1998 0.62% 1.06%
1997 0.68% 1.26%
1996 0.75% 1.03%
1995 0.84% 0.86%
1994 0.96% 1.41%
1993 1.33% 1.19%
1992 1.65% 1.32%
1991 1.77% 1.09%
1990 1.9% 0.71%
1989 1.99% 0.77%
1988 2.03% 0.69%
1987 2% 0.75%
1986 2% 0.77%
1985 2.02% 0.82%
1984 1.93% 1.05%
1983 1.84% 0.92%
1982 1.14% 1.23%
1981 0.67% 1.49%
1980 1.34% 1.7%
1979 1.96% 1.76%
1978 2.16% 1.32%
1977 2.16% 1.64%
1976 2.18% 1.63%
1975 2.25% 1.59%
1974 2.33% 1.53%
1973 2.37% 1.5%
1972 2.38% 1.53%
1971 2.42% 1.6%
1970 2.58% 1.67%
1969 2.75% 1.75%
1968 2.82% 1.85%
1967 2.86% 1.96%
1966 2.86% 2.1%
1965 2.81% 2.26%
1964 2.75% 2.44%
1963 2.69% 2.64%
1962 2.76% 2.88%
1961 2.81% 0.06%

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 Mauritius' population declined by 0.23%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Mauritius
Current population
6399793
1240121
Population rank 111/197 157/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.01%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
3.05 hours
One birth every
5.29 minutes
41.3 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
44.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 -8
Annual growth/decline +28,569 -2,868
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% -0.23%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 178/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
3.16 hours
Annual migration change -23,934 -2,784
Net migration rank 155/196 103/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 29,142
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 165/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 2.3%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 129/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Mauritius
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Mauritius
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -2,784
2024 - -23,102 - -2,787
2023 51,985 -23,253 999 -2,824
2022 53,138 -23,255 -757 -2,824
2021 46,530 -27,343 -253 -4,324
2020 48,244 -25,213 2,405 -5,895
2019 56,816 -55,144 1,773 -5,202
2018 57,509 -54,163 2,151 -5,084
2017 59,824 -50,608 3,415 -5,322
2016 63,751 -47,491 2,906 -4,483
2015 69,263 -51,278 3,031 -3,645
2014 72,581 -49,126 3,657 -3,691
2013 73,869 -49,087 4,281 -3,617
2012 75,495 -50,546 5,149 -3,663
2011 76,182 -53,433 5,511 -2,465
2010 75,695 -54,688 5,877 -2,624
2009 74,908 -55,966 6,113 -2,467
2008 75,107 -56,086 7,465 -2,589
2007 76,776 -56,857 8,429 -2,642
2006 80,887 -85,789 8,515 -2,757
2005 84,883 -86,501 10,195 -2,840
2004 90,905 -87,466 10,745 -3,001
2003 97,849 -89,146 10,799 -3,141
2002 106,137 -90,908 11,685 -3,150
2001 114,313 -92,389 11,723 -3,225
2000 122,315 -94,861 12,224 -2,326
1999 128,947 -97,475 12,341 -1,463
1998 134,065 -99,293 11,489 -1,292
1997 134,448 -96,820 11,943 -1,199
1996 136,929 -95,977 13,041 -1,092
1995 138,268 -92,912 13,020 -1,144
1994 137,974 -87,318 14,355 -1,112
1993 138,432 -80,736 14,814 -1,189
1992 139,221 -48,232 15,833 -1,254
1991 140,691 -50,622 15,091 -1,333
1990 140,311 -39,689 15,564 -1,938
1989 139,093 -38,211 14,718 -2,463
1988 136,230 -30,806 14,084 -1,399
1987 133,667 -32,308 13,262 -300
1986 130,177 -32,181 12,340 852
1985 127,248 -29,111 12,451 615
1984 125,036 -29,767 13,665 -258
1983 121,700 -35,694 14,525 -1,756
1982 120,938 -37,159 15,880 -2,226
1981 117,346 -97,365 18,334 -1,559
1980 111,771 -71,318 19,321 -1,739
1979 123,838 -44,302 19,282 -2,363
1978 124,468 -31,463 18,670 -3,129
1977 121,446 -28,742 16,769 -3,749
1976 120,511 -31,317 16,407 -3,807
1975 116,737 -26,198 15,342 -3,869
1974 113,846 -22,844 17,561 -4,908
1973 111,546 -19,347 13,145 -2,144
1972 107,604 -17,317 14,825 -2,408
1971 104,714 -16,389 15,441 -960
1970 100,499 -11,367 16,190 -1,281
1969 99,848 -4,355 15,761 -674
1968 98,851 -2,919 17,884 -2,445
1967 98,424 -3,192 17,560 -1,257
1966 97,156 -3,945 20,758 -4,123
1965 95,341 -5,560 20,482 -3,597
1964 93,328 -7,937 22,239 -4,850
1963 90,794 -9,774 22,069 -5,236
1962 88,237 -10,307 20,660 -6,107
1961 84,614 -4,159 20,355 -8,984
1960 81,544 -4,885 19,931 -7,083

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 Mauritius 30.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,327 people) and 69.1% is from migration (a loss of 43,294 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 29,142 people or 2.3% in Mauritius.

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
Mauritius
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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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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