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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 20.9 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.68% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

El Salvador vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Mexico
2100 5,105,420 131,158,772
2099 5,149,457 131,919,278
2098 5,194,156 132,676,226
2097 5,239,201 133,430,730
2096 5,285,584 134,179,811
2095 5,332,377 134,924,667
2094 5,379,380 135,662,399
2093 5,426,293 136,390,414
2092 5,473,168 137,102,695
2091 5,520,243 137,808,909
2090 5,567,316 138,501,995
2089 5,614,518 139,183,536
2088 5,661,216 139,849,476
2087 5,708,023 140,504,916
2086 5,754,535 141,148,688
2085 5,800,712 141,779,696
2084 5,846,470 142,390,038
2083 5,890,746 142,983,168
2082 5,933,965 143,553,646
2081 5,976,533 144,112,618
2080 6,018,220 144,651,130
2079 6,058,704 145,168,756
2078 6,097,568 145,664,735
2077 6,135,005 146,138,472
2076 6,171,552 146,589,999
2075 6,205,725 147,020,176
2074 6,238,209 147,428,934
2073 6,271,184 147,814,398
2072 6,300,399 148,174,180
2071 6,328,923 148,507,034
2070 6,356,884 148,821,087
2069 6,383,690 149,107,578
2068 6,409,808 149,368,537
2067 6,434,255 149,603,163
2066 6,457,592 149,814,864
2065 6,480,747 150,001,973
2064 6,502,689 150,160,667
2063 6,523,174 150,292,498
2062 6,541,955 150,396,857
2061 6,559,213 150,474,868
2060 6,576,220 150,528,257
2059 6,591,451 150,549,825
2058 6,605,091 150,541,650
2057 6,619,257 150,507,950
2056 6,632,447 150,447,865
2055 6,644,372 150,356,976
2054 6,655,028 150,235,899
2053 6,662,891 150,083,305
2052 6,669,204 149,896,641
2051 6,675,431 149,677,830
2050 6,678,745 149,423,583
2049 6,682,265 149,138,900
2048 6,683,689 148,809,771
2047 6,683,495 148,451,951
2046 6,682,835 148,054,747
2045 6,680,720 147,620,456
2044 6,678,277 147,146,325
2043 6,672,970 146,641,077
2042 6,666,915 146,096,981
2041 6,659,099 145,517,171
2040 6,649,797 144,905,265
2039 6,639,891 144,260,027
2038 6,627,081 143,575,746
2037 6,614,212 142,857,009
2036 6,599,632 142,113,069
2035 6,583,864 141,334,167
2034 6,567,581 140,529,082
2033 6,548,738 139,687,630
2032 6,529,775 138,818,384
2031 6,509,868 137,922,237
2030 6,489,300 136,998,375
2029 6,466,193 136,046,964
2028 6,442,242 135,066,178
2027 6,417,110 134,056,943
2026 6,391,761 133,017,798
2025 6,365,503 131,946,900
2024 6,338,193 130,861,007
2023 6,309,624 129,739,759
2022 6,280,319 128,613,117
2021 6,255,782 127,648,148
2020 6,234,673 126,799,054
2019 6,222,318 125,762,982
2018 6,219,807 124,573,711
2017 6,213,533 123,400,057
2016 6,200,800 122,251,351
2015 6,183,676 121,072,306
2014 6,162,955 119,784,261
2013 6,138,839 118,343,573
2012 6,113,975 116,818,208
2011 6,090,127 115,243,504
2010 6,068,249 113,623,895
2009 6,048,279 111,999,721
2008 6,029,297 110,374,288
2007 6,009,824 108,774,360
2006 6,002,319 107,253,666
2005 6,005,578 105,811,504
2004 6,004,671 104,394,131
2003 5,998,599 102,978,515
2002 5,986,631 101,548,624
2001 5,968,060 100,099,099
2000 5,943,366 98,625,552
1999 5,913,900 97,115,707
1998 5,880,781 95,575,245
1997 5,844,578 94,021,207
1996 5,805,286 92,452,702
1995 5,762,131 90,862,455
1994 5,714,129 89,259,205
1993 5,659,957 87,653,807
1992 5,585,609 86,044,809
1991 5,495,077 84,430,572
1990 5,399,726 82,820,170
1989 5,298,979 81,247,182
1988 5,195,833 79,695,531
1987 5,092,441 78,136,651
1986 4,992,769 76,585,637
1985 4,894,706 75,043,414
1984 4,798,003 73,506,846
1983 4,707,367 71,971,240
1982 4,622,477 70,433,260
1981 4,570,599 68,892,108
1980 4,540,382 67,300,334
1979 4,480,388 65,648,865
1978 4,394,114 63,979,046
1977 4,301,256 62,308,493
1976 4,210,310 60,645,512
1975 4,120,449 58,982,400
1974 4,029,671 57,320,149
1973 3,938,068 55,667,284
1972 3,846,830 54,030,168
1971 3,757,523 52,412,558
1970 3,668,796 50,814,953
1969 3,576,485 49,233,194
1968 3,480,773 47,668,303
1967 3,385,184 46,129,608
1966 3,290,961 44,629,106
1965 3,199,466 43,174,477
1964 3,111,883 41,772,049
1963 3,028,679 40,424,065
1962 2,949,204 39,129,200
1961 2,870,016 37,890,118
1960 2,791,459 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Mexico
2100 -0.86% -0.58%
2099 -0.86% -0.57%
2098 -0.86% -0.57%
2097 -0.88% -0.56%
2096 -0.88% -0.55%
2095 -0.87% -0.54%
2094 -0.86% -0.53%
2093 -0.86% -0.52%
2092 -0.85% -0.51%
2091 -0.85% -0.5%
2090 -0.84% -0.49%
2089 -0.82% -0.48%
2088 -0.82% -0.47%
2087 -0.81% -0.46%
2086 -0.8% -0.45%
2085 -0.78% -0.43%
2084 -0.75% -0.41%
2083 -0.73% -0.4%
2082 -0.71% -0.39%
2081 -0.69% -0.37%
2080 -0.67% -0.36%
2079 -0.64% -0.34%
2078 -0.61% -0.32%
2077 -0.59% -0.31%
2076 -0.55% -0.29%
2075 -0.52% -0.28%
2074 -0.53% -0.26%
2073 -0.46% -0.24%
2072 -0.45% -0.22%
2071 -0.44% -0.21%
2070 -0.42% -0.19%
2069 -0.41% -0.17%
2068 -0.38% -0.16%
2067 -0.36% -0.14%
2066 -0.36% -0.12%
2065 -0.34% -0.11%
2064 -0.31% -0.09%
2063 -0.29% -0.07%
2062 -0.26% -0.05%
2061 -0.26% -0.04%
2060 -0.23% -0.01%
2059 -0.21% 0.005%
2058 -0.21% 0.02%
2057 -0.2% 0.04%
2056 -0.18% 0.06%
2055 -0.16% 0.08%
2054 -0.12% 0.1%
2053 -0.09% 0.12%
2052 -0.09% 0.15%
2051 -0.05% 0.17%
2050 -0.05% 0.19%
2049 -0.02% 0.22%
2048 0.003% 0.24%
2047 0.01% 0.27%
2046 0.03% 0.29%
2045 0.04% 0.32%
2044 0.08% 0.34%
2043 0.09% 0.37%
2042 0.12% 0.4%
2041 0.14% 0.42%
2040 0.15% 0.45%
2039 0.19% 0.48%
2038 0.19% 0.5%
2037 0.22% 0.52%
2036 0.24% 0.55%
2035 0.25% 0.57%
2034 0.29% 0.6%
2033 0.29% 0.63%
2032 0.31% 0.65%
2031 0.32% 0.67%
2030 0.36% 0.7%
2029 0.37% 0.73%
2028 0.39% 0.75%
2027 0.4% 0.78%
2026 0.41% 0.81%
2025 0.43% 0.83%
2024 0.45% 0.86%
2023 0.47% 0.88%
2022 0.39% 0.76%
2021 0.34% 0.67%
2020 0.2% 0.82%
2019 0.04% 0.95%
2018 0.1% 0.95%
2017 0.21% 0.94%
2016 0.28% 0.97%
2015 0.34% 1.08%
2014 0.39% 1.22%
2013 0.41% 1.31%
2012 0.39% 1.37%
2011 0.36% 1.43%
2010 0.33% 1.45%
2009 0.31% 1.47%
2008 0.32% 1.47%
2007 0.13% 1.42%
2006 -0.05% 1.36%
2005 0.02% 1.36%
2004 0.1% 1.37%
2003 0.2% 1.41%
2002 0.31% 1.45%
2001 0.42% 1.49%
2000 0.5% 1.55%
1999 0.56% 1.61%
1998 0.62% 1.65%
1997 0.68% 1.7%
1996 0.75% 1.75%
1995 0.84% 1.8%
1994 0.96% 1.83%
1993 1.33% 1.87%
1992 1.65% 1.91%
1991 1.77% 1.94%
1990 1.9% 1.94%
1989 1.99% 1.95%
1988 2.03% 2%
1987 2% 2.03%
1986 2% 2.06%
1985 2.02% 2.09%
1984 1.93% 2.13%
1983 1.84% 2.18%
1982 1.14% 2.24%
1981 0.67% 2.37%
1980 1.34% 2.52%
1979 1.96% 2.61%
1978 2.16% 2.68%
1977 2.16% 2.74%
1976 2.18% 2.82%
1975 2.25% 2.9%
1974 2.33% 2.97%
1973 2.37% 3.03%
1972 2.38% 3.09%
1971 2.42% 3.14%
1970 2.58% 3.21%
1969 2.75% 3.28%
1968 2.82% 3.34%
1967 2.86% 3.36%
1966 2.86% 3.37%
1965 2.81% 3.36%
1964 2.75% 3.33%
1963 2.69% 3.31%
1962 2.76% 3.27%
1961 2.81% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Mexico
Current population
6404781
133551566
Population rank 111/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.61%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
5.32 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +75 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +27,310 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 109/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -108,037
Net migration rank 155/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -108,037
2024 51,510 -23,102 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 51,985 -23,253 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 53,138 -23,255 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 46,530 -27,343 936,682 -122,791
2020 48,244 -25,213 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 56,816 -55,144 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 57,509 -54,163 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 59,824 -50,608 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 63,751 -47,491 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 69,263 -51,278 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 72,581 -49,126 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 73,869 -49,087 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 75,495 -50,546 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 76,182 -53,433 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 75,695 -54,688 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 74,908 -55,966 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 75,107 -56,086 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 76,776 -56,857 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 80,887 -85,789 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 84,883 -86,501 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 90,905 -87,466 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 97,849 -89,146 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 106,137 -90,908 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 114,313 -92,389 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 122,315 -94,861 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 128,947 -97,475 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 134,065 -99,293 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 134,448 -96,820 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 136,929 -95,977 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 138,268 -92,912 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 137,974 -87,318 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 138,432 -80,736 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 139,221 -48,232 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 140,691 -50,622 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 140,311 -39,689 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 139,093 -38,211 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 136,230 -30,806 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 133,667 -32,308 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 130,177 -32,181 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 127,248 -29,111 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 125,036 -29,767 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 121,700 -35,694 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 120,938 -37,159 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 117,346 -97,365 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 111,771 -71,318 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 123,838 -44,302 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 124,468 -31,463 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 121,446 -28,742 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 120,511 -31,317 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 116,737 -26,198 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 113,846 -22,844 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 111,546 -19,347 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 107,604 -17,317 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 104,714 -16,389 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 100,499 -11,367 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 99,848 -4,355 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 98,851 -2,919 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 98,424 -3,192 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 97,156 -3,945 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 95,341 -5,560 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 93,328 -7,937 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 90,794 -9,774 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 88,237 -10,307 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 84,614 -4,159 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 81,544 -4,885 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/mexico | CC BY

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 Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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

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