The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 3,524,788 people in Mongolia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,386,184 people compared to 3,599,274 in Mongolia.
Population statistics:
- El Salvador's population is 1.77 times bigger than Mongolia's.
- El Salvador is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while Mongolia is the 132nd.
- The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.04% for Mongolia.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.79% in Mongolia.
- Since 2005, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6.01M people to 6.39M (6.34% growth), while Mongolia has grown from 2.54M to 3.6M (41.9% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people compared to the peak of 5.6M people in 2100 for Mongolia.
El Salvador vs Mongolia: live population counter
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| Current population |
6386184
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3599274
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| Population rank | 112/197 | 132/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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12 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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7.95 minutes
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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27.5 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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4.4 days
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | +83 |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | +120 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | +43,643 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | +1.25% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 88/197 |
El Salvador and Mongolia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 977,595 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 1,009,284 | 2.81% | 3.24% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 1,041,444 | 2.76% | 3.19% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 1,071,362 | 2.69% | 2.87% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 1,100,234 | 2.75% | 2.69% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 1,131,177 | 2.81% | 2.81% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 1,163,754 | 2.86% | 2.88% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 1,196,996 | 2.86% | 2.86% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 1,229,930 | 2.82% | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 1,262,284 | 2.75% | 2.63% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 1,295,272 | 2.58% | 2.61% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 1,330,071 | 2.42% | 2.69% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 1,366,821 | 2.38% | 2.76% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 1,405,502 | 2.37% | 2.83% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 1,446,050 | 2.33% | 2.88% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 1,488,296 | 2.25% | 2.92% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 1,531,945 | 2.18% | 2.93% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 1,576,245 | 2.16% | 2.89% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 1,619,468 | 2.16% | 2.74% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 1,660,659 | 1.96% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 1,701,335 | 1.34% | 2.45% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 1,742,857 | 0.67% | 2.44% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 1,785,364 | 1.14% | 2.44% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 1,829,092 | 1.84% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 1,874,349 | 1.93% | 2.47% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 1,921,514 | 2.02% | 2.52% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 1,970,965 | 2% | 2.57% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 2,022,800 | 2% | 2.63% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 2,076,322 | 2.03% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 2,124,185 | 1.99% | 2.31% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 2,098,710 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 2,165,342 | 1.77% | 3.17% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 2,167,790 | 1.65% | 0.11% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 2,165,130 | 1.33% | -0.12% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 2,189,395 | 0.96% | 1.12% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 2,224,945 | 0.84% | 1.62% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 2,259,507 | 0.75% | 1.55% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 2,291,750 | 0.68% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 2,323,809 | 0.62% | 1.4% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 2,356,813 | 0.56% | 1.42% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 2,388,299 | 0.5% | 1.34% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 2,417,751 | 0.42% | 1.23% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 2,449,027 | 0.31% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 2,480,374 | 0.2% | 1.28% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 2,508,412 | 0.1% | 1.13% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 2,536,407 | 0.02% | 1.12% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 2,567,168 | -0.05% | 1.21% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 2,601,850 | 0.13% | 1.35% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 2,643,201 | 0.32% | 1.59% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 2,691,115 | 0.31% | 1.81% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 2,738,622 | 0.33% | 1.77% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 2,786,317 | 0.36% | 1.74% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 2,839,705 | 0.39% | 1.92% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 2,899,011 | 0.41% | 2.09% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 2,963,113 | 0.39% | 2.21% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 3,026,864 | 0.34% | 2.15% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 3,088,856 | 0.28% | 2.05% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 3,148,917 | 0.21% | 1.94% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 3,208,189 | 0.1% | 1.88% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 3,267,673 | 0.04% | 1.85% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 3,327,204 | 0.2% | 1.82% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 3,383,741 | 0.34% | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 3,433,748 | 0.39% | 1.48% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 3,481,145 | 0.47% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 3,524,788 | 0.45% | 1.25% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 3,566,934 | 0.43% | 1.2% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 3,607,194 | 0.4% | 1.13% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 3,646,133 | 0.39% | 1.08% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 3,684,133 | 0.38% | 1.04% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 3,721,196 | 0.36% | 1.01% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 3,757,736 | 0.34% | 0.98% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 3,793,979 | 0.31% | 0.96% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 3,830,403 | 0.3% | 0.96% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 3,867,674 | 0.29% | 0.97% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 3,905,872 | 0.27% | 0.99% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 3,944,896 | 0.24% | 1% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 3,984,836 | 0.23% | 1.01% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 4,025,966 | 0.21% | 1.03% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 4,067,894 | 0.19% | 1.04% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 4,110,455 | 0.17% | 1.05% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 4,153,587 | 0.14% | 1.05% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 4,197,027 | 0.13% | 1.05% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 4,240,723 | 0.1% | 1.04% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 4,284,073 | 0.09% | 1.02% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 4,327,016 | 0.06% | 1% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 4,369,833 | 0.03% | 0.99% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 4,411,717 | 0.02% | 0.96% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 4,452,180 | 0.006% | 0.92% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 4,491,289 | -0.009% | 0.88% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 4,529,071 | -0.04% | 0.84% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 4,565,277 | -0.05% | 0.8% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of El Salvador increased by 178,098 people (a 2.97% growth), while Mongolia gained 490,457 people (a 19.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, El Salvador gained 202,508 (a 3.27% growth), while Mongolia's population increased by 572,410 (a 18.9% growth).
El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2005 and is 112th in 2025. Mongolia was ranked 137th in 2005 and ranked 132nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.34% to 6,663,341 people with a rank change from 112th to 116th. The population of Mongolia will increase by 26.8% to 4,565,277 people and rank change from 132nd to 130th.
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 |
| Ulaanbaatar | 1.4M |
| Bulgan | 12.3K |
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Population differences between El Salvador and Mongolia
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 72.2 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 29.6 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 27.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 2.7 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 5.86 ppl/mi² |
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