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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 40.8 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.22% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

El Salvador vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Pakistan
2100 5,105,420 514,639,086
2099 5,149,457 513,762,873
2098 5,194,156 512,834,641
2097 5,239,201 511,842,588
2096 5,285,584 510,743,323
2095 5,332,377 509,544,194
2094 5,379,380 508,236,117
2093 5,426,293 506,871,405
2092 5,473,168 505,433,117
2091 5,520,243 503,929,591
2090 5,567,316 502,369,089
2089 5,614,518 500,764,988
2088 5,661,216 499,040,109
2087 5,708,023 497,294,229
2086 5,754,535 495,416,407
2085 5,800,712 493,469,269
2084 5,846,470 491,457,322
2083 5,890,746 489,327,293
2082 5,933,965 487,086,584
2081 5,976,533 484,774,651
2080 6,018,220 482,358,125
2079 6,058,704 479,913,540
2078 6,097,568 477,377,443
2077 6,135,005 474,692,907
2076 6,171,552 471,877,807
2075 6,205,725 468,953,317
2074 6,238,209 465,972,364
2073 6,271,184 462,907,667
2072 6,300,399 459,752,452
2071 6,328,923 456,518,761
2070 6,356,884 453,190,545
2069 6,383,690 449,749,441
2068 6,409,808 446,219,879
2067 6,434,255 442,632,987
2066 6,457,592 438,970,919
2065 6,480,747 435,260,675
2064 6,502,689 431,484,424
2063 6,523,174 427,665,121
2062 6,541,955 423,724,764
2061 6,559,213 419,759,602
2060 6,576,220 415,724,868
2059 6,591,451 411,662,239
2058 6,605,091 407,514,159
2057 6,619,257 403,318,028
2056 6,632,447 399,031,614
2055 6,644,372 394,728,055
2054 6,655,028 390,385,410
2053 6,662,891 386,003,289
2052 6,669,204 381,568,312
2051 6,675,431 377,096,921
2050 6,678,745 372,554,619
2049 6,682,265 367,986,189
2048 6,683,689 363,386,382
2047 6,683,495 358,734,325
2046 6,682,835 354,003,639
2045 6,680,720 349,228,953
2044 6,678,277 344,443,561
2043 6,672,970 339,631,894
2042 6,666,915 334,801,403
2041 6,659,099 329,944,530
2040 6,649,797 325,107,264
2039 6,639,891 320,203,920
2038 6,627,081 315,273,196
2037 6,614,212 310,377,446
2036 6,599,632 305,472,156
2035 6,583,864 300,604,245
2034 6,567,581 295,748,602
2033 6,548,738 290,911,874
2032 6,529,775 286,130,352
2031 6,509,868 281,410,647
2030 6,489,300 276,766,735
2029 6,466,193 272,246,760
2028 6,442,242 267,784,548
2027 6,417,110 263,445,027
2026 6,391,761 259,285,315
2025 6,365,503 255,219,554
2024 6,338,193 251,269,164
2023 6,309,624 247,504,495
2022 6,280,319 243,700,667
2021 6,255,782 239,477,801
2020 6,234,673 235,001,746
2019 6,222,318 230,800,899
2018 6,219,807 226,928,892
2017 6,213,533 223,273,967
2016 6,200,800 220,138,869
2015 6,183,676 217,290,883
2014 6,162,955 214,264,647
2013 6,138,839 211,073,978
2012 6,113,975 207,667,125
2011 6,090,127 203,746,065
2010 6,068,249 199,239,047
2009 6,048,279 194,376,534
2008 6,029,297 189,499,113
2007 6,009,824 184,493,231
2006 6,002,319 179,682,690
2005 6,005,578 175,453,212
2004 6,004,671 171,286,000
2003 5,998,599 167,110,248
2002 5,986,631 163,222,549
2001 5,968,060 159,270,907
2000 5,943,366 154,879,127
1999 5,913,900 150,565,377
1998 5,880,781 146,522,356
1997 5,844,578 142,531,804
1996 5,805,286 138,557,092
1995 5,762,131 134,582,253
1994 5,714,129 130,748,083
1993 5,659,957 127,020,117
1992 5,585,609 123,546,848
1991 5,495,077 120,060,406
1990 5,399,726 116,155,576
1989 5,298,979 112,336,629
1988 5,195,833 108,724,739
1987 5,092,441 105,130,717
1986 4,992,769 101,606,764
1985 4,894,706 98,229,285
1984 4,798,003 95,164,936
1983 4,707,367 92,227,711
1982 4,622,477 89,089,246
1981 4,570,599 85,802,049
1980 4,540,382 82,291,010
1979 4,480,388 78,997,039
1978 4,394,114 76,307,379
1977 4,301,256 73,901,827
1976 4,210,310 71,620,254
1975 4,120,449 69,461,175
1974 4,029,671 67,415,487
1973 3,938,068 65,461,912
1972 3,846,830 63,583,194
1971 3,757,523 61,847,899
1970 3,668,796 60,166,719
1969 3,576,485 58,460,939
1968 3,480,773 56,810,507
1967 3,385,184 55,214,768
1966 3,290,961 53,678,667
1965 3,199,466 52,209,010
1964 3,111,883 50,799,999
1963 3,028,679 49,447,776
1962 2,949,204 48,156,128
1961 2,870,016 46,921,277
1960 2,791,459 45,709,310

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Pakistan
2100 -0.86% 0.17%
2099 -0.86% 0.18%
2098 -0.86% 0.19%
2097 -0.88% 0.22%
2096 -0.88% 0.24%
2095 -0.87% 0.26%
2094 -0.86% 0.27%
2093 -0.86% 0.28%
2092 -0.85% 0.3%
2091 -0.85% 0.31%
2090 -0.84% 0.32%
2089 -0.82% 0.35%
2088 -0.82% 0.35%
2087 -0.81% 0.38%
2086 -0.8% 0.39%
2085 -0.78% 0.41%
2084 -0.75% 0.44%
2083 -0.73% 0.46%
2082 -0.71% 0.48%
2081 -0.69% 0.5%
2080 -0.67% 0.51%
2079 -0.64% 0.53%
2078 -0.61% 0.57%
2077 -0.59% 0.6%
2076 -0.55% 0.62%
2075 -0.52% 0.64%
2074 -0.53% 0.66%
2073 -0.46% 0.69%
2072 -0.45% 0.71%
2071 -0.44% 0.73%
2070 -0.42% 0.77%
2069 -0.41% 0.79%
2068 -0.38% 0.81%
2067 -0.36% 0.83%
2066 -0.36% 0.85%
2065 -0.34% 0.88%
2064 -0.31% 0.89%
2063 -0.29% 0.93%
2062 -0.26% 0.94%
2061 -0.26% 0.97%
2060 -0.23% 0.99%
2059 -0.21% 1.02%
2058 -0.21% 1.04%
2057 -0.2% 1.07%
2056 -0.18% 1.09%
2055 -0.16% 1.11%
2054 -0.12% 1.14%
2053 -0.09% 1.16%
2052 -0.09% 1.19%
2051 -0.05% 1.22%
2050 -0.05% 1.24%
2049 -0.02% 1.27%
2048 0.003% 1.3%
2047 0.01% 1.34%
2046 0.03% 1.37%
2045 0.04% 1.39%
2044 0.08% 1.42%
2043 0.09% 1.44%
2042 0.12% 1.47%
2041 0.14% 1.49%
2040 0.15% 1.53%
2039 0.19% 1.56%
2038 0.19% 1.58%
2037 0.22% 1.61%
2036 0.24% 1.62%
2035 0.25% 1.64%
2034 0.29% 1.66%
2033 0.29% 1.67%
2032 0.31% 1.68%
2031 0.32% 1.68%
2030 0.36% 1.66%
2029 0.37% 1.67%
2028 0.39% 1.65%
2027 0.4% 1.6%
2026 0.41% 1.59%
2025 0.43% 1.57%
2024 0.45% 1.52%
2023 0.47% 1.56%
2022 0.39% 1.76%
2021 0.34% 1.9%
2020 0.2% 1.82%
2019 0.04% 1.71%
2018 0.1% 1.64%
2017 0.21% 1.42%
2016 0.28% 1.31%
2015 0.34% 1.41%
2014 0.39% 1.51%
2013 0.41% 1.64%
2012 0.39% 1.92%
2011 0.36% 2.26%
2010 0.33% 2.5%
2009 0.31% 2.57%
2008 0.32% 2.71%
2007 0.13% 2.68%
2006 -0.05% 2.41%
2005 0.02% 2.43%
2004 0.1% 2.5%
2003 0.2% 2.38%
2002 0.31% 2.48%
2001 0.42% 2.84%
2000 0.5% 2.87%
1999 0.56% 2.76%
1998 0.62% 2.8%
1997 0.68% 2.87%
1996 0.75% 2.95%
1995 0.84% 2.93%
1994 0.96% 2.93%
1993 1.33% 2.81%
1992 1.65% 2.9%
1991 1.77% 3.36%
1990 1.9% 3.4%
1989 1.99% 3.32%
1988 2.03% 3.42%
1987 2% 3.47%
1986 2% 3.44%
1985 2.02% 3.22%
1984 1.93% 3.18%
1983 1.84% 3.52%
1982 1.14% 3.83%
1981 0.67% 4.27%
1980 1.34% 4.17%
1979 1.96% 3.52%
1978 2.16% 3.26%
1977 2.16% 3.19%
1976 2.18% 3.11%
1975 2.25% 3.03%
1974 2.33% 2.98%
1973 2.37% 2.95%
1972 2.38% 2.81%
1971 2.42% 2.79%
1970 2.58% 2.92%
1969 2.75% 2.91%
1968 2.82% 2.89%
1967 2.86% 2.86%
1966 2.86% 2.81%
1965 2.81% 2.77%
1964 2.75% 2.73%
1963 2.69% 2.68%
1962 2.76% 2.63%
1961 2.81% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Pakistan
Current population
6404781
261421997
Population rank 111/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 3.15%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
5.32 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +75 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +27,310 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 66/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -23,934 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 155/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -1,235,336
2024 51,510 -23,102 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 51,985 -23,253 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 53,138 -23,255 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 46,530 -27,343 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 48,244 -25,213 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 56,816 -55,144 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 57,509 -54,163 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 59,824 -50,608 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 63,751 -47,491 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 69,263 -51,278 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 72,581 -49,126 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 73,869 -49,087 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 75,495 -50,546 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 76,182 -53,433 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 75,695 -54,688 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 74,908 -55,966 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 75,107 -56,086 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 76,776 -56,857 4,690,187 576,349
2006 80,887 -85,789 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 84,883 -86,501 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 90,905 -87,466 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 97,849 -89,146 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 106,137 -90,908 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 114,313 -92,389 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 122,315 -94,861 4,281,169 252,869
1999 128,947 -97,475 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 134,065 -99,293 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 134,448 -96,820 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 136,929 -95,977 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 138,268 -92,912 3,977,175 11,534
1994 137,974 -87,318 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 138,432 -80,736 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 139,221 -48,232 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 140,691 -50,622 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 140,311 -39,689 3,731,730 275,242
1989 139,093 -38,211 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 136,230 -30,806 3,554,755 38,139
1987 133,667 -32,308 3,448,813 146,364
1986 130,177 -32,181 3,341,643 111,045
1985 127,248 -29,111 3,233,315 68,860
1984 125,036 -29,767 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 121,700 -35,694 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 120,938 -37,159 2,934,689 294,252
1981 117,346 -97,365 2,790,454 555,032
1980 111,771 -71,318 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 123,838 -44,302 2,461,311 450,003
1978 124,468 -31,463 2,356,601 111,386
1977 121,446 -28,742 2,257,849 85,250
1976 120,511 -31,317 2,171,812 48,238
1975 116,737 -26,198 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 113,846 -22,844 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 111,546 -19,347 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 107,604 -17,317 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 104,714 -16,389 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 100,499 -11,367 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 99,848 -4,355 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 98,851 -2,919 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 98,424 -3,192 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 97,156 -3,945 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 95,341 -5,560 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 93,328 -7,937 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 90,794 -9,774 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 88,237 -10,307 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 84,614 -4,159 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 81,544 -4,885 1,217,147 0

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

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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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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