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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 40.7 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 3.14% 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 (6.62% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

El Salvador vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Pakistan
2100 5,106,358 514,531,704
2099 5,150,403 513,655,674
2098 5,195,110 512,727,636
2097 5,240,164 511,735,790
2096 5,286,555 510,636,755
2095 5,333,357 509,437,875
2094 5,380,368 508,130,071
2093 5,427,291 506,765,644
2092 5,474,174 505,327,656
2091 5,521,257 503,824,444
2090 5,568,339 502,264,268
2089 5,615,550 500,660,501
2088 5,662,256 498,935,983
2087 5,709,072 497,190,466
2086 5,755,593 495,313,036
2085 5,801,778 493,366,305
2084 5,847,545 491,354,778
2083 5,891,829 489,225,193
2082 5,935,056 486,984,952
2081 5,977,631 484,673,501
2080 6,019,326 482,257,479
2079 6,059,817 479,813,404
2078 6,098,689 477,277,836
2077 6,136,133 474,593,860
2076 6,172,686 471,779,348
2075 6,206,865 468,855,468
2074 6,239,356 465,875,137
2073 6,272,337 462,811,079
2072 6,301,557 459,656,523
2071 6,330,086 456,423,506
2070 6,358,052 453,095,985
2069 6,384,863 449,655,599
2068 6,410,986 446,126,774
2067 6,435,437 442,540,629
2066 6,458,779 438,879,326
2065 6,481,938 435,169,856
2064 6,503,884 431,394,393
2063 6,524,373 427,575,887
2062 6,543,157 423,636,352
2061 6,560,419 419,672,017
2060 6,577,429 415,638,125
2059 6,592,662 411,576,344
2058 6,606,305 407,429,129
2057 6,620,473 403,233,874
2056 6,633,666 398,948,355
2055 6,645,594 394,645,693
2054 6,656,251 390,303,954
2053 6,664,115 385,922,748
2052 6,670,429 381,488,696
2051 6,676,658 377,018,239
2050 6,679,973 372,476,884
2049 6,683,494 367,909,407
2048 6,684,918 363,310,560
2047 6,684,723 358,659,474
2046 6,684,063 353,929,775
2045 6,681,948 349,156,085
2044 6,679,505 344,371,692
2043 6,674,197 339,561,029
2042 6,668,140 334,731,546
2041 6,660,323 329,875,686
2040 6,651,019 325,039,429
2039 6,641,112 320,137,108
2038 6,628,299 315,207,413
2037 6,615,428 310,312,684
2036 6,600,845 305,408,418
2035 6,585,074 300,541,523
2034 6,568,788 295,686,893
2033 6,549,941 290,851,174
2032 6,530,975 286,070,650
2031 6,511,064 281,351,929
2030 6,490,493 276,708,987
2029 6,467,381 272,189,955
2028 6,443,426 267,728,673
2027 6,418,289 263,390,059
2026 6,392,935 259,231,214
2025 6,366,672 255,166,301
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd 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 4.38% to 6,679,973 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 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 0.45% 1.55%
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 (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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Pakistan
Current population
6399793
260356147
Population rank 111/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 3.14%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
5.29 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +78 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 70/197
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 - -23,102 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 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 (1960–2024, 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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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