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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 5.62 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.51% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

El Salvador vs Poland: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Poland
2100 5,105,420 18,452,579
2099 5,149,457 18,644,857
2098 5,194,156 18,838,707
2097 5,239,201 19,033,962
2096 5,285,584 19,231,896
2095 5,332,377 19,431,204
2094 5,379,380 19,634,214
2093 5,426,293 19,840,304
2092 5,473,168 20,049,969
2091 5,520,243 20,263,764
2090 5,567,316 20,482,150
2089 5,614,518 20,705,051
2088 5,661,216 20,933,750
2087 5,708,023 21,167,790
2086 5,754,535 21,407,163
2085 5,800,712 21,652,018
2084 5,846,470 21,902,736
2083 5,890,746 22,159,983
2082 5,933,965 22,423,109
2081 5,976,533 22,691,495
2080 6,018,220 22,964,515
2079 6,058,704 23,242,960
2078 6,097,568 23,524,184
2077 6,135,005 23,811,918
2076 6,171,552 24,102,012
2075 6,205,725 24,395,355
2074 6,238,209 24,691,719
2073 6,271,184 24,990,908
2072 6,300,399 25,290,453
2071 6,328,923 25,590,102
2070 6,356,884 25,889,034
2069 6,383,690 26,187,633
2068 6,409,808 26,485,171
2067 6,434,255 26,780,961
2066 6,457,592 27,074,124
2065 6,480,747 27,364,039
2064 6,502,689 27,650,950
2063 6,523,174 27,934,132
2062 6,541,955 28,212,240
2061 6,559,213 28,487,283
2060 6,576,220 28,757,525
2059 6,591,451 29,025,705
2058 6,605,091 29,288,751
2057 6,619,257 29,548,996
2056 6,632,447 29,806,770
2055 6,644,372 30,060,951
2054 6,655,028 30,311,416
2053 6,662,891 30,559,065
2052 6,669,204 30,801,964
2051 6,675,431 31,043,690
2050 6,678,745 31,281,762
2049 6,682,265 31,516,893
2048 6,683,689 31,748,736
2047 6,683,495 31,978,608
2046 6,682,835 32,205,877
2045 6,680,720 32,431,013
2044 6,678,277 32,653,012
2043 6,672,970 32,873,136
2042 6,666,915 33,090,733
2041 6,659,099 33,303,578
2040 6,649,797 33,514,705
2039 6,639,891 33,722,530
2038 6,627,081 33,926,660
2037 6,614,212 34,126,585
2036 6,599,632 34,323,967
2035 6,583,864 34,515,669
2034 6,567,581 34,704,048
2033 6,548,738 34,887,791
2032 6,529,775 35,067,502
2031 6,509,868 35,242,658
2030 6,489,300 35,410,392
2029 6,466,193 35,572,635
2028 6,442,242 35,725,650
2027 6,417,110 35,870,384
2026 6,391,761 36,007,074
2025 6,365,503 36,435,861
2024 6,338,193 36,559,233
2023 6,309,624 36,687,353
2022 6,280,319 36,821,749
2021 6,255,782 36,981,559
2020 6,234,673 37,515,748
2019 6,222,318 37,965,475
2018 6,219,807 37,974,750
2017 6,213,533 37,974,826
2016 6,200,800 37,970,087
2015 6,183,676 37,986,412
2014 6,162,955 38,011,735
2013 6,138,839 38,040,196
2012 6,113,975 38,063,164
2011 6,090,127 38,063,255
2010 6,068,249 38,042,794
2009 6,048,279 38,151,603
2008 6,029,297 38,125,759
2007 6,009,824 38,120,560
2006 6,002,319 38,141,267
2005 6,005,578 38,165,445
2004 6,004,671 38,182,222
2003 5,998,599 38,204,570
2002 5,986,631 38,230,364
2001 5,968,060 38,248,076
2000 5,943,366 38,258,629
1999 5,913,900 38,660,271
1998 5,880,781 38,663,481
1997 5,844,578 38,649,660
1996 5,805,286 38,624,370
1995 5,762,131 38,594,998
1994 5,714,129 38,542,652
1993 5,659,957 38,461,408
1992 5,585,609 38,363,667
1991 5,495,077 38,246,193
1990 5,399,726 38,110,782
1989 5,298,979 37,961,529
1988 5,195,833 37,824,487
1987 5,092,441 37,668,045
1986 4,992,769 37,456,119
1985 4,894,706 37,201,885
1984 4,798,003 36,904,134
1983 4,707,367 36,571,808
1982 4,622,477 36,230,481
1981 4,570,599 35,898,587
1980 4,540,382 35,574,150
1979 4,480,388 35,247,217
1978 4,394,114 34,965,600
1977 4,301,256 34,689,050
1976 4,210,310 34,356,300
1975 4,120,449 34,015,199
1974 4,029,671 33,678,899
1973 3,938,068 33,357,200
1972 3,846,830 33,055,650
1971 3,757,523 32,783,500
1970 3,668,796 32,664,300
1969 3,576,485 32,548,300
1968 3,480,773 32,294,655
1967 3,385,184 31,987,155
1966 3,290,961 31,681,000
1965 3,199,466 31,444,950
1964 3,111,883 31,139,450
1963 3,028,679 30,712,000
1962 2,949,204 30,308,500
1961 2,870,016 29,964,000
1960 2,791,459 29,637,450

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 Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Poland
2100 -0.86% -1.03%
2099 -0.86% -1.03%
2098 -0.86% -1.03%
2097 -0.88% -1.03%
2096 -0.88% -1.03%
2095 -0.87% -1.03%
2094 -0.86% -1.04%
2093 -0.86% -1.05%
2092 -0.85% -1.06%
2091 -0.85% -1.07%
2090 -0.84% -1.08%
2089 -0.82% -1.09%
2088 -0.82% -1.11%
2087 -0.81% -1.12%
2086 -0.8% -1.13%
2085 -0.78% -1.14%
2084 -0.75% -1.16%
2083 -0.73% -1.17%
2082 -0.71% -1.18%
2081 -0.69% -1.19%
2080 -0.67% -1.2%
2079 -0.64% -1.2%
2078 -0.61% -1.21%
2077 -0.59% -1.2%
2076 -0.55% -1.2%
2075 -0.52% -1.2%
2074 -0.53% -1.2%
2073 -0.46% -1.18%
2072 -0.45% -1.17%
2071 -0.44% -1.15%
2070 -0.42% -1.14%
2069 -0.41% -1.12%
2068 -0.38% -1.1%
2067 -0.36% -1.08%
2066 -0.36% -1.06%
2065 -0.34% -1.04%
2064 -0.31% -1.01%
2063 -0.29% -0.99%
2062 -0.26% -0.97%
2061 -0.26% -0.94%
2060 -0.23% -0.92%
2059 -0.21% -0.9%
2058 -0.21% -0.88%
2057 -0.2% -0.86%
2056 -0.18% -0.85%
2055 -0.16% -0.83%
2054 -0.12% -0.81%
2053 -0.09% -0.79%
2052 -0.09% -0.78%
2051 -0.05% -0.76%
2050 -0.05% -0.75%
2049 -0.02% -0.73%
2048 0.003% -0.72%
2047 0.01% -0.71%
2046 0.03% -0.69%
2045 0.04% -0.68%
2044 0.08% -0.67%
2043 0.09% -0.66%
2042 0.12% -0.64%
2041 0.14% -0.63%
2040 0.15% -0.62%
2039 0.19% -0.6%
2038 0.19% -0.59%
2037 0.22% -0.58%
2036 0.24% -0.56%
2035 0.25% -0.54%
2034 0.29% -0.53%
2033 0.29% -0.51%
2032 0.31% -0.5%
2031 0.32% -0.47%
2030 0.36% -0.46%
2029 0.37% -0.43%
2028 0.39% -0.4%
2027 0.4% -0.38%
2026 0.41% -1.18%
2025 0.43% -0.34%
2024 0.45% -0.35%
2023 0.47% -0.36%
2022 0.39% -0.43%
2021 0.34% -1.42%
2020 0.2% -1.18%
2019 0.04% -0.02%
2018 0.1% -0%
2017 0.21% 0.01%
2016 0.28% -0.04%
2015 0.34% -0.07%
2014 0.39% -0.07%
2013 0.41% -0.06%
2012 0.39% -0%
2011 0.36% 0.05%
2010 0.33% -0.29%
2009 0.31% 0.07%
2008 0.32% 0.01%
2007 0.13% -0.05%
2006 -0.05% -0.06%
2005 0.02% -0.04%
2004 0.1% -0.06%
2003 0.2% -0.07%
2002 0.31% -0.05%
2001 0.42% -0.03%
2000 0.5% -1.04%
1999 0.56% -0.008%
1998 0.62% 0.04%
1997 0.68% 0.07%
1996 0.75% 0.08%
1995 0.84% 0.14%
1994 0.96% 0.21%
1993 1.33% 0.25%
1992 1.65% 0.31%
1991 1.77% 0.36%
1990 1.9% 0.39%
1989 1.99% 0.36%
1988 2.03% 0.42%
1987 2% 0.57%
1986 2% 0.68%
1985 2.02% 0.81%
1984 1.93% 0.91%
1983 1.84% 0.94%
1982 1.14% 0.92%
1981 0.67% 0.91%
1980 1.34% 0.93%
1979 1.96% 0.81%
1978 2.16% 0.8%
1977 2.16% 0.97%
1976 2.18% 1%
1975 2.25% 1%
1974 2.33% 0.96%
1973 2.37% 0.91%
1972 2.38% 0.83%
1971 2.42% 0.36%
1970 2.58% 0.36%
1969 2.75% 0.79%
1968 2.82% 0.96%
1967 2.86% 0.97%
1966 2.86% 0.75%
1965 2.81% 0.98%
1964 2.75% 1.39%
1963 2.69% 1.33%
1962 2.76% 1.15%
1961 2.81% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Poland
Current population
6404781
36007074
Population rank 111/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.43%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
4.27 minutes
One birth every
5.32 minutes
2.08 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +75 -338
Annual growth/decline +27,310 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 179/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -330,820
Net migration rank 155/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -330,820
2024 51,510 -23,102 -157,205 -238,062
2023 51,985 -23,253 -135,743 -7,824
2022 53,138 -23,255 -143,605 967,744
2021 46,530 -27,343 -184,907 2,251
2020 48,244 -25,213 -120,050 3,920
2019 56,816 -55,144 -34,169 7,696
2018 57,509 -54,163 -26,582 -223
2017 59,824 -50,608 0 -21,535
2016 63,751 -47,491 -3,797 -5,675
2015 69,263 -51,278 -26,590 3,887
2014 72,581 -49,126 0 5,525
2013 73,869 -49,087 -19,020 12,402
2012 75,495 -50,546 0 4,635
2011 76,182 -53,433 11,419 45,951
2010 75,695 -54,688 38,043 119,623
2009 74,908 -55,966 30,521 -8,283
2008 75,107 -56,086 34,313 -42,288
2007 76,776 -56,857 11,436 -51,235
2006 80,887 -85,789 3,814 -68,882
2005 84,883 -86,501 -3,817 -41,942
2004 90,905 -87,466 -7,637 -38,216
2003 97,849 -89,146 -15,281 -19,039
2002 106,137 -90,908 -3,823 -16,462
2001 114,313 -92,389 3,825 -16,648
2000 122,315 -94,861 11,478 -15,921
1999 128,947 -97,475 0 -53,035
1998 134,065 -99,293 19,332 -39,509
1997 134,448 -96,820 34,785 -44,230
1996 136,929 -95,977 42,487 -45,349
1995 138,268 -92,912 46,314 -52,989
1994 137,974 -87,318 96,357 -41,845
1993 138,432 -80,736 103,846 -48,805
1992 139,221 -48,232 118,928 -46,893
1991 140,691 -50,622 141,511 -55,342
1990 140,311 -39,689 160,066 -50,339
1989 139,093 -38,211 182,215 -49,192
1988 136,230 -30,806 215,599 -101,671
1987 133,667 -32,308 226,008 -32,310
1986 130,177 -32,181 258,448 -22,520
1985 127,248 -29,111 297,615 -27,277
1984 125,036 -29,767 332,137 -18,402
1983 121,700 -35,694 373,032 -26,724
1982 120,938 -37,159 369,551 -34,980
1981 117,346 -97,365 351,806 -16,155
1980 111,771 -71,318 348,627 -42,420
1979 123,838 -44,302 366,571 -22,162
1978 124,468 -31,463 339,166 -62,936
1977 121,446 -28,742 353,828 -33,496
1976 120,511 -31,317 367,612 -25,716
1975 116,737 -26,198 350,356 -31,346
1974 113,846 -22,844 346,893 -18,273
1973 111,546 -19,347 320,229 -29,335
1972 107,604 -17,317 314,028 -15,004
1971 104,714 -16,389 278,660 -31,767
1970 100,499 -11,367 280,913 -66,859
1969 99,848 -4,355 270,151 -26,744
1968 98,851 -2,919 280,963 -11,905
1967 98,424 -3,192 275,089 -25,479
1966 97,156 -3,945 297,801 -17,158
1965 95,341 -5,560 314,450 -21,658
1964 93,328 -7,937 326,965 -23,273
1963 90,794 -9,774 359,330 -13,770
1962 88,237 -10,307 360,671 -31,021
1961 84,614 -4,159 398,521 -20,044
1960 81,544 -4,885 444,562 -6,306

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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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