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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 3.05 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

El Salvador vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Senegal
2100 5,106,358 47,481,703
2099 5,150,403 47,309,204
2098 5,195,110 47,131,505
2097 5,240,164 46,942,831
2096 5,286,555 46,749,318
2095 5,333,357 46,548,519
2094 5,380,368 46,338,777
2093 5,427,291 46,124,372
2092 5,474,174 45,903,819
2091 5,521,257 45,676,277
2090 5,568,339 45,442,218
2089 5,615,550 45,197,486
2088 5,662,256 44,949,158
2087 5,709,072 44,692,601
2086 5,755,593 44,425,160
2085 5,801,778 44,150,556
2084 5,847,545 43,871,406
2083 5,891,829 43,579,072
2082 5,935,056 43,285,560
2081 5,977,631 42,984,866
2080 6,019,326 42,679,614
2079 6,059,817 42,366,808
2078 6,098,689 42,044,826
2077 6,136,133 41,716,837
2076 6,172,686 41,379,705
2075 6,206,865 41,030,232
2074 6,239,356 40,674,683
2073 6,272,337 40,312,726
2072 6,301,557 39,943,067
2071 6,330,086 39,568,028
2070 6,358,052 39,187,711
2069 6,384,863 38,795,322
2068 6,410,986 38,398,147
2067 6,435,437 37,996,983
2066 6,458,779 37,584,328
2065 6,481,938 37,167,637
2064 6,503,884 36,744,279
2063 6,524,373 36,318,015
2062 6,543,157 35,884,713
2061 6,560,419 35,448,776
2060 6,577,429 35,010,231
2059 6,592,662 34,571,669
2058 6,606,305 34,122,702
2057 6,620,473 33,673,448
2056 6,633,666 33,219,406
2055 6,645,594 32,765,741
2054 6,656,251 32,313,613
2053 6,664,115 31,859,051
2052 6,670,429 31,405,418
2051 6,676,658 30,949,633
2050 6,679,973 30,490,614
2049 6,683,494 30,032,811
2048 6,684,918 29,570,773
2047 6,684,723 29,111,688
2046 6,684,063 28,648,672
2045 6,681,948 28,187,838
2044 6,679,505 27,724,585
2043 6,674,197 27,260,926
2042 6,668,140 26,796,927
2041 6,660,323 26,332,270
2040 6,651,019 25,866,240
2039 6,641,112 25,398,425
2038 6,628,299 24,928,471
2037 6,615,428 24,457,649
2036 6,600,845 23,986,892
2035 6,585,074 23,515,497
2034 6,568,788 23,046,885
2033 6,549,941 22,578,286
2032 6,530,975 22,110,230
2031 6,511,064 21,643,047
2030 6,490,493 21,178,414
2029 6,467,381 20,719,234
2028 6,443,426 20,263,713
2027 6,418,289 19,814,138
2026 6,392,935 19,372,006
2025 6,366,672 18,934,809
2024 6,338,193 18,501,984
2023 6,309,624 18,077,573
2022 6,280,319 17,651,103
2021 6,255,782 17,220,867
2020 6,234,673 16,789,219
2019 6,222,318 16,352,922
2018 6,219,807 15,914,498
2017 6,213,533 15,475,002
2016 6,200,800 15,034,521
2015 6,183,676 14,593,331
2014 6,162,955 14,152,102
2013 6,138,839 13,710,849
2012 6,113,975 13,310,495
2011 6,090,127 12,958,897
2010 6,068,249 12,635,413
2009 6,048,279 12,337,389
2008 6,029,297 12,048,959
2007 6,009,824 11,770,344
2006 6,002,319 11,500,094
2005 6,005,578 11,235,472
2004 6,004,671 10,975,704
2003 5,998,599 10,721,176
2002 5,986,631 10,466,214
2001 5,968,060 10,212,942
2000 5,943,366 9,968,260
1999 5,913,900 9,730,887
1998 5,880,781 9,502,952
1997 5,844,578 9,283,495
1996 5,805,286 9,067,014
1995 5,762,131 8,848,101
1994 5,714,129 8,624,078
1993 5,659,957 8,396,288
1992 5,585,609 8,168,395
1991 5,495,077 7,943,085
1990 5,399,726 7,720,523
1989 5,298,979 7,502,207
1988 5,195,833 7,289,618
1987 5,092,441 7,081,530
1986 4,992,769 6,878,192
1985 4,894,706 6,683,287
1984 4,798,003 6,499,364
1983 4,707,367 6,324,504
1982 4,622,477 6,156,961
1981 4,570,599 5,997,160
1980 4,540,382 5,845,638
1979 4,480,388 5,702,895
1978 4,394,114 5,568,096
1977 4,301,256 5,439,549
1976 4,210,310 5,308,564
1975 4,120,449 5,170,810
1974 4,029,671 5,029,437
1973 3,938,068 4,885,181
1972 3,846,830 4,741,631
1971 3,757,523 4,601,864
1970 3,668,796 4,466,328
1969 3,576,485 4,334,974
1968 3,480,773 4,207,587
1967 3,385,184 4,083,870
1966 3,290,961 3,964,299
1965 3,199,466 3,849,788
1964 3,111,883 3,740,535
1963 3,028,679 3,635,876
1962 2,949,204 3,534,686
1961 2,870,016 3,436,375
1960 2,791,459 3,340,907

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/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 47.5M people in 2100 for Senegal.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Senegal
2100 -0.86% 0.36%
2099 -0.86% 0.38%
2098 -0.86% 0.4%
2097 -0.88% 0.41%
2096 -0.88% 0.43%
2095 -0.87% 0.45%
2094 -0.86% 0.46%
2093 -0.86% 0.48%
2092 -0.85% 0.5%
2091 -0.85% 0.52%
2090 -0.84% 0.54%
2089 -0.82% 0.55%
2088 -0.82% 0.57%
2087 -0.81% 0.6%
2086 -0.8% 0.62%
2085 -0.78% 0.64%
2084 -0.75% 0.67%
2083 -0.73% 0.68%
2082 -0.71% 0.7%
2081 -0.69% 0.72%
2080 -0.67% 0.74%
2079 -0.64% 0.77%
2078 -0.61% 0.79%
2077 -0.59% 0.81%
2076 -0.55% 0.85%
2075 -0.52% 0.87%
2074 -0.53% 0.9%
2073 -0.46% 0.93%
2072 -0.45% 0.95%
2071 -0.44% 0.97%
2070 -0.42% 1.01%
2069 -0.41% 1.03%
2068 -0.38% 1.06%
2067 -0.36% 1.1%
2066 -0.36% 1.12%
2065 -0.34% 1.15%
2064 -0.31% 1.17%
2063 -0.29% 1.21%
2062 -0.26% 1.23%
2061 -0.26% 1.25%
2060 -0.23% 1.27%
2059 -0.21% 1.32%
2058 -0.21% 1.33%
2057 -0.2% 1.37%
2056 -0.18% 1.38%
2055 -0.16% 1.4%
2054 -0.12% 1.43%
2053 -0.09% 1.44%
2052 -0.09% 1.47%
2051 -0.05% 1.51%
2050 -0.05% 1.52%
2049 -0.02% 1.56%
2048 0.003% 1.58%
2047 0.01% 1.62%
2046 0.03% 1.63%
2045 0.04% 1.67%
2044 0.08% 1.7%
2043 0.09% 1.73%
2042 0.12% 1.76%
2041 0.14% 1.8%
2040 0.15% 1.84%
2039 0.19% 1.89%
2038 0.19% 1.93%
2037 0.22% 1.96%
2036 0.24% 2%
2035 0.25% 2.03%
2034 0.29% 2.08%
2033 0.29% 2.12%
2032 0.31% 2.16%
2031 0.32% 2.19%
2030 0.36% 2.22%
2029 0.37% 2.25%
2028 0.39% 2.27%
2027 0.4% 2.28%
2026 0.41% 2.31%
2025 0.45% 2.34%
2024 0.45% 2.35%
2023 0.47% 2.42%
2022 0.39% 2.5%
2021 0.34% 2.57%
2020 0.2% 2.67%
2019 0.04% 2.75%
2018 0.1% 2.84%
2017 0.21% 2.93%
2016 0.28% 3.02%
2015 0.34% 3.12%
2014 0.39% 3.22%
2013 0.41% 3.01%
2012 0.39% 2.71%
2011 0.36% 2.56%
2010 0.33% 2.42%
2009 0.31% 2.39%
2008 0.32% 2.37%
2007 0.13% 2.35%
2006 -0.05% 2.36%
2005 0.02% 2.37%
2004 0.1% 2.37%
2003 0.2% 2.44%
2002 0.31% 2.48%
2001 0.42% 2.45%
2000 0.5% 2.44%
1999 0.56% 2.4%
1998 0.62% 2.36%
1997 0.68% 2.39%
1996 0.75% 2.47%
1995 0.84% 2.6%
1994 0.96% 2.71%
1993 1.33% 2.79%
1992 1.65% 2.84%
1991 1.77% 2.88%
1990 1.9% 2.91%
1989 1.99% 2.92%
1988 2.03% 2.94%
1987 2% 2.96%
1986 2% 2.92%
1985 2.02% 2.83%
1984 1.93% 2.76%
1983 1.84% 2.72%
1982 1.14% 2.66%
1981 0.67% 2.59%
1980 1.34% 2.5%
1979 1.96% 2.42%
1978 2.16% 2.36%
1977 2.16% 2.47%
1976 2.18% 2.66%
1975 2.25% 2.81%
1974 2.33% 2.95%
1973 2.37% 3.03%
1972 2.38% 3.04%
1971 2.42% 3.03%
1970 2.58% 3.03%
1969 2.75% 3.03%
1968 2.82% 3.03%
1967 2.86% 3.02%
1966 2.86% 2.97%
1965 2.81% 2.92%
1964 2.75% 2.88%
1963 2.69% 2.86%
1962 2.76% 2.86%
1961 2.81% 2.86%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Senegal
Current population
6399793
19491599
Population rank 111/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.24%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
1.24 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
59.3 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +1,163
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 35/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -12,636
Net migration rank 155/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -12,636
2024 - -23,102 - -10,307
2023 51,985 -23,253 431,006 -9,999
2022 53,138 -23,255 415,507 16,425
2021 46,530 -27,343 403,019 25,519
2020 48,244 -25,213 400,910 33,848
2019 56,816 -55,144 399,436 38,386
2018 57,509 -54,163 405,454 33,567
2017 59,824 -50,608 410,366 29,605
2016 63,751 -47,491 411,480 29,498
2015 69,263 -51,278 407,008 34,387
2014 72,581 -49,126 405,019 36,030
2013 73,869 -49,087 406,582 34,878
2012 75,495 -50,546 402,243 -42,978
2011 76,182 -53,433 387,290 -43,350
2010 75,695 -54,688 372,934 -69,888
2009 74,908 -55,966 362,238 -69,239
2008 75,107 -56,086 351,661 -67,812
2007 76,776 -56,857 339,963 -66,580
2006 80,887 -85,789 331,364 -64,254
2005 84,883 -86,501 323,908 -61,781
2004 90,905 -87,466 317,286 -59,879
2003 97,849 -89,146 308,856 -57,213
2002 106,137 -90,908 298,842 -40,554
2001 114,313 -92,389 289,690 -41,422
2000 122,315 -94,861 283,946 -42,854
1999 128,947 -97,475 277,944 -44,284
1998 134,065 -99,293 267,404 -45,189
1997 134,448 -96,820 261,200 -44,506
1996 136,929 -95,977 255,418 -39,162
1995 138,268 -92,912 252,552 -31,001
1994 137,974 -87,318 249,115 -22,633
1993 138,432 -80,736 245,742 -16,649
1992 139,221 -48,232 241,482 -14,796
1991 140,691 -50,622 237,713 -13,783
1990 140,311 -39,689 234,155 -12,959
1989 139,093 -38,211 227,797 -12,362
1988 136,230 -30,806 221,772 -12,036
1987 133,667 -32,308 218,522 -12,086
1986 130,177 -32,181 212,887 -12,655
1985 127,248 -29,111 208,218 -18,644
1984 125,036 -29,767 203,125 -24,858
1983 121,700 -35,694 197,673 -26,222
1982 120,938 -37,159 191,309 -27,672
1981 117,346 -97,365 185,917 -29,959
1980 111,771 -71,318 179,707 -32,616
1979 123,838 -44,302 173,425 -35,022
1978 124,468 -31,463 167,744 -36,559
1977 121,446 -28,742 161,636 -35,731
1976 120,511 -31,317 154,776 -18,716
1975 116,737 -26,198 147,311 -7,870
1974 113,846 -22,844 139,974 3,347
1973 111,546 -19,347 133,834 11,382
1972 107,604 -17,317 128,024 13,852
1971 104,714 -16,389 122,511 15,131
1970 100,499 -11,367 117,264 16,168
1969 99,848 -4,355 112,393 16,887
1968 98,851 -2,919 108,240 17,264
1967 98,424 -3,192 104,824 17,107
1966 97,156 -3,945 101,359 15,849
1965 95,341 -5,560 97,912 13,913
1964 93,328 -7,937 94,797 11,892
1963 90,794 -9,774 92,264 10,371
1962 88,237 -10,307 89,937 9,809
1961 84,614 -4,159 87,322 9,549
1960 81,544 -4,885 84,735 9,337

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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