The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 64,007,187 people in South Africa in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,386,184 people compared to 65,314,246 in South Africa.
Population statistics:
- South Africa's population is 10.2 times bigger than El Salvador's.
- El Salvador is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
- The countries together account for 0.87% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.79% for South Africa.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.44% in South Africa.
- Since 2005, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6.01M people to 6.39M (6.34% growth), while South Africa has grown from 49.5M to 65.3M (32% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people compared to the peak of 94.3M people in 2100 for South Africa.
El Salvador vs South Africa: live population counter
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| Current population |
6386184
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65314246
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| Population rank | 112/197 | 24/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.79% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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39.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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26.6 seconds
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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54 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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3.15 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | +166,972 |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | +2,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | +794,803 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | +1.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 87/197 |
El Salvador and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 16,440,172 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 16,908,035 | 2.81% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 17,418,522 | 2.76% | 3.02% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 17,954,564 | 2.69% | 3.08% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 18,511,361 | 2.75% | 3.1% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 19,089,380 | 2.81% | 3.12% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 19,690,087 | 2.86% | 3.15% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 20,314,066 | 2.86% | 3.17% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 20,957,287 | 2.82% | 3.17% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 21,614,676 | 2.75% | 3.14% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 22,279,984 | 2.58% | 3.08% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 22,942,143 | 2.42% | 2.97% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 23,609,456 | 2.38% | 2.91% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 24,294,263 | 2.37% | 2.9% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 24,989,108 | 2.33% | 2.86% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 25,690,940 | 2.25% | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 26,395,450 | 2.18% | 2.74% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 27,118,952 | 2.16% | 2.74% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 27,869,507 | 2.16% | 2.77% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 28,634,162 | 1.96% | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 29,518,857 | 1.34% | 3.09% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 30,541,044 | 0.67% | 3.46% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 31,615,339 | 1.14% | 3.52% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 32,739,304 | 1.84% | 3.56% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 33,892,788 | 1.93% | 3.52% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 35,042,093 | 2.02% | 3.39% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 36,180,515 | 2% | 3.25% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 37,326,190 | 2% | 3.17% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 38,480,649 | 2.03% | 3.09% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 39,628,575 | 1.99% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 40,746,268 | 1.9% | 2.82% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 41,687,898 | 1.77% | 2.31% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 42,443,509 | 1.65% | 1.81% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 43,297,156 | 1.33% | 2.01% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 44,004,139 | 0.96% | 1.63% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 44,541,554 | 0.84% | 1.22% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 45,123,018 | 0.75% | 1.31% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 45,666,838 | 0.68% | 1.21% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 46,223,880 | 0.62% | 1.22% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 46,730,335 | 0.56% | 1.1% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 47,159,719 | 0.5% | 0.92% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 47,566,800 | 0.42% | 0.86% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 48,019,415 | 0.31% | 0.95% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 48,500,348 | 0.2% | 1% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 48,991,421 | 0.1% | 1.01% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 49,490,033 | 0.02% | 1.02% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 49,998,277 | -0.05% | 1.03% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 50,528,584 | 0.13% | 1.06% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 51,114,599 | 0.32% | 1.16% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 51,728,516 | 0.31% | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 52,344,051 | 0.33% | 1.19% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 52,995,205 | 0.36% | 1.24% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 53,782,567 | 0.39% | 1.49% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 54,678,791 | 0.41% | 1.67% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 55,594,838 | 0.39% | 1.68% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 56,723,537 | 0.34% | 2.03% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 57,259,551 | 0.28% | 0.94% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 57,635,162 | 0.21% | 0.66% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 58,613,001 | 0.1% | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 59,587,885 | 0.04% | 1.66% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 60,562,381 | 0.2% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 61,502,603 | 0.34% | 1.55% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 62,378,410 | 0.39% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 63,212,384 | 0.47% | 1.34% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 64,007,187 | 0.45% | 1.26% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 64,747,317 | 0.43% | 1.16% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 65,453,086 | 0.4% | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 66,143,018 | 0.39% | 1.05% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 66,830,384 | 0.38% | 1.04% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 67,506,850 | 0.36% | 1.01% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 68,161,357 | 0.34% | 0.97% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 68,798,574 | 0.31% | 0.93% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 69,426,441 | 0.3% | 0.91% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 70,040,484 | 0.29% | 0.88% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 70,641,572 | 0.27% | 0.86% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 71,234,749 | 0.24% | 0.84% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 71,816,372 | 0.23% | 0.82% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 72,387,807 | 0.21% | 0.8% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 72,949,611 | 0.19% | 0.78% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 73,496,152 | 0.17% | 0.75% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 74,035,615 | 0.14% | 0.73% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 74,575,444 | 0.13% | 0.73% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 75,111,899 | 0.1% | 0.72% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 75,641,512 | 0.09% | 0.71% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 76,164,461 | 0.06% | 0.69% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 76,681,448 | 0.03% | 0.68% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 77,199,542 | 0.02% | 0.68% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 77,716,650 | 0.006% | 0.67% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 78,215,323 | -0.009% | 0.64% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 78,699,584 | -0.04% | 0.62% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 79,177,329 | -0.05% | 0.61% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of El Salvador increased by 178,098 people (a 2.97% growth), while South Africa gained 7,233,504 people (a 14.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, El Salvador gained 202,508 (a 3.27% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,590,709 (a 15.1% growth).
El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2005 and is 112th in 2025. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2005 and still ranked 24th 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 South Africa will increase by 21.2% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.
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 |
| Johannesburg | 4.43M |
| Cape Town | 3.78M |
| Soweto | 1.27M |
| Pietermaritzburg | 839K |
| Pretoria | 742K |
| Durban | 595K |
| Rustenburg | 550K |
| Randburg | 337K |
| Port Elizabeth | 312K |
| East London | 267K |
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Population differences between El Salvador and South Africa
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 66.5 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 31.1 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 29.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 136.7 ppl/mi² |
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