The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,386,184 people compared to 51,700,480 in South Korea.
Population statistics:
- South Korea's population is 8.1 times bigger than El Salvador's.
- El Salvador is ranked the 112th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
- The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.63% for South Korea.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
- Since 2005, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6.01M people to 6.39M (6.34% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.2M to 51.7M (7.3% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people, while South Korea's population already peaked in 2020 at 51.8M people and is projected to decrease to 21.9M people by 2100.
El Salvador vs South Korea: live population counter
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| Current population |
6386184
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51700480
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| Population rank | 112/197 | 31/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.63% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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13.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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2.26 minutes
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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1.69 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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6.92 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | +75,963 |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | +105 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | +38,446 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | +0.07% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 159/197 |
El Salvador and South Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 25,012,374 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 25,765,673 | 2.81% | 3.01% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 26,513,030 | 2.76% | 2.9% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 27,261,747 | 2.69% | 2.82% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 27,984,155 | 2.75% | 2.65% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 28,704,674 | 2.81% | 2.57% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 29,435,571 | 2.86% | 2.55% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 30,130,983 | 2.86% | 2.36% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 30,838,302 | 2.82% | 2.35% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 31,544,266 | 2.75% | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 32,240,827 | 2.58% | 2.21% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 32,882,704 | 2.42% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 33,505,406 | 2.38% | 1.89% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 34,103,149 | 2.37% | 1.78% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 34,692,266 | 2.33% | 1.73% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 35,280,725 | 2.25% | 1.7% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 35,848,523 | 2.18% | 1.61% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 36,411,795 | 2.16% | 1.57% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 36,969,185 | 2.16% | 1.53% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 37,534,236 | 1.96% | 1.53% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 38,123,775 | 1.34% | 1.57% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 38,723,248 | 0.67% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 39,326,352 | 1.14% | 1.56% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 39,910,403 | 1.84% | 1.49% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 40,405,956 | 1.93% | 1.24% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 40,805,744 | 2.02% | 0.99% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 41,213,674 | 2% | 1% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 41,621,690 | 2% | 0.99% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 42,031,247 | 2.03% | 0.98% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 42,449,038 | 1.99% | 0.99% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 42,869,283 | 1.9% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 43,295,704 | 1.77% | 0.99% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 43,747,962 | 1.65% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 44,194,628 | 1.33% | 1.02% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 44,641,540 | 0.96% | 1.01% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 45,092,991 | 0.84% | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 45,524,681 | 0.75% | 0.96% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 45,953,580 | 0.68% | 0.94% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 46,286,503 | 0.62% | 0.72% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 46,616,677 | 0.56% | 0.71% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 47,008,111 | 0.5% | 0.84% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 47,370,164 | 0.42% | 0.77% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 47,644,736 | 0.31% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 47,892,330 | 0.2% | 0.52% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 48,082,519 | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 48,184,561 | 0.02% | 0.21% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 48,438,292 | -0.05% | 0.53% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 48,683,638 | 0.13% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 49,054,708 | 0.32% | 0.76% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 49,307,835 | 0.31% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 49,554,112 | 0.33% | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 49,936,638 | 0.36% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 50,199,853 | 0.39% | 0.53% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 50,428,893 | 0.41% | 0.46% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 50,746,659 | 0.39% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 51,014,947 | 0.34% | 0.53% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 51,217,803 | 0.28% | 0.4% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 51,361,911 | 0.21% | 0.28% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 51,585,058 | 0.1% | 0.43% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 51,764,822 | 0.04% | 0.35% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 51,836,239 | 0.2% | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 51,769,539 | 0.34% | -0.13% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 51,672,569 | 0.39% | -0.19% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 51,712,619 | 0.47% | 0.08% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 51,751,065 | 0.45% | 0.07% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 51,700,480 | 0.43% | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 51,633,793 | 0.4% | -0.13% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 51,552,198 | 0.39% | -0.16% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 51,456,707 | 0.38% | -0.19% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 51,347,230 | 0.36% | -0.21% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 51,221,713 | 0.34% | -0.24% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 51,081,220 | 0.31% | -0.27% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 50,924,233 | 0.3% | -0.31% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 50,747,132 | 0.29% | -0.35% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 50,549,508 | 0.27% | -0.39% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 50,333,286 | 0.24% | -0.43% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 50,098,951 | 0.23% | -0.47% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 49,845,669 | 0.21% | -0.51% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 49,573,234 | 0.19% | -0.55% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 49,283,770 | 0.17% | -0.58% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 48,980,369 | 0.14% | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 48,661,905 | 0.13% | -0.65% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 48,331,004 | 0.1% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 47,990,085 | 0.09% | -0.71% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 47,634,183 | 0.06% | -0.74% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 47,263,526 | 0.03% | -0.78% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 46,881,228 | 0.02% | -0.81% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 46,482,133 | 0.006% | -0.85% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 46,063,595 | -0.009% | -0.9% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 45,626,805 | -0.04% | -0.95% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 45,172,356 | -0.05% | -1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of El Salvador increased by 178,098 people (a 2.97% growth), while South Korea gained 2,830,386 people (a 5.87% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, El Salvador gained 202,508 (a 3.27% growth), while South Korea's population increased by 685,533 (a 1.34% growth).
El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2005 and is 112th in 2025. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2005 and ranked 31st 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 Korea will decrease by 12.6% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.
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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Population differences between El Salvador and South Korea
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| Life expectancy | 72.5 years | 84.5 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 44.8 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 46.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 0.72 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 1,373 ppl/mi² |
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