The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,391,525 people compared to 53,298,472 in Sudan.
Population statistics:
- Sudan's population is 8.34 times bigger than El Salvador's.
- El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
- The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.64% for Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
- Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.39M (6.48% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.6% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people compared to the peak of 137M people in 2100 for Sudan.
El Salvador vs Sudan: live population counter
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| Current population |
6391525
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53298472
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 29/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.64% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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1.29 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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18.7 seconds
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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1.64 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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57.9 seconds
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | -544,257 |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | +1,113 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | +406,172 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | +0.81% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 117/197 |
El Salvador and Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 8,364,489 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 8,634,941 | 2.81% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 8,919,028 | 2.76% | 3.29% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 9,218,077 | 2.69% | 3.35% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 9,531,109 | 2.75% | 3.4% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 9,858,030 | 2.81% | 3.43% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 10,197,578 | 2.86% | 3.44% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 10,550,597 | 2.86% | 3.46% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 10,917,999 | 2.82% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 11,298,936 | 2.75% | 3.49% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 11,695,771 | 2.58% | 3.51% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 12,105,539 | 2.42% | 3.5% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 12,527,856 | 2.38% | 3.49% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 13,049,315 | 2.37% | 4.16% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 13,580,723 | 2.33% | 4.07% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 14,064,798 | 2.25% | 3.56% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 14,569,716 | 2.18% | 3.59% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 15,086,614 | 2.16% | 3.55% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 15,695,003 | 2.16% | 4.03% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 16,355,352 | 1.96% | 4.21% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 17,058,905 | 1.34% | 4.3% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 17,780,572 | 0.67% | 4.23% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 18,486,645 | 1.14% | 3.97% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 19,109,770 | 1.84% | 3.37% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 19,546,528 | 1.93% | 2.29% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 19,905,872 | 2.02% | 1.84% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 20,288,238 | 2% | 1.92% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 20,704,904 | 2% | 2.05% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 21,138,431 | 2.03% | 2.09% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 21,578,022 | 1.99% | 2.08% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 22,021,481 | 1.9% | 2.06% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 22,470,676 | 1.77% | 2.04% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 22,927,355 | 1.65% | 2.03% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 23,445,592 | 1.33% | 2.26% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 24,043,948 | 0.96% | 2.55% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 24,672,143 | 0.84% | 2.61% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 25,231,528 | 0.75% | 2.27% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 25,799,821 | 0.68% | 2.25% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 26,458,999 | 0.62% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 27,130,613 | 0.56% | 2.54% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 27,816,745 | 0.5% | 2.53% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 28,516,770 | 0.42% | 2.52% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 29,228,727 | 0.31% | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 29,896,035 | 0.2% | 2.28% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 30,556,637 | 0.1% | 2.21% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 31,262,444 | 0.02% | 2.31% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 31,992,435 | -0.05% | 2.34% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 32,764,135 | 0.13% | 2.41% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 33,623,980 | 0.32% | 2.62% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 34,569,113 | 0.31% | 2.81% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 35,414,399 | 0.33% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 36,140,806 | 0.36% | 2.05% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 36,923,178 | 0.39% | 2.16% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 37,785,849 | 0.41% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 38,823,318 | 0.39% | 2.75% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 40,024,431 | 0.34% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 41,259,892 | 0.28% | 3.09% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 42,714,306 | 0.21% | 3.53% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 44,230,596 | 0.1% | 3.55% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 45,548,175 | 0.04% | 2.98% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 46,789,231 | 0.2% | 2.72% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 48,066,924 | 0.34% | 2.73% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 49,383,346 | 0.39% | 2.74% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 50,042,791 | 0.47% | 1.34% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 50,448,963 | 0.45% | 0.81% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 51,662,152 | 0.43% | 2.4% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 53,282,718 | 0.4% | 3.14% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 54,724,215 | 0.39% | 2.71% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 55,993,833 | 0.38% | 2.32% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 57,275,443 | 0.36% | 2.29% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 58,571,624 | 0.34% | 2.26% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 59,872,936 | 0.31% | 2.22% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 61,179,476 | 0.3% | 2.18% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 62,497,205 | 0.29% | 2.15% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 63,822,356 | 0.27% | 2.12% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 65,148,317 | 0.24% | 2.08% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 66,470,018 | 0.23% | 2.03% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 67,791,240 | 0.21% | 1.99% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 69,107,712 | 0.19% | 1.94% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 70,416,631 | 0.17% | 1.89% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 71,730,604 | 0.14% | 1.87% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 73,056,213 | 0.13% | 1.85% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 74,387,562 | 0.1% | 1.82% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 75,723,670 | 0.09% | 1.8% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 77,066,454 | 0.06% | 1.77% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 78,415,205 | 0.03% | 1.75% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 79,767,271 | 0.02% | 1.72% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 81,115,241 | 0.006% | 1.69% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 82,463,202 | -0.009% | 1.66% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 83,828,356 | -0.04% | 1.66% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 85,206,384 | -0.05% | 1.64% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 190,725 (a 3.08% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,038,580 (a 29.2% growth).
El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.25% to 6,663,341 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Sudan will increase by 59.9% to 85,206,384 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.
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 |
| Khartoum | 5.34M |
| Omdurman | 2.81M |
| Khartoum North | 936K |
| Port Sudan | 580K |
| El-Obeid | 560K |
| Kassala | 536K |
| Kosti | 528K |
| Nyala | 493K |
| El-Gadarif | 355K |
| Al-Fashir | 286K |
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Population differences between El Salvador and Sudan
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| Life expectancy | 72.7 years | 66.9 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 23.6 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 4.32 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 69.9 ppl/mi² |
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