The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 23,410,331 people in Taiwan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,391,525 people compared to 23,205,944 in Taiwan.
Population statistics:
- Taiwan's population is 3.63 times bigger than El Salvador's.
- El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
- The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.03% in Taiwan.
- Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.39M (6.48% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.68% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.1M people by 2100.
El Salvador vs Taiwan: live population counter
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| Current population |
6391525
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23205944
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 60/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.28% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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7.75 minutes
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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3.9 minutes
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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2.6 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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11.2 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | +47,029 |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | +186 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | +67,790 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | +0.29% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 151/197 |
El Salvador and Taiwan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 11,030,385 | 2.81% | - |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 11,392,513 | 2.76% | 3.28% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 11,762,101 | 2.69% | 3.24% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 12,137,143 | 2.75% | 3.19% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 12,511,863 | 2.81% | 3.09% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 12,874,153 | 2.86% | 2.9% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 13,210,344 | 2.86% | 2.61% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 13,548,537 | 2.82% | 2.56% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 14,068,984 | 2.75% | 3.84% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 14,582,944 | 2.58% | 3.65% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 14,913,564 | 2.42% | 2.27% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 15,220,495 | 2.38% | 2.06% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 15,505,121 | 2.37% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 15,784,817 | 2.33% | 1.8% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 16,075,128 | 2.25% | 1.84% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 16,401,413 | 2.18% | 2.03% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 16,730,895 | 2.16% | 2.01% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 17,042,272 | 2.16% | 1.86% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 17,372,779 | 1.96% | 1.94% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 17,704,538 | 1.34% | 1.91% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 18,029,982 | 0.67% | 1.84% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 18,354,855 | 1.14% | 1.8% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 18,653,146 | 1.84% | 1.63% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 18,929,866 | 1.93% | 1.48% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 19,191,510 | 2.02% | 1.38% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 19,411,454 | 2% | 1.15% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 19,617,046 | 2% | 1.06% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 19,839,704 | 2.03% | 1.14% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 20,055,492 | 1.99% | 1.09% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 20,278,946 | 1.9% | 1.11% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 20,503,568 | 1.77% | 1.11% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 20,704,227 | 1.65% | 0.98% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 20,899,019 | 1.33% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 21,086,645 | 0.96% | 0.9% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 21,267,653 | 0.84% | 0.86% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 21,441,432 | 0.75% | 0.82% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 21,634,124 | 0.68% | 0.9% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 21,835,703 | 0.62% | 0.93% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 22,010,489 | 0.56% | 0.8% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 22,184,530 | 0.5% | 0.79% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 22,341,120 | 0.42% | 0.71% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 22,463,172 | 0.31% | 0.55% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 22,562,663 | 0.2% | 0.44% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 22,646,836 | 0.1% | 0.37% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 22,729,753 | 0.02% | 0.37% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 22,823,455 | -0.05% | 0.41% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 22,917,444 | 0.13% | 0.41% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 22,997,696 | 0.32% | 0.35% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 23,078,402 | 0.31% | 0.35% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 23,140,948 | 0.33% | 0.27% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 23,193,518 | 0.36% | 0.23% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 23,270,367 | 0.39% | 0.33% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 23,344,670 | 0.41% | 0.32% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 23,403,635 | 0.39% | 0.25% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 23,462,914 | 0.34% | 0.25% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 23,515,945 | 0.28% | 0.23% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 23,555,522 | 0.21% | 0.17% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 23,580,080 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 23,596,027 | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 23,582,179 | 0.2% | -0.06% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 23,468,275 | 0.34% | -0.48% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 23,319,977 | 0.39% | -0.63% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 23,342,541 | 0.47% | 0.1% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 23,410,331 | 0.45% | 0.29% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 23,308,308 | 0.43% | -0.44% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 23,205,944 | 0.4% | -0.44% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 23,102,120 | 0.39% | -0.45% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 22,996,693 | 0.38% | -0.46% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 22,890,335 | 0.36% | -0.46% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 22,781,040 | 0.34% | -0.48% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 22,667,327 | 0.31% | -0.5% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 22,549,689 | 0.3% | -0.52% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 22,428,721 | 0.29% | -0.54% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 22,302,402 | 0.27% | -0.56% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 22,170,689 | 0.24% | -0.59% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 22,034,775 | 0.23% | -0.61% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 21,893,029 | 0.21% | -0.64% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 21,746,001 | 0.19% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 21,594,236 | 0.17% | -0.7% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 21,436,947 | 0.14% | -0.73% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 21,274,187 | 0.13% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 21,105,682 | 0.1% | -0.79% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 20,932,105 | 0.09% | -0.82% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 20,754,623 | 0.06% | -0.85% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 20,571,741 | 0.03% | -0.88% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 20,384,903 | 0.02% | -0.91% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 20,194,425 | 0.006% | -0.93% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 19,999,753 | -0.009% | -0.96% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 19,801,293 | -0.04% | -0.99% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 19,598,997 | -0.05% | -1.02% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 190,725 (a 3.08% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by -310,001 (a 1.32% decline).
El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.5% to 19,598,997 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.
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 Taiwan
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| Life expectancy | 72.7 years | 81.1 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 44.1 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 45.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 49.3:50.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 0.89 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 1,675 ppl/mi² |
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