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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 23,229,461 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 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

El Salvador vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Taiwan
2100 5,106,358 10,150,338
2099 5,150,403 10,273,881
2098 5,195,110 10,399,680
2097 5,240,164 10,527,804
2096 5,286,555 10,657,536
2095 5,333,357 10,789,978
2094 5,380,368 10,925,075
2093 5,427,291 11,062,491
2092 5,474,174 11,202,670
2091 5,521,257 11,346,131
2090 5,568,339 11,494,369
2089 5,615,550 11,644,743
2088 5,662,256 11,799,177
2087 5,709,072 11,956,109
2086 5,755,593 12,116,149
2085 5,801,778 12,281,248
2084 5,847,545 12,451,872
2083 5,891,829 12,625,681
2082 5,935,056 12,803,442
2081 5,977,631 12,986,931
2080 6,019,326 13,174,137
2079 6,059,817 13,366,920
2078 6,098,689 13,564,788
2077 6,136,133 13,765,770
2076 6,172,686 13,969,802
2075 6,206,865 14,178,904
2074 6,239,356 14,391,331
2073 6,272,337 14,606,033
2072 6,301,557 14,824,987
2071 6,330,086 15,045,310
2070 6,358,052 15,266,143
2069 6,384,863 15,488,280
2068 6,410,986 15,714,125
2067 6,435,437 15,940,945
2066 6,458,779 16,167,553
2065 6,481,938 16,396,032
2064 6,503,884 16,625,600
2063 6,524,373 16,854,355
2062 6,543,157 17,084,600
2061 6,560,419 17,314,450
2060 6,577,429 17,541,998
2059 6,592,662 17,767,014
2058 6,606,305 17,988,239
2057 6,620,473 18,208,151
2056 6,633,666 18,423,453
2055 6,645,594 18,639,554
2054 6,656,251 18,853,384
2053 6,664,115 19,063,428
2052 6,670,429 19,270,076
2051 6,676,658 19,474,323
2050 6,679,973 19,677,203
2049 6,683,494 19,878,438
2048 6,684,918 20,073,645
2047 6,684,723 20,267,326
2046 6,684,063 20,454,154
2045 6,681,948 20,640,565
2044 6,679,505 20,819,477
2043 6,674,197 20,995,111
2042 6,668,140 21,166,213
2041 6,660,323 21,331,710
2040 6,651,019 21,491,361
2039 6,641,112 21,645,911
2038 6,628,299 21,794,529
2037 6,615,428 21,939,617
2036 6,600,845 22,077,701
2035 6,585,074 22,211,115
2034 6,568,788 22,340,809
2033 6,549,941 22,463,465
2032 6,530,975 22,582,449
2031 6,511,064 22,698,460
2030 6,490,493 22,809,605
2029 6,467,381 22,916,803
2028 6,443,426 23,022,058
2027 6,418,289 23,127,410
2026 6,392,935 23,229,461
2025 6,366,672 23,331,886
2024 6,338,193 23,410,331
2023 6,309,624 23,342,541
2022 6,280,319 23,319,977
2021 6,255,782 23,468,275
2020 6,234,673 23,582,179
2019 6,222,318 23,596,027
2018 6,219,807 23,580,080
2017 6,213,533 23,555,522
2016 6,200,800 23,515,945
2015 6,183,676 23,462,914
2014 6,162,955 23,403,635
2013 6,138,839 23,344,670
2012 6,113,975 23,270,367
2011 6,090,127 23,193,518
2010 6,068,249 23,140,948
2009 6,048,279 23,078,402
2008 6,029,297 22,997,696
2007 6,009,824 22,917,444
2006 6,002,319 22,823,455
2005 6,005,578 22,729,753
2004 6,004,671 22,646,836
2003 5,998,599 22,562,663
2002 5,986,631 22,463,172
2001 5,968,060 22,341,120
2000 5,943,366 22,184,530
1999 5,913,900 22,010,489
1998 5,880,781 21,835,703
1997 5,844,578 21,634,124
1996 5,805,286 21,441,432
1995 5,762,131 21,267,653
1994 5,714,129 21,086,645
1993 5,659,957 20,899,019
1992 5,585,609 20,704,227
1991 5,495,077 20,503,568
1990 5,399,726 20,278,946
1989 5,298,979 20,055,492
1988 5,195,833 19,839,704
1987 5,092,441 19,617,046
1986 4,992,769 19,411,454
1985 4,894,706 19,191,510
1984 4,798,003 18,929,866
1983 4,707,367 18,653,146
1982 4,622,477 18,354,855
1981 4,570,599 18,029,982
1980 4,540,382 17,704,538
1979 4,480,388 17,372,779
1978 4,394,114 17,042,272
1977 4,301,256 16,730,895
1976 4,210,310 16,401,413
1975 4,120,449 16,075,128
1974 4,029,671 15,784,817
1973 3,938,068 15,505,121
1972 3,846,830 15,220,495
1971 3,757,523 14,913,564
1970 3,668,796 14,582,944
1969 3,576,485 14,068,984
1968 3,480,773 13,548,537
1967 3,385,184 13,210,344
1966 3,290,961 12,874,153
1965 3,199,466 12,511,863
1964 3,111,883 12,137,143
1963 3,028,679 11,762,101
1962 2,949,204 11,392,513
1961 2,870,016 11,030,385
1960 2,791,459 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% 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 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Taiwan
2100 -0.86% -1.2%
2099 -0.86% -1.21%
2098 -0.86% -1.22%
2097 -0.88% -1.22%
2096 -0.88% -1.23%
2095 -0.87% -1.24%
2094 -0.86% -1.24%
2093 -0.86% -1.25%
2092 -0.85% -1.26%
2091 -0.85% -1.29%
2090 -0.84% -1.29%
2089 -0.82% -1.31%
2088 -0.82% -1.31%
2087 -0.81% -1.32%
2086 -0.8% -1.34%
2085 -0.78% -1.37%
2084 -0.75% -1.38%
2083 -0.73% -1.39%
2082 -0.71% -1.41%
2081 -0.69% -1.42%
2080 -0.67% -1.44%
2079 -0.64% -1.46%
2078 -0.61% -1.46%
2077 -0.59% -1.46%
2076 -0.55% -1.47%
2075 -0.52% -1.48%
2074 -0.53% -1.47%
2073 -0.46% -1.48%
2072 -0.45% -1.46%
2071 -0.44% -1.45%
2070 -0.42% -1.43%
2069 -0.41% -1.44%
2068 -0.38% -1.42%
2067 -0.36% -1.4%
2066 -0.36% -1.39%
2065 -0.34% -1.38%
2064 -0.31% -1.36%
2063 -0.29% -1.35%
2062 -0.26% -1.33%
2061 -0.26% -1.3%
2060 -0.23% -1.27%
2059 -0.21% -1.23%
2058 -0.21% -1.21%
2057 -0.2% -1.17%
2056 -0.18% -1.16%
2055 -0.16% -1.13%
2054 -0.12% -1.1%
2053 -0.09% -1.07%
2052 -0.09% -1.05%
2051 -0.05% -1.03%
2050 -0.05% -1.01%
2049 -0.02% -0.97%
2048 0.003% -0.96%
2047 0.01% -0.91%
2046 0.03% -0.9%
2045 0.04% -0.86%
2044 0.08% -0.84%
2043 0.09% -0.81%
2042 0.12% -0.78%
2041 0.14% -0.74%
2040 0.15% -0.71%
2039 0.19% -0.68%
2038 0.19% -0.66%
2037 0.22% -0.63%
2036 0.24% -0.6%
2035 0.25% -0.58%
2034 0.29% -0.55%
2033 0.29% -0.53%
2032 0.31% -0.51%
2031 0.32% -0.49%
2030 0.36% -0.47%
2029 0.37% -0.46%
2028 0.39% -0.46%
2027 0.4% -0.44%
2026 0.41% -0.44%
2025 0.45% -0.34%
2024 0.45% 0.29%
2023 0.47% 0.1%
2022 0.39% -0.63%
2021 0.34% -0.48%
2020 0.2% -0.06%
2019 0.04% 0.07%
2018 0.1% 0.1%
2017 0.21% 0.17%
2016 0.28% 0.23%
2015 0.34% 0.25%
2014 0.39% 0.25%
2013 0.41% 0.32%
2012 0.39% 0.33%
2011 0.36% 0.23%
2010 0.33% 0.27%
2009 0.31% 0.35%
2008 0.32% 0.35%
2007 0.13% 0.41%
2006 -0.05% 0.41%
2005 0.02% 0.37%
2004 0.1% 0.37%
2003 0.2% 0.44%
2002 0.31% 0.55%
2001 0.42% 0.71%
2000 0.5% 0.79%
1999 0.56% 0.8%
1998 0.62% 0.93%
1997 0.68% 0.9%
1996 0.75% 0.82%
1995 0.84% 0.86%
1994 0.96% 0.9%
1993 1.33% 0.94%
1992 1.65% 0.98%
1991 1.77% 1.11%
1990 1.9% 1.11%
1989 1.99% 1.09%
1988 2.03% 1.14%
1987 2% 1.06%
1986 2% 1.15%
1985 2.02% 1.38%
1984 1.93% 1.48%
1983 1.84% 1.63%
1982 1.14% 1.8%
1981 0.67% 1.84%
1980 1.34% 1.91%
1979 1.96% 1.94%
1978 2.16% 1.86%
1977 2.16% 2.01%
1976 2.18% 2.03%
1975 2.25% 1.84%
1974 2.33% 1.8%
1973 2.37% 1.87%
1972 2.38% 2.06%
1971 2.42% 2.27%
1970 2.58% 3.65%
1969 2.75% 3.84%
1968 2.82% 2.56%
1967 2.86% 2.61%
1966 2.86% 2.9%
1965 2.81% 3.09%
1964 2.75% 3.19%
1963 2.69% 3.24%
1962 2.76% 3.28%
1961 2.81% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Taiwan
Current population
6399793
23229461
Population rank 111/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.28%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 -215
Annual growth/decline +28,569 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 180/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 +47,029
Net migration rank 155/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 164/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -
2024 - -23,102 -67,188 47,029
2023 51,985 -23,253 -69,794 225,599
2022 53,138 -23,255 -68,327 -42,430
2021 46,530 -27,343 -30,039 -156,010
2020 48,244 -25,213 -7,782 -33,978
2019 56,816 -55,144 1,416 12,718
2018 57,509 -54,163 8,725 8,888
2017 59,824 -50,608 22,613 8,809
2016 63,751 -47,491 35,980 11,707
2015 69,263 -51,278 49,741 8,581
2014 72,581 -49,126 - -
2013 73,869 -49,087 - -
2012 75,495 -50,546 - -
2011 76,182 -53,433 43,836 19,077
2010 75,695 -54,688 - -
2009 74,908 -55,966 - -
2008 75,107 -56,086 - -
2007 76,776 -56,857 - -
2006 80,887 -85,789 - -
2005 84,883 -86,501 - -
2004 90,905 -87,466 - -
2003 97,849 -89,146 - -
2002 106,137 -90,908 - -
2001 114,313 -92,389 132,707 -3,811
2000 122,315 -94,861 - -
1999 128,947 -97,475 - -
1998 134,065 -99,293 - -
1997 134,448 -96,820 - -
1996 136,929 -95,977 - -
1995 138,268 -92,912 - -
1994 137,974 -87,318 - -
1993 138,432 -80,736 - -
1992 139,221 -48,232 - -
1991 140,691 -50,622 215,698 -12,128
1990 140,311 -39,689 - -
1989 139,093 -38,211 - -
1988 136,230 -30,806 - -
1987 133,667 -32,308 - -
1986 130,177 -32,181 - -
1985 127,248 -29,111 - -
1984 125,036 -29,767 - -
1983 121,700 -35,694 - -
1982 120,938 -37,159 - -
1981 117,346 -97,365 326,883 4,508
1980 111,771 -71,318 - -
1979 123,838 -44,302 - -
1978 124,468 -31,463 - -
1977 121,446 -28,742 - -
1976 120,511 -31,317 - -
1975 116,737 -26,198 - -
1974 113,846 -22,844 - -
1973 111,546 -19,347 - -
1972 107,604 -17,317 - -
1971 104,714 -16,389 - -
1970 100,499 -11,367 - -
1969 99,848 -4,355 - -
1968 98,851 -2,919 - -
1967 98,424 -3,192 - -
1966 97,156 -3,945 346,958 18,774
1965 95,341 -5,560 - -
1964 93,328 -7,937 - -
1963 90,794 -9,774 - -
1962 88,237 -10,307 - -
1961 84,614 -4,159 - -
1960 81,544 -4,885 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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