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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 11.4 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.96% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

El Salvador vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Tanzania
2100 5,106,358 265,496,854
2099 5,150,403 263,162,785
2098 5,195,110 260,809,535
2097 5,240,164 258,412,520
2096 5,286,555 255,996,677
2095 5,333,357 253,567,416
2094 5,380,368 251,119,386
2093 5,427,291 248,628,881
2092 5,474,174 246,107,108
2091 5,521,257 243,557,182
2090 5,568,339 241,002,065
2089 5,615,550 238,416,591
2088 5,662,256 235,797,530
2087 5,709,072 233,167,455
2086 5,755,593 230,496,041
2085 5,801,778 227,800,292
2084 5,847,545 225,111,530
2083 5,891,829 222,421,279
2082 5,935,056 219,718,263
2081 5,977,631 216,995,478
2080 6,019,326 214,255,926
2079 6,059,817 211,486,253
2078 6,098,689 208,708,063
2077 6,136,133 205,918,120
2076 6,172,686 203,106,125
2075 6,206,865 200,297,474
2074 6,239,356 197,468,017
2073 6,272,337 194,642,633
2072 6,301,557 191,824,103
2071 6,330,086 188,992,017
2070 6,358,052 186,152,377
2069 6,384,863 183,311,218
2068 6,410,986 180,475,586
2067 6,435,437 177,639,469
2066 6,458,779 174,803,090
2065 6,481,938 171,913,445
2064 6,503,884 169,064,549
2063 6,524,373 166,217,933
2062 6,543,157 163,370,044
2061 6,560,419 160,537,159
2060 6,577,429 157,722,273
2059 6,592,662 154,920,005
2058 6,606,305 152,120,539
2057 6,620,473 149,325,489
2056 6,633,666 146,519,472
2055 6,645,594 143,736,540
2054 6,656,251 140,983,905
2053 6,664,115 138,262,668
2052 6,670,429 135,553,723
2051 6,676,658 132,851,383
2050 6,679,973 130,157,751
2049 6,683,494 127,495,278
2048 6,684,918 124,821,109
2047 6,684,723 122,158,290
2046 6,684,063 119,522,516
2045 6,681,948 116,914,785
2044 6,679,505 114,329,740
2043 6,674,197 111,776,234
2042 6,668,140 109,241,835
2041 6,660,323 106,748,632
2040 6,651,019 104,272,418
2039 6,641,112 101,814,304
2038 6,628,299 99,380,232
2037 6,615,428 96,983,729
2036 6,600,845 94,601,865
2035 6,585,074 92,257,269
2034 6,568,788 89,929,444
2033 6,549,941 87,654,982
2032 6,530,975 85,409,993
2031 6,511,064 83,180,507
2030 6,490,493 80,997,163
2029 6,467,381 78,838,461
2028 6,443,426 76,730,649
2027 6,418,289 74,647,063
2026 6,392,935 72,589,279
2025 6,366,672 70,552,589
2024 6,338,193 68,560,157
2023 6,309,624 66,617,606
2022 6,280,319 64,711,821
2021 6,255,782 62,830,412
2020 6,234,673 60,972,798
2019 6,222,318 59,174,891
2018 6,219,807 57,437,145
2017 6,213,533 55,652,890
2016 6,200,800 53,824,013
2015 6,183,676 52,020,962
2014 6,162,955 50,351,512
2013 6,138,839 48,824,128
2012 6,113,975 47,374,260
2011 6,090,127 46,029,367
2010 6,068,249 44,758,488
2009 6,048,279 43,633,982
2008 6,029,297 42,570,728
2007 6,009,824 41,435,512
2006 6,002,319 40,294,902
2005 6,005,578 39,182,076
2004 6,004,671 38,109,668
2003 5,998,599 37,089,555
2002 5,986,631 36,121,304
2001 5,968,060 35,198,299
2000 5,943,366 34,260,139
1999 5,913,900 33,300,330
1998 5,880,781 32,420,458
1997 5,844,578 31,578,089
1996 5,805,286 30,945,762
1995 5,762,131 30,383,497
1994 5,714,129 29,442,356
1993 5,659,957 28,332,692
1992 5,585,609 27,457,588
1991 5,495,077 26,780,436
1990 5,399,726 26,110,207
1989 5,298,979 25,438,759
1988 5,195,833 24,769,686
1987 5,092,441 24,030,378
1986 4,992,769 23,258,959
1985 4,894,706 22,501,693
1984 4,798,003 21,779,066
1983 4,707,367 21,079,874
1982 4,622,477 20,398,571
1981 4,570,599 19,784,703
1980 4,540,382 19,189,769
1979 4,480,388 18,592,038
1978 4,394,114 17,976,566
1977 4,301,256 17,352,929
1976 4,210,310 16,736,211
1975 4,120,449 16,138,361
1974 4,029,671 15,561,630
1973 3,938,068 15,010,101
1972 3,846,830 14,479,308
1971 3,757,523 13,971,451
1970 3,668,796 13,492,677
1969 3,576,485 13,036,700
1968 3,480,773 12,602,076
1967 3,385,184 12,200,109
1966 3,290,961 11,827,459
1965 3,199,466 11,470,728
1964 3,111,883 11,127,826
1963 3,028,679 10,799,528
1962 2,949,204 10,487,756
1961 2,870,016 10,187,886
1960 2,791,459 9,901,419

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Tanzania
2100 -0.86% 0.89%
2099 -0.86% 0.9%
2098 -0.86% 0.93%
2097 -0.88% 0.94%
2096 -0.88% 0.96%
2095 -0.87% 0.97%
2094 -0.86% 1%
2093 -0.86% 1.02%
2092 -0.85% 1.05%
2091 -0.85% 1.06%
2090 -0.84% 1.08%
2089 -0.82% 1.11%
2088 -0.82% 1.13%
2087 -0.81% 1.16%
2086 -0.8% 1.18%
2085 -0.78% 1.19%
2084 -0.75% 1.21%
2083 -0.73% 1.23%
2082 -0.71% 1.25%
2081 -0.69% 1.28%
2080 -0.67% 1.31%
2079 -0.64% 1.33%
2078 -0.61% 1.35%
2077 -0.59% 1.38%
2076 -0.55% 1.4%
2075 -0.52% 1.43%
2074 -0.53% 1.45%
2073 -0.46% 1.47%
2072 -0.45% 1.5%
2071 -0.44% 1.53%
2070 -0.42% 1.55%
2069 -0.41% 1.57%
2068 -0.38% 1.6%
2067 -0.36% 1.62%
2066 -0.36% 1.68%
2065 -0.34% 1.69%
2064 -0.31% 1.71%
2063 -0.29% 1.74%
2062 -0.26% 1.76%
2061 -0.26% 1.78%
2060 -0.23% 1.81%
2059 -0.21% 1.84%
2058 -0.21% 1.87%
2057 -0.2% 1.92%
2056 -0.18% 1.94%
2055 -0.16% 1.95%
2054 -0.12% 1.97%
2053 -0.09% 2%
2052 -0.09% 2.03%
2051 -0.05% 2.07%
2050 -0.05% 2.09%
2049 -0.02% 2.14%
2048 0.003% 2.18%
2047 0.01% 2.21%
2046 0.03% 2.23%
2045 0.04% 2.26%
2044 0.08% 2.28%
2043 0.09% 2.32%
2042 0.12% 2.34%
2041 0.14% 2.37%
2040 0.15% 2.41%
2039 0.19% 2.45%
2038 0.19% 2.47%
2037 0.22% 2.52%
2036 0.24% 2.54%
2035 0.25% 2.59%
2034 0.29% 2.59%
2033 0.29% 2.63%
2032 0.31% 2.68%
2031 0.32% 2.7%
2030 0.36% 2.74%
2029 0.37% 2.75%
2028 0.39% 2.79%
2027 0.4% 2.83%
2026 0.41% 2.89%
2025 0.45% 2.91%
2024 0.45% 2.92%
2023 0.47% 2.95%
2022 0.39% 2.99%
2021 0.34% 3.05%
2020 0.2% 3.04%
2019 0.04% 3.03%
2018 0.1% 3.21%
2017 0.21% 3.4%
2016 0.28% 3.47%
2015 0.34% 3.32%
2014 0.39% 3.13%
2013 0.41% 3.06%
2012 0.39% 2.92%
2011 0.36% 2.84%
2010 0.33% 2.58%
2009 0.31% 2.5%
2008 0.32% 2.74%
2007 0.13% 2.83%
2006 -0.05% 2.84%
2005 0.02% 2.81%
2004 0.1% 2.75%
2003 0.2% 2.68%
2002 0.31% 2.62%
2001 0.42% 2.74%
2000 0.5% 2.88%
1999 0.56% 2.71%
1998 0.62% 2.67%
1997 0.68% 2.04%
1996 0.75% 1.85%
1995 0.84% 3.2%
1994 0.96% 3.92%
1993 1.33% 3.19%
1992 1.65% 2.53%
1991 1.77% 2.57%
1990 1.9% 2.64%
1989 1.99% 2.7%
1988 2.03% 3.08%
1987 2% 3.32%
1986 2% 3.37%
1985 2.02% 3.32%
1984 1.93% 3.32%
1983 1.84% 3.34%
1982 1.14% 3.1%
1981 0.67% 3.1%
1980 1.34% 3.21%
1979 1.96% 3.42%
1978 2.16% 3.59%
1977 2.16% 3.68%
1976 2.18% 3.7%
1975 2.25% 3.71%
1974 2.33% 3.67%
1973 2.37% 3.67%
1972 2.38% 3.63%
1971 2.42% 3.55%
1970 2.58% 3.5%
1969 2.75% 3.45%
1968 2.82% 3.29%
1967 2.86% 3.15%
1966 2.86% 3.11%
1965 2.81% 3.08%
1964 2.75% 3.04%
1963 2.69% 2.97%
1962 2.76% 2.94%
1961 2.81% 2.89%

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

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In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Tanzania
Current population
6399793
73145892
Population rank 111/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.88%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
5.29 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 18/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -12,730
Net migration rank 155/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -12,730
2024 - -23,102 - -29,865
2023 51,985 -23,253 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 53,138 -23,255 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 46,530 -27,343 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 48,244 -25,213 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 56,816 -55,144 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 57,509 -54,163 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 59,824 -50,608 1,726,909 119,142
2016 63,751 -47,491 1,659,502 152,194
2015 69,263 -51,278 1,592,882 201,495
2014 72,581 -49,126 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 73,869 -49,087 1,509,008 1,241
2012 75,495 -50,546 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 76,182 -53,433 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 75,695 -54,688 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 74,908 -55,966 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 75,107 -56,086 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 76,776 -56,857 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 80,887 -85,789 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 84,883 -86,501 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 90,905 -87,466 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 97,849 -89,146 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 106,137 -90,908 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 114,313 -92,389 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 122,315 -94,861 985,185 -9,701
1999 128,947 -97,475 948,659 -4,489
1998 134,065 -99,293 920,806 -105,184
1997 134,448 -96,820 882,544 -13,400
1996 136,929 -95,977 868,524 -473,007
1995 138,268 -92,912 838,980 -109,971
1994 137,974 -87,318 803,953 349,348
1993 138,432 -80,736 778,044 288,004
1992 139,221 -48,232 767,961 -83,825
1991 140,691 -50,622 762,011 -91,851
1990 140,311 -39,689 750,825 -80,529
1989 139,093 -38,211 743,854 -71,268
1988 136,230 -30,806 736,551 -71,012
1987 133,667 -32,308 718,580 94,498
1986 130,177 -32,181 705,677 24,101
1985 127,248 -29,111 697,867 86,864
1984 125,036 -29,767 687,435 -26,938
1983 121,700 -35,694 679,720 58,161
1982 120,938 -37,159 662,627 -37,883
1981 117,346 -97,365 645,496 -42,485
1980 111,771 -71,318 629,444 -42,588
1979 123,838 -44,302 613,388 -4,792
1978 124,468 -31,463 595,024 27,307
1977 121,446 -28,742 574,938 49,997
1976 120,511 -31,317 553,617 54,875
1975 116,737 -26,198 533,906 53,290
1974 113,846 -22,844 515,152 51,127
1973 111,546 -19,347 488,429 48,363
1972 107,604 -17,317 467,305 57,489
1971 104,714 -16,389 449,014 41,900
1970 100,499 -11,367 427,988 38,635
1969 99,848 -4,355 408,322 37,006
1968 98,851 -2,919 389,467 34,455
1967 98,424 -3,192 374,763 5,265
1966 97,156 -3,945 360,229 5,049
1965 95,341 -5,560 343,456 4,742
1964 93,328 -7,937 328,527 9,090
1963 90,794 -9,774 314,644 4,333
1962 88,237 -10,307 300,663 3,916
1961 84,614 -4,159 286,839 8,338
1960 81,544 -4,885 275,814 1,946

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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

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