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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 11.5 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 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

El Salvador vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Tanzania
2100 5,105,420 265,471,550
2099 5,149,457 263,137,702
2098 5,194,156 260,784,676
2097 5,239,201 258,387,890
2096 5,285,584 255,972,277
2095 5,332,377 253,543,248
2094 5,379,380 251,095,452
2093 5,426,293 248,605,184
2092 5,473,168 246,083,651
2091 5,520,243 243,533,968
2090 5,567,316 240,979,094
2089 5,614,518 238,393,867
2088 5,661,216 235,775,056
2087 5,708,023 233,145,231
2086 5,754,535 230,474,072
2085 5,800,712 227,778,580
2084 5,846,470 225,090,075
2083 5,890,746 222,400,079
2082 5,933,965 219,697,321
2081 5,976,533 216,974,796
2080 6,018,220 214,235,505
2079 6,058,704 211,466,096
2078 6,097,568 208,688,171
2077 6,135,005 205,898,494
2076 6,171,552 203,086,766
2075 6,205,725 200,278,383
2074 6,238,209 197,449,196
2073 6,271,184 194,624,081
2072 6,300,399 191,805,820
2071 6,328,923 188,974,004
2070 6,356,884 186,134,634
2069 6,383,690 183,293,747
2068 6,409,808 180,458,385
2067 6,434,255 177,622,538
2066 6,457,592 174,786,430
2065 6,480,747 171,897,059
2064 6,502,689 169,048,435
2063 6,523,174 166,202,091
2062 6,541,955 163,354,473
2061 6,559,213 160,521,858
2060 6,576,220 157,707,240
2059 6,591,451 154,905,240
2058 6,605,091 152,106,040
2057 6,619,257 149,311,257
2056 6,632,447 146,505,507
2055 6,644,372 143,722,840
2054 6,655,028 140,970,467
2053 6,662,891 138,249,490
2052 6,669,204 135,540,803
2051 6,675,431 132,838,721
2050 6,678,745 130,145,345
2049 6,682,265 127,483,126
2048 6,683,689 124,809,212
2047 6,683,495 122,146,647
2046 6,682,835 119,511,124
2045 6,680,720 116,903,642
2044 6,678,277 114,318,843
2043 6,672,970 111,765,580
2042 6,666,915 109,231,423
2041 6,659,099 106,738,458
2040 6,649,797 104,262,479
2039 6,639,891 101,804,600
2038 6,627,081 99,370,760
2037 6,614,212 96,974,485
2036 6,599,632 94,592,848
2035 6,583,864 92,248,476
2034 6,567,581 89,920,872
2033 6,548,738 87,646,627
2032 6,529,775 85,401,853
2031 6,509,868 83,172,579
2030 6,489,300 80,989,443
2029 6,466,193 78,830,947
2028 6,442,242 76,723,335
2027 6,417,110 74,639,948
2026 6,391,761 72,582,361
2025 6,365,503 70,545,865
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/tanzania | CC BY

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 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd 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 4.28% to 6,678,745 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 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 0.43% 2.9%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.43%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Tanzania
Current population
6404781
73639263
Population rank 111/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.89%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
15.9 seconds
One birth every
5.32 minutes
13.2 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline +75 +5,440
Annual growth/decline +27,310 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 16/197
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 51,510 -23,102 1,993,730 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 59.5% of the population change in El Salvador is from natural causes (a gain of 558,570 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a loss of 380,850 people). In Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 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
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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