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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 1.94 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

El Salvador vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Tunisia
2100 5,106,358 10,722,837
2099 5,150,403 10,798,417
2098 5,195,110 10,872,527
2097 5,240,164 10,944,510
2096 5,286,555 11,017,262
2095 5,333,357 11,088,773
2094 5,380,368 11,159,761
2093 5,427,291 11,228,741
2092 5,474,174 11,296,441
2091 5,521,257 11,362,922
2090 5,568,339 11,428,150
2089 5,615,550 11,492,395
2088 5,662,256 11,554,451
2087 5,709,072 11,616,399
2086 5,755,593 11,677,706
2085 5,801,778 11,736,824
2084 5,847,545 11,795,185
2083 5,891,829 11,853,617
2082 5,935,056 11,911,196
2081 5,977,631 11,966,771
2080 6,019,326 12,023,486
2079 6,059,817 12,080,879
2078 6,098,689 12,138,513
2077 6,136,133 12,194,072
2076 6,172,686 12,247,445
2075 6,206,865 12,301,960
2074 6,239,356 12,355,470
2073 6,272,337 12,410,281
2072 6,301,557 12,463,568
2071 6,330,086 12,517,952
2070 6,358,052 12,571,557
2069 6,384,863 12,625,027
2068 6,410,986 12,677,388
2067 6,435,437 12,728,611
2066 6,458,779 12,778,160
2065 6,481,938 12,827,417
2064 6,503,884 12,873,288
2063 6,524,373 12,917,720
2062 6,543,157 12,960,075
2061 6,560,419 12,999,502
2060 6,577,429 13,037,172
2059 6,592,662 13,069,268
2058 6,606,305 13,098,461
2057 6,620,473 13,124,682
2056 6,633,666 13,147,057
2055 6,645,594 13,164,337
2054 6,656,251 13,177,456
2053 6,664,115 13,184,564
2052 6,670,429 13,188,052
2051 6,676,658 13,187,435
2050 6,679,973 13,181,992
2049 6,683,494 13,173,401
2048 6,684,918 13,160,968
2047 6,684,723 13,144,429
2046 6,684,063 13,125,908
2045 6,681,948 13,104,999
2044 6,679,505 13,081,801
2043 6,674,197 13,057,259
2042 6,668,140 13,031,516
2041 6,660,323 13,006,019
2040 6,651,019 12,979,703
2039 6,641,112 12,952,741
2038 6,628,299 12,925,306
2037 6,615,428 12,896,316
2036 6,600,845 12,865,989
2035 6,585,074 12,835,689
2034 6,568,788 12,803,284
2033 6,549,941 12,766,519
2032 6,530,975 12,728,299
2031 6,511,064 12,687,827
2030 6,490,493 12,644,489
2029 6,467,381 12,596,686
2028 6,443,426 12,542,752
2027 6,418,289 12,484,560
2026 6,392,935 12,420,467
2025 6,366,672 12,351,028
2024 6,338,193 12,277,109
2023 6,309,624 12,200,431
2022 6,280,319 12,119,334
2021 6,255,782 12,048,622
2020 6,234,673 11,974,057
2019 6,222,318 11,875,081
2018 6,219,807 11,765,514
2017 6,213,533 11,650,498
2016 6,200,800 11,528,674
2015 6,183,676 11,402,264
2014 6,162,955 11,274,288
2013 6,138,839 11,141,361
2012 6,113,975 11,009,647
2011 6,090,127 10,886,035
2010 6,068,249 10,765,980
2009 6,048,279 10,650,681
2008 6,029,297 10,542,635
2007 6,009,824 10,441,702
2006 6,002,319 10,346,410
2005 6,005,578 10,255,472
2004 6,004,671 10,166,163
2003 5,998,599 10,071,632
2002 5,986,631 9,971,515
2001 5,968,060 9,869,677
2000 5,943,366 9,764,935
1999 5,913,900 9,655,963
1998 5,880,781 9,541,667
1997 5,844,578 9,421,270
1996 5,805,286 9,294,432
1995 5,762,131 9,161,258
1994 5,714,129 9,018,448
1993 5,659,957 8,857,910
1992 5,585,609 8,682,512
1991 5,495,077 8,501,827
1990 5,399,726 8,324,509
1989 5,298,979 8,151,660
1988 5,195,833 7,974,440
1987 5,092,441 7,789,987
1986 4,992,769 7,600,301
1985 4,894,706 7,409,903
1984 4,798,003 7,220,044
1983 4,707,367 7,053,800
1982 4,622,477 6,908,642
1981 4,570,599 6,758,284
1980 4,540,382 6,606,195
1979 4,480,388 6,456,419
1978 4,394,114 6,309,390
1977 4,301,256 6,155,931
1976 4,210,310 5,996,994
1975 4,120,449 5,839,262
1974 4,029,671 5,684,674
1973 3,938,068 5,537,242
1972 3,846,830 5,396,557
1971 3,757,523 5,261,658
1970 3,668,796 5,131,396
1969 3,576,485 5,004,697
1968 3,480,773 4,879,899
1967 3,385,184 4,760,970
1966 3,290,961 4,652,287
1965 3,199,466 4,561,385
1964 3,111,883 4,489,869
1963 3,028,679 4,427,131
1962 2,949,204 4,369,136
1961 2,870,016 4,316,278
1960 2,791,459 4,267,288

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 Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 13.2M people in 2052 for Tunisia.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Tunisia
2100 -0.86% -0.7%
2099 -0.86% -0.68%
2098 -0.86% -0.66%
2097 -0.88% -0.66%
2096 -0.88% -0.64%
2095 -0.87% -0.64%
2094 -0.86% -0.61%
2093 -0.86% -0.6%
2092 -0.85% -0.59%
2091 -0.85% -0.57%
2090 -0.84% -0.56%
2089 -0.82% -0.54%
2088 -0.82% -0.53%
2087 -0.81% -0.52%
2086 -0.8% -0.5%
2085 -0.78% -0.49%
2084 -0.75% -0.49%
2083 -0.73% -0.48%
2082 -0.71% -0.46%
2081 -0.69% -0.47%
2080 -0.67% -0.48%
2079 -0.64% -0.47%
2078 -0.61% -0.46%
2077 -0.59% -0.44%
2076 -0.55% -0.44%
2075 -0.52% -0.43%
2074 -0.53% -0.44%
2073 -0.46% -0.43%
2072 -0.45% -0.43%
2071 -0.44% -0.43%
2070 -0.42% -0.42%
2069 -0.41% -0.41%
2068 -0.38% -0.4%
2067 -0.36% -0.39%
2066 -0.36% -0.38%
2065 -0.34% -0.36%
2064 -0.31% -0.34%
2063 -0.29% -0.33%
2062 -0.26% -0.3%
2061 -0.26% -0.29%
2060 -0.23% -0.25%
2059 -0.21% -0.22%
2058 -0.21% -0.2%
2057 -0.2% -0.17%
2056 -0.18% -0.13%
2055 -0.16% -0.1%
2054 -0.12% -0.05%
2053 -0.09% -0.03%
2052 -0.09% 0.005%
2051 -0.05% 0.04%
2050 -0.05% 0.07%
2049 -0.02% 0.09%
2048 0.003% 0.13%
2047 0.01% 0.14%
2046 0.03% 0.16%
2045 0.04% 0.18%
2044 0.08% 0.19%
2043 0.09% 0.2%
2042 0.12% 0.2%
2041 0.14% 0.2%
2040 0.15% 0.21%
2039 0.19% 0.21%
2038 0.19% 0.22%
2037 0.22% 0.24%
2036 0.24% 0.24%
2035 0.25% 0.25%
2034 0.29% 0.29%
2033 0.29% 0.3%
2032 0.31% 0.32%
2031 0.32% 0.34%
2030 0.36% 0.38%
2029 0.37% 0.43%
2028 0.39% 0.47%
2027 0.4% 0.52%
2026 0.41% 0.56%
2025 0.45% 0.6%
2024 0.45% 0.63%
2023 0.47% 0.67%
2022 0.39% 0.59%
2021 0.34% 0.62%
2020 0.2% 0.83%
2019 0.04% 0.93%
2018 0.1% 0.99%
2017 0.21% 1.06%
2016 0.28% 1.11%
2015 0.34% 1.14%
2014 0.39% 1.19%
2013 0.41% 1.2%
2012 0.39% 1.14%
2011 0.36% 1.12%
2010 0.33% 1.08%
2009 0.31% 1.02%
2008 0.32% 0.97%
2007 0.13% 0.92%
2006 -0.05% 0.89%
2005 0.02% 0.88%
2004 0.1% 0.94%
2003 0.2% 1%
2002 0.31% 1.03%
2001 0.42% 1.07%
2000 0.5% 1.13%
1999 0.56% 1.2%
1998 0.62% 1.28%
1997 0.68% 1.36%
1996 0.75% 1.45%
1995 0.84% 1.58%
1994 0.96% 1.81%
1993 1.33% 2.02%
1992 1.65% 2.13%
1991 1.77% 2.13%
1990 1.9% 2.12%
1989 1.99% 2.22%
1988 2.03% 2.37%
1987 2% 2.5%
1986 2% 2.57%
1985 2.02% 2.63%
1984 1.93% 2.36%
1983 1.84% 2.1%
1982 1.14% 2.22%
1981 0.67% 2.3%
1980 1.34% 2.32%
1979 1.96% 2.33%
1978 2.16% 2.49%
1977 2.16% 2.65%
1976 2.18% 2.7%
1975 2.25% 2.72%
1974 2.33% 2.66%
1973 2.37% 2.61%
1972 2.38% 2.56%
1971 2.42% 2.54%
1970 2.58% 2.53%
1969 2.75% 2.56%
1968 2.82% 2.5%
1967 2.86% 2.34%
1966 2.86% 1.99%
1965 2.81% 1.59%
1964 2.75% 1.42%
1963 2.69% 1.33%
1962 2.76% 1.22%
1961 2.81% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Tunisia
Current population
6399793
12437803
Population rank 111/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.15%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
6.85 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +210
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 124/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -14,523
Net migration rank 155/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -14,523
2024 - -23,102 - -15,221
2023 51,985 -23,253 93,663 -14,001
2022 53,138 -23,255 96,531 -14,001
2021 46,530 -27,343 68,087 -9,190
2020 48,244 -25,213 109,431 -19,188
2019 56,816 -55,144 127,312 -19,612
2018 57,509 -54,163 132,445 -21,012
2017 59,824 -50,608 140,971 -22,365
2016 63,751 -47,491 148,870 -23,827
2015 69,263 -51,278 153,007 -25,229
2014 72,581 -49,126 154,762 -26,586
2013 73,869 -49,087 154,687 -17,020
2012 75,495 -50,546 151,812 -26,059
2011 76,182 -53,433 143,401 -21,935
2010 75,695 -54,688 132,809 -14,168
2009 74,908 -55,966 125,465 -13,512
2008 75,107 -56,086 121,873 -17,742
2007 76,776 -56,857 118,920 -21,190
2006 80,887 -85,789 116,945 -24,098
2005 84,883 -86,501 115,374 -26,361
2004 90,905 -87,466 113,322 -23,735
2003 97,849 -89,146 111,926 -12,459
2002 106,137 -90,908 109,099 -8,334
2001 114,313 -92,389 110,146 -7,235
2000 122,315 -94,861 112,501 -5,937
1999 128,947 -97,475 114,829 -3,452
1998 134,065 -99,293 121,332 -4,111
1997 134,448 -96,820 128,327 -4,756
1996 136,929 -95,977 135,615 -5,506
1995 138,268 -92,912 144,345 -8,095
1994 137,974 -87,318 153,647 -4,271
1993 138,432 -80,736 160,922 10,771
1992 139,221 -48,232 163,978 15,124
1991 140,691 -50,622 166,245 16,021
1990 140,311 -39,689 168,180 4,183
1989 139,093 -38,211 169,221 4,100
1988 136,230 -30,806 177,176 3,934
1987 133,667 -32,308 184,101 3,711
1986 130,177 -32,181 188,107 3,464
1985 127,248 -29,111 186,344 2,887
1984 125,036 -29,767 182,386 8,109
1983 121,700 -35,694 179,878 -37,895
1982 120,938 -37,159 177,898 -29,559
1981 117,346 -97,365 176,628 -24,242
1980 111,771 -71,318 171,094 -19,321
1979 123,838 -44,302 171,463 -23,688
1978 124,468 -31,463 173,255 -26,968
1977 121,446 -28,742 174,539 -13,910
1976 120,511 -31,317 172,744 -15,499
1975 116,737 -26,198 166,991 -8,765
1974 113,846 -22,844 160,200 -9,254
1973 111,546 -19,347 153,525 -9,606
1972 107,604 -17,317 147,239 -9,790
1971 104,714 -16,389 142,296 -9,949
1970 100,499 -11,367 138,235 -10,054
1969 99,848 -4,355 135,257 -10,049
1968 98,851 -2,919 134,246 -9,848
1967 98,424 -3,192 132,626 -19,155
1966 97,156 -3,945 131,274 -27,393
1965 95,341 -5,560 127,673 -49,751
1964 93,328 -7,937 124,711 -59,602
1963 90,794 -9,774 120,865 -60,505
1962 88,237 -10,307 116,887 -61,260
1961 84,614 -4,159 111,459 -61,369
1960 81,544 -4,885 109,234 -61,334

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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