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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 13.5 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.11% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

El Salvador vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Turkey
2100 5,105,420 64,394,191
2099 5,149,457 65,045,868
2098 5,194,156 65,690,351
2097 5,239,201 66,342,622
2096 5,285,584 66,990,674
2095 5,332,377 67,642,188
2094 5,379,380 68,296,562
2093 5,426,293 68,963,773
2092 5,473,168 69,625,957
2091 5,520,243 70,290,255
2090 5,567,316 70,960,483
2089 5,614,518 71,623,547
2088 5,661,216 72,281,102
2087 5,708,023 72,928,397
2086 5,754,535 73,576,610
2085 5,800,712 74,223,570
2084 5,846,470 74,853,312
2083 5,890,746 75,483,067
2082 5,933,965 76,111,533
2081 5,976,533 76,726,689
2080 6,018,220 77,339,541
2079 6,058,704 77,938,889
2078 6,097,568 78,532,577
2077 6,135,005 79,120,573
2076 6,171,552 79,705,459
2075 6,205,725 80,277,544
2074 6,238,209 80,848,141
2073 6,271,184 81,396,237
2072 6,300,399 81,938,080
2071 6,328,923 82,465,112
2070 6,356,884 82,981,973
2069 6,383,690 83,480,362
2068 6,409,808 83,963,140
2067 6,434,255 84,428,242
2066 6,457,592 84,886,666
2065 6,480,747 85,336,225
2064 6,502,689 85,771,285
2063 6,523,174 86,187,013
2062 6,541,955 86,587,114
2061 6,559,213 86,962,577
2060 6,576,220 87,319,314
2059 6,591,451 87,663,392
2058 6,605,091 87,973,789
2057 6,619,257 88,264,809
2056 6,632,447 88,534,755
2055 6,644,372 88,764,080
2054 6,655,028 88,972,362
2053 6,662,891 89,151,673
2052 6,669,204 89,310,785
2051 6,675,431 89,437,110
2050 6,678,745 89,541,520
2049 6,682,265 89,614,107
2048 6,683,689 89,651,068
2047 6,683,495 89,659,415
2046 6,682,835 89,634,354
2045 6,680,720 89,608,012
2044 6,678,277 89,557,421
2043 6,672,970 89,493,042
2042 6,666,915 89,404,193
2041 6,659,099 89,303,546
2040 6,649,797 89,187,952
2039 6,639,891 89,051,669
2038 6,627,081 88,901,719
2037 6,614,212 88,727,471
2036 6,599,632 88,537,927
2035 6,583,864 88,343,153
2034 6,567,581 88,139,515
2033 6,548,738 87,918,397
2032 6,529,775 87,687,495
2031 6,509,868 87,437,150
2030 6,489,300 87,166,904
2029 6,466,193 86,903,490
2028 6,442,242 86,627,469
2027 6,417,110 86,350,539
2026 6,391,761 86,093,293
2025 6,365,503 85,878,556
2024 6,338,193 85,518,661
2023 6,309,624 85,325,965
2022 6,280,319 84,979,913
2021 6,255,782 84,147,318
2020 6,234,673 83,384,680
2019 6,222,318 82,579,440
2018 6,219,807 81,407,204
2017 6,213,533 80,312,698
2016 6,200,800 79,277,962
2015 6,183,676 78,218,479
2014 6,162,955 77,181,884
2013 6,138,839 76,147,624
2012 6,113,975 75,175,827
2011 6,090,127 74,223,629
2010 6,068,249 73,142,150
2009 6,048,279 72,039,206
2008 6,029,297 71,051,678
2007 6,009,824 70,158,112
2006 6,002,319 70,045,349
2005 6,005,578 69,329,557
2004 6,004,671 68,592,617
2003 5,998,599 67,831,730
2002 5,986,631 67,048,795
2001 5,968,060 66,245,128
2000 5,943,366 65,425,961
1999 5,913,900 64,591,923
1998 5,880,781 63,734,383
1997 5,844,578 62,852,966
1996 5,805,286 61,951,134
1995 5,762,131 61,024,503
1994 5,714,129 60,033,836
1993 5,659,957 58,999,167
1992 5,585,609 57,990,118
1991 5,495,077 57,009,887
1990 5,399,726 56,015,628
1989 5,298,979 54,976,723
1988 5,195,833 53,909,626
1987 5,092,441 52,843,670
1986 4,992,769 51,777,772
1985 4,894,706 50,687,115
1984 4,798,003 49,574,069
1983 4,707,367 48,447,410
1982 4,622,477 47,322,096
1981 4,570,599 46,321,190
1980 4,540,382 45,408,815
1979 4,480,388 44,510,429
1978 4,394,114 43,645,306
1977 4,301,256 42,773,298
1976 4,210,310 41,899,984
1975 4,120,449 41,053,126
1974 4,029,671 40,210,234
1973 3,938,068 39,329,533
1972 3,846,830 38,430,221
1971 3,757,523 37,518,611
1970 3,668,796 36,638,465
1969 3,576,485 35,787,774
1968 3,480,773 34,921,684
1967 3,385,184 34,050,421
1966 3,290,961 33,177,672
1965 3,199,466 32,345,220
1964 3,111,883 31,543,072
1963 3,028,679 30,726,841
1962 2,949,204 29,916,147
1961 2,870,016 29,119,238
1960 2,791,459 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 89.7M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Turkey
2100 -0.86% -1%
2099 -0.86% -0.98%
2098 -0.86% -0.98%
2097 -0.88% -0.97%
2096 -0.88% -0.96%
2095 -0.87% -0.96%
2094 -0.86% -0.97%
2093 -0.86% -0.95%
2092 -0.85% -0.95%
2091 -0.85% -0.94%
2090 -0.84% -0.93%
2089 -0.82% -0.91%
2088 -0.82% -0.89%
2087 -0.81% -0.88%
2086 -0.8% -0.87%
2085 -0.78% -0.84%
2084 -0.75% -0.83%
2083 -0.73% -0.83%
2082 -0.71% -0.8%
2081 -0.69% -0.79%
2080 -0.67% -0.77%
2079 -0.64% -0.76%
2078 -0.61% -0.74%
2077 -0.59% -0.73%
2076 -0.55% -0.71%
2075 -0.52% -0.71%
2074 -0.53% -0.67%
2073 -0.46% -0.66%
2072 -0.45% -0.64%
2071 -0.44% -0.62%
2070 -0.42% -0.6%
2069 -0.41% -0.57%
2068 -0.38% -0.55%
2067 -0.36% -0.54%
2066 -0.36% -0.53%
2065 -0.34% -0.51%
2064 -0.31% -0.48%
2063 -0.29% -0.46%
2062 -0.26% -0.43%
2061 -0.26% -0.41%
2060 -0.23% -0.39%
2059 -0.21% -0.35%
2058 -0.21% -0.33%
2057 -0.2% -0.3%
2056 -0.18% -0.26%
2055 -0.16% -0.23%
2054 -0.12% -0.2%
2053 -0.09% -0.18%
2052 -0.09% -0.14%
2051 -0.05% -0.12%
2050 -0.05% -0.08%
2049 -0.02% -0.04%
2048 0.003% -0.009%
2047 0.01% 0.03%
2046 0.03% 0.03%
2045 0.04% 0.06%
2044 0.08% 0.07%
2043 0.09% 0.1%
2042 0.12% 0.11%
2041 0.14% 0.13%
2040 0.15% 0.15%
2039 0.19% 0.17%
2038 0.19% 0.2%
2037 0.22% 0.21%
2036 0.24% 0.22%
2035 0.25% 0.23%
2034 0.29% 0.25%
2033 0.29% 0.26%
2032 0.31% 0.29%
2031 0.32% 0.31%
2030 0.36% 0.3%
2029 0.37% 0.32%
2028 0.39% 0.32%
2027 0.4% 0.3%
2026 0.41% 0.25%
2025 0.43% 0.42%
2024 0.45% 0.23%
2023 0.47% 0.41%
2022 0.39% 0.99%
2021 0.34% 0.91%
2020 0.2% 0.98%
2019 0.04% 1.44%
2018 0.1% 1.36%
2017 0.21% 1.31%
2016 0.28% 1.35%
2015 0.34% 1.34%
2014 0.39% 1.36%
2013 0.41% 1.29%
2012 0.39% 1.28%
2011 0.36% 1.48%
2010 0.33% 1.53%
2009 0.31% 1.39%
2008 0.32% 1.27%
2007 0.13% 0.16%
2006 -0.05% 1.03%
2005 0.02% 1.07%
2004 0.1% 1.12%
2003 0.2% 1.17%
2002 0.31% 1.21%
2001 0.42% 1.25%
2000 0.5% 1.29%
1999 0.56% 1.35%
1998 0.62% 1.4%
1997 0.68% 1.46%
1996 0.75% 1.52%
1995 0.84% 1.65%
1994 0.96% 1.75%
1993 1.33% 1.74%
1992 1.65% 1.72%
1991 1.77% 1.77%
1990 1.9% 1.89%
1989 1.99% 1.98%
1988 2.03% 2.02%
1987 2% 2.06%
1986 2% 2.15%
1985 2.02% 2.25%
1984 1.93% 2.33%
1983 1.84% 2.38%
1982 1.14% 2.16%
1981 0.67% 2.01%
1980 1.34% 2.02%
1979 1.96% 1.98%
1978 2.16% 2.04%
1977 2.16% 2.08%
1976 2.18% 2.06%
1975 2.25% 2.1%
1974 2.33% 2.24%
1973 2.37% 2.34%
1972 2.38% 2.43%
1971 2.42% 2.4%
1970 2.58% 2.38%
1969 2.75% 2.48%
1968 2.82% 2.56%
1967 2.86% 2.63%
1966 2.86% 2.57%
1965 2.81% 2.54%
1964 2.75% 2.66%
1963 2.69% 2.71%
1962 2.76% 2.74%
1961 2.81% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Turkey
Current population
6404781
86225430
Population rank 111/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.04%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
1.46 minutes
One birth every
5.32 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline +75 +986
Annual growth/decline +27,310 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 138/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -258,205
Net migration rank 155/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -258,205
2024 51,510 -23,102 453,249 -275,952
2023 51,985 -23,253 426,630 -318,070
2022 53,138 -23,255 535,373 -301,544
2021 46,530 -27,343 521,713 20,283
2020 48,244 -25,213 608,708 37,934
2019 56,816 -55,144 751,472 -15,690
2018 57,509 -54,163 830,353 187,570
2017 59,824 -50,608 875,408 659,846
2016 63,751 -47,491 895,841 352,063
2015 69,263 -51,278 930,799 1,063,140
2014 72,581 -49,126 957,055 1,033,384
2013 73,869 -49,087 921,386 438,618
2012 75,495 -50,546 917,145 258,623
2011 76,182 -53,433 875,839 68,849
2010 75,695 -54,688 892,334 55,532
2009 74,908 -55,966 900,491 24,276
2008 75,107 -56,086 868,749 47,915
2007 76,776 -56,857 876,626 -186,402
2006 80,887 -85,789 897,351 -190,194
2005 84,883 -86,501 898,650 -174,177
2004 90,905 -87,466 896,025 -146,574
2003 97,849 -89,146 893,683 -121,383
2002 106,137 -90,908 922,927 -129,444
2001 114,313 -92,389 980,560 -166,759
2000 122,315 -94,861 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 128,947 -97,475 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 134,065 -99,293 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 134,448 -96,820 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 136,929 -95,977 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 138,268 -92,912 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 137,974 -87,318 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 138,432 -80,736 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 139,221 -48,232 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 140,691 -50,622 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 140,311 -39,689 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 139,093 -38,211 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 136,230 -30,806 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 133,667 -32,308 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 130,177 -32,181 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 127,248 -29,111 1,098,846 8,960
1984 125,036 -29,767 1,096,529 21,787
1983 121,700 -35,694 1,095,106 39,871
1982 120,938 -37,159 1,091,863 23,728
1981 117,346 -97,365 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 111,771 -71,318 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 123,838 -44,302 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 124,468 -31,463 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 121,446 -28,742 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 120,511 -31,317 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 116,737 -26,198 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 113,846 -22,844 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 111,546 -19,347 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 107,604 -17,317 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 104,714 -16,389 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 100,499 -11,367 991,950 -150,924
1969 99,848 -4,355 970,958 -110,578
1968 98,851 -2,919 950,778 -78,973
1967 98,424 -3,192 936,727 -65,993
1966 97,156 -3,945 925,790 -50,999
1965 95,341 -5,560 904,016 -113,911
1964 93,328 -7,937 884,152 -69,978
1963 90,794 -9,774 862,626 -44,317
1962 88,237 -10,307 837,473 -34,353
1961 84,614 -4,159 816,911 -26,187
1960 81,544 -4,885 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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