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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 8.31 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

El Salvador vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Uganda
2100 5,106,358 122,497,526
2099 5,150,403 122,436,109
2098 5,195,110 122,364,302
2097 5,240,164 122,266,255
2096 5,286,555 122,146,810
2095 5,333,357 121,976,411
2094 5,380,368 121,799,752
2093 5,427,291 121,584,860
2092 5,474,174 121,336,796
2091 5,521,257 121,070,447
2090 5,568,339 120,767,412
2089 5,615,550 120,427,771
2088 5,662,256 120,064,594
2087 5,709,072 119,668,549
2086 5,755,593 119,256,686
2085 5,801,778 118,815,763
2084 5,847,545 118,339,179
2083 5,891,829 117,821,938
2082 5,935,056 117,274,958
2081 5,977,631 116,707,394
2080 6,019,326 116,096,095
2079 6,059,817 115,474,153
2078 6,098,689 114,805,376
2077 6,136,133 114,118,687
2076 6,172,686 113,390,189
2075 6,206,865 112,637,851
2074 6,239,356 111,863,410
2073 6,272,337 111,070,771
2072 6,301,557 110,240,940
2071 6,330,086 109,392,890
2070 6,358,052 108,505,633
2069 6,384,863 107,607,659
2068 6,410,986 106,677,578
2067 6,435,437 105,722,829
2066 6,458,779 104,739,111
2065 6,481,938 103,737,893
2064 6,503,884 102,701,560
2063 6,524,373 101,646,533
2062 6,543,157 100,561,859
2061 6,560,419 99,450,764
2060 6,577,429 98,334,788
2059 6,592,662 97,187,498
2058 6,606,305 96,014,439
2057 6,620,473 94,821,765
2056 6,633,666 93,613,209
2055 6,645,594 92,385,049
2054 6,656,251 91,132,827
2053 6,664,115 89,857,705
2052 6,670,429 88,568,311
2051 6,676,658 87,270,603
2050 6,679,973 85,957,376
2049 6,683,494 84,632,277
2048 6,684,918 83,284,965
2047 6,684,723 81,928,165
2046 6,684,063 80,569,225
2045 6,681,948 79,208,662
2044 6,679,505 77,834,944
2043 6,674,197 76,453,982
2042 6,668,140 75,075,287
2041 6,660,323 73,701,695
2040 6,651,019 72,333,375
2039 6,641,112 70,963,211
2038 6,628,299 69,580,447
2037 6,615,428 68,186,136
2036 6,600,845 66,804,746
2035 6,585,074 65,411,934
2034 6,568,788 64,023,352
2033 6,549,941 62,634,483
2032 6,530,975 61,235,174
2031 6,511,064 59,825,075
2030 6,490,493 58,415,479
2029 6,467,381 57,006,283
2028 6,443,426 55,596,520
2027 6,418,289 54,191,271
2026 6,392,935 52,792,624
2025 6,366,672 51,400,003
2024 6,338,193 50,015,092
2023 6,309,624 48,656,601
2022 6,280,319 47,312,719
2021 6,255,782 45,910,930
2020 6,234,673 44,457,152
2019 6,222,318 42,999,637
2018 6,219,807 41,565,831
2017 6,213,533 40,177,388
2016 6,200,800 38,799,152
2015 6,183,676 37,531,446
2014 6,162,955 36,395,539
2013 6,138,839 35,337,042
2012 6,113,975 34,337,438
2011 6,090,127 33,354,543
2010 6,068,249 32,390,802
2009 6,048,279 31,451,151
2008 6,029,297 30,539,553
2007 6,009,824 29,653,430
2006 6,002,319 28,794,003
2005 6,005,578 27,963,289
2004 6,004,671 27,154,515
2003 5,998,599 26,352,124
2002 5,986,631 25,532,870
2001 5,968,060 24,745,676
2000 5,943,366 24,000,150
1999 5,913,900 23,257,281
1998 5,880,781 22,515,806
1997 5,844,578 21,856,046
1996 5,805,286 21,231,550
1995 5,762,131 20,665,667
1994 5,714,129 20,108,801
1993 5,659,957 19,445,161
1992 5,585,609 18,785,032
1991 5,495,077 18,155,901
1990 5,399,726 17,569,897
1989 5,298,979 17,010,698
1988 5,195,833 16,470,483
1987 5,092,441 15,954,170
1986 4,992,769 15,467,579
1985 4,894,706 15,023,681
1984 4,798,003 14,607,677
1983 4,707,367 14,221,881
1982 4,622,477 13,873,631
1981 4,570,599 13,556,452
1980 4,540,382 13,275,741
1979 4,480,388 13,002,163
1978 4,394,114 12,692,113
1977 4,301,256 12,359,669
1976 4,210,310 12,037,294
1975 4,120,449 11,725,240
1974 4,029,671 11,424,846
1973 3,938,068 11,144,236
1972 3,846,830 10,885,796
1971 3,757,523 10,618,206
1970 3,668,796 10,321,603
1969 3,576,485 10,014,858
1968 3,480,773 9,708,632
1967 3,385,184 9,408,924
1966 3,290,961 9,122,864
1965 3,199,466 8,849,203
1964 3,111,883 8,586,363
1963 3,028,679 8,333,663
1962 2,949,204 8,092,231
1961 2,870,016 7,862,217
1960 2,791,459 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Uganda
2100 -0.86% 0.05%
2099 -0.86% 0.06%
2098 -0.86% 0.08%
2097 -0.88% 0.1%
2096 -0.88% 0.14%
2095 -0.87% 0.15%
2094 -0.86% 0.18%
2093 -0.86% 0.2%
2092 -0.85% 0.22%
2091 -0.85% 0.25%
2090 -0.84% 0.28%
2089 -0.82% 0.3%
2088 -0.82% 0.33%
2087 -0.81% 0.35%
2086 -0.8% 0.37%
2085 -0.78% 0.4%
2084 -0.75% 0.44%
2083 -0.73% 0.47%
2082 -0.71% 0.49%
2081 -0.69% 0.53%
2080 -0.67% 0.54%
2079 -0.64% 0.58%
2078 -0.61% 0.6%
2077 -0.59% 0.64%
2076 -0.55% 0.67%
2075 -0.52% 0.69%
2074 -0.53% 0.71%
2073 -0.46% 0.75%
2072 -0.45% 0.78%
2071 -0.44% 0.82%
2070 -0.42% 0.83%
2069 -0.41% 0.87%
2068 -0.38% 0.9%
2067 -0.36% 0.94%
2066 -0.36% 0.97%
2065 -0.34% 1.01%
2064 -0.31% 1.04%
2063 -0.29% 1.08%
2062 -0.26% 1.12%
2061 -0.26% 1.13%
2060 -0.23% 1.18%
2059 -0.21% 1.22%
2058 -0.21% 1.26%
2057 -0.2% 1.29%
2056 -0.18% 1.33%
2055 -0.16% 1.37%
2054 -0.12% 1.42%
2053 -0.09% 1.46%
2052 -0.09% 1.49%
2051 -0.05% 1.53%
2050 -0.05% 1.57%
2049 -0.02% 1.62%
2048 0.003% 1.66%
2047 0.01% 1.69%
2046 0.03% 1.72%
2045 0.04% 1.76%
2044 0.08% 1.81%
2043 0.09% 1.84%
2042 0.12% 1.86%
2041 0.14% 1.89%
2040 0.15% 1.93%
2039 0.19% 1.99%
2038 0.19% 2.04%
2037 0.22% 2.07%
2036 0.24% 2.13%
2035 0.25% 2.17%
2034 0.29% 2.22%
2033 0.29% 2.29%
2032 0.31% 2.36%
2031 0.32% 2.41%
2030 0.36% 2.47%
2029 0.37% 2.54%
2028 0.39% 2.59%
2027 0.4% 2.65%
2026 0.41% 2.71%
2025 0.45% 2.77%
2024 0.45% 2.79%
2023 0.47% 2.84%
2022 0.39% 3.05%
2021 0.34% 3.27%
2020 0.2% 3.39%
2019 0.04% 3.45%
2018 0.1% 3.46%
2017 0.21% 3.55%
2016 0.28% 3.38%
2015 0.34% 3.12%
2014 0.39% 3%
2013 0.41% 2.91%
2012 0.39% 2.95%
2011 0.36% 2.98%
2010 0.33% 2.99%
2009 0.31% 2.98%
2008 0.32% 2.99%
2007 0.13% 2.98%
2006 -0.05% 2.97%
2005 0.02% 2.98%
2004 0.1% 3.04%
2003 0.2% 3.21%
2002 0.31% 3.18%
2001 0.42% 3.11%
2000 0.5% 3.19%
1999 0.56% 3.29%
1998 0.62% 3.02%
1997 0.68% 2.94%
1996 0.75% 2.74%
1995 0.84% 2.77%
1994 0.96% 3.41%
1993 1.33% 3.51%
1992 1.65% 3.47%
1991 1.77% 3.34%
1990 1.9% 3.29%
1989 1.99% 3.28%
1988 2.03% 3.24%
1987 2% 3.15%
1986 2% 2.95%
1985 2.02% 2.85%
1984 1.93% 2.71%
1983 1.84% 2.51%
1982 1.14% 2.34%
1981 0.67% 2.11%
1980 1.34% 2.1%
1979 1.96% 2.44%
1978 2.16% 2.69%
1977 2.16% 2.68%
1976 2.18% 2.66%
1975 2.25% 2.63%
1974 2.33% 2.52%
1973 2.37% 2.37%
1972 2.38% 2.52%
1971 2.42% 2.87%
1970 2.58% 3.06%
1969 2.75% 3.15%
1968 2.82% 3.19%
1967 2.86% 3.14%
1966 2.86% 3.09%
1965 2.81% 3.06%
1964 2.75% 3.03%
1963 2.69% 2.98%
1962 2.76% 2.93%
1961 2.81% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Uganda
Current population
6399793
53170946
Population rank 111/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.64%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
5.29 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 22/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -119,059
Net migration rank 155/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -119,059
2024 - -23,102 - -117,924
2023 51,985 -23,253 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 53,138 -23,255 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 46,530 -27,343 1,423,377 43,464
2020 48,244 -25,213 1,397,288 43,464
2019 56,816 -55,144 1,367,044 107,210
2018 57,509 -54,163 1,332,600 60,724
2017 59,824 -50,608 1,290,658 92,879
2016 63,751 -47,491 1,249,565 123,379
2015 69,263 -51,278 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 72,581 -49,126 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 73,869 -49,087 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 75,495 -50,546 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 76,182 -53,433 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 75,695 -54,688 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 74,908 -55,966 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 75,107 -56,086 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 76,776 -56,857 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 80,887 -85,789 999,958 -156,232
2005 84,883 -86,501 969,096 -151,386
2004 90,905 -87,466 938,623 -138,770
2003 97,849 -89,146 901,374 -96,429
2002 106,137 -90,908 868,756 -35,149
2001 114,313 -92,389 836,751 -95,956
2000 122,315 -94,861 803,069 -52,824
1999 128,947 -97,475 775,166 -39,695
1998 134,065 -99,293 741,175 6,277
1997 134,448 -96,820 727,523 -155,461
1996 136,929 -95,977 699,707 -22,795
1995 138,268 -92,912 697,218 -242,378
1994 137,974 -87,318 675,092 -16,198
1993 138,432 -80,736 650,032 18,349
1992 139,221 -48,232 627,139 24,723
1991 140,691 -50,622 602,740 3,643
1990 140,311 -39,689 587,291 -21,688
1989 139,093 -38,211 565,367 -12,576
1988 136,230 -30,806 547,759 -20,113
1987 133,667 -32,308 527,397 -22,415
1986 130,177 -32,181 487,693 -19,485
1985 127,248 -29,111 462,534 -42,942
1984 125,036 -29,767 421,241 -8,818
1983 121,700 -35,694 404,940 -45,776
1982 120,938 -37,159 390,820 -53,497
1981 117,346 -97,365 380,028 -83,010
1980 111,771 -71,318 370,287 -105,900
1979 123,838 -44,302 381,626 -98,863
1978 124,468 -31,463 371,930 -34,606
1977 121,446 -28,742 365,216 -37,671
1976 120,511 -31,317 359,458 -42,259
1975 116,737 -26,198 354,278 -47,359
1974 113,846 -22,844 345,773 -51,910
1973 111,546 -19,347 340,780 -73,439
1972 107,604 -17,317 335,935 -86,409
1971 104,714 -16,389 328,294 -42,642
1970 100,499 -11,367 333,202 -25,646
1969 99,848 -4,355 320,486 -14,548
1968 98,851 -2,919 309,725 -3,214
1967 98,424 -3,192 296,692 -3,773
1966 97,156 -3,945 282,225 -3,021
1965 95,341 -5,560 271,830 -3,716
1964 93,328 -7,937 260,733 -3,169
1963 90,794 -9,774 250,885 -3,058
1962 88,237 -10,307 241,513 -6,470
1961 84,614 -4,159 232,894 -7,893
1960 81,544 -4,885 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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