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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 6.27 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

El Salvador vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Ukraine
2100 5,106,358 15,493,960
2099 5,150,403 15,751,557
2098 5,195,110 16,012,938
2097 5,240,164 16,278,602
2096 5,286,555 16,547,938
2095 5,333,357 16,820,897
2094 5,380,368 17,098,910
2093 5,427,291 17,381,822
2092 5,474,174 17,669,049
2091 5,521,257 17,960,681
2090 5,568,339 18,257,867
2089 5,615,550 18,559,027
2088 5,662,256 18,865,031
2087 5,709,072 19,176,483
2086 5,755,593 19,492,606
2085 5,801,778 19,812,584
2084 5,847,545 20,138,855
2083 5,891,829 20,468,747
2082 5,935,056 20,803,241
2081 5,977,631 21,140,953
2080 6,019,326 21,482,498
2079 6,059,817 21,827,152
2078 6,098,689 22,175,099
2077 6,136,133 22,525,846
2076 6,172,686 22,879,896
2075 6,206,865 23,236,521
2074 6,239,356 23,596,095
2073 6,272,337 23,957,807
2072 6,301,557 24,319,928
2071 6,330,086 24,685,370
2070 6,358,052 25,053,352
2069 6,384,863 25,423,272
2068 6,410,986 25,794,560
2067 6,435,437 26,168,072
2066 6,458,779 26,543,206
2065 6,481,938 26,920,121
2064 6,503,884 27,298,592
2063 6,524,373 27,677,528
2062 6,543,157 28,056,960
2061 6,560,419 28,437,884
2060 6,577,429 28,818,343
2059 6,592,662 29,198,891
2058 6,606,305 29,580,044
2057 6,620,473 29,958,884
2056 6,633,666 30,335,136
2055 6,645,594 30,710,041
2054 6,656,251 31,080,334
2053 6,664,115 31,447,868
2052 6,670,429 31,811,171
2051 6,676,658 32,170,929
2050 6,679,973 32,525,262
2049 6,683,494 32,875,483
2048 6,684,918 33,217,836
2047 6,684,723 33,556,749
2046 6,684,063 33,892,646
2045 6,681,948 34,221,999
2044 6,679,505 34,547,153
2043 6,674,197 34,869,270
2042 6,668,140 35,189,550
2041 6,660,323 35,507,946
2040 6,651,019 35,823,225
2039 6,641,112 36,141,658
2038 6,628,299 36,457,134
2037 6,615,428 36,772,578
2036 6,600,845 37,084,252
2035 6,585,074 37,396,243
2034 6,568,788 37,706,533
2033 6,549,941 38,015,585
2032 6,530,975 38,322,554
2031 6,511,064 38,630,259
2030 6,490,493 38,935,791
2029 6,467,381 39,238,099
2028 6,443,426 39,537,815
2027 6,418,289 39,830,895
2026 6,392,935 40,125,599
2025 6,366,672 38,707,520
2024 6,338,193 37,860,221
2023 6,309,624 37,732,836
2022 6,280,319 41,048,766
2021 6,255,782 44,298,640
2020 6,234,673 44,680,014
2019 6,222,318 44,957,458
2018 6,219,807 45,208,907
2017 6,213,533 45,436,041
2016 6,200,800 45,616,832
2015 6,183,676 45,784,896
2014 6,162,955 45,972,380
2013 6,138,839 46,126,770
2012 6,113,975 46,210,056
2011 6,090,127 46,307,853
2010 6,068,249 46,456,003
2009 6,048,279 46,623,731
2008 6,029,297 46,819,175
2007 6,009,824 47,062,798
2006 6,002,319 47,278,694
2005 6,005,578 47,585,556
2004 6,004,671 47,979,507
2003 5,998,599 48,315,136
2002 5,986,631 48,677,281
2001 5,968,060 49,106,855
2000 5,943,366 49,556,660
1999 5,913,900 49,976,446
1998 5,880,781 50,379,731
1997 5,844,578 50,786,885
1996 5,805,286 51,226,109
1995 5,762,131 51,665,539
1994 5,714,129 52,075,998
1993 5,659,957 52,350,126
1992 5,585,609 52,323,671
1991 5,495,077 52,170,961
1990 5,399,726 52,054,092
1989 5,298,979 51,917,817
1988 5,195,833 51,724,853
1987 5,092,441 51,515,732
1986 4,992,769 51,318,745
1985 4,894,706 51,108,770
1984 4,798,003 50,887,599
1983 4,707,367 50,637,029
1982 4,622,477 50,402,724
1981 4,570,599 50,189,281
1980 4,540,382 49,955,152
1979 4,480,388 49,721,381
1978 4,394,114 49,521,243
1977 4,301,256 49,336,481
1976 4,210,310 49,120,842
1975 4,120,449 48,865,229
1974 4,029,671 48,576,570
1973 3,938,068 48,277,121
1972 3,846,830 47,946,893
1971 3,757,523 47,573,287
1970 3,668,796 47,261,306
1969 3,576,485 46,976,256
1968 3,480,773 46,614,325
1967 3,385,184 46,215,988
1966 3,290,961 45,802,519
1965 3,199,466 45,386,892
1964 3,111,883 44,951,156
1963 3,028,679 44,462,372
1962 2,949,204 43,943,674
1961 2,870,016 43,399,766
1960 2,791,459 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Ukraine
2100 -0.86% -1.64%
2099 -0.86% -1.63%
2098 -0.86% -1.63%
2097 -0.88% -1.63%
2096 -0.88% -1.62%
2095 -0.87% -1.63%
2094 -0.86% -1.63%
2093 -0.86% -1.63%
2092 -0.85% -1.62%
2091 -0.85% -1.63%
2090 -0.84% -1.62%
2089 -0.82% -1.62%
2088 -0.82% -1.62%
2087 -0.81% -1.62%
2086 -0.8% -1.62%
2085 -0.78% -1.62%
2084 -0.75% -1.61%
2083 -0.73% -1.61%
2082 -0.71% -1.6%
2081 -0.69% -1.59%
2080 -0.67% -1.58%
2079 -0.64% -1.57%
2078 -0.61% -1.56%
2077 -0.59% -1.55%
2076 -0.55% -1.53%
2075 -0.52% -1.52%
2074 -0.53% -1.51%
2073 -0.46% -1.49%
2072 -0.45% -1.48%
2071 -0.44% -1.47%
2070 -0.42% -1.46%
2069 -0.41% -1.44%
2068 -0.38% -1.43%
2067 -0.36% -1.41%
2066 -0.36% -1.4%
2065 -0.34% -1.39%
2064 -0.31% -1.37%
2063 -0.29% -1.35%
2062 -0.26% -1.34%
2061 -0.26% -1.32%
2060 -0.23% -1.3%
2059 -0.21% -1.29%
2058 -0.21% -1.26%
2057 -0.2% -1.24%
2056 -0.18% -1.22%
2055 -0.16% -1.19%
2054 -0.12% -1.17%
2053 -0.09% -1.14%
2052 -0.09% -1.12%
2051 -0.05% -1.09%
2050 -0.05% -1.07%
2049 -0.02% -1.03%
2048 0.003% -1.01%
2047 0.01% -0.99%
2046 0.03% -0.96%
2045 0.04% -0.94%
2044 0.08% -0.92%
2043 0.09% -0.91%
2042 0.12% -0.9%
2041 0.14% -0.88%
2040 0.15% -0.88%
2039 0.19% -0.87%
2038 0.19% -0.86%
2037 0.22% -0.84%
2036 0.24% -0.83%
2035 0.25% -0.82%
2034 0.29% -0.81%
2033 0.29% -0.8%
2032 0.31% -0.8%
2031 0.32% -0.78%
2030 0.36% -0.77%
2029 0.37% -0.76%
2028 0.39% -0.74%
2027 0.4% -0.73%
2026 0.41% 3.66%
2025 0.45% 2.24%
2024 0.45% 0.34%
2023 0.47% -8.08%
2022 0.39% -7.34%
2021 0.34% -0.85%
2020 0.2% -0.62%
2019 0.04% -0.56%
2018 0.1% -0.5%
2017 0.21% -0.4%
2016 0.28% -0.37%
2015 0.34% -0.41%
2014 0.39% -0.33%
2013 0.41% -0.18%
2012 0.39% -0.21%
2011 0.36% -0.32%
2010 0.33% -0.36%
2009 0.31% -0.42%
2008 0.32% -0.52%
2007 0.13% -0.46%
2006 -0.05% -0.64%
2005 0.02% -0.82%
2004 0.1% -0.69%
2003 0.2% -0.74%
2002 0.31% -0.87%
2001 0.42% -0.91%
2000 0.5% -0.84%
1999 0.56% -0.8%
1998 0.62% -0.8%
1997 0.68% -0.86%
1996 0.75% -0.85%
1995 0.84% -0.79%
1994 0.96% -0.52%
1993 1.33% 0.05%
1992 1.65% 0.29%
1991 1.77% 0.22%
1990 1.9% 0.26%
1989 1.99% 0.37%
1988 2.03% 0.41%
1987 2% 0.38%
1986 2% 0.41%
1985 2.02% 0.43%
1984 1.93% 0.49%
1983 1.84% 0.46%
1982 1.14% 0.43%
1981 0.67% 0.47%
1980 1.34% 0.47%
1979 1.96% 0.4%
1978 2.16% 0.37%
1977 2.16% 0.44%
1976 2.18% 0.52%
1975 2.25% 0.59%
1974 2.33% 0.62%
1973 2.37% 0.69%
1972 2.38% 0.79%
1971 2.42% 0.66%
1970 2.58% 0.61%
1969 2.75% 0.78%
1968 2.82% 0.86%
1967 2.86% 0.9%
1966 2.86% 0.92%
1965 2.81% 0.97%
1964 2.75% 1.1%
1963 2.69% 1.18%
1962 2.76% 1.25%
1961 2.81% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Ukraine
Current population
6399793
40125599
Population rank 111/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.48%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +349
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 147/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -23,934 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 155/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - 1,702,358
2024 - -23,102 - 1,146,012
2023 51,985 -23,253 -283,185 -299,961
2022 53,138 -23,255 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 46,530 -27,343 -449,941 -1,129
2020 48,244 -25,213 -307,533 -4,167
2019 56,816 -55,144 -236,296 -6,908
2018 57,509 -54,163 -227,491 -32,220
2017 59,824 -50,608 -158,390 -36,155
2016 63,751 -47,491 -135,710 -31,340
2015 69,263 -51,278 -147,107 -21,992
2014 72,581 -49,126 -140,216 -65,678
2013 73,869 -49,087 -129,662 26,781
2012 75,495 -50,546 -130,451 66,768
2011 76,182 -53,433 -158,372 26,457
2010 75,695 -54,688 -180,388 16,030
2009 74,908 -55,966 -197,918 26,796
2008 75,107 -56,086 -229,086 9,312
2007 76,776 -56,857 -282,659 15,237
2006 80,887 -85,789 -300,787 136,442
2005 84,883 -86,501 -337,857 -111,493
2004 90,905 -87,466 -344,157 5,644
2003 97,849 -89,146 -351,299 18,540
2002 106,137 -90,908 -364,544 -26,991
2001 114,313 -92,389 -374,734 -92,847
2000 122,315 -94,861 -364,143 -67,865
1999 128,947 -97,475 -348,286 -59,247
1998 134,065 -99,293 -318,299 -80,684
1997 134,448 -96,820 -306,549 -108,735
1996 136,929 -95,977 -305,154 -158,008
1995 138,268 -92,912 -281,629 -134,053
1994 137,974 -87,318 -238,820 -166,380
1993 138,432 -80,736 -169,405 26,357
1992 139,221 -48,232 -95,857 291,788
1991 140,691 -50,622 -16,486 125,962
1990 140,311 -39,689 48,463 75,760
1989 139,093 -38,211 106,431 36,978
1988 136,230 -30,806 162,002 75,637
1987 133,667 -32,308 198,850 -18,275
1986 130,177 -32,181 225,751 -12,369
1985 127,248 -29,111 201,011 5,546
1984 125,036 -29,767 222,430 13,340
1983 121,700 -35,694 241,741 23,608
1982 120,938 -37,159 194,101 9,096
1981 117,346 -97,365 182,839 40,807
1980 111,771 -71,318 197,223 47,406
1979 123,838 -44,302 197,294 25,635
1978 124,468 -31,463 206,554 -29,180
1977 121,446 -28,742 216,932 -24,745
1976 120,511 -31,317 247,323 -8,219
1975 116,737 -26,198 256,787 15,336
1974 113,846 -22,844 273,486 31,725
1973 111,546 -19,347 274,938 18,777
1972 107,604 -17,317 309,785 56,928
1971 104,714 -16,389 305,849 74,604
1970 100,499 -11,367 291,839 -48,335
1969 99,848 -4,355 274,858 51,763
1968 98,851 -2,919 295,162 102,096
1967 98,424 -3,192 313,899 85,527
1966 97,156 -3,945 337,794 89,737
1965 95,341 -5,560 334,365 69,354
1964 93,328 -7,937 391,120 76,650
1963 90,794 -9,774 449,648 60,178
1962 88,237 -10,307 481,887 45,712
1961 84,614 -4,159 508,602 51,625
1960 81,544 -4,885 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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