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Population in El Salvador compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 53.8 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.23% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

El Salvador vs United States: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador United States
2100 5,106,358 415,429,771
2099 5,150,403 414,829,167
2098 5,195,110 414,231,720
2097 5,240,164 413,576,381
2096 5,286,555 412,927,393
2095 5,333,357 412,225,379
2094 5,380,368 411,498,749
2093 5,427,291 410,785,729
2092 5,474,174 410,051,921
2091 5,521,257 409,320,183
2090 5,568,339 408,613,732
2089 5,615,550 407,885,645
2088 5,662,256 407,129,733
2087 5,709,072 406,421,298
2086 5,755,593 405,715,343
2085 5,801,778 405,059,379
2084 5,847,545 404,343,130
2083 5,891,829 403,612,785
2082 5,935,056 402,871,293
2081 5,977,631 402,054,554
2080 6,019,326 401,319,194
2079 6,059,817 400,554,914
2078 6,098,689 399,737,968
2077 6,136,133 398,906,565
2076 6,172,686 398,035,750
2075 6,206,865 397,109,170
2074 6,239,356 396,226,412
2073 6,272,337 395,307,725
2072 6,301,557 394,393,561
2071 6,330,086 393,415,363
2070 6,358,052 392,469,727
2069 6,384,863 391,479,981
2068 6,410,986 390,517,695
2067 6,435,437 389,543,856
2066 6,458,779 388,597,719
2065 6,481,938 387,685,327
2064 6,503,884 386,805,026
2063 6,524,373 385,911,917
2062 6,543,157 385,032,627
2061 6,560,419 384,170,837
2060 6,577,429 383,361,269
2059 6,592,662 382,542,030
2058 6,606,305 381,704,804
2057 6,620,473 380,907,023
2056 6,633,666 380,159,777
2055 6,645,594 379,430,756
2054 6,656,251 378,682,851
2053 6,664,115 377,878,421
2052 6,670,429 377,073,303
2051 6,676,658 376,229,840
2050 6,679,973 375,373,155
2049 6,683,494 374,493,150
2048 6,684,918 373,590,762
2047 6,684,723 372,626,259
2046 6,684,063 371,644,809
2045 6,681,948 370,602,914
2044 6,679,505 369,518,897
2043 6,674,197 368,375,680
2042 6,668,140 367,158,772
2041 6,660,323 365,937,822
2040 6,651,019 364,671,837
2039 6,641,112 363,367,337
2038 6,628,299 361,997,023
2037 6,615,428 360,606,236
2036 6,600,845 359,193,245
2035 6,585,074 357,750,686
2034 6,568,788 356,266,726
2033 6,549,941 354,775,032
2032 6,530,975 353,259,037
2031 6,511,064 351,721,511
2030 6,490,493 350,155,042
2029 6,467,381 348,564,667
2028 6,443,426 346,906,294
2027 6,418,289 345,257,605
2026 6,392,935 343,565,426
2025 6,366,672 341,784,857
2024 6,338,193 340,110,988
2023 6,309,624 334,914,895
2022 6,280,319 333,271,411
2021 6,255,782 331,893,745
2020 6,234,673 331,526,933
2019 6,222,318 328,329,953
2018 6,219,807 326,838,199
2017 6,213,533 325,122,128
2016 6,200,800 323,071,755
2015 6,183,676 320,738,994
2014 6,162,955 318,386,329
2013 6,138,839 316,059,947
2012 6,113,975 313,877,662
2011 6,090,127 311,583,481
2010 6,068,249 309,327,143
2009 6,048,279 306,771,529
2008 6,029,297 304,093,966
2007 6,009,824 301,231,207
2006 6,002,319 298,379,912
2005 6,005,578 295,516,599
2004 6,004,671 292,805,298
2003 5,998,599 290,107,933
2002 5,986,631 287,625,193
2001 5,968,060 284,968,955
2000 5,943,366 282,162,411
1999 5,913,900 279,294,713
1998 5,880,781 276,115,288
1997 5,844,578 272,911,760
1996 5,805,286 269,667,391
1995 5,762,131 266,557,091
1994 5,714,129 263,435,673
1993 5,659,957 260,255,352
1992 5,585,609 256,894,189
1991 5,495,077 253,492,503
1990 5,399,726 250,131,894
1989 5,298,979 246,819,222
1988 5,195,833 244,499,004
1987 5,092,441 242,288,936
1986 4,992,769 240,132,831
1985 4,894,706 237,923,734
1984 4,798,003 235,824,908
1983 4,707,367 233,792,014
1982 4,622,477 231,664,432
1981 4,570,599 229,465,744
1980 4,540,382 226,542,250
1979 4,480,388 225,055,487
1978 4,394,114 222,584,545
1977 4,301,256 220,239,425
1976 4,210,310 218,035,164
1975 4,120,449 215,973,199
1974 4,029,671 213,853,928
1973 3,938,068 211,908,788
1972 3,846,830 209,896,021
1971 3,757,523 207,660,677
1970 3,668,796 205,052,174
1969 3,576,485 202,676,946
1968 3,480,773 200,706,052
1967 3,385,184 198,712,056
1966 3,290,961 196,560,338
1965 3,199,466 194,302,963
1964 3,111,883 191,888,791
1963 3,028,679 189,241,798
1962 2,949,204 186,537,737
1961 2,870,016 183,691,481
1960 2,791,459 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador United States
2100 -0.86% 0.14%
2099 -0.86% 0.14%
2098 -0.86% 0.16%
2097 -0.88% 0.16%
2096 -0.88% 0.17%
2095 -0.87% 0.18%
2094 -0.86% 0.17%
2093 -0.86% 0.18%
2092 -0.85% 0.18%
2091 -0.85% 0.17%
2090 -0.84% 0.18%
2089 -0.82% 0.19%
2088 -0.82% 0.17%
2087 -0.81% 0.17%
2086 -0.8% 0.16%
2085 -0.78% 0.18%
2084 -0.75% 0.18%
2083 -0.73% 0.18%
2082 -0.71% 0.2%
2081 -0.69% 0.18%
2080 -0.67% 0.19%
2079 -0.64% 0.2%
2078 -0.61% 0.21%
2077 -0.59% 0.22%
2076 -0.55% 0.23%
2075 -0.52% 0.22%
2074 -0.53% 0.23%
2073 -0.46% 0.23%
2072 -0.45% 0.25%
2071 -0.44% 0.24%
2070 -0.42% 0.25%
2069 -0.41% 0.25%
2068 -0.38% 0.25%
2067 -0.36% 0.24%
2066 -0.36% 0.24%
2065 -0.34% 0.23%
2064 -0.31% 0.23%
2063 -0.29% 0.23%
2062 -0.26% 0.22%
2061 -0.26% 0.21%
2060 -0.23% 0.21%
2059 -0.21% 0.22%
2058 -0.21% 0.21%
2057 -0.2% 0.2%
2056 -0.18% 0.19%
2055 -0.16% 0.2%
2054 -0.12% 0.21%
2053 -0.09% 0.21%
2052 -0.09% 0.22%
2051 -0.05% 0.23%
2050 -0.05% 0.23%
2049 -0.02% 0.24%
2048 0.003% 0.26%
2047 0.01% 0.26%
2046 0.03% 0.28%
2045 0.04% 0.29%
2044 0.08% 0.31%
2043 0.09% 0.33%
2042 0.12% 0.33%
2041 0.14% 0.35%
2040 0.15% 0.36%
2039 0.19% 0.38%
2038 0.19% 0.39%
2037 0.22% 0.39%
2036 0.24% 0.4%
2035 0.25% 0.42%
2034 0.29% 0.42%
2033 0.29% 0.43%
2032 0.31% 0.44%
2031 0.32% 0.45%
2030 0.36% 0.46%
2029 0.37% 0.48%
2028 0.39% 0.48%
2027 0.4% 0.49%
2026 0.41% 0.52%
2025 0.45% 0.49%
2024 0.45% 1.55%
2023 0.47% 0.49%
2022 0.39% 0.42%
2021 0.34% 0.11%
2020 0.2% 0.97%
2019 0.04% 0.46%
2018 0.1% 0.53%
2017 0.21% 0.63%
2016 0.28% 0.73%
2015 0.34% 0.74%
2014 0.39% 0.74%
2013 0.41% 0.7%
2012 0.39% 0.74%
2011 0.36% 0.73%
2010 0.33% 0.83%
2009 0.31% 0.88%
2008 0.32% 0.95%
2007 0.13% 0.96%
2006 -0.05% 0.97%
2005 0.02% 0.93%
2004 0.1% 0.93%
2003 0.2% 0.86%
2002 0.31% 0.93%
2001 0.42% 0.99%
2000 0.5% 1.03%
1999 0.56% 1.15%
1998 0.62% 1.17%
1997 0.68% 1.2%
1996 0.75% 1.17%
1995 0.84% 1.18%
1994 0.96% 1.22%
1993 1.33% 1.31%
1992 1.65% 1.34%
1991 1.77% 1.34%
1990 1.9% 1.34%
1989 1.99% 0.95%
1988 2.03% 0.91%
1987 2% 0.9%
1986 2% 0.93%
1985 2.02% 0.89%
1984 1.93% 0.87%
1983 1.84% 0.92%
1982 1.14% 0.96%
1981 0.67% 1.29%
1980 1.34% 0.66%
1979 1.96% 1.11%
1978 2.16% 1.06%
1977 2.16% 1.01%
1976 2.18% 0.95%
1975 2.25% 0.99%
1974 2.33% 0.92%
1973 2.37% 0.96%
1972 2.38% 1.08%
1971 2.42% 1.27%
1970 2.58% 1.17%
1969 2.75% 0.98%
1968 2.82% 1%
1967 2.86% 1.09%
1966 2.86% 1.16%
1965 2.81% 1.26%
1964 2.75% 1.4%
1963 2.69% 1.45%
1962 2.76% 1.55%
1961 2.81% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

El Salvador United States
Current population
6399793
344023146
Population rank 111/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 4.15%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
5.29 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +78 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 134/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -23,934 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 155/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - 1,230,663
2024 - -23,102 - 1,286,132
2023 51,985 -23,253 502,372 1,322,668
2022 53,138 -23,255 399,926 1,319,009
2021 46,530 -27,343 199,137 674,787
2020 48,244 -25,213 208,862 329,769
2019 56,816 -55,144 887,476 1,774,500
2018 57,509 -54,163 955,022 1,764,961
2017 59,824 -50,608 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 63,751 -47,491 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 69,263 -51,278 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 72,581 -49,126 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 73,869 -49,087 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 75,495 -50,546 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 76,182 -53,433 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 75,695 -54,688 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 74,908 -55,966 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 75,107 -56,086 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 76,776 -56,857 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 80,887 -85,789 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 84,883 -86,501 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 90,905 -87,466 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 97,849 -89,146 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 106,137 -90,908 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 114,313 -92,389 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 122,315 -94,861 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 128,947 -97,475 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 134,065 -99,293 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 134,448 -96,820 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 136,929 -95,977 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 138,268 -92,912 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 137,974 -87,318 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 138,432 -80,736 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 139,221 -48,232 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 140,691 -50,622 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 140,311 -39,689 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 139,093 -38,211 1,875,826 400,998
1988 136,230 -30,806 1,735,943 460,778
1987 133,667 -32,308 1,720,252 480,815
1986 130,177 -32,181 1,656,917 493,082
1985 127,248 -29,111 1,689,258 598,777
1984 125,036 -29,767 1,627,192 622,793
1983 121,700 -35,694 1,636,544 662,840
1982 120,938 -37,159 1,714,317 600,149
1981 117,346 -97,365 1,652,153 583,070
1980 111,771 -71,318 1,608,450 595,916
1979 123,838 -44,302 1,597,894 503,559
1978 124,468 -31,463 1,402,283 556,521
1977 121,446 -28,742 1,431,556 577,060
1976 120,511 -31,317 1,264,604 635,590
1975 116,737 -26,198 1,252,644 655,078
1974 113,846 -22,844 1,218,968 706,978
1973 111,546 -19,347 1,165,499 783,163
1972 107,604 -17,317 1,301,355 833,543
1971 104,714 -16,389 1,640,519 833,549
1970 100,499 -11,367 1,824,965 744,902
1969 99,848 -4,355 1,702,487 523,740
1968 98,851 -2,919 1,565,507 594,514
1967 98,424 -3,192 1,669,181 585,410
1966 97,156 -3,945 1,749,387 637,692
1965 95,341 -5,560 1,943,030 644,902
1964 93,328 -7,937 2,245,099 618,635
1963 90,794 -9,774 2,289,826 639,495
1962 88,237 -10,307 2,406,337 625,617
1961 84,614 -4,159 2,571,681 580,333
1960 81,544 -4,885 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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

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