The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 327,777 people in Vanuatu in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,391,525 people compared to 342,645 in Vanuatu.
Population statistics:
- El Salvador's population is 18.7 times bigger than Vanuatu's.
- El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Vanuatu is the 174th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.004% for Vanuatu.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +2.33% in Vanuatu.
- Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.39M (6.48% growth), while Vanuatu has grown from 216K to 343K (58.7% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people compared to the peak of 875K people in 2100 for Vanuatu.
El Salvador vs Vanuatu: live population counter
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| Current population |
6391525
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342645
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 174/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.004% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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1.19 hours
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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58.5 minutes
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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5.38 hours
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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1.21 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | -43 |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | +20 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | +7,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | +2.3% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 38/197 |
El Salvador and Vanuatu: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 64,431 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 66,264 | 2.81% | 2.84% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 68,174 | 2.76% | 2.88% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 70,159 | 2.69% | 2.91% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 72,219 | 2.75% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 74,358 | 2.81% | 2.96% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 76,590 | 2.86% | 3% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 78,921 | 2.86% | 3.04% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 81,314 | 2.82% | 3.03% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 83,755 | 2.75% | 3% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 86,266 | 2.58% | 3% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 88,862 | 2.42% | 3.01% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 91,562 | 2.38% | 3.04% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 94,362 | 2.37% | 3.06% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 97,260 | 2.33% | 3.07% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 100,269 | 2.25% | 3.09% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 103,388 | 2.18% | 3.11% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 106,618 | 2.16% | 3.12% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 109,963 | 2.16% | 3.14% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 113,040 | 1.96% | 2.8% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 115,660 | 1.34% | 2.32% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 118,249 | 0.67% | 2.24% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 121,035 | 1.14% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 123,998 | 1.84% | 2.45% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 127,109 | 1.93% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 130,356 | 2.02% | 2.55% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 133,720 | 2% | 2.58% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 137,187 | 2% | 2.59% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 140,756 | 2.03% | 2.6% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 144,393 | 1.99% | 2.58% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 148,063 | 1.9% | 2.54% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 151,793 | 1.77% | 2.52% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 155,608 | 1.65% | 2.51% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 159,463 | 1.33% | 2.48% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 163,314 | 0.96% | 2.41% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 167,137 | 0.84% | 2.34% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 170,911 | 0.75% | 2.26% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 174,626 | 0.68% | 2.17% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 178,313 | 0.62% | 2.11% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 182,048 | 0.56% | 2.09% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 186,281 | 0.5% | 2.33% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 191,031 | 0.42% | 2.55% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 195,863 | 0.31% | 2.53% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 200,746 | 0.2% | 2.49% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 205,711 | 0.1% | 2.47% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 210,760 | 0.02% | 2.45% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 215,923 | -0.05% | 2.45% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 221,276 | 0.13% | 2.48% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 226,896 | 0.32% | 2.54% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 232,731 | 0.31% | 2.57% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 238,248 | 0.33% | 2.37% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 243,474 | 0.36% | 2.19% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 248,883 | 0.39% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 254,482 | 0.41% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 260,240 | 0.39% | 2.26% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 266,101 | 0.34% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 272,087 | 0.28% | 2.25% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 278,507 | 0.21% | 2.36% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 285,259 | 0.1% | 2.42% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 291,985 | 0.04% | 2.36% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 298,858 | 0.2% | 2.35% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 305,868 | 0.34% | 2.35% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 313,046 | 0.39% | 2.35% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 320,409 | 0.47% | 2.35% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 327,777 | 0.45% | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 335,169 | 0.43% | 2.26% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 342,565 | 0.4% | 2.21% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 349,970 | 0.39% | 2.16% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 357,397 | 0.38% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 364,883 | 0.36% | 2.09% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 372,429 | 0.34% | 2.07% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 380,015 | 0.31% | 2.04% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 387,657 | 0.3% | 2.01% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 395,366 | 0.29% | 1.99% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 403,188 | 0.27% | 1.98% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 411,061 | 0.24% | 1.95% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 419,006 | 0.23% | 1.93% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 427,031 | 0.21% | 1.92% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 435,150 | 0.19% | 1.9% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 443,311 | 0.17% | 1.88% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 451,509 | 0.14% | 1.85% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 459,733 | 0.13% | 1.82% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 468,003 | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 476,308 | 0.09% | 1.77% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 484,636 | 0.06% | 1.75% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 492,989 | 0.03% | 1.72% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 501,316 | 0.02% | 1.69% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 509,621 | 0.006% | 1.66% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 517,889 | -0.009% | 1.62% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 526,138 | -0.04% | 1.59% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 534,374 | -0.05% | 1.57% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Vanuatu gained 56,164 people (a 26% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 190,725 (a 3.08% growth), while Vanuatu's population increased by 70,558 (a 25.9% growth).
El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2006 and ranked 174th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) El Salvador's population will grow by 4.25% to 6,663,341 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Vanuatu will increase by 56% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Port Vila | 49K |
| Luganville | 17.7K |
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Population differences between El Salvador and Vanuatu
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| Life expectancy | 72.7 years | 72 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 25.6 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 21.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 50.5:49.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 69.6 ppl/mi² |
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