The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 1,000 people in the Vatican in 2019. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,391,525 people compared to 952 in the Vatican.
Population statistics:
- El Salvador's population is 6,714 times bigger than the Vatican's.
- El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while the Vatican is the 197th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.00001% for the Vatican.
- For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +1.9% in the Vatican.
- Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.39M (6.48% growth), while the Vatican has grown from 932 to 952 (2.15% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people compared to the peak of 2.51K people in 2100 for the Vatican.
El Salvador vs Vatican: live population counter
El Salvador
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
6391525
|
952
|
| Population rank | 111/197 | 197/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.00001% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
|
2.37 weeks
|
| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
|
n/a |
| One death every |
11.1 minutes
|
n/a |
| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
|
n/a |
| Annual migration change | -23,102 | n/a |
| Daily growth/decline | +78 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +28,569 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.45% | +0% |
| Population growth rate rank | 140/197 | 164/197 |
El Salvador and the Vatican: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
El Salvador
|
Vatican
|
El Salvador
|
Vatican
|
|
| 1960 | 2,791,459 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | - | 2.81% | - |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | - | 2.76% | - |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | - | 2.69% | - |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | - | 2.75% | - |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | - | 2.81% | - |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | - | 2.86% | - |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | - | 2.86% | - |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | - | 2.82% | - |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | - | 2.75% | - |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | - | 2.58% | - |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | - | 2.42% | - |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | - | 2.38% | - |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | - | 2.37% | - |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | - | 2.33% | - |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | - | 2.25% | - |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | - | 2.18% | - |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | - | 2.16% | - |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | - | 2.16% | - |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | - | 1.96% | - |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | - | 1.34% | - |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | - | 0.67% | - |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | - | 1.14% | - |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | - | 1.84% | - |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | - | 1.93% | - |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | - | 2.02% | - |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | - | 2% | - |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | - | 2% | - |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | - | 2.03% | - |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | - | 1.99% | - |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | - | 1.9% | - |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | - | 1.77% | - |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | - | 1.65% | - |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | - | 1.33% | - |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | - | 0.96% | - |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | - | 0.84% | - |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | - | 0.75% | - |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | - | 0.68% | - |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | - | 0.62% | - |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | - | 0.56% | - |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 880 | 0.5% | - |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 890 | 0.42% | 1.14% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 900 | 0.31% | 1.12% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 911 | 0.2% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 921 | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 921 | 0.02% | 0% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 932 | -0.05% | 1.19% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 821 | 0.13% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 824 | 0.32% | 0.37% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 826 | 0.31% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 829 | 0.33% | 0.36% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 832 | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 836 | 0.39% | 0.48% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 839 | 0.41% | 0.36% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 842 | 0.39% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 1,000 | 0.34% | 18.8% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | - | 0.28% | 0% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 1,000 | 0.21% | 0% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | - | 0.1% | 0% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 1,000 | 0.04% | 0% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 987 | 0.2% | -1.29% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 970 | 0.34% | -1.68% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 944 | 0.39% | -2.66% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 922 | 0.47% | -2.34% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 933 | 0.45% | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 939 | 0.43% | 0.59% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 952 | 0.4% | 1.37% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 974 | 0.39% | 2.32% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 985 | 0.38% | 1.13% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 983 | 0.36% | -0.19% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 976 | 0.34% | -0.75% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 968 | 0.31% | -0.75% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 968 | 0.3% | 0% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 988 | 0.29% | 2.09% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 992 | 0.27% | 0.37% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 1,000 | 0.24% | 0.74% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 998 | 0.23% | -0.18% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 1,003 | 0.21% | 0.55% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 1,022 | 0.19% | 1.83% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 1,060 | 0.17% | 3.78% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 1,095 | 0.14% | 3.3% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 1,127 | 0.13% | 2.86% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 1,149 | 0.1% | 1.96% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 1,169 | 0.09% | 1.76% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 1,186 | 0.06% | 1.42% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 1,209 | 0.03% | 2.02% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 1,224 | 0.02% | 1.22% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 1,248 | 0.006% | 1.95% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 1,272 | -0.009% | 1.92% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 1,296 | -0.04% | 1.88% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 1,325 | -0.05% | 2.27% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while the Vatican gained 68 people (a 7.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 190,725 (a 3.08% growth), while the Vatican's population decreased by -48 (a 4.8% decline).
El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. The Vatican was ranked 197th in 2006 and still ranked 197th 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 the Vatican will increase by 39.2% to 1,325 people and will still be ranked 197th.
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 |
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Vatican City | 882 |
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Population differences between El Salvador and the Vatican
|
El Salvador
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 72.7 years | 83.4 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | n/a |
| Median age | 28.5 years | n/a |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | n/a |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | n/a |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
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