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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 4.48 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.42% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

El Salvador vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Venezuela
2100 5,106,358 28,408,393
2099 5,150,403 28,554,225
2098 5,195,110 28,705,786
2097 5,240,164 28,850,257
2096 5,286,555 28,995,972
2095 5,333,357 29,132,759
2094 5,380,368 29,262,925
2093 5,427,291 29,392,244
2092 5,474,174 29,508,795
2091 5,521,257 29,621,832
2090 5,568,339 29,732,297
2089 5,615,550 29,838,428
2088 5,662,256 29,934,468
2087 5,709,072 30,028,670
2086 5,755,593 30,118,600
2085 5,801,778 30,199,220
2084 5,847,545 30,274,712
2083 5,891,829 30,346,195
2082 5,935,056 30,416,426
2081 5,977,631 30,482,094
2080 6,019,326 30,547,260
2079 6,059,817 30,610,834
2078 6,098,689 30,672,514
2077 6,136,133 30,728,816
2076 6,172,686 30,777,988
2075 6,206,865 30,827,559
2074 6,239,356 30,866,891
2073 6,272,337 30,911,390
2072 6,301,557 30,954,923
2071 6,330,086 30,997,109
2070 6,358,052 31,037,381
2069 6,384,863 31,075,808
2068 6,410,986 31,109,149
2067 6,435,437 31,145,122
2066 6,458,779 31,175,867
2065 6,481,938 31,200,466
2064 6,503,884 31,215,062
2063 6,524,373 31,230,451
2062 6,543,157 31,243,713
2061 6,560,419 31,253,501
2060 6,577,429 31,262,578
2059 6,592,662 31,270,532
2058 6,606,305 31,271,671
2057 6,620,473 31,274,675
2056 6,633,666 31,266,571
2055 6,645,594 31,250,513
2054 6,656,251 31,236,686
2053 6,664,115 31,220,143
2052 6,670,429 31,192,608
2051 6,676,658 31,172,098
2050 6,679,973 31,137,475
2049 6,683,494 31,102,109
2048 6,684,918 31,060,623
2047 6,684,723 31,007,458
2046 6,684,063 30,958,617
2045 6,681,948 30,903,304
2044 6,679,505 30,843,044
2043 6,674,197 30,774,770
2042 6,668,140 30,692,483
2041 6,660,323 30,605,785
2040 6,651,019 30,502,599
2039 6,641,112 30,387,061
2038 6,628,299 30,266,220
2037 6,615,428 30,143,030
2036 6,600,845 30,012,966
2035 6,585,074 29,868,832
2034 6,568,788 29,716,052
2033 6,549,941 29,572,150
2032 6,530,975 29,426,362
2031 6,511,064 29,278,011
2030 6,490,493 29,137,930
2029 6,467,381 29,002,751
2028 6,443,426 28,878,872
2027 6,418,289 28,749,068
2026 6,392,935 28,628,678
2025 6,366,672 28,514,989
2024 6,338,193 28,405,543
2023 6,309,624 28,300,854
2022 6,280,319 28,213,017
2021 6,255,782 28,237,826
2020 6,234,673 28,444,077
2019 6,222,318 28,938,098
2018 6,219,807 29,807,592
2017 6,213,533 30,565,323
2016 6,200,800 30,765,720
2015 6,183,676 30,573,972
2014 6,162,955 30,254,079
2013 6,138,839 29,912,198
2012 6,113,975 29,553,826
2011 6,090,127 29,185,212
2010 6,068,249 28,813,101
2009 6,048,279 28,438,298
2008 6,029,297 28,053,696
2007 6,009,824 27,649,363
2006 6,002,319 27,224,686
2005 6,005,578 26,785,804
2004 6,004,671 26,340,838
2003 5,998,599 25,892,703
2002 5,986,631 25,435,671
2001 5,968,060 24,979,922
2000 5,943,366 24,526,708
1999 5,913,900 24,066,593
1998 5,880,781 23,601,337
1997 5,844,578 23,131,685
1996 5,805,286 22,662,113
1995 5,762,131 22,193,821
1994 5,714,129 21,725,188
1993 5,659,957 21,254,520
1992 5,585,609 20,780,948
1991 5,495,077 20,304,896
1990 5,399,726 19,827,010
1989 5,298,979 19,348,921
1988 5,195,833 18,871,020
1987 5,092,441 18,394,963
1986 4,992,769 17,923,536
1985 4,894,706 17,461,434
1984 4,798,003 17,008,841
1983 4,707,367 16,562,205
1982 4,622,477 16,121,874
1981 4,570,599 15,687,297
1980 4,540,382 15,258,218
1979 4,480,388 14,834,552
1978 4,394,114 14,416,684
1977 4,301,256 14,006,812
1976 4,210,310 13,606,284
1975 4,120,449 13,215,892
1974 4,029,671 12,835,351
1973 3,938,068 12,463,537
1972 3,846,830 12,099,180
1971 3,757,523 11,741,008
1970 3,668,796 11,387,790
1969 3,576,485 11,040,280
1968 3,480,773 10,697,530
1967 3,385,184 10,358,513
1966 3,290,961 10,024,854
1965 3,199,466 9,697,790
1964 3,111,883 9,377,712
1963 3,028,679 9,064,021
1962 2,949,204 8,756,870
1961 2,870,016 8,455,915
1960 2,791,459 8,160,090

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 31.3M people in 2057 for Venezuela.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Venezuela
2100 -0.86% -0.51%
2099 -0.86% -0.53%
2098 -0.86% -0.5%
2097 -0.88% -0.5%
2096 -0.88% -0.47%
2095 -0.87% -0.44%
2094 -0.86% -0.44%
2093 -0.86% -0.39%
2092 -0.85% -0.38%
2091 -0.85% -0.37%
2090 -0.84% -0.36%
2089 -0.82% -0.32%
2088 -0.82% -0.31%
2087 -0.81% -0.3%
2086 -0.8% -0.27%
2085 -0.78% -0.25%
2084 -0.75% -0.24%
2083 -0.73% -0.23%
2082 -0.71% -0.22%
2081 -0.69% -0.21%
2080 -0.67% -0.21%
2079 -0.64% -0.2%
2078 -0.61% -0.18%
2077 -0.59% -0.16%
2076 -0.55% -0.16%
2075 -0.52% -0.13%
2074 -0.53% -0.14%
2073 -0.46% -0.14%
2072 -0.45% -0.14%
2071 -0.44% -0.13%
2070 -0.42% -0.12%
2069 -0.41% -0.11%
2068 -0.38% -0.12%
2067 -0.36% -0.1%
2066 -0.36% -0.08%
2065 -0.34% -0.05%
2064 -0.31% -0.05%
2063 -0.29% -0.04%
2062 -0.26% -0.03%
2061 -0.26% -0.03%
2060 -0.23% -0.03%
2059 -0.21% -0.004%
2058 -0.21% -0.01%
2057 -0.2% 0.03%
2056 -0.18% 0.05%
2055 -0.16% 0.04%
2054 -0.12% 0.05%
2053 -0.09% 0.09%
2052 -0.09% 0.07%
2051 -0.05% 0.11%
2050 -0.05% 0.11%
2049 -0.02% 0.13%
2048 0.003% 0.17%
2047 0.01% 0.16%
2046 0.03% 0.18%
2045 0.04% 0.2%
2044 0.08% 0.22%
2043 0.09% 0.27%
2042 0.12% 0.28%
2041 0.14% 0.34%
2040 0.15% 0.38%
2039 0.19% 0.4%
2038 0.19% 0.41%
2037 0.22% 0.43%
2036 0.24% 0.48%
2035 0.25% 0.51%
2034 0.29% 0.49%
2033 0.29% 0.5%
2032 0.31% 0.51%
2031 0.32% 0.48%
2030 0.36% 0.47%
2029 0.37% 0.43%
2028 0.39% 0.45%
2027 0.4% 0.42%
2026 0.41% 0.4%
2025 0.45% 0.39%
2024 0.45% 0.37%
2023 0.47% 0.31%
2022 0.39% -0.09%
2021 0.34% -0.73%
2020 0.2% -1.71%
2019 0.04% -2.92%
2018 0.1% -2.48%
2017 0.21% -0.65%
2016 0.28% 0.63%
2015 0.34% 1.06%
2014 0.39% 1.14%
2013 0.41% 1.21%
2012 0.39% 1.26%
2011 0.36% 1.29%
2010 0.33% 1.32%
2009 0.31% 1.37%
2008 0.32% 1.46%
2007 0.13% 1.56%
2006 -0.05% 1.64%
2005 0.02% 1.69%
2004 0.1% 1.73%
2003 0.2% 1.8%
2002 0.31% 1.82%
2001 0.42% 1.85%
2000 0.5% 1.91%
1999 0.56% 1.97%
1998 0.62% 2.03%
1997 0.68% 2.07%
1996 0.75% 2.11%
1995 0.84% 2.16%
1994 0.96% 2.21%
1993 1.33% 2.28%
1992 1.65% 2.34%
1991 1.77% 2.41%
1990 1.9% 2.47%
1989 1.99% 2.53%
1988 2.03% 2.59%
1987 2% 2.63%
1986 2% 2.65%
1985 2.02% 2.66%
1984 1.93% 2.7%
1983 1.84% 2.73%
1982 1.14% 2.77%
1981 0.67% 2.81%
1980 1.34% 2.86%
1979 1.96% 2.9%
1978 2.16% 2.93%
1977 2.16% 2.94%
1976 2.18% 2.95%
1975 2.25% 2.96%
1974 2.33% 2.98%
1973 2.37% 3.01%
1972 2.38% 3.05%
1971 2.42% 3.1%
1970 2.58% 3.15%
1969 2.75% 3.2%
1968 2.82% 3.27%
1967 2.86% 3.33%
1966 2.86% 3.37%
1965 2.81% 3.41%
1964 2.75% 3.46%
1963 2.69% 3.51%
1962 2.76% 3.56%
1961 2.81% 3.63%

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/venezuela | CC BY

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Venezuela
Current population
6399793
28661242
Population rank 111/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.35%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
5.02 minutes
One birth every
5.29 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +287
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 143/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -100,467
Net migration rank 155/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -100,467
2024 - -23,102 - -105,297
2023 51,985 -23,253 213,020 -112,899
2022 53,138 -23,255 216,619 -141,107
2021 46,530 -27,343 207,746 -332,936
2020 48,244 -25,213 237,223 -524,649
2019 56,816 -55,144 274,826 -975,534
2018 57,509 -54,163 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 59,824 -50,608 340,222 -817,376
2016 63,751 -47,491 359,651 -283,270
2015 69,263 -51,278 384,560 -77,417
2014 72,581 -49,126 395,088 -62,437
2013 73,869 -49,087 408,930 -57,818
2012 75,495 -50,546 420,758 -55,131
2011 76,182 -53,433 425,958 -54,384
2010 75,695 -54,688 425,397 -52,781
2009 74,908 -55,966 427,257 -50,286
2008 75,107 -56,086 435,870 -43,636
2007 76,776 -56,857 452,482 -36,060
2006 80,887 -85,789 460,152 -27,240
2005 84,883 -86,501 463,260 -18,407
2004 90,905 -87,466 455,881 -10,798
2003 97,849 -89,146 456,902 -5,729
2002 106,137 -90,908 466,821 -3,944
2001 114,313 -92,389 451,487 -2,856
2000 122,315 -94,861 459,802 -1,999
1999 128,947 -97,475 463,787 -1,376
1998 134,065 -99,293 469,123 -1,010
1997 134,448 -96,820 472,002 -816
1996 136,929 -95,977 468,653 -708
1995 138,268 -92,912 469,267 -622
1994 137,974 -87,318 469,178 -559
1993 138,432 -80,736 473,189 -477
1992 139,221 -48,232 474,824 -381
1991 140,691 -50,622 477,917 -236
1990 140,311 -39,689 478,168 -69
1989 139,093 -38,211 478,053 32
1988 136,230 -30,806 477,569 137
1987 133,667 -32,308 474,204 182
1986 130,177 -32,181 468,252 201
1985 127,248 -29,111 455,517 237
1984 125,036 -29,767 449,186 247
1983 121,700 -35,694 443,569 260
1982 120,938 -37,159 436,564 260
1981 117,346 -97,365 432,059 251
1980 111,771 -71,318 425,613 237
1979 123,838 -44,302 421,256 228
1978 124,468 -31,463 414,032 205
1977 121,446 -28,742 405,315 196
1976 120,511 -31,317 395,344 190
1975 116,737 -26,198 385,045 186
1974 113,846 -22,844 375,678 173
1973 111,546 -19,347 367,612 171
1972 107,604 -17,317 360,749 173
1971 104,714 -16,389 355,212 215
1970 100,499 -11,367 350,709 305
1969 99,848 -4,355 343,596 403
1968 98,851 -2,919 340,973 532
1967 98,424 -3,192 335,813 717
1966 97,156 -3,945 329,697 1,087
1965 95,341 -5,560 321,695 1,656
1964 93,328 -7,937 314,397 2,410
1963 90,794 -9,774 307,279 3,296
1962 88,237 -10,307 299,345 4,386
1961 84,614 -4,159 292,109 6,069
1960 81,544 -4,885 285,105 8,369

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/venezuela | CC BY

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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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