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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 28,516,896 people in Venezuela in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 28,692,435 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 -0.53% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.39% growth).

El Salvador vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Venezuela
2100 5,105,420 28,410,292
2099 5,149,457 28,556,135
2098 5,194,156 28,707,705
2097 5,239,201 28,852,186
2096 5,285,584 28,997,910
2095 5,332,377 29,134,707
2094 5,379,380 29,264,882
2093 5,426,293 29,394,209
2092 5,473,168 29,510,768
2091 5,520,243 29,623,813
2090 5,567,316 29,734,285
2089 5,614,518 29,840,423
2088 5,661,216 29,936,470
2087 5,708,023 30,030,678
2086 5,754,535 30,120,614
2085 5,800,712 30,201,240
2084 5,846,470 30,276,736
2083 5,890,746 30,348,224
2082 5,933,965 30,418,460
2081 5,976,533 30,484,132
2080 6,018,220 30,549,302
2079 6,058,704 30,612,881
2078 6,097,568 30,674,565
2077 6,135,005 30,730,870
2076 6,171,552 30,780,046
2075 6,205,725 30,829,620
2074 6,238,209 30,868,955
2073 6,271,184 30,913,457
2072 6,300,399 30,956,993
2071 6,328,923 30,999,181
2070 6,356,884 31,039,456
2069 6,383,690 31,077,886
2068 6,409,808 31,111,229
2067 6,434,255 31,147,205
2066 6,457,592 31,177,952
2065 6,480,747 31,202,552
2064 6,502,689 31,217,149
2063 6,523,174 31,232,539
2062 6,541,955 31,245,802
2061 6,559,213 31,255,590
2060 6,576,220 31,264,668
2059 6,591,451 31,272,623
2058 6,605,091 31,273,762
2057 6,619,257 31,276,766
2056 6,632,447 31,268,661
2055 6,644,372 31,252,602
2054 6,655,028 31,238,775
2053 6,662,891 31,222,231
2052 6,669,204 31,194,694
2051 6,675,431 31,174,182
2050 6,678,745 31,139,557
2049 6,682,265 31,104,189
2048 6,683,689 31,062,699
2047 6,683,495 31,009,532
2046 6,682,835 30,960,686
2045 6,680,720 30,905,370
2044 6,678,277 30,845,107
2043 6,672,970 30,776,828
2042 6,666,915 30,694,535
2041 6,659,099 30,607,831
2040 6,649,797 30,504,638
2039 6,639,891 30,389,092
2038 6,627,081 30,268,244
2037 6,614,212 30,145,046
2036 6,599,632 30,014,973
2035 6,583,864 29,870,829
2034 6,567,581 29,718,039
2033 6,548,738 29,574,127
2032 6,529,775 29,428,330
2031 6,509,868 29,279,969
2030 6,489,300 29,139,878
2029 6,466,193 29,004,690
2028 6,442,242 28,880,803
2027 6,417,110 28,750,990
2026 6,391,761 28,630,592
2025 6,365,503 28,516,896
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,073,285 people (a 6.74% decline).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd 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 4.28% to 6,678,745 people with a rank change from 111th to 116th. The population of Venezuela will increase by 8.53% to 31,139,557 people and rank change from 54th to 62nd.

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 0.43% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.43%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.39%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Venezuela
Current population
6404781
28692435
Population rank 111/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.35%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
4.73 minutes
One birth every
5.32 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
11.1 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline +75 +305
Annual growth/decline +27,310 +111,353
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +0.39%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 139/197
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 51,510 -23,102 214,547 -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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 59.5% of the population change in El Salvador is from natural causes (a gain of 558,570 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a loss of 380,850 people). In Venezuela 36.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,765,716 people) and 63.1% is from migration (a loss of 4,726,087 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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