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

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The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,365,503 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,404,781 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 16 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.31% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.71% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

El Salvador vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Vietnam
2100 5,105,420 92,225,380
2099 5,149,457 92,721,469
2098 5,194,156 93,212,742
2097 5,239,201 93,688,693
2096 5,285,584 94,163,950
2095 5,332,377 94,626,063
2094 5,379,380 95,083,879
2093 5,426,293 95,543,293
2092 5,473,168 96,000,019
2091 5,520,243 96,459,165
2090 5,567,316 96,922,871
2089 5,614,518 97,384,434
2088 5,661,216 97,843,001
2087 5,708,023 98,308,755
2086 5,754,535 98,773,008
2085 5,800,712 99,233,927
2084 5,846,470 99,695,401
2083 5,890,746 100,162,677
2082 5,933,965 100,634,653
2081 5,976,533 101,104,469
2080 6,018,220 101,568,526
2079 6,058,704 102,030,723
2078 6,097,568 102,480,219
2077 6,135,005 102,928,253
2076 6,171,552 103,358,352
2075 6,205,725 103,783,177
2074 6,238,209 104,197,814
2073 6,271,184 104,606,950
2072 6,300,399 105,005,673
2071 6,328,923 105,384,777
2070 6,356,884 105,757,144
2069 6,383,690 106,110,195
2068 6,409,808 106,454,379
2067 6,434,255 106,794,625
2066 6,457,592 107,126,965
2065 6,480,747 107,442,675
2064 6,502,689 107,744,261
2063 6,523,174 108,038,461
2062 6,541,955 108,322,712
2061 6,559,213 108,590,617
2060 6,576,220 108,842,045
2059 6,591,451 109,087,333
2058 6,605,091 109,320,301
2057 6,619,257 109,529,799
2056 6,632,447 109,715,196
2055 6,644,372 109,886,647
2054 6,655,028 110,035,740
2053 6,662,891 110,156,643
2052 6,669,204 110,253,026
2051 6,675,431 110,321,289
2050 6,678,745 110,344,733
2049 6,682,265 110,339,565
2048 6,683,689 110,296,602
2047 6,683,495 110,211,618
2046 6,682,835 110,090,837
2045 6,680,720 109,926,260
2044 6,678,277 109,731,512
2043 6,672,970 109,497,595
2042 6,666,915 109,225,525
2041 6,659,099 108,919,674
2040 6,649,797 108,594,542
2039 6,639,891 108,237,715
2038 6,627,081 107,861,117
2037 6,614,212 107,463,482
2036 6,599,632 107,058,359
2035 6,583,864 106,630,705
2034 6,567,581 106,189,495
2033 6,548,738 105,745,684
2032 6,529,775 105,283,013
2031 6,509,868 104,809,957
2030 6,489,300 104,314,150
2029 6,466,193 103,819,556
2028 6,442,242 103,300,347
2027 6,417,110 102,759,746
2026 6,391,761 102,197,177
2025 6,365,503 101,598,527
2024 6,338,193 100,987,686
2023 6,309,624 100,352,192
2022 6,280,319 99,680,655
2021 6,255,782 98,935,098
2020 6,234,673 98,079,191
2019 6,222,318 97,173,776
2018 6,219,807 96,237,319
2017 6,213,533 95,176,977
2016 6,200,800 94,000,117
2015 6,183,676 92,823,254
2014 6,162,955 91,679,578
2013 6,138,839 90,573,104
2012 6,113,975 89,510,356
2011 6,090,127 88,468,314
2010 6,068,249 87,455,152
2009 6,048,279 86,460,018
2008 6,029,297 85,175,788
2007 6,009,824 83,633,375
2006 6,002,319 82,167,897
2005 6,005,578 81,088,313
2004 6,004,671 80,338,971
2003 5,998,599 79,563,777
2002 5,986,631 78,772,224
2001 5,968,060 77,969,361
2000 5,943,366 77,154,011
1999 5,913,900 76,287,452
1998 5,880,781 75,299,660
1997 5,844,578 74,226,889
1996 5,805,286 73,156,447
1995 5,762,131 72,049,940
1994 5,714,129 70,854,391
1993 5,659,957 69,586,384
1992 5,585,609 68,260,337
1991 5,495,077 66,891,775
1990 5,399,726 65,504,552
1989 5,298,979 64,147,348
1988 5,195,833 62,843,228
1987 5,092,441 61,584,651
1986 4,992,769 60,347,048
1985 4,894,706 59,060,622
1984 4,798,003 57,706,067
1983 4,707,367 56,337,921
1982 4,622,477 55,011,289
1981 4,570,599 53,738,141
1980 4,540,382 52,490,101
1979 4,480,388 51,378,211
1978 4,394,114 50,249,552
1977 4,301,256 48,954,872
1976 4,210,310 47,684,931
1975 4,120,449 46,482,903
1974 4,029,671 45,413,537
1973 3,938,068 44,409,861
1972 3,846,830 43,429,168
1971 3,757,523 42,449,276
1970 3,668,796 41,475,230
1969 3,576,485 40,582,096
1968 3,480,773 39,734,609
1967 3,385,184 38,895,080
1966 3,290,961 38,024,836
1965 3,199,466 37,129,656
1964 3,111,883 36,201,563
1963 3,028,679 35,249,101
1962 2,949,204 34,288,560
1961 2,870,016 33,409,059
1960 2,791,459 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 203,981 people (a 3.29% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 102nd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Vietnam
2100 -0.86% -0.54%
2099 -0.86% -0.53%
2098 -0.86% -0.51%
2097 -0.88% -0.5%
2096 -0.88% -0.49%
2095 -0.87% -0.48%
2094 -0.86% -0.48%
2093 -0.86% -0.48%
2092 -0.85% -0.48%
2091 -0.85% -0.48%
2090 -0.84% -0.47%
2089 -0.82% -0.47%
2088 -0.82% -0.47%
2087 -0.81% -0.47%
2086 -0.8% -0.46%
2085 -0.78% -0.46%
2084 -0.75% -0.47%
2083 -0.73% -0.47%
2082 -0.71% -0.46%
2081 -0.69% -0.46%
2080 -0.67% -0.45%
2079 -0.64% -0.44%
2078 -0.61% -0.44%
2077 -0.59% -0.42%
2076 -0.55% -0.41%
2075 -0.52% -0.4%
2074 -0.53% -0.39%
2073 -0.46% -0.38%
2072 -0.45% -0.36%
2071 -0.44% -0.35%
2070 -0.42% -0.33%
2069 -0.41% -0.32%
2068 -0.38% -0.32%
2067 -0.36% -0.31%
2066 -0.36% -0.29%
2065 -0.34% -0.28%
2064 -0.31% -0.27%
2063 -0.29% -0.26%
2062 -0.26% -0.25%
2061 -0.26% -0.23%
2060 -0.23% -0.22%
2059 -0.21% -0.21%
2058 -0.21% -0.19%
2057 -0.2% -0.17%
2056 -0.18% -0.16%
2055 -0.16% -0.14%
2054 -0.12% -0.11%
2053 -0.09% -0.09%
2052 -0.09% -0.06%
2051 -0.05% -0.02%
2050 -0.05% 0.005%
2049 -0.02% 0.04%
2048 0.003% 0.08%
2047 0.01% 0.11%
2046 0.03% 0.15%
2045 0.04% 0.18%
2044 0.08% 0.21%
2043 0.09% 0.25%
2042 0.12% 0.28%
2041 0.14% 0.3%
2040 0.15% 0.33%
2039 0.19% 0.35%
2038 0.19% 0.37%
2037 0.22% 0.38%
2036 0.24% 0.4%
2035 0.25% 0.42%
2034 0.29% 0.42%
2033 0.29% 0.44%
2032 0.31% 0.45%
2031 0.32% 0.48%
2030 0.36% 0.48%
2029 0.37% 0.5%
2028 0.39% 0.53%
2027 0.4% 0.55%
2026 0.41% 0.59%
2025 0.43% 0.6%
2024 0.45% 0.63%
2023 0.47% 0.67%
2022 0.39% 0.75%
2021 0.34% 0.87%
2020 0.2% 0.93%
2019 0.04% 0.97%
2018 0.1% 1.11%
2017 0.21% 1.25%
2016 0.28% 1.27%
2015 0.34% 1.25%
2014 0.39% 1.22%
2013 0.41% 1.19%
2012 0.39% 1.18%
2011 0.36% 1.16%
2010 0.33% 1.15%
2009 0.31% 1.51%
2008 0.32% 1.84%
2007 0.13% 1.78%
2006 -0.05% 1.33%
2005 0.02% 0.93%
2004 0.1% 0.97%
2003 0.2% 1%
2002 0.31% 1.03%
2001 0.42% 1.06%
2000 0.5% 1.14%
1999 0.56% 1.31%
1998 0.62% 1.45%
1997 0.68% 1.46%
1996 0.75% 1.54%
1995 0.84% 1.69%
1994 0.96% 1.82%
1993 1.33% 1.94%
1992 1.65% 2.05%
1991 1.77% 2.12%
1990 1.9% 2.12%
1989 1.99% 2.08%
1988 2.03% 2.04%
1987 2% 2.05%
1986 2% 2.18%
1985 2.02% 2.35%
1984 1.93% 2.43%
1983 1.84% 2.41%
1982 1.14% 2.37%
1981 0.67% 2.38%
1980 1.34% 2.16%
1979 1.96% 2.25%
1978 2.16% 2.64%
1977 2.16% 2.66%
1976 2.18% 2.59%
1975 2.25% 2.35%
1974 2.33% 2.26%
1973 2.37% 2.26%
1972 2.38% 2.31%
1971 2.42% 2.35%
1970 2.58% 2.2%
1969 2.75% 2.13%
1968 2.82% 2.16%
1967 2.86% 2.29%
1966 2.86% 2.41%
1965 2.81% 2.56%
1964 2.75% 2.7%
1963 2.69% 2.8%
1962 2.76% 2.63%
1961 2.81% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2025, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.43%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Vietnam
Current population
6404781
102486146
Population rank 111/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.23%
One net population change
19.3 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
5.32 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +75 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +27,310 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 122/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -48,171
Net migration rank 155/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -48,171
2024 51,510 -23,102 684,393 -59,645
2023 51,985 -23,253 727,955 -81,789
2022 53,138 -23,255 775,914 -78,977
2021 46,530 -27,343 799,593 -5,418
2020 48,244 -25,213 924,004 -6,457
2019 56,816 -55,144 895,262 -2,051
2018 57,509 -54,163 882,977 96,650
2017 59,824 -50,608 1,001,833 139,245
2016 63,751 -47,491 1,045,094 167,652
2015 69,263 -51,278 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 72,581 -49,126 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 73,869 -49,087 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 75,495 -50,546 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 76,182 -53,433 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 75,695 -54,688 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 74,908 -55,966 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 75,107 -56,086 1,008,141 571,113
2007 76,776 -56,857 981,689 523,784
2006 80,887 -85,789 943,041 482,399
2005 84,883 -86,501 942,084 -208,337
2004 90,905 -87,466 985,438 -220,458
2003 97,849 -89,146 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 106,137 -90,908 991,427 -193,766
2001 114,313 -92,389 985,610 -177,586
2000 122,315 -94,861 966,894 -144,298
1999 128,947 -97,475 925,519 -15,010
1998 134,065 -99,293 959,016 106,091
1997 134,448 -96,820 1,028,116 52,382
1996 136,929 -95,977 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 138,268 -92,912 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 137,974 -87,318 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 138,432 -80,736 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 139,221 -48,232 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 140,691 -50,622 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 140,311 -39,689 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 139,093 -38,211 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 136,230 -30,806 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 133,667 -32,308 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 130,177 -32,181 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 127,248 -29,111 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 125,036 -29,767 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 121,700 -35,694 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 120,938 -37,159 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 117,346 -97,365 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 111,771 -71,318 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 123,838 -44,302 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 124,468 -31,463 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 121,446 -28,742 1,259,315 49,655
1976 120,511 -31,317 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 116,737 -26,198 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 113,846 -22,844 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 111,546 -19,347 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 107,604 -17,317 921,524 -1,920
1971 104,714 -16,389 963,259 76,961
1970 100,499 -11,367 905,902 1,997
1969 99,848 -4,355 878,359 0
1968 98,851 -2,919 815,116 1,489
1967 98,424 -3,192 862,071 394
1966 97,156 -3,945 876,283 1,769
1965 95,341 -5,560 913,761 -1,438
1964 93,328 -7,937 950,219 -6,328
1963 90,794 -9,774 961,067 0
1962 88,237 -10,307 960,046 0
1961 84,614 -4,159 798,978 0
1960 81,544 -4,885 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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