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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 6.77 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

El Salvador vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Yemen
2100 5,106,358 111,531,602
2099 5,150,403 111,216,538
2098 5,195,110 110,873,896
2097 5,240,164 110,513,248
2096 5,286,555 110,125,357
2095 5,333,357 109,718,989
2094 5,380,368 109,287,747
2093 5,427,291 108,834,256
2092 5,474,174 108,350,834
2091 5,521,257 107,845,139
2090 5,568,339 107,319,234
2089 5,615,550 106,769,903
2088 5,662,256 106,198,480
2087 5,709,072 105,606,248
2086 5,755,593 104,994,691
2085 5,801,778 104,356,315
2084 5,847,545 103,704,067
2083 5,891,829 103,033,111
2082 5,935,056 102,348,794
2081 5,977,631 101,642,012
2080 6,019,326 100,920,728
2079 6,059,817 100,179,245
2078 6,098,689 99,422,962
2077 6,136,133 98,654,481
2076 6,172,686 97,862,812
2075 6,206,865 97,057,105
2074 6,239,356 96,230,615
2073 6,272,337 95,389,748
2072 6,301,557 94,528,518
2071 6,330,086 93,646,094
2070 6,358,052 92,750,891
2069 6,384,863 91,836,719
2068 6,410,986 90,906,457
2067 6,435,437 89,961,778
2066 6,458,779 88,998,844
2065 6,481,938 88,022,210
2064 6,503,884 87,033,422
2063 6,524,373 86,020,867
2062 6,543,157 84,985,459
2061 6,560,419 83,934,120
2060 6,577,429 82,867,105
2059 6,592,662 81,781,887
2058 6,606,305 80,678,032
2057 6,620,473 79,563,835
2056 6,633,666 78,436,146
2055 6,645,594 77,296,391
2054 6,656,251 76,143,587
2053 6,664,115 74,985,186
2052 6,670,429 73,813,387
2051 6,676,658 72,631,340
2050 6,679,973 71,436,891
2049 6,683,494 70,243,074
2048 6,684,918 69,043,876
2047 6,684,723 67,843,741
2046 6,684,063 66,638,116
2045 6,681,948 65,433,874
2044 6,679,505 64,230,423
2043 6,674,197 63,031,296
2042 6,668,140 61,838,177
2041 6,660,323 60,651,763
2040 6,651,019 59,475,172
2039 6,641,112 58,303,694
2038 6,628,299 57,135,690
2037 6,615,428 55,973,689
2036 6,600,845 54,809,098
2035 6,585,074 53,641,994
2034 6,568,788 52,476,195
2033 6,549,941 51,307,469
2032 6,530,975 50,140,351
2031 6,511,064 48,969,961
2030 6,490,493 47,786,079
2029 6,467,381 46,594,926
2028 6,443,426 45,403,313
2027 6,418,289 44,203,683
2026 6,392,935 43,000,078
2025 6,366,672 41,792,731
2024 6,338,193 40,583,164
2023 6,309,624 39,390,799
2022 6,280,319 38,222,876
2021 6,255,782 37,140,230
2020 6,234,673 36,134,863
2019 6,222,318 35,111,408
2018 6,219,807 34,085,182
2017 6,213,533 33,090,921
2016 6,200,800 32,109,010
2015 6,183,676 31,159,379
2014 6,162,955 30,226,309
2013 6,138,839 29,312,952
2012 6,113,975 28,433,647
2011 6,090,127 27,582,897
2010 6,068,249 26,754,387
2009 6,048,279 25,927,724
2008 6,029,297 25,111,941
2007 6,009,824 24,318,082
2006 6,002,319 23,543,083
2005 6,005,578 22,790,085
2004 6,004,671 22,095,167
2003 5,998,599 21,456,379
2002 5,986,631 20,835,086
2001 5,968,060 20,226,147
2000 5,943,366 19,624,141
1999 5,913,900 19,029,420
1998 5,880,781 18,446,013
1997 5,844,578 17,873,936
1996 5,805,286 17,313,177
1995 5,762,131 16,740,058
1994 5,714,129 16,149,147
1993 5,659,957 15,563,914
1992 5,585,609 14,989,494
1991 5,495,077 14,430,201
1990 5,399,726 13,887,862
1989 5,298,979 13,364,174
1988 5,195,833 12,859,708
1987 5,092,441 12,369,912
1986 4,992,769 11,901,040
1985 4,894,706 11,453,825
1984 4,798,003 11,025,597
1983 4,707,367 10,621,499
1982 4,622,477 10,241,006
1981 4,570,599 9,882,362
1980 4,540,382 9,543,358
1979 4,480,388 9,224,194
1978 4,394,114 8,926,586
1977 4,301,256 8,648,222
1976 4,210,310 8,384,113
1975 4,120,449 8,133,598
1974 4,029,671 7,896,783
1973 3,938,068 7,672,796
1972 3,846,830 7,460,068
1971 3,757,523 7,257,462
1970 3,668,796 7,065,279
1969 3,576,485 6,875,859
1968 3,480,773 6,690,524
1967 3,385,184 6,516,444
1966 3,290,961 6,351,494
1965 3,199,466 6,195,593
1964 3,111,883 6,048,006
1963 3,028,679 5,911,135
1962 2,949,204 5,782,221
1961 2,870,016 5,655,232
1960 2,791,459 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Yemen
2100 -0.86% 0.28%
2099 -0.86% 0.31%
2098 -0.86% 0.33%
2097 -0.88% 0.35%
2096 -0.88% 0.37%
2095 -0.87% 0.39%
2094 -0.86% 0.42%
2093 -0.86% 0.45%
2092 -0.85% 0.47%
2091 -0.85% 0.49%
2090 -0.84% 0.51%
2089 -0.82% 0.54%
2088 -0.82% 0.56%
2087 -0.81% 0.58%
2086 -0.8% 0.61%
2085 -0.78% 0.63%
2084 -0.75% 0.65%
2083 -0.73% 0.67%
2082 -0.71% 0.7%
2081 -0.69% 0.71%
2080 -0.67% 0.74%
2079 -0.64% 0.76%
2078 -0.61% 0.78%
2077 -0.59% 0.81%
2076 -0.55% 0.83%
2075 -0.52% 0.86%
2074 -0.53% 0.88%
2073 -0.46% 0.91%
2072 -0.45% 0.94%
2071 -0.44% 0.97%
2070 -0.42% 1%
2069 -0.41% 1.02%
2068 -0.38% 1.05%
2067 -0.36% 1.08%
2066 -0.36% 1.11%
2065 -0.34% 1.14%
2064 -0.31% 1.18%
2063 -0.29% 1.22%
2062 -0.26% 1.25%
2061 -0.26% 1.29%
2060 -0.23% 1.33%
2059 -0.21% 1.37%
2058 -0.21% 1.4%
2057 -0.2% 1.44%
2056 -0.18% 1.47%
2055 -0.16% 1.51%
2054 -0.12% 1.54%
2053 -0.09% 1.59%
2052 -0.09% 1.63%
2051 -0.05% 1.67%
2050 -0.05% 1.7%
2049 -0.02% 1.74%
2048 0.003% 1.77%
2047 0.01% 1.81%
2046 0.03% 1.84%
2045 0.04% 1.87%
2044 0.08% 1.9%
2043 0.09% 1.93%
2042 0.12% 1.96%
2041 0.14% 1.98%
2040 0.15% 2.01%
2039 0.19% 2.04%
2038 0.19% 2.08%
2037 0.22% 2.12%
2036 0.24% 2.18%
2035 0.25% 2.22%
2034 0.29% 2.28%
2033 0.29% 2.33%
2032 0.31% 2.39%
2031 0.32% 2.48%
2030 0.36% 2.56%
2029 0.37% 2.62%
2028 0.39% 2.71%
2027 0.4% 2.8%
2026 0.41% 2.89%
2025 0.45% 2.98%
2024 0.45% 3.03%
2023 0.47% 3.06%
2022 0.39% 2.92%
2021 0.34% 2.78%
2020 0.2% 2.91%
2019 0.04% 3.01%
2018 0.1% 3%
2017 0.21% 3.06%
2016 0.28% 3.05%
2015 0.34% 3.09%
2014 0.39% 3.12%
2013 0.41% 3.09%
2012 0.39% 3.08%
2011 0.36% 3.1%
2010 0.33% 3.19%
2009 0.31% 3.25%
2008 0.32% 3.26%
2007 0.13% 3.29%
2006 -0.05% 3.3%
2005 0.02% 3.15%
2004 0.1% 2.98%
2003 0.2% 2.98%
2002 0.31% 3.01%
2001 0.42% 3.07%
2000 0.5% 3.13%
1999 0.56% 3.16%
1998 0.62% 3.2%
1997 0.68% 3.24%
1996 0.75% 3.42%
1995 0.84% 3.66%
1994 0.96% 3.76%
1993 1.33% 3.83%
1992 1.65% 3.88%
1991 1.77% 3.91%
1990 1.9% 3.92%
1989 1.99% 3.92%
1988 2.03% 3.96%
1987 2% 3.94%
1986 2% 3.9%
1985 2.02% 3.88%
1984 1.93% 3.8%
1983 1.84% 3.72%
1982 1.14% 3.63%
1981 0.67% 3.55%
1980 1.34% 3.46%
1979 1.96% 3.33%
1978 2.16% 3.22%
1977 2.16% 3.15%
1976 2.18% 3.08%
1975 2.25% 3%
1974 2.33% 2.92%
1973 2.37% 2.85%
1972 2.38% 2.79%
1971 2.42% 2.72%
1970 2.58% 2.75%
1969 2.75% 2.77%
1968 2.82% 2.67%
1967 2.86% 2.6%
1966 2.86% 2.52%
1965 2.81% 2.44%
1964 2.75% 2.32%
1963 2.69% 2.23%
1962 2.76% 2.25%
1961 2.81% 2.22%

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

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In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Yemen
Current population
6399793
43325643
Population rank 111/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.52%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
5.29 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 13/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -23,934 -16,291
Net migration rank 155/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - -16,291
2024 - -23,102 - -10,482
2023 51,985 -23,253 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 53,138 -23,255 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 46,530 -27,343 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 48,244 -25,213 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 56,816 -55,144 1,056,432 2,129
2018 57,509 -54,163 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 59,824 -50,608 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 63,751 -47,491 975,697 -6,492
2015 69,263 -51,278 939,922 -9,883
2014 72,581 -49,126 920,330 15,764
2013 73,869 -49,087 884,929 5,697
2012 75,495 -50,546 845,645 22,349
2011 76,182 -53,433 806,359 27,184
2010 75,695 -54,688 803,246 20,269
2009 74,908 -55,966 798,911 30,919
2008 75,107 -56,086 779,123 22,621
2007 76,776 -56,857 764,780 21,210
2006 80,887 -85,789 750,082 13,940
2005 84,883 -86,501 726,708 15,283
2004 90,905 -87,466 710,493 -62,641
2003 97,849 -89,146 694,457 -64,737
2002 106,137 -90,908 672,494 -59,648
2001 114,313 -92,389 658,704 -53,698
2000 122,315 -94,861 646,694 -47,713
1999 128,947 -97,475 633,166 -42,731
1998 134,065 -99,293 615,488 -39,096
1997 134,448 -96,820 604,443 -36,694
1996 136,929 -95,977 588,786 -35,043
1995 138,268 -92,912 607,966 -15,485
1994 137,974 -87,318 602,363 -13,040
1993 138,432 -80,736 595,459 -14,332
1992 139,221 -48,232 582,072 -14,372
1991 140,691 -50,622 565,837 -14,964
1990 140,311 -39,689 549,654 -15,847
1989 139,093 -38,211 530,464 -16,876
1988 136,230 -30,806 513,296 -17,952
1987 133,667 -32,308 493,337 -9,097
1986 130,177 -32,181 464,665 -11,151
1985 127,248 -29,111 455,576 -14,660
1984 125,036 -29,767 434,674 -19,143
1983 121,700 -35,694 414,823 -22,152
1982 120,938 -37,159 392,302 -23,981
1981 117,346 -97,365 374,482 -25,499
1980 111,771 -71,318 355,767 -26,740
1979 123,838 -44,302 336,378 -27,090
1978 124,468 -31,463 312,439 -26,524
1977 121,446 -28,742 296,115 -25,305
1976 120,511 -31,317 281,078 -23,669
1975 116,737 -26,198 266,815 -23,192
1974 113,846 -22,844 252,737 -22,726
1973 111,546 -19,347 240,235 -22,282
1972 107,604 -17,317 229,322 -21,826
1971 104,714 -16,389 219,095 -21,386
1970 100,499 -11,367 207,613 -20,966
1969 99,848 -4,355 196,305 -4,121
1968 98,851 -2,919 182,518 -4,031
1967 98,424 -3,192 173,637 -3,959
1966 97,156 -3,945 164,091 -3,874
1965 95,341 -5,560 155,398 -3,797
1964 93,328 -7,937 147,299 -3,712
1963 90,794 -9,774 133,781 -3,640
1962 88,237 -10,307 131,262 -3,572
1961 84,614 -4,159 129,787 -3,503
1960 81,544 -4,885 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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