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 6,391,525 people compared to 42,974,589 in Yemen.
Population statistics:
- Yemen's population is 6.72 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 6.39M (6.48% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43M (82.5% growth).
- El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 6.67M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2100 for Yemen.
El Salvador vs Yemen: live population counter
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| Current population |
6391525
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42974589
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| Population rank | 111/197 | 37/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 0.52% |
| One net population change |
18.4 minutes
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26.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
5.29 minutes
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22.7 seconds
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| One death every |
11.1 minutes
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2.78 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
22.8 minutes
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50.1 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -23,102 | -10,482 |
| 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 |
El Salvador and Yemen: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,791,459 | 5,532,301 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,870,016 | 5,655,232 | 2.81% | 2.22% |
| 1962 | 2,949,204 | 5,782,221 | 2.76% | 2.25% |
| 1963 | 3,028,679 | 5,911,135 | 2.69% | 2.23% |
| 1964 | 3,111,883 | 6,048,006 | 2.75% | 2.32% |
| 1965 | 3,199,466 | 6,195,593 | 2.81% | 2.44% |
| 1966 | 3,290,961 | 6,351,494 | 2.86% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 3,385,184 | 6,516,444 | 2.86% | 2.6% |
| 1968 | 3,480,773 | 6,690,524 | 2.82% | 2.67% |
| 1969 | 3,576,485 | 6,875,859 | 2.75% | 2.77% |
| 1970 | 3,668,796 | 7,065,279 | 2.58% | 2.75% |
| 1971 | 3,757,523 | 7,257,462 | 2.42% | 2.72% |
| 1972 | 3,846,830 | 7,460,068 | 2.38% | 2.79% |
| 1973 | 3,938,068 | 7,672,796 | 2.37% | 2.85% |
| 1974 | 4,029,671 | 7,896,783 | 2.33% | 2.92% |
| 1975 | 4,120,449 | 8,133,598 | 2.25% | 3% |
| 1976 | 4,210,310 | 8,384,113 | 2.18% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 4,301,256 | 8,648,222 | 2.16% | 3.15% |
| 1978 | 4,394,114 | 8,926,586 | 2.16% | 3.22% |
| 1979 | 4,480,388 | 9,224,194 | 1.96% | 3.33% |
| 1980 | 4,540,382 | 9,543,358 | 1.34% | 3.46% |
| 1981 | 4,570,599 | 9,882,362 | 0.67% | 3.55% |
| 1982 | 4,622,477 | 10,241,006 | 1.14% | 3.63% |
| 1983 | 4,707,367 | 10,621,499 | 1.84% | 3.72% |
| 1984 | 4,798,003 | 11,025,597 | 1.93% | 3.8% |
| 1985 | 4,894,706 | 11,453,825 | 2.02% | 3.88% |
| 1986 | 4,992,769 | 11,901,040 | 2% | 3.9% |
| 1987 | 5,092,441 | 12,369,912 | 2% | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 5,195,833 | 12,859,708 | 2.03% | 3.96% |
| 1989 | 5,298,979 | 13,364,174 | 1.99% | 3.92% |
| 1990 | 5,399,726 | 13,887,862 | 1.9% | 3.92% |
| 1991 | 5,495,077 | 14,430,201 | 1.77% | 3.91% |
| 1992 | 5,585,609 | 14,989,494 | 1.65% | 3.88% |
| 1993 | 5,659,957 | 15,563,914 | 1.33% | 3.83% |
| 1994 | 5,714,129 | 16,149,147 | 0.96% | 3.76% |
| 1995 | 5,762,131 | 16,740,058 | 0.84% | 3.66% |
| 1996 | 5,805,286 | 17,313,177 | 0.75% | 3.42% |
| 1997 | 5,844,578 | 17,873,936 | 0.68% | 3.24% |
| 1998 | 5,880,781 | 18,446,013 | 0.62% | 3.2% |
| 1999 | 5,913,900 | 19,029,420 | 0.56% | 3.16% |
| 2000 | 5,943,366 | 19,624,141 | 0.5% | 3.13% |
| 2001 | 5,968,060 | 20,226,147 | 0.42% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 5,986,631 | 20,835,086 | 0.31% | 3.01% |
| 2003 | 5,998,599 | 21,456,379 | 0.2% | 2.98% |
| 2004 | 6,004,671 | 22,095,167 | 0.1% | 2.98% |
| 2005 | 6,005,578 | 22,790,085 | 0.02% | 3.15% |
| 2006 | 6,002,319 | 23,543,083 | -0.05% | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 6,009,824 | 24,318,082 | 0.13% | 3.29% |
| 2008 | 6,029,297 | 25,111,941 | 0.32% | 3.26% |
| 2009 | 6,048,279 | 25,927,724 | 0.31% | 3.25% |
| 2010 | 6,068,249 | 26,754,387 | 0.33% | 3.19% |
| 2011 | 6,090,127 | 27,582,897 | 0.36% | 3.1% |
| 2012 | 6,113,975 | 28,433,647 | 0.39% | 3.08% |
| 2013 | 6,138,839 | 29,312,952 | 0.41% | 3.09% |
| 2014 | 6,162,955 | 30,226,309 | 0.39% | 3.12% |
| 2015 | 6,183,676 | 31,159,379 | 0.34% | 3.09% |
| 2016 | 6,200,800 | 32,109,010 | 0.28% | 3.05% |
| 2017 | 6,213,533 | 33,090,921 | 0.21% | 3.06% |
| 2018 | 6,219,807 | 34,085,182 | 0.1% | 3% |
| 2019 | 6,222,318 | 35,111,408 | 0.04% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 6,234,673 | 36,134,863 | 0.2% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | 6,255,782 | 37,140,230 | 0.34% | 2.78% |
| 2022 | 6,280,319 | 38,222,876 | 0.39% | 2.92% |
| 2023 | 6,309,624 | 39,390,799 | 0.47% | 3.06% |
| 2024 | 6,338,193 | 40,583,164 | 0.45% | 3.03% |
| 2025 | 6,365,499 | 41,773,871 | 0.43% | 2.93% |
| 2026 | 6,391,250 | 42,961,650 | 0.4% | 2.84% |
| 2027 | 6,416,437 | 44,145,620 | 0.39% | 2.76% |
| 2028 | 6,440,931 | 45,323,685 | 0.38% | 2.67% |
| 2029 | 6,464,413 | 46,497,573 | 0.36% | 2.59% |
| 2030 | 6,486,202 | 47,667,649 | 0.34% | 2.52% |
| 2031 | 6,506,399 | 48,827,503 | 0.31% | 2.43% |
| 2032 | 6,525,787 | 49,979,089 | 0.3% | 2.36% |
| 2033 | 6,544,657 | 51,129,867 | 0.29% | 2.3% |
| 2034 | 6,562,182 | 52,279,989 | 0.27% | 2.25% |
| 2035 | 6,578,179 | 53,429,308 | 0.24% | 2.2% |
| 2036 | 6,593,325 | 54,578,046 | 0.23% | 2.15% |
| 2037 | 6,607,014 | 55,724,259 | 0.21% | 2.1% |
| 2038 | 6,619,816 | 56,872,152 | 0.19% | 2.06% |
| 2039 | 6,631,169 | 58,024,713 | 0.17% | 2.03% |
| 2040 | 6,640,751 | 59,181,514 | 0.14% | 1.99% |
| 2041 | 6,649,288 | 60,345,667 | 0.13% | 1.97% |
| 2042 | 6,656,208 | 61,517,965 | 0.1% | 1.94% |
| 2043 | 6,661,886 | 62,696,517 | 0.09% | 1.92% |
| 2044 | 6,665,748 | 63,880,172 | 0.06% | 1.89% |
| 2045 | 6,668,028 | 65,066,344 | 0.03% | 1.86% |
| 2046 | 6,669,403 | 66,253,578 | 0.02% | 1.82% |
| 2047 | 6,669,832 | 67,438,796 | 0.006% | 1.79% |
| 2048 | 6,669,220 | 68,620,844 | -0.009% | 1.75% |
| 2049 | 6,666,756 | 69,799,794 | -0.04% | 1.72% |
| 2050 | 6,663,341 | 70,976,389 | -0.05% | 1.69% |
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 190,725 (a 3.08% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 10,865,579 (a 33.8% 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 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 Yemen will increase by 65.2% to 70,976,389 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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Population differences between El Salvador and Yemen
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| Life expectancy | 72.7 years | 69.7 years |
| Average age | 31.7 years | 23.1 years |
| Median age | 28.5 years | 19.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.5:52.5 | 50.7:49.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.78 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman |
| Population density | 792 ppl/mi² | 199.1 ppl/mi² |
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