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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of El Salvador was 6,338,193 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current El Salvador's population is 6,399,793 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 3.55 times bigger than El Salvador's.
  • El Salvador is ranked the 111th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.08% for El Salvador vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, El Salvador has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of El Salvador has increased from 6M people to 6.4M (6.62% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

El Salvador vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
El Salvador Zambia
2100 5,106,358 65,217,429
2099 5,150,403 64,871,545
2098 5,195,110 64,515,891
2097 5,240,164 64,148,736
2096 5,286,555 63,777,313
2095 5,333,357 63,393,169
2094 5,380,368 62,992,652
2093 5,427,291 62,590,327
2092 5,474,174 62,175,930
2091 5,521,257 61,750,591
2090 5,568,339 61,321,399
2089 5,615,550 60,880,148
2088 5,662,256 60,434,676
2087 5,709,072 59,970,107
2086 5,755,593 59,499,234
2085 5,801,778 59,023,040
2084 5,847,545 58,535,857
2083 5,891,829 58,040,512
2082 5,935,056 57,538,672
2081 5,977,631 57,027,491
2080 6,019,326 56,506,421
2079 6,059,817 55,983,242
2078 6,098,689 55,449,777
2077 6,136,133 54,906,771
2076 6,172,686 54,361,075
2075 6,206,865 53,806,856
2074 6,239,356 53,246,777
2073 6,272,337 52,677,348
2072 6,301,557 52,101,139
2071 6,330,086 51,519,691
2070 6,358,052 50,931,614
2069 6,384,863 50,334,700
2068 6,410,986 49,737,479
2067 6,435,437 49,135,488
2066 6,458,779 48,530,443
2065 6,481,938 47,918,592
2064 6,503,884 47,299,740
2063 6,524,373 46,677,439
2062 6,543,157 46,048,819
2061 6,560,419 45,416,657
2060 6,577,429 44,777,347
2059 6,592,662 44,137,306
2058 6,606,305 43,494,451
2057 6,620,473 42,851,923
2056 6,633,666 42,206,898
2055 6,645,594 41,558,284
2054 6,656,251 40,906,492
2053 6,664,115 40,255,629
2052 6,670,429 39,603,888
2051 6,676,658 38,949,958
2050 6,679,973 38,294,607
2049 6,683,494 37,634,194
2048 6,684,918 36,971,309
2047 6,684,723 36,309,749
2046 6,684,063 35,645,868
2045 6,681,948 34,981,812
2044 6,679,505 34,316,981
2043 6,674,197 33,652,420
2042 6,668,140 32,990,657
2041 6,660,323 32,329,447
2040 6,651,019 31,664,262
2039 6,641,112 31,001,305
2038 6,628,299 30,335,662
2037 6,615,428 29,668,561
2036 6,600,845 29,000,264
2035 6,585,074 28,333,498
2034 6,568,788 27,671,195
2033 6,549,941 27,011,974
2032 6,530,975 26,356,580
2031 6,511,064 25,702,812
2030 6,490,493 25,055,216
2029 6,467,381 24,414,405
2028 6,443,426 23,780,809
2027 6,418,289 23,151,479
2026 6,392,935 22,529,742
2025 6,366,672 21,918,187
2024 6,338,193 21,314,956
2023 6,309,624 20,723,965
2022 6,280,319 20,152,938
2021 6,255,782 19,603,607
2020 6,234,673 19,059,395
2019 6,222,318 18,513,839
2018 6,219,807 17,973,569
2017 6,213,533 17,441,320
2016 6,200,800 16,914,423
2015 6,183,676 16,399,089
2014 6,162,955 15,895,315
2013 6,138,839 15,398,997
2012 6,113,975 14,913,629
2011 6,090,127 14,437,796
2010 6,068,249 13,965,594
2009 6,048,279 13,490,389
2008 6,029,297 13,021,324
2007 6,009,824 12,565,085
2006 6,002,319 12,129,553
2005 6,005,578 11,718,819
2004 6,004,671 11,338,198
2003 5,998,599 10,983,595
2002 5,986,631 10,647,949
2001 5,968,060 10,325,185
2000 5,943,366 10,017,631
1999 5,913,900 9,740,005
1998 5,880,781 9,482,408
1997 5,844,578 9,237,063
1996 5,805,286 9,004,053
1995 5,762,131 8,785,763
1994 5,714,129 8,576,269
1993 5,659,957 8,373,921
1992 5,585,609 8,176,680
1991 5,495,077 7,981,650
1990 5,399,726 7,786,169
1989 5,298,979 7,589,216
1988 5,195,833 7,391,440
1987 5,092,441 7,191,282
1986 4,992,769 6,986,471
1985 4,894,706 6,780,953
1984 4,798,003 6,580,490
1983 4,707,367 6,381,038
1982 4,622,477 6,178,637
1981 4,570,599 5,983,289
1980 4,540,382 5,802,833
1979 4,480,388 5,631,728
1978 4,394,114 5,465,374
1977 4,301,256 5,302,480
1976 4,210,310 5,143,842
1975 4,120,449 4,990,086
1974 4,029,671 4,842,746
1973 3,938,068 4,702,693
1972 3,846,830 4,569,309
1971 3,757,523 4,442,525
1970 3,668,796 4,321,718
1969 3,576,485 4,197,116
1968 3,480,773 4,065,593
1967 3,385,184 3,936,343
1966 3,290,961 3,812,003
1965 3,199,466 3,692,086
1964 3,111,883 3,577,017
1963 3,028,679 3,465,907
1962 2,949,204 3,358,099
1961 2,870,016 3,254,086
1960 2,791,459 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of El Salvador increased by 198,481 people (a 3.31% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, El Salvador gained 198,993 people (a 3.21% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

El Salvador was ranked 103rd most populous country in 2006 and is 111th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

El Salvador is projected to reach its peak in 2048 at 6.68M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

El Salvador
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
El Salvador Zambia
2100 -0.86% 0.53%
2099 -0.86% 0.55%
2098 -0.86% 0.57%
2097 -0.88% 0.58%
2096 -0.88% 0.61%
2095 -0.87% 0.64%
2094 -0.86% 0.64%
2093 -0.86% 0.67%
2092 -0.85% 0.69%
2091 -0.85% 0.7%
2090 -0.84% 0.72%
2089 -0.82% 0.74%
2088 -0.82% 0.77%
2087 -0.81% 0.79%
2086 -0.8% 0.81%
2085 -0.78% 0.83%
2084 -0.75% 0.85%
2083 -0.73% 0.87%
2082 -0.71% 0.9%
2081 -0.69% 0.92%
2080 -0.67% 0.93%
2079 -0.64% 0.96%
2078 -0.61% 0.99%
2077 -0.59% 1%
2076 -0.55% 1.03%
2075 -0.52% 1.05%
2074 -0.53% 1.08%
2073 -0.46% 1.11%
2072 -0.45% 1.13%
2071 -0.44% 1.15%
2070 -0.42% 1.19%
2069 -0.41% 1.2%
2068 -0.38% 1.23%
2067 -0.36% 1.25%
2066 -0.36% 1.28%
2065 -0.34% 1.31%
2064 -0.31% 1.33%
2063 -0.29% 1.37%
2062 -0.26% 1.39%
2061 -0.26% 1.43%
2060 -0.23% 1.45%
2059 -0.21% 1.48%
2058 -0.21% 1.5%
2057 -0.2% 1.53%
2056 -0.18% 1.56%
2055 -0.16% 1.59%
2054 -0.12% 1.62%
2053 -0.09% 1.65%
2052 -0.09% 1.68%
2051 -0.05% 1.71%
2050 -0.05% 1.75%
2049 -0.02% 1.79%
2048 0.003% 1.82%
2047 0.01% 1.86%
2046 0.03% 1.9%
2045 0.04% 1.94%
2044 0.08% 1.97%
2043 0.09% 2.01%
2042 0.12% 2.05%
2041 0.14% 2.1%
2040 0.15% 2.14%
2039 0.19% 2.19%
2038 0.19% 2.25%
2037 0.22% 2.3%
2036 0.24% 2.35%
2035 0.25% 2.39%
2034 0.29% 2.44%
2033 0.29% 2.49%
2032 0.31% 2.54%
2031 0.32% 2.58%
2030 0.36% 2.62%
2029 0.37% 2.66%
2028 0.39% 2.72%
2027 0.4% 2.76%
2026 0.41% 2.79%
2025 0.45% 2.83%
2024 0.45% 2.85%
2023 0.47% 2.83%
2022 0.39% 2.8%
2021 0.34% 2.86%
2020 0.2% 2.95%
2019 0.04% 3.01%
2018 0.1% 3.05%
2017 0.21% 3.12%
2016 0.28% 3.14%
2015 0.34% 3.17%
2014 0.39% 3.22%
2013 0.41% 3.25%
2012 0.39% 3.3%
2011 0.36% 3.38%
2010 0.33% 3.52%
2009 0.31% 3.6%
2008 0.32% 3.63%
2007 0.13% 3.59%
2006 -0.05% 3.5%
2005 0.02% 3.36%
2004 0.1% 3.23%
2003 0.2% 3.15%
2002 0.31% 3.13%
2001 0.42% 3.07%
2000 0.5% 2.85%
1999 0.56% 2.72%
1998 0.62% 2.66%
1997 0.68% 2.59%
1996 0.75% 2.48%
1995 0.84% 2.44%
1994 0.96% 2.42%
1993 1.33% 2.41%
1992 1.65% 2.44%
1991 1.77% 2.51%
1990 1.9% 2.6%
1989 1.99% 2.68%
1988 2.03% 2.78%
1987 2% 2.93%
1986 2% 3.03%
1985 2.02% 3.05%
1984 1.93% 3.13%
1983 1.84% 3.28%
1982 1.14% 3.26%
1981 0.67% 3.11%
1980 1.34% 3.04%
1979 1.96% 3.04%
1978 2.16% 3.07%
1977 2.16% 3.08%
1976 2.18% 3.08%
1975 2.25% 3.04%
1974 2.33% 2.98%
1973 2.37% 2.92%
1972 2.38% 2.85%
1971 2.42% 2.8%
1970 2.58% 2.97%
1969 2.75% 3.24%
1968 2.82% 3.28%
1967 2.86% 3.26%
1966 2.86% 3.25%
1965 2.81% 3.22%
1964 2.75% 3.21%
1963 2.69% 3.21%
1962 2.76% 3.2%
1961 2.81% 3.18%

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/zambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of El Salvador grew by 0.45%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

El Salvador Zambia
Current population
6399793
22697916
Population rank 111/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.27%
One net population change
18.4 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
5.29 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
11.1 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +78 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +28,569 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +0.45% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 140/197 21/197
One migration net change every
22 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -23,934 +6,562
Net migration rank 155/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 43,342 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 155/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.7% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 164/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

El Salvador
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
El Salvador Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -23,934 - 6,562
2024 - -23,102 - 7,381
2023 51,985 -23,253 577,660 9,521
2022 53,138 -23,255 563,456 -8,566
2021 46,530 -27,343 535,629 8,143
2020 48,244 -25,213 536,484 8,156
2019 56,816 -55,144 528,089 18,385
2018 57,509 -54,163 515,644 18,431
2017 59,824 -50,608 504,630 25,789
2016 63,751 -47,491 497,521 25,860
2015 69,263 -51,278 491,021 16,261
2014 72,581 -49,126 483,663 16,574
2013 73,869 -49,087 476,846 15,542
2012 75,495 -50,546 469,406 8,958
2011 76,182 -53,433 459,743 13,569
2010 75,695 -54,688 448,337 22,761
2009 74,908 -55,966 434,458 44,867
2008 75,107 -56,086 419,560 39,249
2007 76,776 -56,857 403,729 49,945
2006 80,887 -85,789 387,891 29,517
2005 84,883 -86,501 368,756 35,316
2004 90,905 -87,466 349,352 7,819
2003 97,849 -89,146 331,189 20,845
2002 106,137 -90,908 316,041 3,206
2001 114,313 -92,389 302,682 23,582
2000 122,315 -94,861 293,186 -4,338
1999 128,947 -97,475 283,297 -16,888
1998 134,065 -99,293 275,568 -26,796
1997 134,448 -96,820 268,198 -26,276
1996 136,929 -95,977 262,468 -38,358
1995 138,268 -92,912 257,897 -45,423
1994 137,974 -87,318 252,023 -45,504
1993 138,432 -80,736 245,917 -47,739
1992 139,221 -48,232 239,953 -43,656
1991 140,691 -50,622 237,957 -44,203
1990 140,311 -39,689 235,835 -38,619
1989 139,093 -38,211 233,429 -36,736
1988 136,230 -30,806 230,118 -31,270
1987 133,667 -32,308 227,813 -26,338
1986 130,177 -32,181 224,768 -16,610
1985 127,248 -29,111 221,351 -18,474
1984 125,036 -29,767 216,695 -18,652
1983 121,700 -35,694 212,712 -11,849
1982 120,938 -37,159 207,621 -3,676
1981 117,346 -97,365 202,822 -16,072
1980 111,771 -71,318 198,817 -24,664
1979 123,838 -44,302 197,578 -29,515
1978 124,468 -31,463 194,933 -30,284
1977 121,446 -28,742 191,557 -30,423
1976 120,511 -31,317 186,762 -30,612
1975 116,737 -26,198 182,258 -30,886
1974 113,846 -22,844 174,484 -31,178
1973 111,546 -19,347 168,258 -31,472
1972 107,604 -17,317 161,648 -31,672
1971 104,714 -16,389 155,249 -31,651
1970 100,499 -11,367 149,380 -31,370
1969 99,848 -4,355 142,660 -11,469
1968 98,851 -2,919 137,315 -5,447
1967 98,424 -3,192 131,938 -5,298
1966 97,156 -3,945 127,164 -5,129
1965 95,341 -5,560 122,814 -5,023
1964 93,328 -7,937 117,197 -4,851
1963 90,794 -9,774 114,555 -4,676
1962 88,237 -10,307 110,173 -4,428
1961 84,614 -4,159 106,318 -4,043
1960 81,544 -4,885 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/el-salvador/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 43,342 residents or 0.7% of the population were not native-born in El Salvador, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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