Population in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population was 6.34 million in 2024. β² Rising
Population in El Salvador, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 6.34 million for population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in El Salvador peaked at 6.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 108th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.17 million | 2.79 million | 3.58 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.07 million | 3.67 million | 4.48 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.87 million | 4.54 million | 5.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.71 million | 5.40 million | 5.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.00 million | 5.94 million | 6.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.16 million | 6.07 million | 6.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.28 million | 6.23 million | 6.34 million | 5 |
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More gender data for El Salvador
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 47,387 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 49,616 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 47,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 49,704 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 47,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 49,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 47,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 50,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 48,055 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 50,290 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in El Salvador?
- Population in El Salvador was 6.34 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest population recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.34 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 million in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for population?
- El Salvador ranks 108th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Data on Gender-disaggregated on selected population characteristics.