Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre was 0.2277 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in El Salvador is 0.2277 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in El Salvador peaked at 0.2277 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1518 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places El Salvador 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1518 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1547 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1576 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1608 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1642 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1675 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1706 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1734 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.176 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1784 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1804 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1823 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.184 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1857 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1872 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1886 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1899 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1916 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1939 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1965 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1991 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2019 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2048 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2077 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2106 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2132 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2155 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2175 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.219 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2202 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2217 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2234 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2255 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2277 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2277 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0602 units per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2277 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0501 units per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1655 units per square kilometre | 0.1518 units per square kilometre | 0.1784 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.188 units per square kilometre | 0.1804 units per square kilometre | 0.1965 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2109 units per square kilometre | 0.1991 units per square kilometre | 0.2202 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2246 units per square kilometre | 0.2217 units per square kilometre | 0.2277 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 27 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2402 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 United Kingdom 0.2345 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Guam 0.2281 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Kuwait 0.221 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Qatar 0.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Luxembourg 0.2175 units per square kilometre compare
More gender data for El Salvador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,446 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.44 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,040 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,040 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in El Salvador?
- Population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre in El Salvador was 0.2277 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2277 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1518 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population (un estimates and projections), per square kilometre rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population (UN estimates and projections) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Population (UN estimates and projections) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.