Share of the population that is female in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of the population that is female was 52.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that is female in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in El Salvador stood at 52.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in El Salvador peaked at 52.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1970.
That places El Salvador 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.3% | 50.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 50.0% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 50.5% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.3% | 51.1% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 51.8% | 52.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 52.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 15 British Virgin Islands 52.7% compare
- 16 Serbia 52.6% compare
- 17 United States Virgin Islands 52.6% compare
- 19 Estonia 52.4% compare
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 52.4% compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.4% compare
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 share of the population that is female in El Salvador?
- Share of the population that is female in El Salvador was 52.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1970.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of the population that is female?
- El Salvador ranks 18th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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