🇸🇻 Population of El Salvador

6,364,942
Current Population of El Salvador
31,907
Net population growth this year
307.19
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of El Salvador reached 6,364,942, of which 3,029,841 people are male and 3,335,102 female. The country has a population density of 307.1883 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 0.501% for the year. According to the latest data, El Salvador is set to increase its population size by 30,786 people next year. Making the total population count of El Salvador 6,396,289 people by 2024.

Historic Population of El Salvador (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of El Salvador grown from 2,182,408 people to 6,364,942. An increase of the population size by 191.65% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 2,182,408 1,077,735 1,104,674 49,825 105.3286 2.283%
1951 2,232,150 1,102,098 1,130,052 49,658 107.7292 2.225%
1952 2,283,105 1,127,112 1,155,993 52,252 110.1885 2.289%
1953 2,335,942 1,153,206 1,182,736 53,423 112.7385 2.287%
1954 2,390,852 1,180,514 1,210,339 56,397 115.3886 2.359%
1955 2,448,633 1,209,380 1,239,254 59,164 118.1773 2.416%
1956 2,509,186 1,239,669 1,269,517 61,943 121.0997 2.469%
1957 2,572,504 1,271,318 1,301,187 64,691 124.1556 2.515%
1958 2,637,600 1,303,800 1,333,801 65,500 127.2973 2.483%
1959 2,705,558 1,337,647 1,367,910 70,415 130.5771 2.603%
1960 2,779,326 1,374,363 1,404,964 77,123 134.1374 2.775%
1961 2,858,896 1,413,999 1,444,897 82,015 137.9776 2.869%
1962 2,937,821 1,454,341 1,483,480 75,836 141.7867 2.582%
1963 3,014,885 1,494,869 1,520,017 78,293 145.5061 2.597%
1964 3,095,170 1,537,221 1,557,949 82,276 149.3808 2.658%
1965 3,179,506 1,581,686 1,597,820 86,395 153.451 2.717%
1966 3,266,436 1,627,514 1,638,922 87,466 157.6465 2.678%
1967 3,354,611 1,673,903 1,680,708 88,884 161.9021 2.65%
1968 3,443,251 1,720,311 1,722,940 88,396 166.1801 2.567%
1969 3,530,958 1,766,058 1,764,900 87,018 170.413 2.465%
1970 3,619,090 1,810,396 1,808,694 89,246 174.6665 2.466%
1971 3,708,010 1,853,696 1,854,314 88,594 178.958 2.389%
1972 3,798,109 1,897,622 1,900,487 91,604 183.3064 2.412%
1973 3,890,639 1,942,802 1,947,836 93,456 187.7722 2.402%
1974 3,984,049 1,988,463 1,995,586 93,364 192.2804 2.344%
1975 4,076,751 2,033,565 2,043,187 92,041 196.7544 2.258%
1976 4,166,890 2,076,909 2,089,978 88,235 201.1047 2.118%
1977 4,256,700 2,119,345 2,137,354 91,385 205.4392 2.147%
1978 4,346,522 2,160,788 2,185,733 88,260 209.7742 2.031%
1979 4,433,040 2,199,362 2,233,679 84,777 213.9498 1.912%
1980 4,508,992 2,230,764 2,278,228 67,126 217.6154 1.489%
1981 4,549,174 2,241,529 2,307,644 13,237 219.5547 0.291%
1982 4,599,904 2,257,808 2,342,096 88,224 222.0031 1.918%
1983 4,689,680 2,295,166 2,394,513 91,327 226.3359 1.947%
1984 4,782,219 2,334,767 2,447,452 93,752 230.8021 1.96%
1985 4,876,757 2,377,182 2,499,574 95,323 235.3647 1.955%
1986 4,970,788 2,420,316 2,550,473 92,741 239.9029 1.866%
1987 5,067,200 2,465,162 2,602,038 100,082 244.556 1.975%
1988 5,170,440 2,514,050 2,656,391 106,399 249.5386 2.058%
1989 5,270,825 2,560,531 2,710,294 94,370 254.3834 1.79%
1990 5,367,179 2,604,746 2,762,433 98,338 259.0337 1.832%
1991 5,461,070 2,649,076 2,811,994 89,445 263.5652 1.638%
1992 5,552,206 2,692,416 2,859,789 92,825 267.9636 1.672%
1993 5,630,987 2,728,859 2,902,128 64,738 271.7658 1.15%
1994 5,693,038 2,756,166 2,936,872 59,364 274.7605 1.043%
1995 5,748,196 2,780,097 2,968,098 50,951 277.4226 0.886%
1996 5,797,140 2,801,044 2,996,096 46,937 279.7847 0.81%
1997 5,842,638 2,820,520 3,022,117 44,060 281.9806 0.754%
1998 5,885,083 2,838,747 3,046,336 40,829 284.0291 0.694%
1999 5,923,852 2,855,297 3,068,555 36,710 285.9002 0.62%
2000 5,958,482 2,869,807 3,088,675 32,549 287.5715 0.546%
2001 5,988,095 2,881,789 3,106,306 26,676 289.0007 0.445%
2002 6,011,275 2,890,463 3,120,812 19,684 290.1194 0.327%
2003 6,026,848 2,895,077 3,131,771 11,463 290.8711 0.19%
2004 6,035,656 2,896,010 3,139,645 6,151 291.2961 0.102%
2005 6,037,817 2,893,342 3,144,476 -1,828 291.4004 -0.03%
2006 6,034,436 2,887,716 3,146,720 -4,934 291.2373 -0.082%
2007 6,044,131 2,890,138 3,153,993 24,324 291.7052 0.402%
2008 6,068,099 2,901,244 3,166,854 23,612 292.8619 0.389%
2009 6,091,188 2,911,996 3,179,192 22,565 293.9762 0.37%
2010 6,114,034 2,922,675 3,191,359 23,129 295.0789 0.378%
2011 6,137,348 2,933,557 3,203,792 23,499 296.2041 0.383%
2012 6,161,289 2,944,707 3,216,582 24,382 297.3595 0.396%
2013 6,185,642 2,955,948 3,229,694 24,325 298.5349 0.393%
2014 6,209,526 2,966,755 3,242,771 23,443 299.6876 0.378%
2015 6,231,066 2,976,076 3,254,990 19,636 300.7271 0.315%
2016 6,250,510 2,983,896 3,266,614 19,252 301.6655 0.308%
2017 6,266,654 2,989,691 3,276,963 13,037 302.4447 0.208%
2018 6,276,342 2,992,279 3,284,064 6,339 302.9123 0.101%
2019 6,280,217 2,992,538 3,287,678 1,410 303.0993 0.022%
2020 6,292,731 2,997,430 3,295,300 23,618 303.7032 0.375%
2021 6,314,167 3,006,692 3,307,476 19,255 304.7378 0.305%
2022 6,336,392 3,016,536 3,319,856 25,194 305.8104 0.398%
2023 6,364,942 3,029,841 3,335,102 31,907 307.1883 0.501%

Statements that can be derived from El Salvador's population data

  • El Salvador has a population of 6,364,942 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • El Salvador's population is equivalent to 0.08% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, El Salvador's population will grow with 31,907 people.
  • In 2023, 23,249 more people will emigrate from El Salvador than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in El Salvador is 27.13 years.
  • In El Salvador there are 307.19 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 9.73 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in El Salvador.
  • In El Salvador, 3,029,841 of the total population are male, and 3,335,102 are female.

Future Population of El Salvador (2023 - 2100)

El Salvador's population is set to decrease in the future from 6,364,942 people to 4,284,249 people. A decrease of the population size by 96.31% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 6,364,942 3,029,841 3,335,102 31,907 307.1883 0.501%
2024 6,396,289 3,044,724 3,351,565 30,786 308.7012 0.481%
2025 6,426,228 3,058,946 3,367,282 29,093 310.1462 0.453%
2026 6,454,736 3,072,497 3,382,238 27,921 311.522 0.433%
2027 6,481,920 3,085,438 3,396,482 26,448 312.834 0.408%
2028 6,507,532 3,097,635 3,409,898 24,777 314.0701 0.381%
2029 6,531,581 3,109,109 3,422,472 23,320 315.2307 0.357%
2030 6,554,224 3,119,941 3,434,284 21,966 316.3236 0.335%
2031 6,575,290 3,130,046 3,445,244 20,165 317.3402 0.307%
2032 6,594,732 3,139,415 3,455,317 18,720 318.2786 0.284%
2033 6,612,594 3,148,070 3,464,523 17,003 319.1406 0.257%
2034 6,628,758 3,155,956 3,472,802 15,326 319.9208 0.231%
2035 6,642,981 3,162,960 3,480,021 13,120 320.6072 0.198%
2036 6,655,214 3,169,057 3,486,157 11,347 321.1976 0.17%
2037 6,665,414 3,174,231 3,491,183 9,052 321.6899 0.136%
2038 6,673,556 3,178,476 3,495,079 7,231 322.0828 0.108%
2039 6,679,834 3,181,887 3,497,947 5,326 322.3858 0.08%
2040 6,684,174 3,184,438 3,499,736 3,354 322.5953 0.05%
2041 6,686,672 3,186,183 3,500,490 1,643 322.7159 0.025%
2042 6,687,447 3,187,178 3,500,269 -94 322.7532 -0.001%
2043 6,686,596 3,187,470 3,499,126 -1,609 322.7121 -0.024%
2044 6,684,118 3,187,060 3,497,058 -3,345 322.5926 -0.05%
2045 6,679,968 3,185,934 3,494,034 -4,957 322.3923 -0.074%
2046 6,674,258 3,184,151 3,490,108 -6,461 322.1167 -0.097%
2047 6,667,096 3,181,760 3,485,337 -7,863 321.7711 -0.118%
2048 6,658,486 3,178,758 3,479,729 -9,358 321.3555 -0.141%
2049 6,648,422 3,175,152 3,473,271 -10,769 320.8698 -0.162%
2050 6,636,854 3,170,914 3,465,939 -12,369 320.3115 -0.186%
2051 6,623,674 3,165,985 3,457,689 -13,991 319.6754 -0.211%
2052 6,608,955 3,160,400 3,448,555 -15,446 318.965 -0.234%
2053 6,592,679 3,154,152 3,438,527 -17,106 318.1795 -0.259%
2054 6,574,781 3,147,211 3,427,570 -18,690 317.3157 -0.284%
2055 6,555,297 3,139,588 3,415,710 -20,278 316.3753 -0.309%
2056 6,534,368 3,131,336 3,403,032 -21,580 315.3653 -0.33%
2057 6,511,985 3,122,452 3,389,532 -23,186 314.285 -0.356%
2058 6,488,040 3,112,887 3,375,153 -24,704 313.1293 -0.381%
2059 6,462,632 3,102,671 3,359,961 -26,113 311.9031 -0.404%
2060 6,435,806 3,091,811 3,343,994 -27,538 310.6084 -0.428%
2061 6,407,504 3,080,279 3,327,224 -29,067 309.2424 -0.454%
2062 6,377,656 3,068,032 3,309,625 -30,627 307.802 -0.48%
2063 6,346,333 3,055,085 3,291,248 -32,021 306.2902 -0.505%
2064 6,313,486 3,041,401 3,272,084 -33,675 304.7049 -0.533%
2065 6,279,006 3,026,910 3,252,096 -35,284 303.0408 -0.562%
2066 6,242,974 3,011,648 3,231,326 -36,781 301.3018 -0.589%
2067 6,205,574 2,995,706 3,209,868 -38,017 299.4968 -0.613%
2068 6,166,724 2,979,028 3,187,695 -39,685 297.6218 -0.644%
2069 6,126,258 2,961,523 3,164,734 -41,247 295.6688 -0.673%
2070 6,084,247 2,943,220 3,141,028 -42,774 293.6413 -0.703%
2071 6,040,699 2,924,112 3,116,588 -44,322 291.5395 -0.734%
2072 5,995,642 2,904,204 3,091,438 -45,793 289.3649 -0.764%
2073 5,948,952 2,883,425 3,065,527 -47,586 287.1116 -0.8%
2074 5,900,549 2,861,726 3,038,824 -49,220 284.7755 -0.834%
2075 5,850,631 2,839,207 3,011,424 -50,616 282.3664 -0.865%
2076 5,799,283 2,815,901 2,983,383 -52,080 279.8882 -0.898%
2077 5,746,462 2,791,788 2,954,674 -53,563 277.3389 -0.932%
2078 5,692,173 2,766,874 2,925,299 -55,014 274.7188 -0.966%
2079 5,636,436 2,741,155 2,895,281 -56,460 272.0288 -1.002%
2080 5,579,374 2,714,698 2,864,676 -57,664 269.2748 -1.034%
2081 5,520,964 2,687,501 2,833,463 -59,155 266.4558 -1.071%
2082 5,461,194 2,659,572 2,801,623 -60,385 263.5712 -1.106%
2083 5,400,277 2,631,013 2,769,264 -61,450 260.6311 -1.138%
2084 5,338,248 2,601,859 2,736,389 -62,608 257.6375 -1.173%
2085 5,275,116 2,572,133 2,702,984 -63,655 254.5906 -1.207%
2086 5,211,106 2,541,949 2,669,156 -64,368 251.5012 -1.235%
2087 5,146,312 2,511,351 2,634,961 -65,220 248.3741 -1.267%
2088 5,080,812 2,480,378 2,600,434 -65,779 245.213 -1.295%
2089 5,014,842 2,449,164 2,565,678 -66,162 242.0291 -1.319%
2090 4,948,431 2,417,720 2,530,711 -66,660 238.8239 -1.347%
2091 4,881,627 2,386,070 2,495,558 -66,947 235.5998 -1.371%
2092 4,814,632 2,354,310 2,460,322 -67,044 232.3664 -1.393%
2093 4,747,639 2,322,526 2,425,113 -66,942 229.1332 -1.41%
2094 4,680,722 2,290,726 2,389,996 -66,892 225.9036 -1.429%
2095 4,613,943 2,258,942 2,355,001 -66,666 222.6806 -1.445%
2096 4,547,448 2,227,270 2,320,178 -66,324 219.4714 -1.459%
2097 4,481,206 2,195,692 2,285,515 -66,159 216.2744 -1.476%
2098 4,415,225 2,164,192 2,251,032 -65,804 213.09 -1.49%
2099 4,349,602 2,132,814 2,216,788 -65,442 209.9229 -1.505%
2100 4,284,249 2,101,506 2,182,742 -65,264 206.7688 -1.523%

Population Density of El Salvador

Today, El Salvador has a population density of 307.1883 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 105.3286 people/km² since the 1950 to 307.1883 people/km² in 2023. In the future, El Salvador is projected to reach a population density of 206.7688 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of El Salvador Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of El Salvador's Population

The population growth rate of El Salvador currently stands at 0.501% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.103 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of El Salvador will decrease to 0.501%. If we look further into the future, we can see that El Salvador's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -1.523% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of El Salvador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 2.283%
1960 2.775%
1970 2.466%
1980 1.489%
1990 1.832%
2000 0.546%
2010 0.378%
2020 0.375%
Year Growth Rate
2030 0.335%
2040 0.05%
2050 -0.186%
2060 -0.428%
2070 -0.703%
2080 -1.034%
2090 -1.347%
2100 -1.523%
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Life Expectancy of El Salvador

Today, El Salvador has an average life expectancy of 73.3828 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 42.3969 years since the 1950 to 73.3828 years in 2023. In the future, El Salvador is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 85.3401 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of El Salvador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 42,396
1960 48,084
1970 51,409
1980 47,974
1990 62,550
2000 69,864
2010 71,847
2020 71,060
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 74,711
2040 76,527
2050 78,268
2060 79,925
2070 81,505
2080 82,905
2090 84,180
2100 85,340
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Migration to and from El Salvador

In 2023 El Salvador will see net migrations of -23,249 people. This means that 23,249 more people will emigrate from El Salvador than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of El Salvador was -23,249.

Net Migration for El Salvador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 -4,521
1960 -4,888
1970 -11,367
1980 -41,318
1990 -39,690
2000 -97,219
2010 -54,686
2020 -25,214
Year Net Migration
2030 -23,249
2040 -23,249
2050 -23,249
2060 -23,249
2070 -23,249
2080 -23,249
2090 -23,249
2100 -23,249
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Births in El Salvador

In 2023, El Salvador will see 99,670 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by El Salvador in 2022, when the country saw 100,313 new borns.

Births El Salvador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 102,860
1960 132,082
1970 156,426
1980 180,086
1990 180,113
2000 165,106
2010 119,321
2020 102,067
Year Births
2030 93,781
2040 80,759
2050 71,271
2060 62,512
2070 53,606
2080 45,928
2090 38,619
2100 32,022
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Deaths in El Salvador

In 2023, 44,510 people will die in El Salvador. That is a decrease of El Salvador's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 51,878 deaths.

Deaths El Salvador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 48,512
1960 50,074
1970 55,804
1980 71,646
1990 42,086
2000 35,323
2010 41,506
2020 53,231
Year Births
2030 48,563
2040 54,158
2050 60,388
2060 66,810
2070 73,128
2080 80,345
2090 82,029
2100 74,041
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Median Age in El Salvador

The median age of El Salvador has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of El Salvador will reach 52.7104 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in El Salvador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 17.1859
1960 16.0119
1970 15.5248
1980 16.4035
1990 17.5689
2000 20.177
2010 22.6766
2020 25.8708
Year Median Age
2030 30.4984
2040 35.0584
2050 39.0467
2060 43.0133
2070 46.2491
2080 49.0387
2090 51.1255
2100 52.7104
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Fertility Rate in El Salvador

The fertility rate of El Salvador has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of El Salvador will reach 1.6608 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in El Salvador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.2959
1960 6.634
1970 6.1778
1980 5.1071
1990 3.9468
2000 3.1397
2010 2.2394
2020 1.819
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.7288
2040 1.6821
2050 1.6696
2060 1.6628
2070 1.652
2080 1.66
2090 1.6491
2100 1.6608
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Infant Mortality Rate in El Salvador

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of El Salvador while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of El Salvador has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 149.096. Today, El Salvador has a much better infant mortality rate of 9.7348 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when El Salvador is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 2.8001 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in El Salvador Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 149.096
1960 140.5548
1970 117.7092
1980 104.0052
1990 53.5038
2000 27.1418
2010 16.3111
2020 10.9573
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 7.7324
2040 6.0745
2050 4.9551
2060 4.2315
2070 3.6751
2080 3.2907
2090 3.0279
2100 2.8001
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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