El Salvador vs Türkiye: Population growth
El Salvador
0.4%
in 2025
Türkiye
0.4%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
146th
Türkiye rank
147th
Population growth over time
- El Salvador
- Türkiye
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Türkiye, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Türkiye ranks 147th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.1% | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, El Salvador or Türkiye?
- El Salvador, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between El Salvador and Türkiye?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Türkiye?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Türkiye rank globally for population growth?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Türkiye ranks 147th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.