El Salvador vs Venezuela: Population growth (annual %) (World Population)
El Salvador
0.4%
in 2025
Venezuela
0.4%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
146th
Venezuela rank
148th
Population growth (annual %) (World Population) over time
- El Salvador
- Venezuela
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Venezuela ahead.
El Salvador ranks 146th and Venezuela ranks 148th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 3.0% | 0.7% | Venezuela |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.7% | 1.4% | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -0.2% | 0.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, El Salvador or Venezuela?
- El Salvador, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Venezuela?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Venezuela rank globally for population growth?
- El Salvador ranks 146th and Venezuela ranks 148th of 218 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.