Congo vs El Salvador: Population, total

Congo
6.48 million
in 2025
El Salvador
6.37 million
in 2025
Congo rank
110th
El Salvador rank
112th

Population, total over time

  • Congo
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 6.48 million against 6.37 million in El Salvador, a difference of 118,940.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

Congo ranks 110th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 218 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 1.20 million 3.17 million 1.97 million El Salvador
1970s 1.60 million 4.07 million 2.48 million El Salvador
1980s 2.05 million 4.87 million 2.82 million El Salvador
1990s 2.71 million 5.71 million 3.00 million El Salvador
2000s 3.67 million 6.00 million 2.33 million El Salvador
2010s 5.04 million 6.16 million 1.12 million El Salvador
2020s 6.11 million 6.30 million 183,955 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Congo or El Salvador?
Congo, at 6.48 million against 6.37 million in El Salvador as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Congo and El Salvador?
118,940, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and El Salvador?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Congo and El Salvador rank globally for population, total?
Congo ranks 110th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.