El Salvador vs Kuwait: Urban population
El Salvador
4.81 million
in 2025
Kuwait
4.87 million
in 2025
El Salvador rank
100th
Kuwait rank
99th
Urban population over time
- El Salvador
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 4.87 million against 4.81 million in El Salvador, a difference of 57,840.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Kuwait ranks 99th of 215 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.23 million | 401,649 | 830,152 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.66 million | 966,951 | 689,364 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.22 million | 1.81 million | 411,966 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.98 million | 1.66 million | 1.31 million | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.63 million | 2.28 million | 1.35 million | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.26 million | 3.73 million | 526,246 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 4.68 million | 4.66 million | 21,188 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, El Salvador or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 4.87 million against 4.81 million in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between El Salvador and Kuwait?
- 57,840, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kuwait?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Kuwait rank globally for urban population?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Kuwait ranks 99th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.