El Salvador vs Palestine, State of: Urban population

El Salvador
4.81 million
in 2025
Palestine, State of
4.73 million
in 2025
El Salvador rank
100th
Palestine, State of rank
102nd

Urban population over time

  • El Salvador
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 4.81 million against 4.73 million in Palestine, State of, a difference of 76,960.

Across all 36 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 100th and Palestine, State of ranks 102nd of 218 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1990s 2.98 million 1.64 million 1.34 million El Salvador
2000s 3.63 million 2.60 million 1.03 million El Salvador
2010s 4.26 million 3.59 million 669,213 El Salvador
2020s 4.68 million 4.43 million 252,772 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, El Salvador or Palestine, State of?
El Salvador, at 4.81 million against 4.73 million in Palestine, State of as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population between El Salvador and Palestine, State of?
76,960, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Palestine, State of?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do El Salvador and Palestine, State of rank globally for urban population?
El Salvador ranks 100th and Palestine, State of ranks 102nd of 218 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

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

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.