Population, total, annual growth rate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population, total, annual growth rate was 0.4309 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in El Salvador, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in El Salvador stood at 0.4309 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in El Salvador peaked at 2.86 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -0.0543 % change on previous year, in 2006.
That places El Salvador 146th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.81 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 2.75 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1971 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.37 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6656 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1982 | 1.14 % change on previous year | +70.5% |
| 1983 | 1.84 % change on previous year | +61.8% |
| 1984 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 2 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 2 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9571 % change on previous year | -28.1% |
| 1995 | 0.84 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.749 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.6768 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6194 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5632 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4983 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4154 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3112 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1999 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1012 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0152 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0543 % change on previous year | -458.2% |
| 2007 | 0.125 % change on previous year | -330.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3241 % change on previous year | +159.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3148 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3302 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3606 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3916 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4066 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3929 % change on previous year | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3362 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2769 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2053 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1011 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0404 % change on previous year | -60.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1985 % change on previous year | +391.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3386 % change on previous year | +70.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3923 % change on previous year | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4665 % change on previous year | +18.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4528 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.4309 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -458.2% | 0.0152 % change on previous year | -0.0543 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +391.8% | 0.0404 % change on previous year | 0.1985 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +330.2% | -0.0543 % change on previous year | 0.125 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +159.4% | 0.125 % change on previous year | 0.3241 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -85.0% | 0.1012 % change on previous year | 0.0152 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +70.5% | 0.6656 % change on previous year | 1.14 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.79 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.28 % change on previous year | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 % change on previous year | 0.6656 % change on previous year | 2.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 % change on previous year | 0.5632 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2251 % change on previous year | -0.0543 % change on previous year | 0.4983 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2842 % change on previous year | 0.0404 % change on previous year | 0.4066 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3799 % change on previous year | 0.1985 % change on previous year | 0.4665 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 143 Costa Rica 0.4491 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Bahamas 0.4361 % change on previous year compare
- 145 Azerbaijan 0.4332 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Türkiye 0.4208 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.3922 % change on previous year compare
- 149 San Marino 0.3885 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for El Salvador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in El Salvador?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in El Salvador was 0.4309 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0543 % change on previous year in 2006.
- How does El Salvador rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- El Salvador ranks 146th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.