Population, total in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population, total was 6.37 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
6.37 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
112th
of 218 countries
All-time high
6.37 million
in 2025
All-time low
2.79 million
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, total in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, population, total in El Salvador stood at 6.37 million. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in El Salvador peaked at 6.37 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 112th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population, total in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.79 million | — |
| 1961 | 2.87 million | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 2.95 million | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 3.03 million | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 3.11 million | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 3.20 million | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 3.29 million | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 3.39 million | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 3.48 million | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 3.58 million | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 3.67 million | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 3.76 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 3.85 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 3.94 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 4.03 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 4.12 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 4.21 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 4.30 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 4.39 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 4.48 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 4.54 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 4.57 million | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 4.62 million | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 4.71 million | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 4.80 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.89 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 4.99 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 5.09 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 5.20 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 5.30 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 5.40 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 5.50 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.59 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 5.66 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 5.71 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.76 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 5.81 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 5.84 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 5.88 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.91 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 5.94 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.97 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.99 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.01 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.00 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.01 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.03 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.05 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.07 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.09 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.11 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.16 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.18 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.21 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6.22 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.23 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 6.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 6.31 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 6.34 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 6.37 million | +0.4% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 6.37 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.55 million, 97% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 6.37 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.01 million, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.17 million | 2.79 million | 3.58 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.07 million | 3.67 million | 4.48 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.87 million | 4.54 million | 5.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.71 million | 5.40 million | 5.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.00 million | 5.94 million | 6.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.16 million | 6.07 million | 6.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.30 million | 6.23 million | 6.37 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
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 in El Salvador?
- Population, total in El Salvador was 6.37 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.37 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 million in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for population, total?
- El Salvador ranks 112th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.