Urban population, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Urban population, per capita was 0.7552 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.7552 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.7552 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3838 units per person, in 1960.
That places El Salvador 72nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3838 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3852 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3864 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3874 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3883 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3892 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.39 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3908 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3917 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3927 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.394 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3954 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3973 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3996 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4025 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4058 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4095 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4137 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4182 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.423 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4281 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4335 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4392 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4451 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4511 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4574 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4637 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4702 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4767 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4833 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4898 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4964 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5029 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5095 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5165 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.524 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5318 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5399 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5483 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5569 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5656 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5745 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5835 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5925 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6014 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6103 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6191 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6277 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6364 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6453 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6543 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6633 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6722 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6809 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6892 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.697 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.704 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7109 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7176 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7241 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7306 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7368 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7415 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7461 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7507 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7552 units per person | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3886 units per person | 0.3838 units per person | 0.3927 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4059 units per person | 0.394 units per person | 0.423 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4548 units per person | 0.4281 units per person | 0.4833 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5216 units per person | 0.4898 units per person | 0.5569 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6056 units per person | 0.5656 units per person | 0.6453 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6913 units per person | 0.6543 units per person | 0.7241 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7435 units per person | 0.7306 units per person | 0.7552 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 69 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.7738 units per person compare
- 70 Cuba 0.7723 units per person compare
- 71 Algeria 0.7582 units per person compare
- 73 Russian Federation 0.7525 units per person compare
- 74 Brunei Darussalam 0.7501 units per person compare
- 75 Finland 0.7452 units per person 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 urban population, per capita in El Salvador?
- Urban population, per capita in El Salvador was 0.7552 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7552 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3838 units per person in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for urban population, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.