El Salvador vs Rwanda: Population by age group

El Salvador
504,728
in 2023
Rwanda
533,294
in 2023
El Salvador rank
107th
Rwanda rank
105th

Population by age group over time

  • El Salvador
  • Rwanda
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k195019862023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 533,294 against 504,728 in El Salvador, a difference of 28,566.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 107th and Rwanda ranks 105th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Rwanda Difference Ahead
1950s 87,699 76,448 11,251 El Salvador
1960s 103,458 103,551 92.7 Rwanda
1970s 118,482 123,386 4,904 Rwanda
1980s 129,507 145,005 15,498 Rwanda
1990s 197,947 153,485 44,462 El Salvador
2000s 352,238 228,251 123,987 El Salvador
2010s 438,680 344,516 94,164 El Salvador
2020s 491,128 494,234 3,105 Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, El Salvador or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 533,294 against 504,728 in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between El Salvador and Rwanda?
28,566, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Rwanda?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Rwanda rank globally for population by age group?
El Salvador ranks 107th and Rwanda ranks 105th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed