El Salvador vs Rwanda: Population by age group

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

Population by age group over time

  • El Salvador
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

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

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 people 76,448 people 11,251 people El Salvador
1960s 103,458 people 103,551 people 92.7 people Rwanda
1970s 118,482 people 123,386 people 4,904 people Rwanda
1980s 129,507 people 145,005 people 15,498 people Rwanda
1990s 197,947 people 153,485 people 44,462 people El Salvador
2000s 352,238 people 228,251 people 123,987 people El Salvador
2010s 438,680 people 344,516 people 94,164 people El Salvador
2020s 491,128 people 494,234 people 3,105 people 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 people against 504,728 people in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between El Salvador and Rwanda?
28,566 people, 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?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by 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
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.