El Salvador vs Iran: Natural population growth rate vs. median age
El Salvador
0.8%
in 2023
Iran
0.8%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
114th
Iran rank
113th
Natural population growth rate vs. median age over time
- El Salvador
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 114th and Iran ranks 113th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Iran in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 0.0% | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 3.2% | 0.7% | Iran |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.7% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.2% | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural population growth rate vs. median age, El Salvador or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.8% against 0.8% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in natural population growth rate vs. median age between El Salvador and Iran?
- 0.0%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for natural population growth rate vs. median age?
- El Salvador ranks 114th and Iran ranks 113th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Natural population growth rate vs. median age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.