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Denmark vs El Salvador: Population

Denmark
5.95 million people
in 2023
El Salvador
6.31 million people
in 2023
Denmark rank
114th
El Salvador rank
112th

Population over time

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  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 6.31 million people against 5.95 million people in Denmark, a difference of 361,500 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 114th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 36 and El Salvador in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark El Salvador Difference Ahead
1000s 400,000 people 59,381 people 340,619 people Denmark
1100s 466,963 people 64,779 people 402,184 people Denmark
1200s 535,422 people 70,668 people 464,754 people Denmark
1300s 600,000 people 77,092 people 522,908 people Denmark
1400s 400,000 people 84,101 people 315,899 people Denmark
1500s 600,000 people 91,746 people 508,254 people Denmark
1600s 700,000 people 100,087 people 599,913 people Denmark
1700s 800,000 people 109,186 people 690,814 people Denmark
1710s 815,422 people 110,404 people 705,018 people Denmark
1720s 831,743 people 111,967 people 719,776 people Denmark
1730s 848,860 people 114,008 people 734,852 people Denmark
1740s 866,863 people 116,715 people 750,148 people Denmark
1750s 885,854 people 120,359 people 765,495 people Denmark
1760s 920,000 people 125,331 people 794,669 people Denmark
1770s 940,000 people 132,200 people 807,800 people Denmark
1780s 960,000 people 155,360 people 804,640 people Denmark
1790s 980,000 people 178,520 people 801,480 people Denmark
1800s 1.03 million people 207,868 people 825,306 people Denmark
1810s 1.11 million people 200,834 people 909,646 people Denmark
1820s 1.21 million people 262,607 people 944,804 people Denmark
1830s 1.31 million people 299,588 people 1.01 million people Denmark
1840s 1.42 million people 341,102 people 1.08 million people Denmark
1850s 1.59 million people 394,842 people 1.19 million people Denmark
1860s 1.78 million people 465,729 people 1.32 million people Denmark
1870s 1.97 million people 568,156 people 1.41 million people Denmark
1880s 2.18 million people 691,999 people 1.49 million people Denmark
1890s 2.41 million people 788,322 people 1.63 million people Denmark
1900s 2.71 million people 925,639 people 1.78 million people Denmark
1910s 3.04 million people 1.16 million people 1.88 million people Denmark
1920s 3.38 million people 1.44 million people 1.94 million people Denmark
1930s 3.68 million people 1.70 million people 1.97 million people Denmark
1940s 4.03 million people 1.97 million people 2.06 million people Denmark
1950s 4.41 million people 2.44 million people 1.98 million people Denmark
1960s 4.74 million people 3.17 million people 1.57 million people Denmark
1970s 5.04 million people 4.07 million people 964,621 people Denmark
1980s 5.12 million people 4.87 million people 249,943 people Denmark
1990s 5.23 million people 5.71 million people 479,212 people El Salvador
2000s 5.42 million people 6.00 million people 579,146 people El Salvador
2010s 5.68 million people 6.16 million people 485,905 people El Salvador
2020s 5.88 million people 6.27 million people 385,270 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Denmark or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 6.31 million people against 5.95 million people in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Denmark and El Salvador?
361,500 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and El Salvador?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Denmark and El Salvador rank globally for population?
Denmark ranks 114th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.