Congo vs El Salvador: Has the population peaked?

Congo
6.18 million people
in 2023
El Salvador
6.31 million people
in 2023
Congo rank
113th
El Salvador rank
112th

Has the population peaked? over time

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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 6.31 million people against 6.18 million people in Congo, a difference of 126,740 people.

Across all 74 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 112th of 236 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Has the population peaked?
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
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.