El Salvador vs Haiti: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
El Salvador
504,728 people
in 2023
Haiti
537,434 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
107th
Haiti rank
104th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- El Salvador
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 537,434 people against 504,728 people in El Salvador, a difference of 32,706 people.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Haiti ahead.
El Salvador ranks 107th and Haiti ranks 104th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Haiti in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 87,699 people | 119,436 people | 31,737 people | Haiti |
| 1960s | 103,458 people | 146,303 people | 42,845 people | Haiti |
| 1970s | 118,482 people | 204,535 people | 86,053 people | Haiti |
| 1980s | 129,507 people | 248,699 people | 119,192 people | Haiti |
| 1990s | 197,947 people | 274,188 people | 76,241 people | Haiti |
| 2000s | 352,238 people | 335,512 people | 16,726 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 438,680 people | 429,566 people | 9,113 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 491,128 people | 517,105 people | 25,976 people | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, El Salvador or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 537,434 people against 504,728 people in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between El Salvador and Haiti?
- 32,706 people, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Haiti?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Haiti rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- El Salvador ranks 107th and Haiti ranks 104th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.