El Salvador vs Finland: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
El Salvador
1.15 million people
in 2050
Finland
1.13 million people
in 2050
El Salvador rank
115th
Finland rank
116th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- El Salvador
- Finland
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.15 million people against 1.13 million people in Finland, a difference of 14,090 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Finland ahead.
El Salvador ranks 115th and Finland ranks 116th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 10 and Finland in 33.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 59,380 people | 73,912 people | 14,532 people | Finland |
| 1100s | 64,778 people | 85,847 people | 21,070 people | Finland |
| 1200s | 70,663 people | 97,739 people | 27,076 people | Finland |
| 1300s | 77,074 people | 109,560 people | 32,486 people | Finland |
| 1400s | 84,039 people | 99,400 people | 15,361 people | Finland |
| 1500s | 91,543 people | 99,100 people | 7,557 people | Finland |
| 1600s | 99,420 people | 197,200 people | 97,780 people | Finland |
| 1700s | 107,003 people | 384,115 people | 277,112 people | Finland |
| 1710s | 108,018 people | 415,126 people | 307,108 people | Finland |
| 1720s | 109,245 people | 448,579 people | 339,334 people | Finland |
| 1730s | 110,889 people | 484,659 people | 373,770 people | Finland |
| 1740s | 113,123 people | 523,565 people | 410,442 people | Finland |
| 1750s | 116,192 people | 565,509 people | 449,317 people | Finland |
| 1760s | 120,450 people | 610,721 people | 490,271 people | Finland |
| 1770s | 126,407 people | 659,444 people | 533,037 people | Finland |
| 1780s | 147,701 people | 711,941 people | 564,240 people | Finland |
| 1790s | 168,620 people | 768,489 people | 599,869 people | Finland |
| 1800s | 189,097 people | 829,389 people | 640,292 people | Finland |
| 1810s | 209,059 people | 894,960 people | 685,901 people | Finland |
| 1820s | 228,417 people | 965,544 people | 737,127 people | Finland |
| 1830s | 261,809 people | 1.11 million people | 849,561 people | Finland |
| 1840s | 294,021 people | 1.17 million people | 871,349 people | Finland |
| 1850s | 324,851 people | 1.30 million people | 976,099 people | Finland |
| 1860s | 374,739 people | 1.36 million people | 980,321 people | Finland |
| 1870s | 421,993 people | 1.44 million people | 1.01 million people | Finland |
| 1880s | 494,910 people | 1.54 million people | 1.05 million people | Finland |
| 1890s | 562,842 people | 1.75 million people | 1.19 million people | Finland |
| 1900s | 624,923 people | 1.97 million people | 1.34 million people | Finland |
| 1910s | 773,738 people | 2.23 million people | 1.45 million people | Finland |
| 1920s | 1.05 million people | 2.40 million people | 1.35 million people | Finland |
| 1930s | 1.03 million people | 2.56 million people | 1.53 million people | Finland |
| 1940s | 1.21 million people | 2.56 million people | 1.35 million people | Finland |
| 1950s | 1.53 million people | 2.11 million people | 588,641 people | Finland |
| 1960s | 1.94 million people | 1.91 million people | 25,589 people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.42 million people | 1.79 million people | 633,011 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.65 million people | 1.78 million people | 867,800 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.73 million people | 1.78 million people | 941,996 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.37 million people | 1.66 million people | 707,428 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.90 million people | 1.57 million people | 328,009 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.57 million people | 1.43 million people | 135,898 people | El Salvador |
| 2030s | 1.35 million people | 1.29 million people | 62,805 people | El Salvador |
| 2040s | 1.19 million people | 1.17 million people | 18,131 people | El Salvador |
| 2050s | 1.15 million people | 1.13 million people | 14,090 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, El Salvador or Finland?
- El Salvador, at 1.15 million people against 1.13 million people in Finland as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between El Salvador and Finland?
- 14,090 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Finland?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do El Salvador and Finland rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- El Salvador ranks 115th and Finland ranks 116th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.