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
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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) – 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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Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.