El Salvador vs Mongolia: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
El Salvador
1.15 million people
in 2050
Mongolia
1.20 million people
in 2050
El Salvador rank
115th
Mongolia rank
113th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- El Salvador
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 1.20 million people against 1.15 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 55,080 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mongolia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 115th and Mongolia ranks 113th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 13 and Mongolia in 30.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 59,380 people | 499,999 people | 440,618 people | Mongolia |
| 1100s | 64,778 people | 649,997 people | 585,219 people | Mongolia |
| 1200s | 70,663 people | 799,990 people | 729,327 people | Mongolia |
| 1300s | 77,074 people | 849,968 people | 772,894 people | Mongolia |
| 1400s | 84,039 people | 599,933 people | 515,894 people | Mongolia |
| 1500s | 91,543 people | 599,800 people | 508,257 people | Mongolia |
| 1600s | 99,420 people | 599,400 people | 499,980 people | Mongolia |
| 1700s | 107,003 people | 598,200 people | 491,197 people | Mongolia |
| 1710s | 108,018 people | 595,213 people | 487,195 people | Mongolia |
| 1720s | 109,245 people | 596,910 people | 487,665 people | Mongolia |
| 1730s | 110,889 people | 598,552 people | 487,663 people | Mongolia |
| 1740s | 113,123 people | 600,128 people | 487,005 people | Mongolia |
| 1750s | 116,192 people | 601,622 people | 485,430 people | Mongolia |
| 1760s | 120,450 people | 603,016 people | 482,566 people | Mongolia |
| 1770s | 126,407 people | 604,290 people | 477,883 people | Mongolia |
| 1780s | 147,701 people | 605,415 people | 457,714 people | Mongolia |
| 1790s | 168,620 people | 606,362 people | 437,742 people | Mongolia |
| 1800s | 189,097 people | 607,092 people | 417,995 people | Mongolia |
| 1810s | 209,059 people | 607,559 people | 398,500 people | Mongolia |
| 1820s | 228,417 people | 607,709 people | 379,292 people | Mongolia |
| 1830s | 261,809 people | 610,897 people | 349,088 people | Mongolia |
| 1840s | 294,021 people | 618,471 people | 324,450 people | Mongolia |
| 1850s | 324,851 people | 625,560 people | 300,709 people | Mongolia |
| 1860s | 374,739 people | 632,022 people | 257,283 people | Mongolia |
| 1870s | 421,993 people | 637,682 people | 215,689 people | Mongolia |
| 1880s | 494,910 people | 648,591 people | 153,681 people | Mongolia |
| 1890s | 562,842 people | 705,230 people | 142,388 people | Mongolia |
| 1900s | 624,923 people | 764,904 people | 139,981 people | Mongolia |
| 1910s | 773,738 people | 827,074 people | 53,336 people | Mongolia |
| 1920s | 1.05 million people | 780,438 people | 266,182 people | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1.03 million people | 731,864 people | 294,686 people | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 1.21 million people | 681,117 people | 527,173 people | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 1.53 million people | 624,101 people | 901,178 people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.94 million people | 651,886 people | 1.28 million people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.42 million people | 758,410 people | 1.66 million people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.65 million people | 850,995 people | 1.80 million people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.73 million people | 998,345 people | 1.73 million people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.37 million people | 975,134 people | 1.39 million people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.90 million people | 947,088 people | 953,458 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.57 million people | 1.02 million people | 544,802 people | El Salvador |
| 2030s | 1.35 million people | 1.07 million people | 283,685 people | El Salvador |
| 2040s | 1.19 million people | 1.15 million people | 39,035 people | El Salvador |
| 2050s | 1.15 million people | 1.20 million people | 55,080 people | Mongolia |
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 Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 1.20 million people against 1.15 million people in El Salvador as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between El Salvador and Mongolia?
- 55,080 people, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mongolia?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do El Salvador and Mongolia rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- El Salvador ranks 115th and Mongolia ranks 113th 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.