El Salvador vs Panama: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
El Salvador
1.15 million people
in 2050
Panama
1.25 million people
in 2050
El Salvador rank
115th
Panama rank
112th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.25 million people against 1.15 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 101,610 people.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Panama ahead.
El Salvador ranks 115th and Panama ranks 112th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 34 and Panama in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 59,380 people | 116,236 people | 56,856 people | Panama |
| 1100s | 64,778 people | 129,147 people | 64,369 people | Panama |
| 1200s | 70,663 people | 143,482 people | 72,819 people | Panama |
| 1300s | 77,074 people | 159,378 people | 82,304 people | Panama |
| 1400s | 84,039 people | 176,930 people | 92,891 people | Panama |
| 1500s | 91,543 people | 196,067 people | 104,524 people | Panama |
| 1600s | 99,420 people | 97,251 people | 2,169 people | El Salvador |
| 1700s | 107,003 people | 47,452 people | 59,552 people | El Salvador |
| 1710s | 108,018 people | 49,714 people | 58,304 people | El Salvador |
| 1720s | 109,245 people | 52,121 people | 57,124 people | El Salvador |
| 1730s | 110,889 people | 54,623 people | 56,266 people | El Salvador |
| 1740s | 113,123 people | 57,220 people | 55,903 people | El Salvador |
| 1750s | 116,192 people | 59,911 people | 56,281 people | El Salvador |
| 1760s | 120,450 people | 62,694 people | 57,756 people | El Salvador |
| 1770s | 126,407 people | 65,567 people | 60,840 people | El Salvador |
| 1780s | 147,701 people | 68,527 people | 79,174 people | El Salvador |
| 1790s | 168,620 people | 71,567 people | 97,053 people | El Salvador |
| 1800s | 189,097 people | 74,680 people | 114,417 people | El Salvador |
| 1810s | 209,059 people | 77,857 people | 131,202 people | El Salvador |
| 1820s | 228,417 people | 86,095 people | 142,322 people | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 261,809 people | 95,095 people | 166,714 people | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 294,021 people | 104,901 people | 189,120 people | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 324,851 people | 115,551 people | 209,300 people | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 374,739 people | 130,964 people | 243,775 people | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 421,993 people | 145,584 people | 276,409 people | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 494,910 people | 156,652 people | 338,258 people | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 562,842 people | 178,697 people | 384,145 people | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 624,923 people | 203,287 people | 421,636 people | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 773,738 people | 253,444 people | 520,294 people | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 1.05 million people | 300,280 people | 746,340 people | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 1.03 million people | 335,304 people | 691,246 people | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 1.21 million people | 435,008 people | 773,282 people | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 1.53 million people | 587,811 people | 937,468 people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.94 million people | 719,382 people | 1.22 million people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 2.42 million people | 878,556 people | 1.54 million people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.65 million people | 1.06 million people | 1.59 million people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.73 million people | 1.14 million people | 1.59 million people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 2.37 million people | 1.19 million people | 1.18 million people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.90 million people | 1.36 million people | 544,054 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.57 million people | 1.53 million people | 36,236 people | El Salvador |
| 2030s | 1.35 million people | 1.56 million people | 209,132 people | Panama |
| 2040s | 1.19 million people | 1.40 million people | 212,261 people | Panama |
| 2050s | 1.15 million people | 1.25 million people | 101,610 people | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 1.25 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 Panama?
- 101,610 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- El Salvador ranks 115th and Panama ranks 112th 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.