El Salvador vs Palestine, State of: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
El Salvador
4.81 million people
in 2025
Palestine, State of
4.88 million people
in 2025
El Salvador rank
103rd
Palestine, State of rank
102nd
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- El Salvador
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Palestine, State of currently reports 4.88 million people against 4.81 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 76,860 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 103rd and Palestine, State of ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 911,725 people | 400,634 people | 511,090 people | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 1.23 million people | 546,380 people | 685,421 people | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 1.66 million people | 745,316 people | 910,999 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.22 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.12 million people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 2.98 million people | 1.75 million people | 1.23 million people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.63 million people | 2.79 million people | 841,342 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.26 million people | 3.81 million people | 453,344 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 4.68 million people | 4.63 million people | 48,172 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, El Salvador or Palestine, State of?
- Palestine, State of, at 4.88 million people against 4.81 million people in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between El Salvador and Palestine, State of?
- 76,860 people, with Palestine, State of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Palestine, State of?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Palestine, State of rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- El Salvador ranks 103rd and Palestine, State of ranks 102nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. 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 urban areas, based on each country's national definition.