Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in El Salvador
El Salvador: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in El Salvador peaked at 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.259 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 25th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.259 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2636 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.268 Persons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2718 Persons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2748 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2774 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2798 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.282 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.284 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2859 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2876 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.289 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2901 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2909 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2913 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2914 Persons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2912 Persons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2917 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2929 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.294 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2951 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2962 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2974 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2985 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2997 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3007 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3017 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3024 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3029 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3031 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3037 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3047 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3058 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.085 Persons per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0732 Persons per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2746 Persons per square kilometre | 0.259 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2859 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.291 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2876 Persons per square kilometre | 0.294 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2998 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2951 Persons per square kilometre | 0.3031 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3054 Persons per square kilometre | 0.3037 Persons per square kilometre | 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 22 Sri Lanka 0.3539 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 23 Japan 0.3382 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 24 Pakistan 0.312 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2992 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 0.2955 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 28 United Kingdom 0.28 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for El Salvador
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,637 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.2367 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 204,177 people (2100)
- Population density 244.85 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in El Salvador?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in El Salvador was 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3072 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.259 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- El Salvador ranks 25th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.