Annual growth rate of urban population share in El Salvador
El Salvador: Annual growth rate of urban population share was 0.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.6%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
66th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.6%
in 2000
All-time low
0.2%
in 1965
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Annual growth rate of urban population share in El Salvador, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of urban population share in El Salvador is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of urban population share in El Salvador peaked at 1.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1965.
El Salvador ranks 66th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Annual growth rate of urban population share in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.6% | — |
| 1951 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 1953 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 1954 | 0.6% | -4.5% |
| 1955 | 0.5% | -5.0% |
| 1956 | 0.5% | -5.5% |
| 1957 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 1958 | 0.4% | -6.7% |
| 1959 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 1960 | 0.4% | -8.1% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -11.8% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | -14.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -14.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -10.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +15.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +23.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5% | +28.0% |
| 1973 | 0.7% | +23.6% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 6 |
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- Population density 244.85 people per km² (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of urban population share in El Salvador?
- Annual growth rate of urban population share in El Salvador was 0.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of urban population share recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1965.
- How does El Salvador rank for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- El Salvador ranks 66th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of urban population share rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.