Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in El Salvador
El Salvador: Internally displaced persons was 60,546 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
60,546
Change on year
up 71.1%
World rank
49th
of 104 countries
All-time high
60,546
in 2025
All-time low
62
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2025
Internally displaced persons in El Salvador, 2020–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 60,546 for internally displaced persons in 2025. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 71.1% on the previous year and up 97,554.8% over ten years.
El Salvador ranks 49th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Internally displaced persons in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 62 | — |
| 2022 | 51,970 | +83722.6% |
| 2023 | 48,633 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 35,391 | -27.2% |
| 2025 | 60,546 | +71.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 60,546 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100,580, 60% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 60,546 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60,546, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 46 Papua New Guinea 70,136 compare
- 47 Madagascar 70,105 compare
- 48 Lebanon 64,417 compare
- 50 Japan 44,474 compare
- 51 United States 44,311 compare
- 52 Israel 31,382 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 internally displaced persons in El Salvador?
- Internally displaced persons in El Salvador was 60,546 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest internally displaced persons recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 60,546 in 2025.
- What is the lowest internally displaced persons recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2020.
- How does El Salvador rank for internally displaced persons?
- El Salvador ranks 49th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced persons rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97,554.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Internally displaced persons (IDPs). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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