Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7552 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in El Salvador is 0.7552 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.7552 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3838 people per person, in 1960.
El Salvador ranks 73rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3838 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3852 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3864 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3874 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3883 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3892 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.39 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3908 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3917 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3927 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.394 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3954 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3973 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3996 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4025 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4058 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4095 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4137 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4182 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.423 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4281 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4335 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4392 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4451 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4511 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.4574 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4637 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4702 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4767 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4833 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4898 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4964 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5029 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5095 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5165 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.524 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5318 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5399 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5483 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5569 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5656 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5745 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5835 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5925 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6014 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6103 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.6191 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6277 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6364 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6453 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6543 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6633 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6722 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6809 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6892 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.697 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.704 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7109 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7176 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7241 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7306 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7368 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7415 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7461 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7507 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7552 people per person | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.7552 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.7552 people per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3886 people per person | 0.3838 people per person | 0.3927 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4059 people per person | 0.394 people per person | 0.423 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4548 people per person | 0.4281 people per person | 0.4833 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5216 people per person | 0.4898 people per person | 0.5569 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6056 people per person | 0.5656 people per person | 0.6453 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6914 people per person | 0.6543 people per person | 0.7241 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7435 people per person | 0.7306 people per person | 0.7552 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More population data for El Salvador
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,637 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.3467 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
- Population density 244.85 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 204,177 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in El Salvador?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in El Salvador was 0.7552 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7552 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3838 people per person in 1960.
- How does El Salvador rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.