Population density in El Salvador
El Salvador: Population density was 244.85 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
244.85 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
62nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
321.9 people per km²
in 2047
All-time low
2.87 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in El Salvador, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².
Analysis
In 2100, population density in El Salvador stood at 244.85 people per km².
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population density in El Salvador peaked at 321.9 people per km² in 2047 and was at its lowest, 2.87 people per km², in 1000.
That places El Salvador 62nd out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population density in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people per km² | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 2.87 people per km² | — |
| 1100 | 3.13 people per km² | +9.1% |
| 1200 | 3.41 people per km² | +9.1% |
| 1300 | 3.72 people per km² | +9.1% |
| 1400 | 4.06 people per km² | +9.1% |
| 1500 | 4.43 people per km² | +9.1% |
| 1600 | 4.83 people per km² | +9.1% |
| 1700 | 5.27 people per km² | +9.1% |
| 1710 | 5.33 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1720 | 5.4 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1730 | 5.5 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1740 | 5.63 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1750 | 5.81 people per km² | +3.1% |
| 1760 | 6.05 people per km² | +4.1% |
| 1770 | 6.38 people per km² | +5.5% |
| 1780 | 7.5 people per km² | +17.5% |
| 1790 | 8.62 people per km² | +14.9% |
| 1800 | 11.97 people per km² | +38.9% |
| 1801 | 11.49 people per km² | -4.0% |
| 1802 | 11.03 people per km² | -4.0% |
| 1803 | 10.59 people per km² | -4.0% |
| 1804 | 10.17 people per km² | -4.0% |
| 1805 | 9.76 people per km² | -4.0% |
| 1806 | 9.37 people per km² | -4.0% |
| 1807 | 9 people per km² | -4.0% |
| 1808 | 8.64 people per km² | -4.0% |
| 1809 | 8.29 people per km² | -4.0% |
| 1810 | 8.37 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1811 | 8.44 people per km² | +0.9% |
| 1812 | 8.65 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1813 | 9.01 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1814 | 9.39 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1815 | 9.78 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1816 | 10.19 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1817 | 10.61 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1818 | 11.05 people per km² | +4.2% |
| 1819 | 11.44 people per km² | +3.5% |
| 1820 | 11.78 people per km² | +3.0% |
| 1821 | 12.06 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1822 | 12.29 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1823 | 12.45 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1824 | 12.61 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1825 | 12.77 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1826 | 12.94 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1827 | 13.11 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1828 | 13.28 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1829 | 13.45 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1830 | 13.63 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1831 | 13.81 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1832 | 13.99 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1833 | 14.17 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1834 | 14.36 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1835 | 14.54 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1836 | 14.73 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1837 | 14.93 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1838 | 15.12 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1839 | 15.32 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1840 | 15.52 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1841 | 15.72 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1842 | 15.93 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1843 | 16.13 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1844 | 16.34 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1845 | 16.56 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1846 | 16.77 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1847 | 16.99 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1848 | 17.21 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1849 | 17.45 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1850 | 17.69 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1851 | 17.97 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1852 | 18.26 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1853 | 18.57 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1854 | 18.88 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1855 | 19.19 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1856 | 19.51 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1857 | 19.83 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1858 | 20.17 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1859 | 20.5 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1860 | 20.84 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1861 | 21.19 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1862 | 21.54 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1863 | 21.9 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1864 | 22.26 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1865 | 22.63 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1866 | 23.01 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1867 | 23.39 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1868 | 23.78 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1869 | 24.21 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1870 | 24.69 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1871 | 25.21 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1872 | 25.78 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1873 | 26.4 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1874 | 27.03 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1875 | 27.67 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1876 | 28.34 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1877 | 29.02 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1878 | 29.71 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1879 | 30.37 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 30.99 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1881 | 31.58 people per km² | +1.9% |
| 1882 | 32.12 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 32.62 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1884 | 33.13 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1885 | 33.65 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1886 | 34.17 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1887 | 34.71 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1888 | 35.25 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1889 | 35.76 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1890 | 36.24 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1891 | 36.68 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1892 | 37.09 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1893 | 37.47 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 37.85 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1895 | 38.23 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1896 | 38.61 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1897 | 39 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1898 | 39.4 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1899 | 39.9 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1900 | 40.51 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1901 | 41.24 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1902 | 42.08 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1903 | 43.05 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1904 | 44.04 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1905 | 45.05 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1906 | 46.08 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1907 | 47.14 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1908 | 48.22 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1909 | 49.33 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1910 | 50.46 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1911 | 51.63 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 52.82 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1913 | 54.04 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1914 | 55.28 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1915 | 56.56 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1916 | 57.87 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1917 | 59.2 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1918 | 60.47 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 61.77 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1920 | 63.08 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1921 | 64.42 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1922 | 65.77 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1923 | 67.15 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1924 | 68.56 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1925 | 70 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1926 | 71.47 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1927 | 72.97 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1928 | 74.5 people per km² | +2.1% |
| 1929 | 75.93 people per km² | +1.9% |
| 1930 | 77.26 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1931 | 78.48 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1932 | 79.59 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1933 | 80.58 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1934 | 81.58 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1935 | 82.6 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1936 | 83.63 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1937 | 84.67 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1938 | 85.73 people per km² | +1.2% |
| 1939 | 86.89 people per km² | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 88.15 people per km² | +1.5% |
| 1941 | 89.52 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1942 | 91.01 people per km² | +1.7% |
| 1943 | 92.6 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1944 | 94.23 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1945 | 95.88 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1946 | 97.57 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1947 | 99.28 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1948 | 101.02 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1949 | 103.03 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 105.38 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1951 | 107.88 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 110.42 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 113.03 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 115.72 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1955 | 118.56 people per km² | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 121.53 people per km² | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 124.64 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 127.83 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 131.16 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 134.72 people per km² | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 138.51 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 142.34 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 146.17 people per km² | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 150.19 people per km² | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 154.41 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 158.83 people per km² | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 163.38 people per km² | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 167.99 people per km² | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 172.61 people per km² | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 177.07 people per km² | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 181.35 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 185.66 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 190.06 people per km² | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 194.48 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 198.86 people per km² | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 203.2 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 207.59 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 212.07 people per km² | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 216.24 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 219.13 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 220.59 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 223.09 people per km² | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 227.19 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 231.56 people per km² | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 236.23 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 240.96 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 245.77 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 250.76 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 255.74 people per km² | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 260.61 people per km² | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 265.21 people per km² | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 269.58 people per km² | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 273.16 people per km² | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 275.78 people per km² | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 278.1 people per km² | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 280.18 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 282.07 people per km² | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 283.82 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 285.42 people per km² | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 286.84 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 288.03 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 288.93 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 289.51 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 289.8 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 289.85 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 289.69 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 290.05 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 290.99 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 291.91 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 292.87 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 293.93 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 295.08 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 296.28 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 297.44 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 298.44 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 299.27 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 299.88 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 300.18 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 300.31 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 300.9 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 301.92 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 303.1 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 304.52 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 305.9 people per km² | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 307.22 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2026 | 308.46 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2027 | 309.67 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2028 | 310.86 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2029 | 311.99 people per km² | +0.4% |
| 2030 | 313.04 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2031 | 314.02 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2032 | 314.95 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2033 | 315.86 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2034 | 316.71 people per km² | +0.3% |
| 2035 | 317.48 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 318.21 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 318.87 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2038 | 319.49 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 320.04 people per km² | +0.2% |
| 2040 | 320.5 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2041 | 320.91 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 321.25 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 321.52 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2044 | 321.71 people per km² | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 321.82 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2046 | 321.88 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2047 | 321.9 people per km² | +0.0% |
| 2048 | 321.87 people per km² | -0.0% |
| 2049 | 321.75 people per km² | -0.0% |
| 2050 | 321.59 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2051 | 321.36 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2052 | 321.06 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2053 | 320.72 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2054 | 320.27 people per km² | -0.1% |
| 2055 | 319.73 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2056 | 319.12 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2057 | 318.46 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2058 | 317.79 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2059 | 317.1 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2060 | 316.32 people per km² | -0.2% |
| 2061 | 315.5 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2062 | 314.63 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2063 | 313.68 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2064 | 312.66 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2065 | 311.58 people per km² | -0.3% |
| 2066 | 310.46 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2067 | 309.31 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2068 | 308.09 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2069 | 306.81 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2070 | 305.5 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2071 | 304.13 people per km² | -0.4% |
| 2072 | 302.75 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2073 | 301.25 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2074 | 299.67 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2075 | 298.06 people per km² | -0.5% |
| 2076 | 296.36 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 2077 | 294.58 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 2078 | 292.74 people per km² | -0.6% |
| 2079 | 290.83 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2080 | 288.85 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2081 | 286.82 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2082 | 284.76 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2083 | 282.65 people per km² | -0.7% |
| 2084 | 280.48 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2085 | 278.27 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2086 | 276.04 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2087 | 273.79 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2088 | 271.54 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2089 | 269.28 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2090 | 267.01 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2091 | 264.74 people per km² | -0.8% |
| 2092 | 262.48 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2093 | 260.22 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2094 | 257.96 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2095 | 255.7 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2096 | 253.45 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2097 | 251.25 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2098 | 249.09 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2099 | 246.95 people per km² | -0.9% |
| 2100 | 244.85 people per km² | -0.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 244.85 people per km² is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 3.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 244.85 people per km² is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.05 people per km², 2.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population density in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | +38.9% | 8.62 people per km² | 11.97 people per km² |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 2.87 people per km² | 2.87 people per km² | 2.87 people per km² | 1 |
| 1100s | 3.13 people per km² | 3.13 people per km² | 3.13 people per km² | 1 |
| 1200s | 3.41 people per km² | 3.41 people per km² | 3.41 people per km² | 1 |
| 1300s | 3.72 people per km² | 3.72 people per km² | 3.72 people per km² | 1 |
| 1400s | 4.06 people per km² | 4.06 people per km² | 4.06 people per km² | 1 |
| 1500s | 4.43 people per km² | 4.43 people per km² | 4.43 people per km² | 1 |
| 1600s | 4.83 people per km² | 4.83 people per km² | 4.83 people per km² | 1 |
| 1700s | 5.27 people per km² | 5.27 people per km² | 5.27 people per km² | 1 |
| 1710s | 5.33 people per km² | 5.33 people per km² | 5.33 people per km² | 1 |
| 1720s | 5.4 people per km² | 5.4 people per km² | 5.4 people per km² | 1 |
| 1730s | 5.5 people per km² | 5.5 people per km² | 5.5 people per km² | 1 |
| 1740s | 5.63 people per km² | 5.63 people per km² | 5.63 people per km² | 1 |
| 1750s | 5.81 people per km² | 5.81 people per km² | 5.81 people per km² | 1 |
| 1760s | 6.05 people per km² | 6.05 people per km² | 6.05 people per km² | 1 |
| 1770s | 6.38 people per km² | 6.38 people per km² | 6.38 people per km² | 1 |
| 1780s | 7.5 people per km² | 7.5 people per km² | 7.5 people per km² | 1 |
| 1790s | 8.62 people per km² | 8.62 people per km² | 8.62 people per km² | 1 |
| 1800s | 10.03 people per km² | 8.29 people per km² | 11.97 people per km² | 10 |
| 1810s | 9.69 people per km² | 8.37 people per km² | 11.44 people per km² | 10 |
| 1820s | 12.67 people per km² | 11.78 people per km² | 13.45 people per km² | 10 |
| 1830s | 14.46 people per km² | 13.63 people per km² | 15.32 people per km² | 10 |
| 1840s | 16.46 people per km² | 15.52 people per km² | 17.45 people per km² | 10 |
| 1850s | 19.06 people per km² | 17.69 people per km² | 20.5 people per km² | 10 |
| 1860s | 22.48 people per km² | 20.84 people per km² | 24.21 people per km² | 10 |
| 1870s | 27.42 people per km² | 24.69 people per km² | 30.37 people per km² | 10 |
| 1880s | 33.4 people per km² | 30.99 people per km² | 35.76 people per km² | 10 |
| 1890s | 38.05 people per km² | 36.24 people per km² | 39.9 people per km² | 10 |
| 1900s | 44.67 people per km² | 40.51 people per km² | 49.33 people per km² | 10 |
| 1910s | 56.01 people per km² | 50.46 people per km² | 61.77 people per km² | 10 |
| 1920s | 69.39 people per km² | 63.08 people per km² | 75.93 people per km² | 10 |
| 1930s | 82.1 people per km² | 77.26 people per km² | 86.89 people per km² | 10 |
| 1940s | 95.23 people per km² | 88.15 people per km² | 103.03 people per km² | 10 |
| 1950s | 117.62 people per km² | 105.38 people per km² | 131.16 people per km² | 10 |
| 1960s | 152.92 people per km² | 134.72 people per km² | 172.61 people per km² | 10 |
| 1970s | 196.66 people per km² | 177.07 people per km² | 216.24 people per km² | 10 |
| 1980s | 235.1 people per km² | 219.13 people per km² | 255.74 people per km² | 10 |
| 1990s | 275.39 people per km² | 260.61 people per km² | 285.42 people per km² | 10 |
| 2000s | 289.56 people per km² | 286.84 people per km² | 291.91 people per km² | 10 |
| 2010s | 297.37 people per km² | 292.87 people per km² | 300.31 people per km² | 10 |
| 2020s | 306.45 people per km² | 300.9 people per km² | 311.99 people per km² | 10 |
| 2030s | 316.87 people per km² | 313.04 people per km² | 320.04 people per km² | 10 |
| 2040s | 321.51 people per km² | 320.5 people per km² | 321.9 people per km² | 10 |
| 2050s | 319.72 people per km² | 317.1 people per km² | 321.59 people per km² | 10 |
| 2060s | 311.9 people per km² | 306.81 people per km² | 316.32 people per km² | 10 |
| 2070s | 298.59 people per km² | 290.83 people per km² | 305.5 people per km² | 10 |
| 2080s | 279.25 people per km² | 269.28 people per km² | 288.85 people per km² | 10 |
| 2090s | 256.88 people per km² | 246.95 people per km² | 267.01 people per km² | 10 |
| 2100s | 244.85 people per km² | 244.85 people per km² | 244.85 people per km² | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 59 Seychelles 252.12 people per km² compare
- 60 Netherlands Antilles 247.51 people per km² compare
- 61 Dominican Republic 245.63 people per km² compare
- 63 Senegal 244.19 people per km² compare
- 64 Guatemala 241.81 people per km² compare
- 65 Jordan 240.14 people per km² compare
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)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 204,177 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in El Salvador?
- Population density in El Salvador was 244.85 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 321.9 people per km² in 2047.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 people per km² in 1000.
- How does El Salvador rank for population density?
- El Salvador ranks 62nd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population density rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.