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Population in El Salvador

El Salvador: Population was 6.31 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
6.31 million people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
112th
of 238 countries
All-time high
6.31 million people
in 2023
All-time low
59,381 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in El Salvador, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in El Salvador is 6.31 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in El Salvador peaked at 6.31 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59,381 people, in 1000.

El Salvador ranks 112th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 59,381 people 59,381 people 59,381 people 1
1100s 64,779 people 64,779 people 64,779 people 1
1200s 70,668 people 70,668 people 70,668 people 1
1300s 77,092 people 77,092 people 77,092 people 1
1400s 84,101 people 84,101 people 84,101 people 1
1500s 91,746 people 91,746 people 91,746 people 1
1600s 100,087 people 100,087 people 100,087 people 1
1700s 109,186 people 109,186 people 109,186 people 1
1710s 110,404 people 110,404 people 110,404 people 1
1720s 111,967 people 111,967 people 111,967 people 1
1730s 114,008 people 114,008 people 114,008 people 1
1740s 116,715 people 116,715 people 116,715 people 1
1750s 120,359 people 120,359 people 120,359 people 1
1760s 125,331 people 125,331 people 125,331 people 1
1770s 132,200 people 132,200 people 132,200 people 1
1780s 155,360 people 155,360 people 155,360 people 1
1790s 178,520 people 178,520 people 178,520 people 1
1800s 207,868 people 171,862 people 248,000 people 10
1810s 200,834 people 173,349 people 237,078 people 10
1820s 262,607 people 244,089 people 278,762 people 10
1830s 299,588 people 282,402 people 317,378 people 10
1840s 341,102 people 321,522 people 361,478 people 10
1850s 394,842 people 366,470 people 424,779 people 10
1860s 465,729 people 431,850 people 501,707 people 10
1870s 568,156 people 511,554 people 629,258 people 10
1880s 691,999 people 642,161 people 740,908 people 10
1890s 788,322 people 750,809 people 826,721 people 10
1900s 925,639 people 839,397 people 1.02 million people 10
1910s 1.16 million people 1.05 million people 1.28 million people 10
1920s 1.44 million people 1.31 million people 1.57 million people 10
1930s 1.70 million people 1.60 million people 1.80 million people 10
1940s 1.97 million people 1.83 million people 2.13 million people 10
1950s 2.44 million people 2.18 million people 2.72 million people 10
1960s 3.17 million people 2.79 million people 3.58 million people 10
1970s 4.07 million people 3.67 million people 4.48 million people 10
1980s 4.87 million people 4.54 million people 5.30 million people 10
1990s 5.71 million people 5.40 million people 5.91 million people 10
2000s 6.00 million people 5.94 million people 6.05 million people 10
2010s 6.16 million people 6.07 million people 6.22 million people 10
2020s 6.27 million people 6.23 million people 6.31 million people 4

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 109 Nicaragua 6.82 million people compare
  2. 110 Bulgaria 6.80 million people compare
  3. 111 Serbia 6.77 million people compare
  4. 113 Congo 6.18 million people compare
  5. 114 Denmark 5.95 million people compare
  6. 115 Singapore 5.79 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in El Salvador?
Population in El Salvador was 6.31 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 6.31 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 59,381 people in 1000.
How does El Salvador rank for population?
El Salvador ranks 112th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.