Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Urban and rural population 2050, per capita was 0.2448 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in El Salvador, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population 2050, per capita in El Salvador is 0.2448 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.6162 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2448 units per person, in 2025.
El Salvador ranks 144th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6162 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6148 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6136 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.6126 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6117 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6108 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.61 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6092 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6083 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.6073 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.606 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6046 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6027 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6004 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5975 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.5942 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5905 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5863 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5819 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.577 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5719 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5665 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5608 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5549 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5489 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5426 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5363 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5298 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5233 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5167 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5102 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5036 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4971 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4905 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4835 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.476 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4682 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4601 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4517 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4431 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4344 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4255 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4165 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4075 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3986 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3897 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3809 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3723 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3636 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3547 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3457 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3367 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3278 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3191 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3108 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.303 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.296 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2891 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2824 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2758 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2694 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2632 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2585 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2539 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2493 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2448 units per person | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6114 units per person | 0.6073 units per person | 0.6162 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5941 units per person | 0.577 units per person | 0.606 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5452 units per person | 0.5167 units per person | 0.5719 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4784 units per person | 0.4431 units per person | 0.5102 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3944 units per person | 0.3547 units per person | 0.4344 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3086 units per person | 0.2758 units per person | 0.3457 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2565 units per person | 0.2448 units per person | 0.2694 units per person | 6 |
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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 urban and rural population 2050, per capita in El Salvador?
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita in El Salvador was 0.2448 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6162 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2448 units per person in 2025.
- How does El Salvador rank for urban and rural population 2050, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 144th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban and rural population 2050, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban and rural population 2050, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban and rural population 2050 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 HYDE (2023); 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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Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.