Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in El Salvador
El Salvador: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 1.15 million people in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
1.15 million people
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
115th
of 238 countries
All-time high
2.78 million people
in 1992
All-time low
59,380 people
in 1000
Years of data
133
1000–2050
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in El Salvador, 1000–2050
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2050, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in El Salvador stood at 1.15 million people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in El Salvador peaked at 2.78 million people in 1992 and was at its lowest, 59,380 people, in 1000.
El Salvador ranks 115th 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.
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 59,380 people | — |
| 1100 | 64,778 people | +9.1% |
| 1200 | 70,663 people | +9.1% |
| 1300 | 77,074 people | +9.1% |
| 1400 | 84,039 people | +9.0% |
| 1500 | 91,543 people | +8.9% |
| 1600 | 99,420 people | +8.6% |
| 1700 | 107,003 people | +7.6% |
| 1710 | 108,018 people | +0.9% |
| 1720 | 109,245 people | +1.1% |
| 1730 | 110,889 people | +1.5% |
| 1740 | 113,123 people | +2.0% |
| 1750 | 116,192 people | +2.7% |
| 1760 | 120,450 people | +3.7% |
| 1770 | 126,407 people | +4.9% |
| 1780 | 147,701 people | +16.8% |
| 1790 | 168,620 people | +14.2% |
| 1800 | 189,097 people | +12.1% |
| 1810 | 209,059 people | +10.6% |
| 1820 | 228,417 people | +9.3% |
| 1830 | 261,809 people | +14.6% |
| 1840 | 294,021 people | +12.3% |
| 1850 | 324,851 people | +10.5% |
| 1860 | 374,739 people | +15.4% |
| 1870 | 421,993 people | +12.6% |
| 1880 | 494,910 people | +17.3% |
| 1890 | 562,842 people | +13.7% |
| 1900 | 624,923 people | +11.0% |
| 1910 | 773,738 people | +23.8% |
| 1920 | 1.05 million people | +35.3% |
| 1930 | 1.03 million people | -1.9% |
| 1940 | 1.21 million people | +17.7% |
| 1950 | 1.39 million people | +14.9% |
| 1951 | 1.42 million people | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 1.44 million people | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 1.47 million people | +2.0% |
| 1954 | 1.50 million people | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 1.54 million people | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 1.57 million people | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 1.60 million people | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 1.64 million people | +2.3% |
| 1959 | 1.68 million people | +2.3% |
| 1960 | 1.72 million people | +2.5% |
| 1961 | 1.76 million people | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 1.81 million people | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 1.86 million people | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.90 million people | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.95 million people | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 2.01 million people | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 2.06 million people | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 2.12 million people | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 2.17 million people | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 2.22 million people | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 2.27 million people | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 2.32 million people | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.36 million people | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.41 million people | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.45 million people | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 2.49 million people | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 2.52 million people | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 2.56 million people | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 2.59 million people | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 2.60 million people | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 2.59 million people | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 2.59 million people | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.61 million people | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.63 million people | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 2.66 million people | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 2.68 million people | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 2.70 million people | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 2.72 million people | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 2.74 million people | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.75 million people | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 2.77 million people | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.78 million people | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.78 million people | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.76 million people | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.74 million people | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 2.72 million people | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2.69 million people | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.66 million people | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 2.62 million people | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 2.58 million people | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.54 million people | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.49 million people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2.44 million people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.39 million people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.34 million people | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 2.29 million people | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.24 million people | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.19 million people | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.15 million people | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.10 million people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.05 million people | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.00 million people | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.96 million people | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.92 million people | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million people | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.84 million people | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.80 million people | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.76 million people | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.72 million people | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.68 million people | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.65 million people | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.62 million people | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.60 million people | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.58 million people | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 1.56 million people | -1.4% |
| 2026 | 1.54 million people | -1.4% |
| 2027 | 1.51 million people | -1.5% |
| 2028 | 1.49 million people | -1.5% |
| 2029 | 1.47 million people | -1.5% |
| 2030 | 1.45 million people | -1.5% |
| 2031 | 1.42 million people | -1.6% |
| 2032 | 1.40 million people | -1.6% |
| 2033 | 1.38 million people | -1.5% |
| 2034 | 1.36 million people | -1.5% |
| 2035 | 1.34 million people | -1.5% |
| 2036 | 1.32 million people | -1.5% |
| 2037 | 1.30 million people | -1.5% |
| 2038 | 1.28 million people | -1.4% |
| 2039 | 1.26 million people | -1.4% |
| 2040 | 1.24 million people | -1.3% |
| 2041 | 1.23 million people | -1.3% |
| 2042 | 1.21 million people | -1.2% |
| 2043 | 1.20 million people | -1.1% |
| 2044 | 1.19 million people | -1.0% |
| 2045 | 1.18 million people | -0.9% |
| 2046 | 1.17 million people | -0.8% |
| 2047 | 1.16 million people | -0.7% |
| 2048 | 1.15 million people | -0.5% |
| 2049 | 1.15 million people | -0.4% |
| 2050 | 1.15 million people | -0.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.15 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.23 million people, 93% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.15 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 598,606 people, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban and rural population projected to 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +35.3% | 773,738 people | 1.05 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 59,380 people | 59,380 people | 59,380 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 64,778 people | 64,778 people | 64,778 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 70,663 people | 70,663 people | 70,663 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 77,074 people | 77,074 people | 77,074 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 84,039 people | 84,039 people | 84,039 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 91,543 people | 91,543 people | 91,543 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 99,420 people | 99,420 people | 99,420 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 107,003 people | 107,003 people | 107,003 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 108,018 people | 108,018 people | 108,018 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 109,245 people | 109,245 people | 109,245 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 110,889 people | 110,889 people | 110,889 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 113,123 people | 113,123 people | 113,123 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 116,192 people | 116,192 people | 116,192 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 120,450 people | 120,450 people | 120,450 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 126,407 people | 126,407 people | 126,407 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 147,701 people | 147,701 people | 147,701 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 168,620 people | 168,620 people | 168,620 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 189,097 people | 189,097 people | 189,097 people | 1 |
| 1810s | 209,059 people | 209,059 people | 209,059 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 228,417 people | 228,417 people | 228,417 people | 1 |
| 1830s | 261,809 people | 261,809 people | 261,809 people | 1 |
| 1840s | 294,021 people | 294,021 people | 294,021 people | 1 |
| 1850s | 324,851 people | 324,851 people | 324,851 people | 1 |
| 1860s | 374,739 people | 374,739 people | 374,739 people | 1 |
| 1870s | 421,993 people | 421,993 people | 421,993 people | 1 |
| 1880s | 494,910 people | 494,910 people | 494,910 people | 1 |
| 1890s | 562,842 people | 562,842 people | 562,842 people | 1 |
| 1900s | 624,923 people | 624,923 people | 624,923 people | 1 |
| 1910s | 773,738 people | 773,738 people | 773,738 people | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.05 million people | 1.05 million people | 1.05 million people | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.03 million people | 1.03 million people | 1.03 million people | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.21 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.21 million people | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.53 million people | 1.39 million people | 1.68 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.94 million people | 1.72 million people | 2.17 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.42 million people | 2.22 million people | 2.59 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.65 million people | 2.59 million people | 2.74 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.73 million people | 2.62 million people | 2.78 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 million people | 2.15 million people | 2.58 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.90 million people | 1.72 million people | 2.10 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 million people | 1.47 million people | 1.68 million people | 10 |
| 2030s | 1.35 million people | 1.26 million people | 1.45 million people | 10 |
| 2040s | 1.19 million people | 1.15 million people | 1.24 million people | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.15 million people | 1.15 million people | 1.15 million people | 1 |
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- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.9% (2100)
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- Population density 244.85 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.9% (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in El Salvador?
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in El Salvador was 1.15 million people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.78 million people in 1992.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,380 people in 1000.
- How does El Salvador rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- El Salvador ranks 115th out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
- Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.