| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 24 May 2024 |
There are 3.04 million males and 3.35 million females in El Salvador. The percentage of the male population is 47.6%, compared to 52.4% of the female population. El Salvador has 307k more females than males. The sex ratio in El Salvador in 2024 will be 90.845 males per 100 females. El Salvador is in the 23rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,182,409 | 2.28 |
| 1955 | 2,448,633 | 2.42 |
| 1960 | 2,779,327 | 2.77 |
| 1965 | 3,179,506 | 2.72 |
| 1970 | 3,619,090 | 2.47 |
| 1975 | 4,076,751 | 2.26 |
| 1980 | 4,508,992 | 1.49 |
| 1985 | 4,876,757 | 1.96 |
| 1990 | 5,367,179 | 1.83 |
| 1995 | 5,748,195 | 0.89 |
| 2000 | 5,958,482 | 0.55 |
| 2005 | 6,037,817 | -0.03 |
| 2010 | 6,114,034 | 0.38 |
| 2015 | 6,231,066 | 0.32 |
| 2020 | 6,292,731 | 0.38 |
| 2021 | 6,314,167 | 0.30 |
| 2022 | 6,336,392 | 0.40 |
| 2023 | 6,364,943 | 0.50 |
| 2024 | 6,396,289 | 0.48 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 48,512 | 102,860 | 22.196 | 47.061 |
| 1955 | 49,555 | 116,744 | 20.200 | 47.588 |
| 1960 | 50,074 | 132,082 | 17.996 | 47.469 |
| 1965 | 51,559 | 149,165 | 16.189 | 46.837 |
| 1970 | 55,804 | 156,426 | 15.396 | 43.157 |
| 1975 | 51,305 | 169,548 | 12.543 | 41.450 |
| 1980 | 71,646 | 180,086 | 15.815 | 39.753 |
| 1985 | 51,184 | 175,618 | 10.464 | 35.904 |
| 1990 | 42,086 | 180,113 | 7.812 | 33.433 |
| 1995 | 37,538 | 177,798 | 6.478 | 30.683 |
| 2000 | 35,323 | 165,106 | 5.876 | 27.465 |
| 2005 | 40,151 | 129,364 | 6.599 | 21.261 |
| 2010 | 41,506 | 119,321 | 6.758 | 19.428 |
| 2015 | 44,230 | 115,153 | 7.070 | 18.406 |
| 2020 | 53,231 | 102,067 | 8.442 | 16.188 |
| 2021 | 54,803 | 101,405 | 8.661 | 16.025 |
| 2022 | 51,878 | 100,313 | 8.173 | 15.803 |
| 2023 | 44,510 | 99,670 | 6.980 | 15.631 |
| 2024 | 45,092 | 99,127 | 7.037 | 15.470 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 803,161 | 1,396,737 | 36.509 |
| 1955 | 909,227 | 1,520,106 | 37.427 |
| 1960 | 1,059,695 | 1,703,204 | 38.354 |
| 1965 | 1,244,965 | 1,952,898 | 38.931 |
| 1970 | 1,446,857 | 2,221,738 | 39.439 |
| 1975 | 1,723,324 | 2,424,201 | 41.551 |
| 1980 | 2,020,033 | 2,560,671 | 44.099 |
| 1985 | 2,298,304 | 2,625,556 | 46.677 |
| 1990 | 2,589,320 | 2,665,664 | 49.274 |
| 1995 | 3,029,314 | 2,581,801 | 53.988 |
| 2000 | 3,456,741 | 2,410,885 | 58.912 |
| 2005 | 3,716,729 | 2,312,232 | 61.648 |
| 2010 | 4,034,898 | 2,129,728 | 65.452 |
| 2015 | 4,399,797 | 1,912,681 | 69.700 |
| 2020 | 4,758,508 | 1,720,558 | 73.444 |
| 2021 | 4,826,802 | 1,685,522 | 74.118 |
| 2022 | 4,893,661 | 1,651,512 | 74.767 |
| 2023 | 4,959,044 | 1,618,517 | 75.393 |
| 2024 | 5,022,985 | 1,586,550 | 75.996 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 252,785 | 241,487 | 494,272 | 7.73 | 104.679 |
| 05-09 | 267,928 | 254,889 | 522,818 | 8.17 | 105.116 |
| 10-14 | 288,769 | 270,407 | 559,176 | 8.74 | 106.791 |
| 15-19 | 286,839 | 268,798 | 555,636 | 8.69 | 106.712 |
| 20-24 | 310,450 | 294,461 | 604,910 | 9.46 | 105.430 |
| 25-29 | 321,786 | 311,351 | 633,137 | 9.90 | 103.352 |
| 30-34 | 268,559 | 269,807 | 538,365 | 8.42 | 99.537 |
| 35-39 | 192,791 | 219,929 | 412,719 | 6.45 | 87.661 |
| 40-44 | 158,668 | 208,158 | 366,826 | 5.73 | 76.225 |
| 45-49 | 146,845 | 204,092 | 350,938 | 5.49 | 71.950 |
| 50-54 | 130,238 | 183,016 | 313,253 | 4.90 | 71.162 |
| 55-59 | 112,588 | 161,077 | 273,666 | 4.28 | 69.897 |
| 60-64 | 90,228 | 133,473 | 223,702 | 3.50 | 67.600 |
| 65-69 | 73,727 | 108,174 | 181,901 | 2.84 | 68.156 |
| 70-74 | 57,787 | 86,530 | 144,317 | 2.26 | 66.783 |
| 75-79 | 41,341 | 62,118 | 103,459 | 1.62 | 66.552 |
| 80-84 | 25,640 | 41,303 | 66,944 | 1.05 | 62.078 |
| 85-89 | 12,253 | 21,453 | 33,706 | 0.53 | 57.116 |
| 90-94 | 4,300 | 8,473 | 12,774 | 0.20 | 50.749 |
| 95-99 | 1,055 | 2,201 | 3,256 | 0.05 | 47.933 |
| 100+ | 146 | 368 | 514 | 0.01 | 39.674 |
| Total | 3,044,723 | 3,351,565 | 6,396,289 | 90.845 | |